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- Date
- 1970
- Material
- fibre; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3048
- Description
- British “Union Jack” flag with handsewn hoist and thong halyard. Tag attached with CRW writing: “Mary Jayne Hunter Flag belonged to Chip Chiniquay June 9 1970.”
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- Title
- Flag
- Date
- 1970
- Material
- fibre; skin
- Dimensions
- 127.0 x 262.0 cm
- Description
- British “Union Jack” flag with handsewn hoist and thong halyard. Tag attached with CRW writing: “Mary Jayne Hunter Flag belonged to Chip Chiniquay June 9 1970.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3048
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- Date
- 1974
- Material
- fibre; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3049
- Description
- British “Union Jack” flag with rope halyard and large wooden toggle attached. Tag: “Tom Wesley of Morley brought this March 14 1974 pawned - M-p Bk used at signing of Treaty 1877.”
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- Title
- Flag
- Date
- 1974
- Material
- fibre; wood
- Dimensions
- 127.0 x 262.0 cm
- Description
- British “Union Jack” flag with rope halyard and large wooden toggle attached. Tag: “Tom Wesley of Morley brought this March 14 1974 pawned - M-p Bk used at signing of Treaty 1877.”
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- Tom Wesley
- ceremonial
- treaties
- Treaty 7
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3049
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- Date
- 1972
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.23.3001
- Description
- Crude, flat slab of metal, pointed at one end. A squared loop handle is attached to the top. Tag with CRW's writing: "Archie Daniels Oct. 30, 1972 Iron found 3 feet down - near Old Dan Wildman's place."
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- Title
- Flatiron
- Date
- 1972
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 13.5 x 9.0 x 26.7 cm
- Description
- Crude, flat slab of metal, pointed at one end. A squared loop handle is attached to the top. Tag with CRW's writing: "Archie Daniels Oct. 30, 1972 Iron found 3 feet down - near Old Dan Wildman's place."
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.23.3001
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- Date
- 1973
- Material
- stone
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.3006 a-c
- Description
- Three shaped stone tomahawk heads.a) Smooth oval stone with an indent around the centre. Tag with CRW’s writing: “4 StoneTomahawk heads found by Nial Dixon 1973 on Old Man River near Leindbrek in Summer 1973” and on reverse, in another hand, “July 13/82 Note: only 2 found in pkg together.”b) Rough…
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- Title
- Fragment
- Date
- 1973
- Material
- stone
- Dimensions
- 4.7 (a); 7.0 (b); 1.7 (c) x 7.0 (a); 9.0 (b); 9.0 (c) x 11.5 (a); 12.0 (b); 10.0 (c) cm
- Description
- Three shaped stone tomahawk heads.a) Smooth oval stone with an indent around the centre. Tag with CRW’s writing: “4 StoneTomahawk heads found by Nial Dixon 1973 on Old Man River near Leindbrek in Summer 1973” and on reverse, in another hand, “July 13/82 Note: only 2 found in pkg together.”b) Rough egg-shaped stone with indent around the centre.c) Dark, trapezoid-shaped stone that is relatively flat.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- tools
- warfare
- Nial Dixon
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.3006 a-c
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- Date
- 1970 – 1972
- Material
- wood; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1009
- Description
- Branch bent into circle, rawhide bound and laced. Irregular circle, irregularly bound and laced. "The Moving target". See explanation of game in history and in file.
- Title
- Game Target
- Date
- 1970 – 1972
- Material
- wood; skin
- Description
- Branch bent into circle, rawhide bound and laced. Irregular circle, irregularly bound and laced. "The Moving target". See explanation of game in history and in file.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- sports
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1009
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- Date
- 1850 – 1870
- Material
- metal, steel; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.49.0001
- Description
- A hatchet with a hand-hewn wooden handle attached by metal wedges through a hand worked steel head with a curved blade which flares and flattens from its neck. The letters “PS” are stamped on the blade.
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- Title
- Hatchet Ax
- Date
- 1850 – 1870
- Material
- metal, steel; wood
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 15.0 x 38.0 cm
- Description
- A hatchet with a hand-hewn wooden handle attached by metal wedges through a hand worked steel head with a curved blade which flares and flattens from its neck. The letters “PS” are stamped on the blade.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.49.0001
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- Date
- 1850 – 1925
- Material
- stone
- Catalogue Number
- 104.24.0005
- Description
- Long thin flat piece of black stone, pointed at one end and with rounded point at other. One long side flat, the other bevelled to an edge.
