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Animal Figurine
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.1019
- Date
- 1910 – 1945
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.1019
- Description
- Cast metal bison, grey-green colour.
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- Title
- Animal Figurine
- Date
- 1910 – 1945
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 3.5 x 9.5 cm
- Description
- Cast metal bison, grey-green colour.
- Credit
- Gift of Tony Green, Kingston, Lewes, U.K., 2002
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.1019
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- Date
- 1968 – 1974
- Material
- metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 104.03.1020
- Description
- 5 metal dog tags, attached to rectangular leather fob, National Parks Canada, 1968-1974.
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- Title
- Animal Tag
- Date
- 1968 – 1974
- Material
- metal; skin
- Description
- 5 metal dog tags, attached to rectangular leather fob, National Parks Canada, 1968-1974.
- Credit
- Gift of Tom Boon, Sidney, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 104.03.1020
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- Date
- 1960 – 1999
- Material
- fabric; metal;
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0392
- Description
- Yellow fabric armband with “St. Moritz / Foto/Film” printed in blue on it - a safety pin holds the two ends together so it can stay on the arm.
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- Title
- Armband
- Date
- 1960 – 1999
- Material
- fabric; metal;
- Dimensions
- 9.0 cm
- Description
- Yellow fabric armband with “St. Moritz / Foto/Film” printed in blue on it - a safety pin holds the two ends together so it can stay on the arm.
- Subject
- Eddie Hunter
- media
- film
- Credit
- Gift of Eddie Hunter, Banff, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0392
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Athletic Patch
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.09.0173
- Date
- 1963
- Material
- fabric; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0173
- Description
- “BANFF 1963 CANADIAN JUNIOR SKI CHAMPIONSHIPS”; Blue white and red embroidery on a white base. Mountains in background and a red flag with blue outline with “Banff” (in white) on it flapping in the wind, attached to a red ski pole. Along the bottom in all capitals reads”CANADIAN JUNIOR SKI CHAMPION…
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- Title
- Athletic Patch
- Date
- 1963
- Material
- fabric; fibre
- Dimensions
- 5.1 x 8.4 cm
- Description
- “BANFF 1963 CANADIAN JUNIOR SKI CHAMPIONSHIPS”; Blue white and red embroidery on a white base. Mountains in background and a red flag with blue outline with “Banff” (in white) on it flapping in the wind, attached to a red ski pole. Along the bottom in all capitals reads”CANADIAN JUNIOR SKI CHAMPIONSHIPS” in black. A light blue outline along the entirety of the patch.
- Subject
- Banff
- ski
- 1963
- mountains
- patch
- embroidery
- ski championship
- Credit
- Gift of Elmer Charlton, Banff, 2008
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0173
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Athletic Medal
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.09.1251
- Date
- 1918
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1251
- Description
- Medal in the shape of a maple leaf. Inside a decorative raised circle at the centre of the leaf, there is a snowshoer in profile facing to the left, with foliage visible in the background. Attached at the top of the medal is a striped red, white, and blue ribbon. The back of the medal is engraved w…
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- Title
- Athletic Medal
- Date
- 1918
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 5 x 4.5 cm
- Description
- Medal in the shape of a maple leaf. Inside a decorative raised circle at the centre of the leaf, there is a snowshoer in profile facing to the left, with foliage visible in the background. Attached at the top of the medal is a striped red, white, and blue ribbon. The back of the medal is engraved with “1st Ladies Snowshoe Race Banff 1918”. At the bottom of the back surface there is an insignia with two small animal shapes.
