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- Date
- 1900 – 1950
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1047
- Description
- Olive green felt alpine hat with hatband made of three strands of gold cord. Broken black feather tucked into hatband. Two labels inside hat: “Made in Austria” & “ORIGINAL Tscher HUT.”
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- Title
- Alpine Hat
- Date
- 1900 – 1950
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 13.0 x 20.0 x 26.0 cm
- Description
- Olive green felt alpine hat with hatband made of three strands of gold cord. Broken black feather tucked into hatband. Two labels inside hat: “Made in Austria” & “ORIGINAL Tscher HUT.”
- Credit
- Gift of Fred Feuz, Salmon Arm, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1047
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Athletic Medal Collection
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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1098 a-e
- Description
- Five Boat Club Badges with green and black ribbons. (a) gold coloured name plate, 5.0x1.7, blank loose leaf paper in name slot, straight pin on back. Green and black ribbon extending from name plate. (b) "Ex-committee", 10.5x4.9, same as (a) (c) name slot blank, same as (a) (d) "Judge", 10.6x4…
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- Title
- Athletic Medal Collection
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Description
- Five Boat Club Badges with green and black ribbons. (a) gold coloured name plate, 5.0x1.7, blank loose leaf paper in name slot, straight pin on back. Green and black ribbon extending from name plate. (b) "Ex-committee", 10.5x4.9, same as (a) (c) name slot blank, same as (a) (d) "Judge", 10.6x4.9, same as (a) (e) "Treasurer", same as (a) except bottom edge of ribbons are not arrow cut.
- Credit
- Gift of Sibbald-Hunter family, Banff, 1967
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1098 a-e
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- Date
- 1900 – 1950
- Material
- fibre; skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1111
- Description
- Tan coloured canvas rucksack with drawstring top closure, two side pockets with flap and leather strap with metal buckle. Leather straps for carrying and additional straps for cinching in.
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- Title
- Backpack
- Date
- 1900 – 1950
- Material
- fibre; skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 59.0 x 40.0 cm
- Description
- Tan coloured canvas rucksack with drawstring top closure, two side pockets with flap and leather strap with metal buckle. Leather straps for carrying and additional straps for cinching in.
- Credit
- Gift of Fred Feuz, Salmon Arm, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1111
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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- glass; skin; fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1056 a-c
- Description
- 3 beaded belts with buckles (a) 96.5 x 3.3 beaded onto heavy cotton, backing light patterned cotton, bead design in 5 parts, 3 red and white geometric design, 2 yellow and green geometric design, dark blue beaded border, metal buckle attached with leather, other end leather strap 9.5 x 1.5, (b) 9…
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- Title
- Beaded Belts
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- glass; skin; fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 3.3 x 96.5 cm
- Description
- 3 beaded belts with buckles (a) 96.5 x 3.3 beaded onto heavy cotton, backing light patterned cotton, bead design in 5 parts, 3 red and white geometric design, 2 yellow and green geometric design, dark blue beaded border, metal buckle attached with leather, other end leather strap 9.5 x 1.5, (b) 90.7 x 4.0, beaded onto heavy cotton, white background with 6 rectangular designs ca 2.5 wide spaced regularly with 5 star shapes between, metal belt buckle 4.5 x 2.5 attached one end with buckskin, other end buckskin strap 14.0 x 2.2 (c) 100.5 x 4.0, beaded onto buckskin, multi-coloured geometric design, predominant colours orange, yellow, dark blue, border both sides of light green and mauve, metal belt buckle 4.5 x3.2 sewn onto beads, other end buckskin strap 10.5 x 1.4.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1056 a-c
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- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Material
- glass; fibre; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1064
- Description
- Child's beaded and lined vest, glass tube beads in netting style cover entire back in rows of blue, brown and yellow, lining on back is red/black wool plaid, front of vest canvas with paper lining, solidly covered with tube beads, silver/grey background with light blue, dark blue and yellow design …
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- Title
- Beaded Vest
- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Material
- glass; fibre; paper
- Dimensions
- 39.5 x 28.5 cm
- Description
- Child's beaded and lined vest, glass tube beads in netting style cover entire back in rows of blue, brown and yellow, lining on back is red/black wool plaid, front of vest canvas with paper lining, solidly covered with tube beads, silver/grey background with light blue, dark blue and yellow design in stacked diamond, long tube beads looped from edges of vest to hang as a fringe, blue accents in front, yellow at back.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- souvenirs
- Deer Lodge
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1064
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- Date
- 1905 – 1920
- Material
- skin: fibre; glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1069
- Description
- Simple buckskin vest, lined, bead decoration on front, 4 piece construction, fully lined with light green cotton, 3 slit pockets, 2 on left, 2 bead flower designs each pocket, 4 metal buttons 1.5 diameter"Canada" and crown design, buckskin slit for buttonholes, long stem with flowers and leaves bea…
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- Title
- Beaded Vest
- Date
- 1905 – 1920
- Material
- skin: fibre; glass; metal
- Dimensions
- 50.0 x 53.0 cm
- Description
- Simple buckskin vest, lined, bead decoration on front, 4 piece construction, fully lined with light green cotton, 3 slit pockets, 2 on left, 2 bead flower designs each pocket, 4 metal buttons 1.5 diameter"Canada" and crown design, buckskin slit for buttonholes, long stem with flowers and leaves bead design each side of opening, 1 row of same bead design across back at shoulders, attached half belt with 2 buttons at back waist.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- Deer Lodge
- souvenirs
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1069
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Beavertail Snowshoes
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- Date
- 1909 – 1930
- Material
- wood; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.1004 a,b
- Description
- One piece swallowtail snowshoes. (a) Pointed toe, 10.0 rise, 2 main crossbars, horseshoe shaped toe hole bound with heavier rawhide. (a) 151.0x30.0, same as (a). Both snowshoes have many pieces of reinforcing rawhide and covered wire in boyd and heel lacing. Toe lacing coming away from sides an…
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- Title
- Beavertail Snowshoes
- Date
- 1909 – 1930
- Material
- wood; skin
- Dimensions
- 30.0 x 149.5 cm
- Description
- One piece swallowtail snowshoes. (a) Pointed toe, 10.0 rise, 2 main crossbars, horseshoe shaped toe hole bound with heavier rawhide. (a) 151.0x30.0, same as (a). Both snowshoes have many pieces of reinforcing rawhide and covered wire in boyd and heel lacing. Toe lacing coming away from sides and crossbar.
- Subject
- sports
- winter
- snowshoeing
- Bill Peyto
- Credit
- Gift of Steve Peyto, Banff, 1965
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.1004 a,b
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- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- metal; glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 104.38.1005 a,b
- Description
- Pair of black metal binoculars (a) with gold coloured trim stamped “C.P. GOERZ. BERLIN. 6 X HELI-TRIEDER. 549815.” Case (b) made of brown leather with narrow carrying strap, case also stamped: “C.P. GOERZ. BERLIN.”
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- Title
- Binoculars
- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- metal; glass; skin
- Dimensions
- 6.5 x 14.0 x 10.0 cm
- Description
- Pair of black metal binoculars (a) with gold coloured trim stamped “C.P. GOERZ. BERLIN. 6 X HELI-TRIEDER. 549815.” Case (b) made of brown leather with narrow carrying strap, case also stamped: “C.P. GOERZ. BERLIN.”
- Credit
- Gift of Fred Feuz, Salmon Arm, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 104.38.1005 a,b
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- Date
- 1900 – 1913
- Material
- skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1016
- Description
- Conrad Kain wore on 1913 first ascent Mount Robson, sturdy, thick, leather boot heel, tapering slightly at bottom, studded by 2 rows of .5 cm diameter nailheads around heel edge, layers of leather beginning to separate, bottom layer cracked and shrunken at centre, bent ends of nails flattened again…
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- Title
- Boot Heel
- Date
- 1900 – 1913
- Material
- skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 6.7 x 7.8 cm
- Description
- Conrad Kain wore on 1913 first ascent Mount Robson, sturdy, thick, leather boot heel, tapering slightly at bottom, studded by 2 rows of .5 cm diameter nailheads around heel edge, layers of leather beginning to separate, bottom layer cracked and shrunken at centre, bent ends of nails flattened against top of heel.