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- Title
- Hide Scraper
- Date
- 1850 – 1925
- Material
- stone
- Dimensions
- 0.8 x 3.5 x 16.6 cm
- Description
- Long thin flat piece of black stone, pointed at one end and with rounded point at other. One long side flat, the other bevelled to an edge.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- households
- hunting
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.24.0005
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- Date
- 1973
- Material
- stone
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3039 a,b
- Description
- Two rocks with CRW writing on a yellow tag “Jack Labelle June 1973” and a piece of paper, also with CRW writing: “Brought by Jack Labelle. by Chiniki old village. old campgds hardly see it but saw tin. about 4-6 m down June 4 1973. Looking with a pick. found tomahawk rock & stone.” a) Heart-shaped …
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- Title
- Incense Rock
- Date
- 1973
- Material
- stone
- Dimensions
- 2.0 (a); 3.5 (b) x 10.2 (a); 4.6 (b) x 10.5 (a); 9.0 (b) cm
- Description
- Two rocks with CRW writing on a yellow tag “Jack Labelle June 1973” and a piece of paper, also with CRW writing: “Brought by Jack Labelle. by Chiniki old village. old campgds hardly see it but saw tin. about 4-6 m down June 4 1973. Looking with a pick. found tomahawk rock & stone.” a) Heart-shaped tomohawk stone, grey with white spots.b) White and grey rock with hole in white side.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- Jack Labelle
- ceremonial
- religious
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3039 a,b
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- Date
- 1972
- Material
- stone
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3040 a,b
- Description
- Two rocks with CRW writing on tag: “Jack Labelle will pay back by end of Nov 1972 or these are mine,” with “Jack Labelle” on reverse along with CRW writing: “probably belonged to David Simeon.” The large rock (a) has a rounded shape and another type of rock included in an indentation. The rock is…
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- Title
- Incense Rock
- Date
- 1972
- Material
- stone
- Dimensions
- 10.0 (a); 4.0 (b) x 8.6 (a); 4.0 (b) x 16.4 (a); 10.0 (b) cm
- Description
- Two rocks with CRW writing on tag: “Jack Labelle will pay back by end of Nov 1972 or these are mine,” with “Jack Labelle” on reverse along with CRW writing: “probably belonged to David Simeon.” The large rock (a) has a rounded shape and another type of rock included in an indentation. The rock is charred. The small rock (b) is shaped like a pestle, is darkened from use and charred and has fossils(?) exposed along the shaft.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3040 a,b
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- Date
- 1970
- Material
- stone; fibre; grass
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3041 a-c
- Description
- Two rocks and a fabric pouch.a) Large beige rock with blackened indentation holding various dried plant materials.b) Square-shaped rock with blackened and worn indentation at centre.c) Fabric pouch tied shut and decorated with marker(?) with red and black designs (flowers?). Tag with CRW writing: …
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- Title
- Incense Rock
- Date
- 1970
- Material
- stone; fibre; grass
- Dimensions
- 3.7 (a); 10.5 (b); 6.0 (c) x 9.0 (a); 15.0 (b); 8.5 (c) x 10.0 (a); 17.0 (b); 14.0 (c) cm
- Description
- Two rocks and a fabric pouch.a) Large beige rock with blackened indentation holding various dried plant materials.b) Square-shaped rock with blackened and worn indentation at centre.c) Fabric pouch tied shut and decorated with marker(?) with red and black designs (flowers?). Tag with CRW writing: “George Kaquitts rocks for burning insence (sic) ready with it for Sundance July 8, 1970.” and on reverse “Brought by Cinderella for the Archives.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3041 a-c
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- Date
- 1970 – 1973
- Material
- paper
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.0077
- Description
- Cardboard box constructed to appear as a Haida bent-box. Large lid has mitred corner. Design around bottom of box in red and black, Haida-like motif of stylized animal. Inside is a piece of paper guaranteeing that the “Sterling silver brooch, Killerwhale design by Walter Harris” was made by a Canad…
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- Title
- Jewel Box
- Date
- 1970 – 1973
- Material
- paper
- Dimensions
- 9.4 x 6.6 cm
- Description
- Cardboard box constructed to appear as a Haida bent-box. Large lid has mitred corner. Design around bottom of box in red and black, Haida-like motif of stylized animal. Inside is a piece of paper guaranteeing that the “Sterling silver brooch, Killerwhale design by Walter Harris” was made by a Canadian Indian, and identifying the product as having come from “Ksan Indian Craft Village in Hazelton, B.C.”
