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Beaded Necklace
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.01.0074
- Date
- 1860 – 1875
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0074
- Description
- An eight strand coil beaded loop necklace, white beads wound around leather strands, with brass and wooden beads at the nadir of each strand. Two pieces of harness leather at each end with the strand leathers brought through them to form fringe, and hanging ties at the top of each piece of harness …
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- Title
- Beaded Necklace
- Date
- 1860 – 1875
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 47.0 cm
- Description
- An eight strand coil beaded loop necklace, white beads wound around leather strands, with brass and wooden beads at the nadir of each strand. Two pieces of harness leather at each end with the strand leathers brought through them to form fringe, and hanging ties at the top of each piece of harness leather. Ties would tie immediately behind neck. A brass necklace with pony beads in a traditional men’s design. During Treaty times the Stoney were enamoured with brass and would barter for it for decorative purposes.*custom made plexi glass display in bottom of box
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- accessories
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0074
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Bludgeon Hammerhead
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.06.1012
- Date
- prior to 1800
- Material
- mineral
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.1012
- Description
- An oval shaped rock with an indentation around middle to secure a band.
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- Title
- Bludgeon Hammerhead
- Date
- prior to 1800
- Material
- mineral
- Dimensions
- 11.1 cm
- Description
- An oval shaped rock with an indentation around middle to secure a band.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- warfare
- Credit
- Gift of Joe A. Brewster, Banff, 1980
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.1012
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Box Grand Piano
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.34.1002
- Date
- 1860 – 1865
- Material
- wood; ivory; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.34.1002
- Description
- A box grand piano with ornately carved spiral legs. A hinged lid covers the keyboard and the upright box holds the hammers and wires. “Henry F. Miller Boston” is written in gold lettering on the folding lid. There is carved lattice piece that screws on to hold sheet music. The serial number “13270”…
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- Title
- Box Grand Piano
- Date
- 1860 – 1865
- Material
- wood; ivory; metal
- Dimensions
- 98. x 195. cm
- Description
- A box grand piano with ornately carved spiral legs. A hinged lid covers the keyboard and the upright box holds the hammers and wires. “Henry F. Miller Boston” is written in gold lettering on the folding lid. There is carved lattice piece that screws on to hold sheet music. The serial number “13270” is printed in black on the inside. The pedals fold for storage underneath the piano body.
- Credit
- Gift of Iva (Mrs. Len) Smith, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- 104.34.1002
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- Date
- prior to 1800
- Material
- mineral
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.1009
- Description
- a large stone with an indentation around it to attach thong.
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- Title
- Clubhead
- Date
- prior to 1800
- Material
- mineral
- Dimensions
- 10.5 x 15.0 cm
- Description
- a large stone with an indentation around it to attach thong.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- warfare
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.1009
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Commemorative Medal
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.0088
- Date
- 1860 – 1864
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0088
- Description
- Medal on linked ring chain which is flat and terminates in decorative bracket. Medal is scalloped oval shape. Centre relief design is Russian Imperial two headed eagle surrounded by stamped lettering "1864" and other writing in Cyrillic alphabet.
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- Title
- Commemorative Medal
- Date
- 1860 – 1864
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 56.0 cm
- Description
- Medal on linked ring chain which is flat and terminates in decorative bracket. Medal is scalloped oval shape. Centre relief design is Russian Imperial two headed eagle surrounded by stamped lettering "1864" and other writing in Cyrillic alphabet.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- animal
- bird, eagle
- Cyrillic
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0088
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- Date
- 1775 – 1820
- Material
- glass; fibre; paper; bone; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1016
- Description
- Kit with various beads and supplies for working. 26 small paper bundles of beads, tied with string. One long beaded string, mauve. One piece of muslin 16.3 x 22.0, all edges whip stitched. Unfinished beadwork in blc 4.0 x 7.5, mauve background, green pot with stems and 2 hanging burgandy flower…
- Title
- Kit Beadwork
- Date
- 1775 – 1820
- Material
- glass; fibre; paper; bone; metal
- Description
- Kit with various beads and supplies for working. 26 small paper bundles of beads, tied with string. One long beaded string, mauve. One piece of muslin 16.3 x 22.0, all edges whip stitched. Unfinished beadwork in blc 4.0 x 7.5, mauve background, green pot with stems and 2 hanging burgandy flowers. Thin needle with string pinned in material. One bone crochet hook 8.5 x 1.8. One square paper box with lid with loose beads. Written on box in pencil: "Last piece beadwork by Grandmother Cope Sharples - 1820" Another piece of paper has written: "Elizabeth Jefferes last work about 2 years before she died."