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- Conrad Kain
- Mount Robson
- Credit
- Gift of J. Monroe Thorington, Philadelphia, USA, 1972
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1016
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- Date
- 1905 – 1920
- Material
- skin; metal; glass; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0003 a,b
- Description
- A small camera (a) and case (b).a) A small rectangular black leather Zeiss Ikon box camera. The camera has a round brass framed lens (“Goerz Frontar D.R.P.”), in the middle of the front side, with a hinged black metal viewfinder at the top. There is a small metal shutter arm on the right side at …
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- Title
- Box Camera
- Date
- 1905 – 1920
- Material
- skin; metal; glass; plastic
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 8.5 x 7.3 cm
- Description
- A small camera (a) and case (b).a) A small rectangular black leather Zeiss Ikon box camera. The camera has a round brass framed lens (“Goerz Frontar D.R.P.”), in the middle of the front side, with a hinged black metal viewfinder at the top. There is a small metal shutter arm on the right side at the bottom and a key to wind film at the top. Two round red plastic windows on the back allow the user to check the advance of the film. The bottom and left side of the camera have small threaded holes (for attachment to a tripod?), and the right side has a small ring to pull the latch from the button and lift off the front of the camera. A wire frame is pulled at the top to unlock the shutter and a small metal tab at the top left side pulls out for timed exposure. The camera is marked “Zeiss Ikon Film A8 4X6 1/2cm 1 5/8X2 1/2in”. b) The cameral has a closely fitted dark red textured vinyl case with a snapping flap top.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0003 a,b
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Candle Lantern
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- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- metal; mineral; plastic; wood; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.1015
- Description
- Folding metal candle lantern with isinglass or mica windows on sides, one replaced with plexiglass. Small manufactuerer’s stamp of wooden shoe with “14” below it. Fits into homemade wooden frame/case and tied with string.
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- Title
- Candle Lantern
- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- metal; mineral; plastic; wood; fibre
- Dimensions
- 10.5 x 20.0 cm
- Description
- Folding metal candle lantern with isinglass or mica windows on sides, one replaced with plexiglass. Small manufactuerer’s stamp of wooden shoe with “14” below it. Fits into homemade wooden frame/case and tied with string.
- Credit
- Gift of Fred Feuz, Salmon Arm, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.1015
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Candle Lantern
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- Date
- 1900 – 1950
- Material
- metal; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.1016
- Description
- Folding metal candle lantern with clear plastic windows on sides. “BLITZLANTERNE” embossed on front of lantern.
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- Title
- Candle Lantern
- Date
- 1900 – 1950
- Material
- metal; plastic
- Dimensions
- 16.0 x 8.0 cm
- Description
- Folding metal candle lantern with clear plastic windows on sides. “BLITZLANTERNE” embossed on front of lantern.
- Credit
- Gift of Fred Feuz, Salmon Arm, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.1016
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- Date
- 1900 – 1906
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0033 a-e
- Description
- A collection of five black felt university caps with cotton linings and embroidery work. Each hat bears a different design: 103.04.0033a - the word “Varuna” beneath a “V” behind the face of an old man (Poseidon?) with forks extending diagonally upward from behind his head; 103.04.0033b - the lette…
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- Title
- Cap
- Date
- 1900 – 1906
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 10.0 cm
- Description
- A collection of five black felt university caps with cotton linings and embroidery work. Each hat bears a different design: 103.04.0033a - the word “Varuna” beneath a “V” behind the face of an old man (Poseidon?) with forks extending diagonally upward from behind his head; 103.04.0033b - the letters “TPT” with the P in the centre larger than the other two letters, and inside “CU Gulick”; 103.04.0033c - the word “Naraka” beneath a bust of a devil with horns and a pointed tail, with forks extending diagonally upward from behind the devil’s body, and inside “CU Gulick & W.B. Salsbury”; 103.04.0033d - the letters “UPT” embroidered like a monogram, with the letters stacked on top of each other; 103.04.0033e - the date “1902”, and on the inside “CU Gulick, Princeton, N.J.”.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0033 a-e
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- Date
- 1905 – 1955
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1117 a-c
- Description
- 3 coiled hemp climbing ropes: a)light beige, wrapped and tied in three places, b) medium brown, wrapped and tied in two places, c) medium brown, thinner than a & b, wrapped and tied in three places.
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- Title
- Climbing Rope
- Date
- 1905 – 1955
- Material
- fibre
- Description
- 3 coiled hemp climbing ropes: a)light beige, wrapped and tied in three places, b) medium brown, wrapped and tied in two places, c) medium brown, thinner than a & b, wrapped and tied in three places.
- Credit
- Gift of Fred Feuz, Salmon Arm, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1117 a-c
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- Date
- 1905 – 1955
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1118
- Description
- One coiled manilla climbing rope, wrapped and tied in one place.
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- Title
- Climbing Rope
- Date
- 1905 – 1955
- Material
- fibre
- Description
- One coiled manilla climbing rope, wrapped and tied in one place.
- Credit
- Gift of Fred Feuz, Salmon Arm, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1118
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- Date
- 1905 – 1955
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1119
- Description
- One coiled nylon climbing rope, wrapped and tied in two places, off-white with a few rub spots of green.
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- Title
- Climbing Rope
- Date
- 1905 – 1955
- Material
- fibre
- Description
- One coiled nylon climbing rope, wrapped and tied in two places, off-white with a few rub spots of green.