- Credit
- Gift of Kim Maser, Sherwood Park, 2013
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1251
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Audio Announcer
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.01.0007
- Date
- 1960 – 1980
- Material
- metal; plastic; paper;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.01.0007
- Description
- Green metal audio announcer, used to play pre-recorded audio - usually advertisements - during broadcasts like radio programs. The announcer consists of a rectangular body with a black plastic handle at one short end, vent slats at the other, and speakers along both long sides. The top of the box f…
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- Title
- Audio Announcer
- Date
- 1960 – 1980
- Material
- metal; plastic; paper;
- Dimensions
- 16.4 x 14.8 x 22.7 cm
- Description
- Green metal audio announcer, used to play pre-recorded audio - usually advertisements - during broadcasts like radio programs. The announcer consists of a rectangular body with a black plastic handle at one short end, vent slats at the other, and speakers along both long sides. The top of the box features the grey metal housing for the tape cartridge - which also has a plug for an external speaker - the power switch, volume control knob, outlet for a remote to be plugged in, and a brown plastic power cord. All of these features can be covered by a removable hinged lid that latches closed above the carry handle. Also contains the instruction manual.
- Credit
- Gift of Eddie Hunter, Banff, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- 104.01.0007
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- Date
- 2010
- Material
- metal; bronze
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1250 a,b
- Description
- (a) a metal disk (9.5cm diameter) with a raised image of three leafy trees. Four figures with hands linked surround the trees. Embossed with “J.B. Harkin Medal” and engraved on edge “Parks For Tomorrow N.P.P.A.C.”. Au verso engraved with “The Panel on Ecological Integrity of Canada’s National Par…
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- Title
- Award Medal
- Date
- 2010
- Material
- metal; bronze
- Description
- (a) a metal disk (9.5cm diameter) with a raised image of three leafy trees. Four figures with hands linked surround the trees. Embossed with “J.B. Harkin Medal” and engraved on edge “Parks For Tomorrow N.P.P.A.C.”. Au verso engraved with “The Panel on Ecological Integrity of Canada’s National Parks November 12th 2010(b) green faux leather drawstring bag
- Credit
- Gift of Jacques Gerin, Chair The Panel on Ecological Integrity of Canada's National Parks, 2010
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1250 a,b
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- Date
- 1965 – 1985
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1118
- Description
- Kelty framepack, red nylon fabric pack with aluminum frame, padded shoulder straps and hip belt. Manufacturer’s label on top flap of pack: “KELTY Pack. SUN VALLEY, CALIF. 91352”
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- Title
- Backpack
- Date
- 1965 – 1985
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 74.0 x 38.0 cm
- Description
- Kelty framepack, red nylon fabric pack with aluminum frame, padded shoulder straps and hip belt. Manufacturer’s label on top flap of pack: “KELTY Pack. SUN VALLEY, CALIF. 91352”
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- hiking
- Arnold Wexler
- Credit
- Gift of Arnold Wexler (Estate), Allentown, United States, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1118
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- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- skin; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1127
- Description
- Rabbit skin pouch with deerhide top and fringe. Lined with cotton fabric.
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- Title
- Bag
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- skin; fibre
- Dimensions
- 22.0 x 42.0 cm
- Description
- Rabbit skin pouch with deerhide top and fringe. Lined with cotton fabric.
- Subject
- Indigenous, Stoney
- Whyte family
- Credit
- Gift of Harold C. Whyte, Penticton, 2002
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1127
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- Date
- 1910 – 1950
- Material
- metal; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.30.1005
- Description
- Pocket watch-style barometer/altimeter marked “MADE IN FRANCE S. THAXTER & SON BOSTON COMPENSATED BAROMETER.”
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- Title
- Barometer
- Date
- 1910 – 1950
- Material
- metal; glass
- Description
- Pocket watch-style barometer/altimeter marked “MADE IN FRANCE S. THAXTER & SON BOSTON COMPENSATED BAROMETER.”
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- F.O. “Pat” Brewster
- Credit
- Gift of Forrest (Pat) Oliver Brewster, Banff, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- 104.30.1005
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- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1126
- Description
- Beaded drawstring pouch with fringe along centre bottom. Floral beadwork on front in green, yellow, red, blue and orange. This bag is a great example of recycling - beaded panels are moccasin tops, back of bag is in four sections.
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- Title
- Beaded Bag
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 30.0 x 37.0 cm
- Description
- Beaded drawstring pouch with fringe along centre bottom. Floral beadwork on front in green, yellow, red, blue and orange. This bag is a great example of recycling - beaded panels are moccasin tops, back of bag is in four sections.