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.0077
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- Date
- 1970 – 1973
- Material
- wood; skin; antler
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.0016 a-c
- Description
- Two handmade lacrosse racquets and a ball. (a) ball, a soft, round, buckskin ball with seam stitched around its middle, ball is white with grey stitching of cord in a series of small crosses, stuffed with soft, resilient material, horsehair? (c,d )racquets, two long branches with V-shaped fork a…
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- Title
- Lacrosse Racket
- Date
- 1970 – 1973
- Material
- wood; skin; antler
- Dimensions
- 2.5 x 15.3 x 128.3 cm
- Description
- Two handmade lacrosse racquets and a ball. (a) ball, a soft, round, buckskin ball with seam stitched around its middle, ball is white with grey stitching of cord in a series of small crosses, stuffed with soft, resilient material, horsehair? (c,d )racquets, two long branches with V-shaped fork at one end which have been carefully peeled of bark, and laced with buckskin thongs between the fork to form a net.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.0016 a-c
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- Date
- 1975
- Material
- fibre; plastic; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3001
- Description
- Mossbag of aqua-blue velvet lined with light blue flower-patterned cotton. Both sides of the bag are beaded with a large rose and bud in pink and red with green leaves and white stems. The open edges of the bag are finished with sacllope-edged hide and have laces attached. The hide has holes for…
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- Title
- Mossbag
- Date
- 1975
- Material
- fibre; plastic; skin
- Dimensions
- 26.7 x 101.0 cm
- Description
- Mossbag of aqua-blue velvet lined with light blue flower-patterned cotton. Both sides of the bag are beaded with a large rose and bud in pink and red with green leaves and white stems. The open edges of the bag are finished with sacllope-edged hide and have laces attached. The hide has holes for lacing the bag closed. Tag attached: “Carol Labelle pawned for 20.00 Dec 12 ‘75” in CRW handwriting.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3001
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- Date
- 1975
- Material
- fibre; glass; plastic; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3002
- Description
- Purple corduroy mossbag lined with flannel red and yellow paisley-patterned fabric. The open edges of the bag are edged with hide that has holes for lacing and has laces attached. Both sides of the bag are beaded with red and white flowers and green stems and leaves. Tag attached with CRW’s hand…
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- Title
- Mossbag
- Date
- 1975
- Material
- fibre; glass; plastic; skin
- Dimensions
- 25.7 x 74.6 cm
- Description
- Purple corduroy mossbag lined with flannel red and yellow paisley-patterned fabric. The open edges of the bag are edged with hide that has holes for lacing and has laces attached. Both sides of the bag are beaded with red and white flowers and green stems and leaves. Tag attached with CRW’s handwriting: “Irene Rider pounded May 2 1975.”
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- Irene Rider
- regalia
- beadwork
- sewing
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3002
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- Date
- 1979
- Material
- fibre; skin; plastic; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3003
- Description
- Bright blue velvet lined with white fabric (cotton?). The bag has a pinked hide edge with lacing holes and two long bundled laces attached. Both sides of the bag have a beaded floral design in red, yellow, blue and orange with green leaves. Tag attached with CRW’s handwritting: “Winifred Bearspaw…
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- Title
- Mossbag
- Date
- 1979
- Material
- fibre; skin; plastic; glass
- Dimensions
- 28.0 x 87.0 cm
- Description
- Bright blue velvet lined with white fabric (cotton?). The bag has a pinked hide edge with lacing holes and two long bundled laces attached. Both sides of the bag have a beaded floral design in red, yellow, blue and orange with green leaves. Tag attached with CRW’s handwritting: “Winifred Bearspaw pounded but can sell $50. Feb 5 79.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3003
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- Date
- 1975
- Material
- fibre; glass; plastic; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3004
- Description
- Green corduroy mossbag lined with pink, purple and yellow floral-patterned cotton. The open edges of the bag are finished with hide with large holes for laces and two long laces attached. Each side of the bag is beaded with flowers in blue, red, orange and grey with light green leaves. Tag atta…
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- Title
- Mossbag
- Date
- 1975
- Material
- fibre; glass; plastic; skin
- Dimensions
- 24.1 x 81.2 cm
- Description
- Green corduroy mossbag lined with pink, purple and yellow floral-patterned cotton. The open edges of the bag are finished with hide with large holes for laces and two long laces attached. Each side of the bag is beaded with flowers in blue, red, orange and grey with light green leaves. Tag attached with CRW handwriting: “Caroline Salter Nov 22 ‘75 pawned.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3004
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- Date
- 1974
- Material
- horn; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.3027
- Description
- One antelope horn hangs from a buckskin necklace (2.5 cm wide, 67.0 circumference) with scalloped edges. Buckskin medallions with fringe hang from top of horn each side. Tag in CRW's writing: "Archie most fastest horses or vauable (sic) hores (sic) to chase horses wore the necklace an antelope h…
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- Title
- Necklace
- Date
- 1974
- Material
- horn; skin
- Dimensions
- 16.0 x 65.0 cm
- Description
- One antelope horn hangs from a buckskin necklace (2.5 cm wide, 67.0 circumference) with scalloped edges. Buckskin medallions with fringe hang from top of horn each side. Tag in CRW's writing: "Archie most fastest horses or vauable (sic) hores (sic) to chase horses wore the necklace an antelope horn Scott 1974."