- Credit
- Gift of Fred Feuz, Salmon Arm, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1119
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Commemorative Medal
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- Date
- 1909 – 1911
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.3005 a-c
- Description
- Three round medals with hanging rings.a) Gold coloured round medal with a profile of a man and "Oronhyatekha" under it. b) Aluminum medal with profile of King George and Queen Mary with Latin writing around edge and “1911.” Other side has royal crest and "Coronation souvenir 1911." c) Bronze col…
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- Title
- Commemorative Medal
- Date
- 1909 – 1911
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 4.0 (a); 3.7 (b,c) x 4.0 (a); 3.7 (b,c) cm
- Description
- Three round medals with hanging rings.a) Gold coloured round medal with a profile of a man and "Oronhyatekha" under it. b) Aluminum medal with profile of King George and Queen Mary with Latin writing around edge and “1911.” Other side has royal crest and "Coronation souvenir 1911." c) Bronze coloured medal, around rim "Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition Seattle 1909" with Washington State Building in centre. Other side plain with stamped manufacturer's logo and scratched in with point "WL ROSS of Calgary Alta” and address. A hole is drilled through the top to insert the hanging ring (wire).
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Mohawk
- souvenirs
- coronation
- King George
- Queen Mary
- Seattle Exposition
- Oronhyatekha
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.3005 a-c
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- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- glass; metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.44.0001
- Description
- A compass in a simple flat round brass case with a screw off lid. The compass is set deeply in the case under glass and the face shows sixteen points of the compass with a fleur-de-lis at North. A black magnetic needle indicates direction with another brass needle which can be set with a knob at …
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- Title
- Compass
- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- glass; metal, brass
- Dimensions
- 1.2 cm
- Description
- A compass in a simple flat round brass case with a screw off lid. The compass is set deeply in the case under glass and the face shows sixteen points of the compass with a fleur-de-lis at North. A black magnetic needle indicates direction with another brass needle which can be set with a knob at the centre.
- Subject
- households
- sports
- hiking
- exploration
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.44.0001
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- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- stone; metal; skin; ivory
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1014 a,b
- Description
- Two heavy, oblate stone spheres with handles on top. Highly polished granite, wide rough band horizontally around sides. Heavy, curved open handle parallel to rock in middle of top, screws to metal supporting rod passing vertically through rock. Ivory handle grip swivels on metal support. Thick…
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- Title
- Curling Stone
- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- stone; metal; skin; ivory
- Dimensions
- 18.0 cm
- Description
- Two heavy, oblate stone spheres with handles on top. Highly polished granite, wide rough band horizontally around sides. Heavy, curved open handle parallel to rock in middle of top, screws to metal supporting rod passing vertically through rock. Ivory handle grip swivels on metal support. Thick embossed leather disk at base of handle stamped in gold "Wm. Mather Banff" (a,b)
- Credit
- Gift of Robert N. Smith, Canmore, 1983
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1014 a,b
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- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- wood; bone; horn; glass; feathers; fibre; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.1037 a-d
- Description
- Bead wrapped wooden sticks with bone and/or horn points (a) wooden circle 7.0 dia. on end, wrapped with green and mauve beads. 2 groups of feathers hang from circle. 3 golden eagle tail and 3 hawk wingfeathers, shaft wrapped with cotton, beads attached. Bands of green, maroon and mauve. Double bar…
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- Title
- Dancing Sticks
- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- wood; bone; horn; glass; feathers; fibre; skin
- Description
- Bead wrapped wooden sticks with bone and/or horn points (a) wooden circle 7.0 dia. on end, wrapped with green and mauve beads. 2 groups of feathers hang from circle. 3 golden eagle tail and 3 hawk wingfeathers, shaft wrapped with cotton, beads attached. Bands of green, maroon and mauve. Double barbed point 29.3 long is bone (b) 5.5 at base tapers to 2.3 at top. Completely cloth covered, bottom half rows of beads, blue, maroon, yellow. Double barbed point 25.0 long is bone, top has 2 bovine horns, points 16.0 apart, nailed onto shaft. 2 strips of hide ca 3.0 wide over top and around base join (c) forked willow stick, cloth wrapped, beads in bands of blue, yellow,red. 1/5 of beads missing. Short buckskin fringe at bottom of fork and at join of point. Point is 17.0 long antler carved at end for sharper point, gouge each side, fork painted yellow, blue, red. (d) forked willow stick, similar to (c)except more beads missing, fork complete, point missing.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- lore
- ceremonial
- Deer Lodge
- souvenirs
- sacred
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.1037 a-d
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