- Subject
- Indigenous, Stoney
- beadwork
- crafts
- Whyte family
- Credit
- Gift of Harold C. Whyte, Penticton, 2002
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1126
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- Date
- prior to 1930
- Material
- glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1039
- Description
- Small beaded purse, blue background with yellow coloured horse head centered in red petals in a diamond shape. Two red diamonds each corner. Tag: PP.NN L.BN
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- Title
- Beaded Bag
- Date
- prior to 1930
- Material
- glass; skin
- Description
- Small beaded purse, blue background with yellow coloured horse head centered in red petals in a diamond shape. Two red diamonds each corner. Tag: PP.NN L.BN
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- Mary Schaffer
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1039
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- Date
- 1910 – 1960
- Material
- leather; beads; metal;
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0327
- Description
- Short thin beaded leather belt decorated in a geometric repeating pattern done in red, green, and blue beads on a white background. The metal buckle is lightly decorated. Also includes a small blue elastic fabric band with an unknown purpose.
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1910 – 1960
- Material
- leather; beads; metal;
- Dimensions
- 0.3 x 6.1 x 74.4 cm
- Description
- Short thin beaded leather belt decorated in a geometric repeating pattern done in red, green, and blue beads on a white background. The metal buckle is lightly decorated. Also includes a small blue elastic fabric band with an unknown purpose.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0327
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- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- skin; glass; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1153
- Description
- One men’s beaded buckskin jacket. Buckskin fringe from yoke and along jacket bottom. Beadwork on yoke, cuffs, pockets and along front placket, floral design in red, blue, green, orange and white. Beige fabric lining.
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- Title
- Beaded Jacket
- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- skin; glass; metal; fibre
- Description
- One men’s beaded buckskin jacket. Buckskin fringe from yoke and along jacket bottom. Beadwork on yoke, cuffs, pockets and along front placket, floral design in red, blue, green, orange and white. Beige fabric lining.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- beadwork
- Andy Russell
- Credit
- Gift of Andy Russell, Waterton Park, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1153
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- Date
- 1915
- Material
- skin, deer; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1177
- Description
- An adult’s beaded buckskin jacket with leather tie front closing; appears to be Stoney beadwork; all beadwork done in the lazy stitch. Blue, green, and ochre beads, stitched in rows on breast front, beading of and blue and ochre on the shoulders and around the armholes, a rounded chevron-shaped des…
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- Title
- Beaded Jacket
- Date
- 1915
- Material
- skin, deer; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 51.0 x 65.0cm cm
- Description
- An adult’s beaded buckskin jacket with leather tie front closing; appears to be Stoney beadwork; all beadwork done in the lazy stitch. Blue, green, and ochre beads, stitched in rows on breast front, beading of and blue and ochre on the shoulders and around the armholes, a rounded chevron-shaped design (five rows) of alternating dark and light blue beads on the back ending with two light blue, dark blue and ochre, tails. The beadwork from the bottom rounded chevron-shaped pattern extends to the shoulders and down the arms meeting with two separate rows (of two) of blue and ochre beads. The cuffs and bottom of the jacket have cutouts on wide fringes and also have the regular narrow fringes. There are fringes around the armholes, down the sleeves and around the v-shaped beadwork design on the back. The jacket has no collar but has a strip of pinked thin leather sewn down, ending in a cutout beaded flap (13.0cm long) which is sewn on so that it hangs down like a small necktie when the jacket is closed. The jacket has ochre spots on the front and back and yellow spots on the sleeves. Measurement 148.0cm, across chest.
