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- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0079 a,b
- Description
- A pair of lightly beaded tan buckskin gloves with fringe at the side of the gauntlet. Back of hand contains small four petalled orange flower with yellow centre outlined in dark blue, with light blue feather stitch leaves at top and bottom of flower. Gauntlet contains single large ornate blossom wi…
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- Title
- Gauntlet Gloves
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 17.0 x 33.5 cm
- Description
- A pair of lightly beaded tan buckskin gloves with fringe at the side of the gauntlet. Back of hand contains small four petalled orange flower with yellow centre outlined in dark blue, with light blue feather stitch leaves at top and bottom of flower. Gauntlet contains single large ornate blossom with red and light blue overlapping semi-circles at centre, surrounded by dark blue petals with yellow centres, the whole flower and its parts outlined in orange, with three sets of double leaves of light blue outlined in green. Machine stitching around fingers, thumb, and gauntlet. Gauntlet lined with heavy canvas, thumb and gauntlet of a lighter colour than hand.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0079 a,b
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- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0080 a,b
- Description
- A pair of lightly beaded tan buckskin gloves with gauntlets and fringe at side of gauntlet. Back of hand contains single beaded red cross with blue centre outlined with light blue squares forming it into a diamond shape with short blue oblique lines from each point of the diamond. The gauntlet cont…
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- Title
- Gauntlet Gloves
- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 20.0 x 34.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of lightly beaded tan buckskin gloves with gauntlets and fringe at side of gauntlet. Back of hand contains single beaded red cross with blue centre outlined with light blue squares forming it into a diamond shape with short blue oblique lines from each point of the diamond. The gauntlet contains a similar green cross with orange centre outlined with orange squares then light blue squares forming a diamond shape, with oblique blue lines from each point connecting red crosses with white centres outlined with green squares, and smaller green crosses with red centres. Gauntlet lined with heavy canvas through which beading has been stitched, canvas stamped with blue printing, "9 1/2 Yds" on left glove, "--ON 1955" on right. Reinforced with machine stitching on fingers, around thumb and gauntlet, and on back of gauntlet.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0080 a,b
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- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0097 a,b
- Description
- A pair buckskin gloves, handsewn with reinforced machine stitching around thumb gore and front of fingers, fringes along outside of gauntlet. Front of gauntlet heavily beaded canvas of yellow background with three red flying chevrons outlined in green and a wide band of interlocked blue and orange …
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- Title
- Gauntlet Gloves
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 22.0 x 37.0 cm
- Description
- A pair buckskin gloves, handsewn with reinforced machine stitching around thumb gore and front of fingers, fringes along outside of gauntlet. Front of gauntlet heavily beaded canvas of yellow background with three red flying chevrons outlined in green and a wide band of interlocked blue and orange triangles at the top edge of the gauntlet and at the bottom. Finger gussets lighter in colour than rest of glove, as is fringe.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0097 a,b
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- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- wood; bone; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 108.01.1002 a,b
- Description
- Two games: Ten Sticks, Fifty Sticks. (a) "Ten Sticks": 4 round short sticks, ca 7.0 cm long, painted red. Two have a piece of buckskin glued onto a groove in centre. Ten long sticks ca 22.5 cm long, bark peeled off in middle to pointed end. (b) "Fifty Sticks": Six knuckle bones threaded with bu…
- Title
- Indian Game
- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- wood; bone; skin
- Description
- Two games: Ten Sticks, Fifty Sticks. (a) "Ten Sticks": 4 round short sticks, ca 7.0 cm long, painted red. Two have a piece of buckskin glued onto a groove in centre. Ten long sticks ca 22.5 cm long, bark peeled off in middle to pointed end. (b) "Fifty Sticks": Six knuckle bones threaded with buckskin, tied to a long pointed bone 21.0 cm. long. Fifty peeled sticks ca 26.5 cm long, tied together with cotton strip. Explanation of games by Archie Daniels: (a) "Ten Sticks" The famous hand game. One stick is marked. A gambling song is changed then the player tries to confuse his opponent by ways he plays the 2 sticks and after awhile "the guesser" his opponent will call to the player to guess. If he misses his guess of the marked stick by pointing which hand he has the marked stick he loses one mark and the player keeps on playing. 10 sticks are used for the end of the the game. Horses and other priceless items were betted. As many as can put up a bet can play taking sides of the players. Many killings have taken place as well in the older lawless days as any other games and killed for big stakes by the white people. See history (HU) for "Fifty Sticks"
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- 108.01.1002 a,b
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Lithic Fragments
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- Date
- prior to 1980
- Material
- chert
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1007 a-y
- Description
- Twenty-five flakes of chert ranging in size from 3.7 cm to 1.7 cm, pieces are all rather flat, dark slate grey, with very sharp edges and angles, coated in places with film of reddish brown dirt.
