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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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- Date
- 1907 – 1909
- Material
- fibre, cotton; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0019
- Description
- A child's white cotton christening dress with a lace yoke and gathered sleeves with lace ruffles at the bottom. There are three rows of lace set into the hem above the ruffle. The top of the dress is gathered at the yoke.
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- Title
- Dress
- Date
- 1907 – 1909
- Material
- fibre, cotton; fibre
- Dimensions
- 33.0 x 104.5 cm
- Description
- A child's white cotton christening dress with a lace yoke and gathered sleeves with lace ruffles at the bottom. There are three rows of lace set into the hem above the ruffle. The top of the dress is gathered at the yoke.
- Subject
- children
- Edmee Moore
- ceremonial
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0019
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- Date
- 1900 – 1939
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.1033
- Description
- Typical red, white and blue Union Jack flag. There are two metal grommets on one side at the corners. The flag is marked “British Made.”
- Title
- Flag
- Date
- 1900 – 1939
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Description
- Typical red, white and blue Union Jack flag. There are two metal grommets on one side at the corners. The flag is marked “British Made.”
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.1033
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- Date
- 1902 – 1902
- Material
- metal; enamel; pearl
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0027
- Description
- A gold-coloured pin, in the shape of a stretched quadrafoil, with the Princeton crest in gold on a black face surrounded by a border of gold inset with seed pearls. The back of the pin is inscribed with “P.A. Moore, Princeton 1902”.
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- Title
- Fraternal Pin
- Date
- 1902 – 1902
- Material
- metal; enamel; pearl
- Dimensions
- 1.4 x 2.0 cm
- Description
- A gold-coloured pin, in the shape of a stretched quadrafoil, with the Princeton crest in gold on a black face surrounded by a border of gold inset with seed pearls. The back of the pin is inscribed with “P.A. Moore, Princeton 1902”.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0027
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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- wood; metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0017
- Description
- A brass shaft with a casting of a crown at the tip. The crown is soldered to the shaft. The shaft is attached to a wooden handle with two screws.
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- Title
- Mace
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- wood; metal, brass
- Dimensions
- 20.0 cm
- Description
- A brass shaft with a casting of a crown at the tip. The crown is soldered to the shaft. The shaft is attached to a wooden handle with two screws.
- Subject
- law
- ceremonial
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0017
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- Date
- 1800 – 1875
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0246
- Description
- A simple clay pipe, bowl and stem. Bowl is more or less an elongated teardrop, steam is straight, has a small "blip" below the bowl. White clay, stained with use. "T" and "D" on back of wall of bowl, "C78 W. White" and "Scotland" on stem.
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- Title
- Pipe
- Date
- 1800 – 1875
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 2.7 x 11.2 cm
- Description
- A simple clay pipe, bowl and stem. Bowl is more or less an elongated teardrop, steam is straight, has a small "blip" below the bowl. White clay, stained with use. "T" and "D" on back of wall of bowl, "C78 W. White" and "Scotland" on stem.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- hobbies
- pastime
- smoking
- ceremonial
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0246
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- Date
- 1880 – 1900
- Material
- hair; fibre; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0081 a,b
- Description
- A roach headdress made from porcupine guard hairs sewn around the edge of a support made from braided strips of fabric stitched together in an elongated shape much in the same manner as a braided rug. The long porcupine hairs are of natural colour and fan open when the braided mat is attached to th…
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- Title
- Roach Headdress
- Date
- 1880 – 1900
- Material
- hair; fibre; wood
- Dimensions
- 8.0 x 42.0 cm
- Description
- A roach headdress made from porcupine guard hairs sewn around the edge of a support made from braided strips of fabric stitched together in an elongated shape much in the same manner as a braided rug. The long porcupine hairs are of natural colour and fan open when the braided mat is attached to the curvature of the head. A short length of cord has been stitched to the underside of the braided mat, with short lengths of heavy thread sewn at intervals along the edges. Stored with large carved b) club of wood inside to hold the form of the hairs smooth, and wrapped with a length of cord.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0081 a,b
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- Date
- 1991
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.50.1009
- Description
- Gold and silver coloured scissors with large oval handles and long blunt-ended blades. Blue and green ribbon is tied around the scissors below the handles. One of the scissor blades is engraved “Grand Opening Ski Norquay Banff” in fancy script.
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- Title
- Scissors
- Date
- 1991
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Description
- Gold and silver coloured scissors with large oval handles and long blunt-ended blades. Blue and green ribbon is tied around the scissors below the handles. One of the scissor blades is engraved “Grand Opening Ski Norquay Banff” in fancy script.
- Subject
- ceremonial
- sports
- skiing
- Norquay
- Credit
- Gift of Brewster Transportation & Tours, Banff, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 104.50.1009
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- Date
- 1907 – 1909
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 103.06.0003
- Description
- A baby's white cotton slip with a fitted bodice and narrow twill tape straps. The slip has a long gathered skirt with a ruffle edged in lace at the bottom. Just above the ruffle, rows of tiny tucks alternated with bands of inset lace. The bodice overlaps at the back to close the slip.
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- Title
- Slip
- Date
- 1907 – 1909
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 23.0 x 102.0 cm
- Description
- A baby's white cotton slip with a fitted bodice and narrow twill tape straps. The slip has a long gathered skirt with a ruffle edged in lace at the bottom. Just above the ruffle, rows of tiny tucks alternated with bands of inset lace. The bodice overlaps at the back to close the slip.
- Subject
- children
- ceremonial
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.06.0003
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Trailing Headdress
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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- skin; feather; fibre; hair; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1188
- Description
- Long trailing eagle feather headdress, on felt and skin headpiece. Ends of feathers have long strands of white horse hair attached. Beaded band, blue triangles on white background with single coral and green beads along edge.
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- Title
- Trailing Headdress
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- skin; feather; fibre; hair; glass
- Dimensions
- 45.0 x 188.0 cm
- Description
- Long trailing eagle feather headdress, on felt and skin headpiece. Ends of feathers have long strands of white horse hair attached. Beaded band, blue triangles on white background with single coral and green beads along edge.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- ceremonial
- regalia
- beadwork
- Deer Lodge
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1188
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