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- Date
- 1968 – 1975
- Material
- hair
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0128 a,b
- Description
- Two pairs of different types of Inuit mittens. (a) blue wool duffle cloth cut in three pieces to shape and contour of the hand, and seamed with a feather stitch around sides of hand, across palm, and along sides of thumb following the edges of the cut pieces. Cuff flares slightly, and is edged with…
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- Title
- Mittens
- Date
- 1968 – 1975
- Material
- hair
- Dimensions
- 10.5 x 24.0 cm
- Description
- Two pairs of different types of Inuit mittens. (a) blue wool duffle cloth cut in three pieces to shape and contour of the hand, and seamed with a feather stitch around sides of hand, across palm, and along sides of thumb following the edges of the cut pieces. Cuff flares slightly, and is edged with a thick band of decorative white stitching. Embroidered simple red flower with green leaves on front of wrist. (b) grey sealskin , very wide, unfitted mittens cut from three pieces of skin in the same manner as (a). Skin on palm turned so that fur is inside and hide outside. Small cuff of darker fur, thumb is very wide and triangular.
- Subject
- households
- winter
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0128 a,b
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- Date
- 1830 – 1880
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1032 a,b
- Description
- A pair brown of wool mittens, large hand-knitted, has loops on inside to provide extra wool as insulation, knitted on 4 needles in continuous rounds.
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- Title
- Mittens
- Date
- 1830 – 1880
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Description
- A pair brown of wool mittens, large hand-knitted, has loops on inside to provide extra wool as insulation, knitted on 4 needles in continuous rounds.
- Subject
- households
- clothing
- winter
- Mary Schaffer Warren
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1032 a,b
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- Date
- 1969
- Material
- fibre, synthetic; feather; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0125 a,b
- Description
- Pair of navy blue nylon and leather ski mitts stuffed with down or feathers. Back of mittens are nylon, blue with three lines of white stitching in "V" shapes. Panel of white nylon runs along sides and separates the nylon from leather which covers thumb and inside of hand. Mittens are lined with or…
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- Title
- Ski Mittens
- Date
- 1969
- Material
- fibre, synthetic; feather; skin
- Dimensions
- 14.0 x 25.0 cm
- Description
- Pair of navy blue nylon and leather ski mitts stuffed with down or feathers. Back of mittens are nylon, blue with three lines of white stitching in "V" shapes. Panel of white nylon runs along sides and separates the nylon from leather which covers thumb and inside of hand. Mittens are lined with orange nylon. The two mittens hook together, right hand has hook and left one has hoop for hook. Tags on right mitten, Quebec 1969 NEW MATERIALS ONLY in accordance with the stuffing and upholstered and stuffed articles act. Permit" "Gordini, Men's Medium"
- Subject
- households
- sports
- winter
- skiing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0125 a,b
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- Date
- 1960 – 1979
- Material
- hair; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0067 a-c
- Description
- A collection of three knitted ski toques which fold flat. (a) blue, handknitted of acrylic yarn with white band at cuff knitted to read "I am a Bugaboo helicopter skier" in navy blue. Top has four arms sewn together in cross shape. (b) light blue, handknitted with two narrow reddish stripes just ab…
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- Title
- Ski Toque
- Date
- 1960 – 1979
- Material
- hair; plastic
- Dimensions
- 24.0 x 24.0 cm
- Description
- A collection of three knitted ski toques which fold flat. (a) blue, handknitted of acrylic yarn with white band at cuff knitted to read "I am a Bugaboo helicopter skier" in navy blue. Top has four arms sewn together in cross shape. (b) light blue, handknitted with two narrow reddish stripes just above cuff, and cloth patch sewn on at front, "Canada Red Mt. Ski Area, logo of black and red stylized mountains ". Top of cap comes to triangular point. (c) red, white and blue, machine made, wide stripes with straight sides and triangular shaped top, seamed up back. Two thick strands of yarn attached to sides to form ties for securing under chin. Marks, labels inside, "Colin K Lax Ltd. Montreal, Canada", and, "Pure virgin wool, symbol, 302700 Dry clean recommended".
- Subject
- households
- sports
- winter
- skiing
- Bugaboos
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0067 a-c
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- Date
- 1968 – 1975
- Material
- wood; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0244
- Description
- Wooden goggles cut from a single piece of wood, held to the head by a leather strap connected at the extremities. The wood is soft and light, and cut so the top round cradles the forehead and the bottom cutout sits on the arch of the nose. The major slit cutout is in front of the eyes and presents …
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- Title
- Sun Goggles
- Date
- 1968 – 1975
- Material
- wood; skin
- Dimensions
- 3.8 x 6.0 x 17.3 cm
- Description
- Wooden goggles cut from a single piece of wood, held to the head by a leather strap connected at the extremities. The wood is soft and light, and cut so the top round cradles the forehead and the bottom cutout sits on the arch of the nose. The major slit cutout is in front of the eyes and presents a chambered, slit view of the world.
- Subject
- households
- winter
- Inuit
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0244
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- Date
- 1965 – 1979
- Material
- plastic; fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0143 a,b
- Description
- Two pairs of shiny, navy blue nylon, ski warm-up pants, with full zippers down the entire length of each leg on the outside seam so that the pants open up completely. (a) white side zippers, plain, straight legged style with pocket like opening 15.0 cm on each side above zipper. Waistband gathered …
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- Title
- Warm Up Pants
- Date
- 1965 – 1979
- Material
- plastic; fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 44.0 x 99.0 cm
- Description
- Two pairs of shiny, navy blue nylon, ski warm-up pants, with full zippers down the entire length of each leg on the outside seam so that the pants open up completely. (a) white side zippers, plain, straight legged style with pocket like opening 15.0 cm on each side above zipper. Waistband gathered slightly at back with elastic inside casing. Pants entirely lined with quilted blue nylon. Waist band closes at each side with velcro tab, and has small cloth loop with metal ring at end on right side. At inside seam at bottom of each leg is semi-circular patch of imitation leather. Zippers open from bottom up. (b) dark blue zippers essentially as (a) above except that waistband closes on each side with double heavy hooks and eyes, 19.0 cm opening above zipper fastens over flap with two heavy metal dome snaps, and imitation leather patch covers inside seam and around entire back of leg edge.
- Subject
- households
- sports
- winter
- skiing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0143 a,b
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- Date
- 1960 – 1980
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1059 a,b
- Description
- Pair of handknit Norwegian style gloves. White background with overall design in black.
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- Title
- Winter Gloves
- Date
- 1960 – 1980
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Description
- Pair of handknit Norwegian style gloves. White background with overall design in black.
- Subject
- households
- clothing
- winter
- needlework
- knitting
- Credit
- Gift of Roy Andersen, Banff, 1987
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1059 a,b
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