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- Title
- Lithic Fragments
- Date
- prior to 1980
- Material
- chert
- Description
- Twenty-five flakes of chert ranging in size from 3.7 cm to 1.7 cm, pieces are all rather flat, dark slate grey, with very sharp edges and angles, coated in places with film of reddish brown dirt.
- Subject
- geology
- Canadian Rockies
- Indigenous
- Edith Pass
- Credit
- Gift of Bernie Schiesser, Banff, 1983
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1007 a-y
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- Date
- 1969
- Material
- metal; wood; plastic; stone
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.3039
- Description
- Silver coloured bucking horse with rider (12.5 cm high) stands on top of tall blue and silver pillar which stands on a round "marble" disk attached to wooden base. Wood base has metal plaque with “KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL” in circle with “K” at centre and "BANFF INDIAN DAYS All Round Cowboy 1969" …
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- Title
- Loving Cup
- Date
- 1969
- Material
- metal; wood; plastic; stone
- Dimensions
- 40.5 x 10.0 x 15.0 cm
- Description
- Silver coloured bucking horse with rider (12.5 cm high) stands on top of tall blue and silver pillar which stands on a round "marble" disk attached to wooden base. Wood base has metal plaque with “KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL” in circle with “K” at centre and "BANFF INDIAN DAYS All Round Cowboy 1969" inscribed on centre of plaque. Bottom of wooden base is stamped with “ANC CALGARY 723 10th Ave S.W. PHONE 263-1150 M46--.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.3039
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- Date
- 1965 – 1975
- Material
- skin; glass; wood; feather
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0035
- Description
- A ceremonial, V-shaped dancing fan of stud-ended feathers and some downy underfeathers connected to a stick which has been covered by buckskin glued to it, the buckskin ending in cut fringe at the end of the handle; the handle is wrapped in glass beads for a length of 7.0 cm.; beads in blue/vermili…
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- Title
- Medicine Fan
- Date
- 1965 – 1975
- Material
- skin; glass; wood; feather
- Dimensions
- 3.5 x 34.0 x 40.0 cm
- Description
- A ceremonial, V-shaped dancing fan of stud-ended feathers and some downy underfeathers connected to a stick which has been covered by buckskin glued to it, the buckskin ending in cut fringe at the end of the handle; the handle is wrapped in glass beads for a length of 7.0 cm.; beads in blue/vermilion, black rings.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- ceremonial
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0035
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- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0130
- Description
- Hand carved single bladed axe, from one piece of wood, unvarnished.
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- Title
- Miniature Ax
- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 7.5 x 2.0 x 22.2 cm
- Description
- Hand carved single bladed axe, from one piece of wood, unvarnished.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0130
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Miniature Moccasins
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- Date
- 1965 – 1975
- Material
- skin; quill; fibre; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0159 a,b
- Description
- A pair of miniature moccasins of tan coloured buckskin with tall ankle flaps. Soles and uppers of one piece gathered and stitches to U-shaped vamp extending into rounded tongue, ankle flap bound at edges and where sewn to foot with red fabric, and lined with stiff paper. Quill design worked in purp…
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- Title
- Miniature Moccasins
- Date
- 1965 – 1975
- Material
- skin; quill; fibre; paper
- Dimensions
- 4.2 x 2.4 x 5.6 cm
- Description
- A pair of miniature moccasins of tan coloured buckskin with tall ankle flaps. Soles and uppers of one piece gathered and stitches to U-shaped vamp extending into rounded tongue, ankle flap bound at edges and where sewn to foot with red fabric, and lined with stiff paper. Quill design worked in purple on toe, and blue, yellow and purple on ankle flap in simple petal motif.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- miniatures
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0159 a,b
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Miniature Paddle
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- Date
- 1968 – 1972
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0131
- Description
- Small paddle with narrow, round handle which widens into broad paddle which has a plain back spine but is carved on face with incised decorative designs.
