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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.3023 a,b
- Description
- Two armbands made from yarn.a) Thick bright pink yarn (10.0 to 20.0 cm long) tied onto a white shoelace (22.5 cm circumference).b) Lengths of purple yarn (16.0 cm long) folded in half and machine stiched with heavy black thread to create a fringe. Leather thongs are attached to each end of the arm…
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- Title
- Beaded Armband
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; skin
- Dimensions
- 19.0 (a); 18.0 (b) x 22.0 (a); 9.0 (b) cm
- Description
- Two armbands made from yarn.a) Thick bright pink yarn (10.0 to 20.0 cm long) tied onto a white shoelace (22.5 cm circumference).b) Lengths of purple yarn (16.0 cm long) folded in half and machine stiched with heavy black thread to create a fringe. Leather thongs are attached to each end of the armband (24.4 cm circumference).
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- ceremonial
- crafts
- sewing
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.3023 a,b
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- Date
- 1935 – 1965
- Material
- skin; fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.1035
- Description
- Small leather booklet style needle case. Front has “Needles. Marble Canyon, B.C.” handwritten in ink, along with handpainted image of Indigenous head with headdress. Metal pins hold three squares of coloured felt inside to tuck needles into.
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- Title
- Needle Case
- Date
- 1935 – 1965
- Material
- skin; fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 9.0 cm
- Description
- Small leather booklet style needle case. Front has “Needles. Marble Canyon, B.C.” handwritten in ink, along with handpainted image of Indigenous head with headdress. Metal pins hold three squares of coloured felt inside to tuck needles into.
- Subject
- needlework
- sewing
- souvenirs
- Marble Canyon, B.C.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.1035
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Needlework Kit
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- skin; sinew; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.24.3010
- Description
- Plastic bag containing pieces of hide and sinew used for mending.
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- Title
- Needlework Kit
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- skin; sinew; fibre
- Description
- Plastic bag containing pieces of hide and sinew used for mending.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- sewing
- needlework
- households
- clothing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.24.3010
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0001 a,b
- Description
- Two pairs of (chromium?) plated scissors. Each pair have short arms curved outward to form small finger loops, a screw hinge, and pointed blades that are slightly curved upward at the tips. a) A pair of small scissors with a serrated texture on the blunt edges of the blades. These scissors are ma…
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- Title
- Scissors
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 0.4 (a); 0.4 (b) x 4.6 (a); 4.4 (b) x 7.3 (a); 9.3 (b) cm
- Description
- Two pairs of (chromium?) plated scissors. Each pair have short arms curved outward to form small finger loops, a screw hinge, and pointed blades that are slightly curved upward at the tips. a) A pair of small scissors with a serrated texture on the blunt edges of the blades. These scissors are marked “Premier U.S.A.”, inside of an oval, and with “21-75” on the opposite side.b) A second, slightly larger pair of scissors with sharper and more curved blades. These scissors are marked “Premier”, and “Life Time” inside of an oval, with “Italy” on the opposite side.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- needlework
- sewing
- hobbies
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0001 a,b
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