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1016
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- Date
- 1780 – 1850
- Material
- metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.1004
- Description
- Triangular iron blade, wooden pipe shaped handle, blade 14.2 long flares from 1.3 cm wide to 4.8 cm wide, 5 horizontal lines are etched extending around top of blade, edge of blade is chipped, wooden handle 32.5 long has an "H" etched into the wood 10.6 cm from bottom, 4 wires wind around the handl…
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- Title
- Tomahawk Ax
- Date
- 1780 – 1850
- Material
- metal; wood
- Dimensions
- 2.6 x 20.5 x 32.5 cm
- Description
- Triangular iron blade, wooden pipe shaped handle, blade 14.2 long flares from 1.3 cm wide to 4.8 cm wide, 5 horizontal lines are etched extending around top of blade, edge of blade is chipped, wooden handle 32.5 long has an "H" etched into the wood 10.6 cm from bottom, 4 wires wind around the handle 7.5 cm form top, handle has a black top and bottom, top curves to form a pipe shaped handle, blade seems to be inserted directly through top part of the handle
- Subject
- Indigenous
- warfare
- Credit
- Gift of Don Maskel, 1967
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.1004
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Trilobite Fossil
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact112.03.1003%20a-s
- Date
- prior to 1800
- Material
- mineral
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1003 a-s
- Description
- 19 pieces of slate and slabs of limestone containing imprints of trilobites, some whole, halves or just parts; many pieces are merely fragments of trilobites:(a) a piece of limestone 2.3cm high x 11.0x6.7cm wide, with a clear, whole, imprint of a small trilobite (3.0x2.0 cm wide); (b) a piece of li…
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- Title
- Trilobite Fossil
- Date
- prior to 1800
- Material
- mineral
- Description
- 19 pieces of slate and slabs of limestone containing imprints of trilobites, some whole, halves or just parts; many pieces are merely fragments of trilobites:(a) a piece of limestone 2.3cm high x 11.0x6.7cm wide, with a clear, whole, imprint of a small trilobite (3.0x2.0 cm wide); (b) a piece of limestone 2.5cm high x 17.3x7.5cm wide, with a clear, whole imprint of a small trilobite (5.7x3.0 cm wide).(c) a piece of slate 1.5 cm high x 9.7x8.0cm wide, almost whole imprints of two trilobites one (5.0x3.0 cm wide ) and the smaller one 2.0x 1.5 cm wide;(d) a piece of slate 1.20 cm high x 16.0x9.0cm wide with an almost whole, but not very clear imprint, of a trilobite, missing head 10.5x5.5cm wide;(e) a piece of limestone 2.50 cm x 11.0 high x14.5 cm wide with an almost whole imprint of a trilobite (6.9x3.8cm wide);(f) a piece of limestone 2.5cm high x 7.5x9.3 cm wide, with a partial imprint of a small trilobite (6.4x3.7 cm wide);(g) a piece of limestone 1.3cm high x 8.7x9.0 cm wide, with a partial imprint of a small trilobite (3.2x2.5 cm wide);(h) a piece of slate 2.4cm high x 7.5x8.5 cm wide, with a partial imprint of a trilobite (3.2x3.0 cm wide);(i) a piece of slate 1.80cm high x 9.0x11.0 cm wide, with an almost whole imprint of a trilobite (6.4x3.7 cm wide);(j) a piece of slate 1.20 cm high x 16.0x9.0cm wide with a partial imprint of a trilobite, missing head, 10.5x5.5cm wide. There is also a partial imprint on the back;(k) a piece of slate 2.2 cm high x 7.3x18.0cm wide with an almost whole imprint of a trilobite, 10.0x5.3cm wide. There is also two partial imprints on the back;(l) a piece of slate 1.2 cm high x 5.0x11.2 cm wide, with about one third of an imprint of a trilobite (3.2x4.5 cm wide);(m) a piece of slate .08cm high x10.3.x7.0 cm wide, with an almost whole imprint of a trilobite (3.2x.9.5x7.2 cm wide);(n) a small (0.80cm high) piece of slate 5.5x7.5 cm wide, with a partial imprint of a trilobite (4.0x5.8 cm wide);(o) a very small (0.80cm) high piece of slate 5.3x2.8 cm wide, with a partial, but very clear, imprint of a trilobite (4.5x2.7 cm wide);(p) a piece of slate 9.2x8.5 cm wide, with a few very small (almost indiscernible) traces of trilobite;(q) a piece of slate 9.5x12.8 cm wide, with a long, but very narrow, trace of the side of a trilobite;(r) a piece of slate that doesn’t seem to have anything distinguishable although it is part of a fossil;(s) a small (0.70cm high) piece of slate 3.7x3.5 cm wide, with a partial imprint of a trilobite (1.9x3.5 cm wide).
- Subject
- prehistory
- paleontology
- hobbies
- Art Krowchuk
- Credit
- Gift of Art Krowchuk, Canmore, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1003 a-s
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