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- Title
- Miniature Paddle
- Date
- 1968 – 1972
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 0.7 x 2.5 x 32.6 cm
- Description
- Small paddle with narrow, round handle which widens into broad paddle which has a plain back spine but is carved on face with incised decorative designs.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- craft
- carving
- sports
- boating
- miniatures
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0131
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- Date
- 1960 – 1979
- Material
- fibre; wood; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3019
- Description
- Soft, light doeskin laced on to wooden board (63.7 x 21.0 cm) with hide thong and blue gingham fabric. Two loom-woven bead strips with green lines and white, yellow and blue diamonds attached on either side of the bag’s front opening. The machine-sewn bag is lined with green cotton at the top, pr…
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- Title
- Mossbag
- Date
- 1960 – 1979
- Material
- fibre; wood; glass
- Dimensions
- 25.0 x 75.0 cm
- Description
- Soft, light doeskin laced on to wooden board (63.7 x 21.0 cm) with hide thong and blue gingham fabric. Two loom-woven bead strips with green lines and white, yellow and blue diamonds attached on either side of the bag’s front opening. The machine-sewn bag is lined with green cotton at the top, printed baby fabric with kittens and balls of yarn, and blue fabric at the bottom of the bag. The board has two rectangular handles near the top. There is a bent stick with notched ends and bark removed (attaches for sunshade?). Tag attached: “Plains Ind? very soft doeskin.”
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- beadwork
- sewing
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3019
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- Date
- 1968 – 1972
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0022
- Description
- Popular tree trunk and branch which has been cut across the crotch and inverted to resemble a boot. Deep scars on bark occur at random. One curious vertical scar, approximately 2cm. x 21cm. from toe to top of instep giving the impression of a front closure.
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- Title
- Objet Trouve
- Date
- 1968 – 1972
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 30.5 x 10.5 x 33 cm
- Description
- Popular tree trunk and branch which has been cut across the crotch and inverted to resemble a boot. Deep scars on bark occur at random. One curious vertical scar, approximately 2cm. x 21cm. from toe to top of instep giving the impression of a front closure.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0022
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- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0024
- Description
- A papoose in a mossbag. Head formed from circular piece of buckskin beaded with simple features, sewn around the edge, with piece of buckskin forming tall peaked cap which has a strip of blue beads down the back seam, three wisps of green beads tipped in white at the point, and gold glass beads out…
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- Title
- Papoose Doll
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 28.0 x 8.0 x 15.0 cm
- Description
- A papoose in a mossbag. Head formed from circular piece of buckskin beaded with simple features, sewn around the edge, with piece of buckskin forming tall peaked cap which has a strip of blue beads down the back seam, three wisps of green beads tipped in white at the point, and gold glass beads outlining the face. Body of printed cotton flannel, bag flap folded down at back to cover firmly stuffed pillow on which doll lies. Separate large notch edged collar with scattered green and purple glass beads is placed behind doll. Moss bag of buckskin has four beaded elongated diamond shapes along either side, and is tightly laced across buckskin lined opening at front.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- playthings
- children
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0024
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- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- skin; wood; glass; hair; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0025
- Description
- A large papoose doll in buckskin mossbag. Head is carved from a block of wood with black bead pupils set in white wax eyes, painted eyelashes and brows, and red lips. A toupee of long dark brown horse hair is glued to head beneath buckskin bonnet which is trimmed with white fur and tied under chin.…
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- Title
- Papoose Doll
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- skin; wood; glass; hair; fibre
- Dimensions
- 53.0 x 12.0 x 17.0 cm
- Description
- A large papoose doll in buckskin mossbag. Head is carved from a block of wood with black bead pupils set in white wax eyes, painted eyelashes and brows, and red lips. A toupee of long dark brown horse hair is glued to head beneath buckskin bonnet which is trimmed with white fur and tied under chin. Body of stuffed blue twill fabric. Buckskin mossbag is fringed across shoulders at back, and at bottom, and trimmed with white fur. Along each side is a large red beaded flower with blue and green leaves and stem. Bag is tightly laced across front opening with piece of buckskin beneath opening.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- playthings
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0025
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- Date
- prior to 1987
- Material
- synthetic, plastic; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.1007
- Description
- A thick brown and yellow plastic frame with two comic figures of Indigenous people, one female, one male, in yellow and red outfits on each end. The paper photograph inside is of the Banff Springs Hotel with the Waldhaus in front. The word "Banff" is written on the bottom of the frame in black lett…
- Title
- Picture
- Date
- prior to 1987
- Material
- synthetic, plastic; paper
- Dimensions
- 18.5 x 12.5 cm
- Description
- A thick brown and yellow plastic frame with two comic figures of Indigenous people, one female, one male, in yellow and red outfits on each end. The paper photograph inside is of the Banff Springs Hotel with the Waldhaus in front. The word "Banff" is written on the bottom of the frame in black lettering. There is a price tag of $1.50 on the back.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- souvenirs
