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Area of the Upper Missouri and Rocky Mts.

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Medium: Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published); Map

Published Date: 1801

Call Number: C12-1.20

Published Date: 1801

Medium: Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published); Map

Subjects: Indian Map

Notes: Photostatic copy from Public Archives; two sections

Accession Number: 675

Call Number: C12-1.20

Collection: Archives Library

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Chart of Lakes and Rivers

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Medium: Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published); Map

Published Date: c. 1780

Call Number: C12-1.16

Published Date: c. 1780

Medium: Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published); Map

Subjects: North America

Notes: Photostatic copy from Public Archives; two sections

Accession Number: 675

Call Number: C12-1.16

Collection: Archives Library

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Dirk; Scabbard Sword

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Date: 1800 – 1880

Material: metal; wood; leather; skin; fibre; horn

Catalogue Number: 104.05.0051 a-c

Description: A Japanese samurai sword with black cord handle and black scabbard. (a) sword, long curved steel blade connected at hilt with brass to wooden handle covered with white pebbly sharkskin which shows through diamond shapes left open under silk cord which wraps handle. Metal band at base of hilt and me…

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Title: Dirk; Scabbard Sword

Date: 1800 – 1880

Material: metal; wood; leather; skin; fibre; horn

Dimensions: 7.4 x 66.6 cm

Description: A Japanese samurai sword with black cord handle and black scabbard. (a) sword, long curved steel blade connected at hilt with brass to wooden handle covered with white pebbly sharkskin which shows through diamond shapes left open under silk cord which wraps handle. Metal band at base of hilt and metal cap at its end have relief casting of leaves and blossoms, and a bronze casting of blossoms is caught under black cord wrapping handle, oval sword guard has cut out relief of branches and blossoms, with holes on either side large enough to allow dirk to pass through. (b) dirk, long thin blade set into brass handle with cast relief of heron standing in stream with incised bushes around. Japanese calligraphy on other side of handle. (c) scabbard, slightly curved to fit blade. Wood covered with fine grained leather with narrow black band, horn? at mouth and another at top of slit pocket where dirk slides in. Pocket groove on one side near top to accommodate dirk, and semi-circular black piece of carved horn on opposite side, threaded through with flat braided black silk cord to tie scabbard to belt

Subject: Whyte home; Samurai; warfare; fighting; Japanese; Edith Morse Robb; Edward S. Morse

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 104.05.0051 a-c

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Dirk; Scabbard Sword

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Date: 1800 – 1880

Material: metal; wood; fibre; enamel; skin

Catalogue Number: 104.05.0061 a-c

Description: Japanese samurai sword with blue silk cord wrapped handle and black enamelled scabbard: (a) sword, long, slightly curved, steel blade joined to hilt with wide copper band. Wooden handle wrapped with blue silk cord with pebbly white sharkskin showing through diamond-shaped openings in wrapping. Meta…

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Title: Dirk; Scabbard Sword

Date: 1800 – 1880

Material: metal; wood; fibre; enamel; skin

Dimensions: 6.7 x 6.0 x 54.5 cm

Description: Japanese samurai sword with blue silk cord wrapped handle and black enamelled scabbard: (a) sword, long, slightly curved, steel blade joined to hilt with wide copper band. Wooden handle wrapped with blue silk cord with pebbly white sharkskin showing through diamond-shaped openings in wrapping. Metal cap at end of handle with relief of squatting figure reading scroll. Small cast figures of two deer caught beneath cord on either side of handle. Metal band at base of handle with relief of gilded figure in reed boat. Rectangular sword guard with cast relief of chrysanthemums and butterfly with holes cut through each side to accommodate small dirk handle. (b) dirk, steel bladed with copper handle with relief casting of brass dragon on one side. (c) scabbard, slightly curved wood covered with black enamel containing green flecks, blunt end, top of scabbard has slot on one side leading to pocket in scabbard to accommodate small dirk. Opposite side from slot has semi-circular horn ? lug threaded with a length of black silk cord. Note: small band at top of dirk pocket missing, enamel cracked and peeling in many places, especially near top, semi-circular lug loose.