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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; plastic; quill; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.3004
- Description
- Small beaver with plastic bead eyes and toothpick teeth. The body is covered wtih fur. Pieces of hide create the nose, ears and feet, and covers the bottom of the beaver. The beaver’s tail has woven quills on the top.
- Title
- Sculpture
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; plastic; quill; skin
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 7.5 x 16.5 cm
- Description
- Small beaver with plastic bead eyes and toothpick teeth. The body is covered wtih fur. Pieces of hide create the nose, ears and feet, and covers the bottom of the beaver. The beaver’s tail has woven quills on the top.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- animals, beaver
- crafts
- quillwork
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.3004
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- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- quill; glass; fibre; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0006
- Description
- A loom woven quill belt that is split at one end. The belt has a white background with red and turquoise triangles along edges. The design features a central band of white outlined in yellow containing blue diamonds outlined in yellow. The split ends of the belt are worked in a red, white and bl…
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- quill; glass; fibre; skin
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 78.0 cm
- Description
- A loom woven quill belt that is split at one end. The belt has a white background with red and turquoise triangles along edges. The design features a central band of white outlined in yellow containing blue diamonds outlined in yellow. The split ends of the belt are worked in a red, white and blue chevron pattern. The entire belt is edged with white beads.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0006
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- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- skin; quill; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0007
- Description
- A loom woven quill belt with a white background with a red and purple triangular pattern along the top and bottom edges. There is a band of turquoise, red and pink diamond shapes along the centre of the belt, and a chequerboard pattern at each end of white alternating with yellow, blue, red and tu…
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- skin; quill; glass
- Dimensions
- 4.3 x 64.0 cm
- Description
- A loom woven quill belt with a white background with a red and purple triangular pattern along the top and bottom edges. There is a band of turquoise, red and pink diamond shapes along the centre of the belt, and a chequerboard pattern at each end of white alternating with yellow, blue, red and turquoise squares. The belt is fastened with thongs, and is trimmed with beads along the outside edges.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0007
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- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- skin; quill, porcupine; glass; fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0037 a,b
- Description
- A piece of leather (possibly moosehide) in the shape of a very wide tied cravat (a). The cravat has a floral design running up the centre, done in embroidered quillwork, that ends in a flower in the centre of the 'knot'. Outlined with satin in a contrasting colour and edged with beads, the cravat…
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- Title
- Beaded Necktie
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- skin; quill, porcupine; glass; fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 15.0 (a); 7.5 (b) x 29.5 (a); 39.0 (b) cm
- Description
- A piece of leather (possibly moosehide) in the shape of a very wide tied cravat (a). The cravat has a floral design running up the centre, done in embroidered quillwork, that ends in a flower in the centre of the 'knot'. Outlined with satin in a contrasting colour and edged with beads, the cravat attaches to a matching collar. The collar (b) is also leather, and its contruction and beadwork design match the cravat.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0037 a,b
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Trinket Basket
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.04.0174
- Date
- 1925 – 1935
- Material
- bark; quill; grass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0174
- Description
- Lidded woodland birchbark box sewn together with thread, grass braided used for decoration at seams, floral motif on lid, approx. 15% quill loss.