- Banff
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Credit
- Gift of Peter Steiner, Banff, 1987
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.1007
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- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- skin; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0241
- Description
- A grey leather, commercially tanned, handmade purse, distinguished by a pocket in the front which contains two small papoose figures with hand painted faces. The purse has two parallel flaps which flop over the top and tie, and a very long pair of shoulder straps. Part of the sewing is cotton, part…
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- skin; fibre
- Dimensions
- 25.0 x 8.5 x 30.0 cm
- Description
- A grey leather, commercially tanned, handmade purse, distinguished by a pocket in the front which contains two small papoose figures with hand painted faces. The purse has two parallel flaps which flop over the top and tie, and a very long pair of shoulder straps. Part of the sewing is cotton, part of it is sinew. The bag contains a piece of sinew.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- figure
- papoose
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0241
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Quirt Riding Whip
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- Date
- 1965 – 1975
- Material
- wood; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0051
- Description
- Carved piece of wood with man's face wearing tall red hat and having carved blue twist representing body, with red thunderbird motif wrapped around green pole at bottom. Features and carving accentuated by charring wood. Wrist strap of buckskin at top fastened through two slits at ends to hand tied…
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- Title
- Quirt Riding Whip
- Date
- 1965 – 1975
- Material
- wood; skin
- Dimensions
- 3.9 x 4.5 x 44.8 cm
- Description
- Carved piece of wood with man's face wearing tall red hat and having carved blue twist representing body, with red thunderbird motif wrapped around green pole at bottom. Features and carving accentuated by charring wood. Wrist strap of buckskin at top fastened through two slits at ends to hand tied around "hat", and lash at bottom of a strip of buckskin passes through hole drilled at bottom and then through slit in itself with two ends hanging loose.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- craft
- animal
- horse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0051
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- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- wood; bone; feather; glass; skin; sinew
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0045
- Description
- Short spear with long white bone point tied to painted wooden handle with sinew. Handle carved with rough buffalo head near point painted black and yellow, with man's head at middle painted black hair with yellow cheeks and mouth. Bottom part painted green with red design, and green and yellow bulb…
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- Title
- Spear
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- wood; bone; feather; glass; skin; sinew
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 3.0 x 69.5 cm
- Description
- Short spear with long white bone point tied to painted wooden handle with sinew. Handle carved with rough buffalo head near point painted black and yellow, with man's head at middle painted black hair with yellow cheeks and mouth. Bottom part painted green with red design, and green and yellow bulbous form at end. Sections between carving and paint wrapped with bands of buckskin covered with brightly coloured beadwork. Three groups of feathers hang from ends of shaft and middle.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0045
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- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- wood; bone; skin; glass; feather
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0046
- Description
- Spear with carved bone head painted red at tip is fastened into split end of shaft which is made from tree branch with natural sharp bend into handle. End of handle, where bent branch joins, is two sided buffalo head with horns carved and painted black with red nose and red band beneath. Branch sha…
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- Title
- Spear
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- wood; bone; skin; glass; feather
- Dimensions
- 15.0 x 83.0 cm
- Description
- Spear with carved bone head painted red at tip is fastened into split end of shaft which is made from tree branch with natural sharp bend into handle. End of handle, where bent branch joins, is two sided buffalo head with horns carved and painted black with red nose and red band beneath. Branch shaft has charred design of crosses, bars and circles along length, and is wrapped with a band of green and yellow beads over deerskin just below spearhead. A single eagle feather is tied at the middle of the handle.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- hunting
- animal
- buffalo
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0046
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- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 108.01.1005 a-e
- Description
- Multi-coloured, pointed sticks game. (a) 49.5x3.0 cm thick stick, red, blue and yellow strips of colour on shaft. (b-e) ca. 71.0 cm long, thin pointed stick with 3 or 4 branches other end. Shafts alternate red and blue. Branches b and c have blue strips, branches d and e have red strips.
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- Title
- Stick Game
- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- wood
- Description
- Multi-coloured, pointed sticks game. (a) 49.5x3.0 cm thick stick, red, blue and yellow strips of colour on shaft. (b-e) ca. 71.0 cm long, thin pointed stick with 3 or 4 branches other end. Shafts alternate red and blue. Branches b and c have blue strips, branches d and e have red strips.
- Subject
- activity
- entertainment
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- 108.01.1005 a-e
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