- Credit
- Gift of Eric C. Sharpless, 2009
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1177
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Beaded Martingale
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact106.06.3020
- Date
- 1960 – 1973
- Material
- feather; fibre; glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3020
- Description
- Two beaded strips, backed with purple fabric, joined by a beaded rectangle at centre. The beadwork is red and blue diamonds on a white ground (very similar to 103.07.3051). One end of each of the strips is forked. The square ends are joined together with ribbon. There are feathers and leather th…
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- Title
- Beaded Martingale
- Date
- 1960 – 1973
- Material
- feather; fibre; glass; skin
- Dimensions
- 28.0 x 78.0 cm
- Description
- Two beaded strips, backed with purple fabric, joined by a beaded rectangle at centre. The beadwork is red and blue diamonds on a white ground (very similar to 103.07.3051). One end of each of the strips is forked. The square ends are joined together with ribbon. There are feathers and leather thongs attached to the outside edges. A tag with CRW writing is attached: “Jack Labelle Nov 13 1973 belonged to David Simeon more at home.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3020
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Beaded Moccasins
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.03.1112%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1910 – 1920
- Material
- skin; fibre; glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1112 a,b
- Description
- One pair of women’s slipper-style moccasins. Velvet edging around opening. Floral beadwork on vamp and around ankle in green, red, blue, pink and metallic beads. Pink and purple piping outlining vamp.
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- 1910 – 1920
- Material
- skin; fibre; glass; metal
- Dimensions
- 24.0 x 11.0 cm
- Description
- One pair of women’s slipper-style moccasins. Velvet edging around opening. Floral beadwork on vamp and around ankle in green, red, blue, pink and metallic beads. Pink and purple piping outlining vamp.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- Cree
- Bertha Oliver
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Gwen Barker, Banff, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1112 a,b
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Beaded Moccasins
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.03.3003%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.3003 a,b
- Description
- High top moccasins with floral design with light blue, dark blue, red, white, green, pink, silver and one yellow bud on each foot. The hide around the top opening is pinked. Each moccasin has long thong laces. The soles of both moccasins have been patched. Tag in CRW's writing: "Moccasins that …
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- glass; skin
- Dimensions
- 20.0 x 11.0 x 26.0 cm
- Description
- High top moccasins with floral design with light blue, dark blue, red, white, green, pink, silver and one yellow bud on each foot. The hide around the top opening is pinked. Each moccasin has long thong laces. The soles of both moccasins have been patched. Tag in CRW's writing: "Moccasins that belonged to David Bearspaw & only 2 pair were left in bottom of trunk when he died & Mrs Bearspaw gave one pair to her son Johnny & one pair to her son Pete Mrs Bearspaw made them."
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.3003 a,b
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Beaded Moccasins
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- Date
- 1913 – 1914
- Material
- hide; plastic; fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1139 a,b
- Description
- A child’s pair of slip on buckskin and fabric moccasins. The lower sections are dark brown hide while the upper is pink velour and the interior is pink fabric. The tops of the moccasins have blue, clear, and white beadwork. The blue and clear beads are arranged in a circular burst design with 4 sma…
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- 1913 – 1914
- Material
- hide; plastic; fabric
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 6.0 cm
- Description
- A child’s pair of slip on buckskin and fabric moccasins. The lower sections are dark brown hide while the upper is pink velour and the interior is pink fabric. The tops of the moccasins have blue, clear, and white beadwork. The blue and clear beads are arranged in a circular burst design with 4 smaller designs above and below. The white and clear beads are in groups of 4 and outline the tops of the moccasins.
- Credit
- Gift of Jessie J Lowe, Ninette, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1139 a,b
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- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- skin; fibre; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1114 a,b
- Description
- Pair of home tanned moose skin mukluks with red and black wool fabric uppers, trimmed above ankle with beaver fur, pom-poms of marten fur. Floral beadwork on vamps and uppers in red, yellow, blue, green, white and orange.
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- Title
- Beaded Mukluks
- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- skin; fibre; glass
- Dimensions
- 36.0 x 13.0 x 26.0 cm
- Description
- Pair of home tanned moose skin mukluks with red and black wool fabric uppers, trimmed above ankle with beaver fur, pom-poms of marten fur. Floral beadwork on vamps and uppers in red, yellow, blue, green, white and orange.
- Credit
- Gift of Harold C. Whyte, Penticton, 2002
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1114 a,b
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