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- Title
- Trinket Basket
- Date
- 1925 – 1935
- Material
- bark; quill; grass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 8.7 cm
- Description
- Lidded woodland birchbark box sewn together with thread, grass braided used for decoration at seams, floral motif on lid, approx. 15% quill loss.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0174
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- Date
- 1960 – 1965
- Material
- bark; grass; quill; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0176
- Description
- Birchbark disc with braided sweetgrass sewn to it in three spiralled circles, then a twelve-pointed star fanning out from outermost grass circle to a further triple-spiralled ring of sweetgrass. Disc is decorated simply with parallel strokes in three lines of quills. “3.00” written in ballpoint on …
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- Title
- Table Mat
- Date
- 1960 – 1965
- Material
- bark; grass; quill; fibre
- Dimensions
- 14.5 cm
- Description
- Birchbark disc with braided sweetgrass sewn to it in three spiralled circles, then a twelve-pointed star fanning out from outermost grass circle to a further triple-spiralled ring of sweetgrass. Disc is decorated simply with parallel strokes in three lines of quills. “3.00” written in ballpoint on underside.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Indigenous
- crafts
- quillwork
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0176
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Trinket Basket
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.04.0180
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- bark; grass; fibre; quill
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0180
- Description
- A flat bottomed birchbark, cylindrical box with snug lid fitting flange. Walls are sturdy bark sewn and glued to base and both box and lid are lined with finer bark. Rim of box and lid are both ringed with grass sewn to them. Wall of box is quilled, quills extending over bottom to base. Lid is also…
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- Title
- Trinket Basket
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- bark; grass; fibre; quill
- Dimensions
- 5.7 x 5.9 cm
- Description
- A flat bottomed birchbark, cylindrical box with snug lid fitting flange. Walls are sturdy bark sewn and glued to base and both box and lid are lined with finer bark. Rim of box and lid are both ringed with grass sewn to them. Wall of box is quilled, quills extending over bottom to base. Lid is also similarly almost completely covered with quill work, with dyed quills in red and yellow forming criss-cross pattern on bare birchbark, and quills in brown and cream filling in the rest of the area. Very nicely done.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Indigenous
- crafts
- quillwork
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0180
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- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- bark; grass; fibre; quill
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0270 a,b
- Description
- Two oval, lidded, birchbark baskets with flat bases, straight sides. (A) White crosshatch and red zig-zag quillwork on exterior with black thread trim at rim and base (where sweetgrass is located, red and white flower design on lid, as well as sweetgrass. Black thread rim trim. (B) green and white…
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- Title
- Trinket Box
- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- bark; grass; fibre; quill
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 7.0 x 13.5 cm
- Description
- Two oval, lidded, birchbark baskets with flat bases, straight sides. (A) White crosshatch and red zig-zag quillwork on exterior with black thread trim at rim and base (where sweetgrass is located, red and white flower design on lid, as well as sweetgrass. Black thread rim trim. (B) green and white "X" design in quillwork on exterior, with sweetgrass and black thread trim at rim and base. Red flower with green and white stem on lid in quillwork, as well as sweetgrass black thread rim trim. "Quest" sticker (Banff store) on base.
- Subject
- households
- Indigenous, Ojibwa
- crafts
- quillwork
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0270 a,b
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- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- bark; grass; fibre; quill
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0271
- Description
- Flat-based, straight-sided, circular, lidded basket. "Quest" sticker (Banff store) on base. Vertical red and white quillwork on base and lid exterior. Pink and green tulip-like flower on lid. Sweetgrass and black thread rim trim.
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- Title
- Trinket Box
- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- bark; grass; fibre; quill
- Dimensions
- 5.5 x 7.5 cm
- Description
- Flat-based, straight-sided, circular, lidded basket. "Quest" sticker (Banff store) on base. Vertical red and white quillwork on base and lid exterior. Pink and green tulip-like flower on lid. Sweetgrass and black thread rim trim.
- Subject
- households
- Indigenous
- crafts
- quillwork
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0271
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Quill Blanket Strip
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.07.1026%20a-e
- Date
- 1925 – 1940
- Material
- quill; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1026 a-e
- Description
- Five strips of various lengths, three with fringes. Geometric design on green background, orange, red, pink, blue diamond and triangular design on shades and tints of green. (a) band 84.5x7.5, fringes ca. 73.5x26.5 (b) band 85.0x7.3, fringes ca. 73.0x24.5 (c) band 40.0x7.0 fringes ca. 46.0x30.5…
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- Title
- Quill Blanket Strip
- Date
- 1925 – 1940
- Material
- quill; skin
- Dimensions
- 84.5 cm
- Description
- Five strips of various lengths, three with fringes. Geometric design on green background, orange, red, pink, blue diamond and triangular design on shades and tints of green. (a) band 84.5x7.5, fringes ca. 73.5x26.5 (b) band 85.0x7.3, fringes ca. 73.0x24.5 (c) band 40.0x7.0 fringes ca. 46.0x30.5 (d) band 48.0x6.8 and (e) band 49.0x6.8.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- quillwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1026 a-e
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