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- Date
- 1880 – 1966
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.1002
- Description
- A handcarved wooden weaving shuttle. The shuttle is roughly rectangular with one pointed end and two points at the opposite end. The centre of the shuttle is cut out and has a pointed wooden bar in the middle supported by a nail.
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- Title
- Shuttle
- Date
- 1880 – 1966
- Material
- wood; metal
- Description
- A handcarved wooden weaving shuttle. The shuttle is roughly rectangular with one pointed end and two points at the opposite end. The centre of the shuttle is cut out and has a pointed wooden bar in the middle supported by a nail.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- weaving
- woodworking
- Credit
- Gift of Forrest (Pat) Oliver Brewster, Banff, 1966
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.1002
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- glass; plastic; skin; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.3005 a,b
- Description
- Two loom-woven headbands with leather finishing the ends and leather thongs attached to each end.a) Light blue with a geometric design (triangles and crosses) in red, yellow, dark blue, and orange. Tag attached: “Found in bag with ‘Reba Bearspaw 30.00 2 headbands & braid 1 pair ha__ labre__d ?…
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- Title
- Headband
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- glass; plastic; skin; fibre
- Dimensions
- 2.6 (a,b) x 83.6 (a); 86.0 (b) cm
- Description
- Two loom-woven headbands with leather finishing the ends and leather thongs attached to each end.a) Light blue with a geometric design (triangles and crosses) in red, yellow, dark blue, and orange. Tag attached: “Found in bag with ‘Reba Bearspaw 30.00 2 headbands & braid 1 pair ha__ labre__d ?(medallions?)’.”b) Yellow with geometric pattern in blue, red, white, orange, green and brown.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- Reba Bearspaw
- regalia
- beading
- weaving
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.3005 a,b
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Beaded Headband
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.04.3010
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- glass; fibre; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.3010
- Description
- Loom-woven beaded headband in blue with a white, red and pink geometric design. The ends of the beading are joined with a strip of hide with scalloped edges. Green and light green ribbons (64.0 cm long) are sewn onto the centre of the hide strip.
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- Title
- Beaded Headband
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- glass; fibre; skin
- Dimensions
- 4.2 x 25.8 cm
- Description
- Loom-woven beaded headband in blue with a white, red and pink geometric design. The ends of the beading are joined with a strip of hide with scalloped edges. Green and light green ribbons (64.0 cm long) are sewn onto the centre of the hide strip.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- beadwork
- weaving
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.3010
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Untitled (hand bag)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactanm.08.003%20b
- Date
- c. 1970
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.003 b
- Description
- A handbag made of turquoise-coloured cotton and blue plastic Sears bags. It is woven in a log cabin design with an inkle loom strap.
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- Title
- Untitled (hand bag)
- Date
- c. 1970
- Dimensions
- 34.5 x 63.0 cm
- Description
- A handbag made of turquoise-coloured cotton and blue plastic Sears bags. It is woven in a log cabin design with an inkle loom strap.
- Subject
- crafts
- weaving
- Mary Andrews
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.003 b
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Untitled (sample)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactanm.08.002%20a
- Date
- c. 1940
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.002 a
- Description
- A small rectangular sample piece with woven bands of various (red, black, yellow, blue, green etc.) colours.
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- Title
- Untitled (sample)
- Date
- c. 1940
- Dimensions
- 15.0 x 10.0 cm
- Description
- A small rectangular sample piece with woven bands of various (red, black, yellow, blue, green etc.) colours.
- Subject
- crafts
- weaving
- Mary Andrews
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.002 a
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Untitled (sample)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactanm.08.002%20b
- Date
- 1948
- Medium
- weaving
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.002 b
- Description
- A hand woven sample of bound weaving, humanesque style, in wool and rayon in colours of red, black, yellow, blue white and brown. There are rows of designs, most notably a row of girls and a row of boys.
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- Title
- Untitled (sample)
- Date
- 1948
- Medium
- weaving
- Dimensions
- 38.0 x 29.5 cm
- Description
- A hand woven sample of bound weaving, humanesque style, in wool and rayon in colours of red, black, yellow, blue white and brown. There are rows of designs, most notably a row of girls and a row of boys.
- Subject
- crafts
- weaving
- Mary Andrews
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.002 b
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Untitled (sample)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactanm.08.001%20c
- Date
- c. 1950
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.001 c
- Description
- A dark brown and off-white sample of crackle weave design.
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- Title
- Untitled (sample)
- Date
- c. 1950
- Dimensions
- 34.0 x 29.5 cm
- Description
- A dark brown and off-white sample of crackle weave design.
- Subject
- crafts
- weaving
- Mary G. Andrews
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.001 c
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Untitled (wallhanging)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactanm.08.001%20d
- Date
- c. 1970
- Medium
- weaving on wood dowel
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.001 d
- Description
- Crackle weave with rose color rayon for inlay; hunter green weft and beige warp; signed on back personalized tag “Hand Woven By Mary G. Andrews”. Sample has cotton warp; homespun wool weft; rose inlay rayon.
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- Title
- Untitled (wallhanging)
- Date
- c. 1970
- Medium
- weaving on wood dowel
- Dimensions
- 23.0 31.0 w/hanger x 46.0 cm
- Description
- Crackle weave with rose color rayon for inlay; hunter green weft and beige warp; signed on back personalized tag “Hand Woven By Mary G. Andrews”. Sample has cotton warp; homespun wool weft; rose inlay rayon.
- Subject
- crafts
- weaving
- Mary G. Andrews
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.001 d
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Untitled (sample)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactanm.08.001%20e
- Date
- c. 1970
- Medium
- weaving
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.001 e
- Description
- A sample of weaving 2/8 with brown weft and beige/white warp separated by all beige/white (1.10cm) warp with a strand of royal blue running through and then beige/white warp and royal blue weft.
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- Title
- Untitled (sample)
- Date
- c. 1970
- Medium
- weaving
- Dimensions
- 20.0 x 36.0 cm
- Description
- A sample of weaving 2/8 with brown weft and beige/white warp separated by all beige/white (1.10cm) warp with a strand of royal blue running through and then beige/white warp and royal blue weft.
- Subject
- crafts
- weaving
- Mary G. Andrews
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.001 e
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Untitled (sample)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactanm.08.001%20f
- Date
- c. 1970
- Medium
- weaving
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.001 f
- Description
- A long narrow sample in blue and white cotton done in crackle weave.
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- Title
- Untitled (sample)
- Date
- c. 1970
- Medium
- weaving
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 34.0 cm
- Description
- A long narrow sample in blue and white cotton done in crackle weave.
- Subject
- crafts
- weaving
- Mary Andrews
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.001 f
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