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- Archie Daniels
- regalia
- leatherwork
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.3027
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- Date
- 1971
- Material
- oil paint; board
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0077 a-f
- Description
- 6 oil paintings by Ferlan Lefthand on canvas board. a) Mountain range with river stretching from foreground to middle. Blue sky with long clouds above. b) 23.0 cm x 30.5 cm. Yellow grass in foreground with one rock and lone tree at right. River winding from left side to centre right. More trees in …
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- Title
- Oil Painting
- Date
- 1971
- Material
- oil paint; board
- Dimensions
- 30.0 x 40.5 cm
- Description
- 6 oil paintings by Ferlan Lefthand on canvas board. a) Mountain range with river stretching from foreground to middle. Blue sky with long clouds above. b) 23.0 cm x 30.5 cm. Yellow grass in foreground with one rock and lone tree at right. River winding from left side to centre right. More trees in centre and background. c) 23.0 cm x 30.5 cm. River with small waterfall winds through flat meadow with yellow and green grass. Scattered conifers in meadow. Mountains in distance. Signed Feb 15, 1971 on back. d) 23.0 cm x 30.5 cm. River at left side and receding into distance with meadow at right side. Large grey blocky mountains in distance, e) 23.0 cm x 30.5 cm. Large meadow with scattered conifers. Body of water at right side. Grey mountains surrounded by trees in background. Signed February 27, 1971 at back. f) 23.0 cm x 30.5 cm. Wide blue river stretching from left side to right. 6 conifers lower left side in foreground. Large grey mountain surrounded by trees in background. Signed February 20, 1971.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- art
- painting
- landscape
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0077 a-f
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- Date
- 1850 – 1925
- Material
- stone
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0031
- Description
- A grey rock rounded at one end and flat at bottom with groove carved around near rounded end and indentations on opposite sides below groove, groove and indentations are probably finger holds .
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- Title
- Pestle
- Date
- 1850 – 1925
- Material
- stone
- Dimensions
- 13.0 x 8.0 x 9.5 cm
- Description
- A grey rock rounded at one end and flat at bottom with groove carved around near rounded end and indentations on opposite sides below groove, groove and indentations are probably finger holds .
- Subject
- Indigenous
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0031
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Poster (Archives)
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- Date
- 1973
- Material
- paper
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.3002
- Description
- White paper poster announcing “BLACKFOOT INTER-SOCIETY INDIAN CELEBRATION at BLACKFOOT CROSSING” with a photograph of Chief Crowfoot inside a red circle with “TREATY 7, 1877 CHIEF CROWFOOT.” The poster details the dates “AUG. 3,4,5, 1973” of the event and attractions and amenitites.
- Title
- Poster (Archives)
- Date
- 1973
- Material
- paper
- Dimensions
- 43.1 x 28.0 cm
- Description
- White paper poster announcing “BLACKFOOT INTER-SOCIETY INDIAN CELEBRATION at BLACKFOOT CROSSING” with a photograph of Chief Crowfoot inside a red circle with “TREATY 7, 1877 CHIEF CROWFOOT.” The poster details the dates “AUG. 3,4,5, 1973” of the event and attractions and amenitites.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.3002
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