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Banff Indian Grounds - negative

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of people setting up a tepee with a wagon and more tepees nearby - negative image

Date Range: [ca. 1950-1960]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 6 / PA - 84

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / A / 6 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Local Indigenous people and Banff Indian Days

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 6 / PA - 84

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1950-1960]

Physical Description: Photographs: 1 print; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of people setting up a tepee with a wagon and more tepees nearby - negative image

Subject Access: Banff Indian Days; First Nations; Horses; Indigenous Peoples; Stoney; Stoney Nakoda; Tepee

Geographic Access: Banff National Park; Alberta

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Beaded Armbands

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Date: 1880 – 1900

Material: skin; glass; metal

Catalogue Number: 103.01.0030 a,b

Description: A pair of beadwork strips with the beads stitched directly on the hide in horizontal rows. The design of each strip is a white background with a dark blue X at the centre and diamond shapes at each end of medium blue, red and silver-coloured (possibly nickle) beads. Each strip has yellow looped be…

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Title: Beaded Armbands

Date: 1880 – 1900

Material: skin; glass; metal

Dimensions: 7.5 x 29.0 cm

Description: A pair of beadwork strips with the beads stitched directly on the hide in horizontal rows. The design of each strip is a white background with a dark blue X at the centre and diamond shapes at each end of medium blue, red and silver-coloured (possibly nickle) beads. Each strip has yellow looped beaded edging along the long sides. Both strips have a narrow leather thong through the beadwork at one end that is knotted and left with both ends hanging.

Subject: Indigenous; Stoney; decorative; beadwork; regalia

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.01.0030 a,b

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Beaded Jacket

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Date: 1880 – 1910

Material: skin, deer; fibre; glass

Catalogue Number: 103.05.0013

Description: A very short, completely beaded, tabard with beaded strips sewn to each shoulder forming cap sleeves. Each side of the jacket is beaded with a white background containing four large red and blue square figures with V-shaped “staircase” in the middle, on either side of central vertical bar of the s…

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Title: Beaded Jacket

Date: 1880 – 1910

Material: skin, deer; fibre; glass

Dimensions: 51.5 x 25.3 cm

Description: A very short, completely beaded, tabard with beaded strips sewn to each shoulder forming cap sleeves. Each side of the jacket is beaded with a white background containing four large red and blue square figures with V-shaped “staircase” in the middle, on either side of central vertical bar of the same red adn blues. A series of small read and blue stepped triangles from a band a the top and bottom of the bodice. The beads are worked on canvas which is rolled at the neck to form edging, and edged with red fabric at the bottom. Short bead strips are sewn to each shoulder, and each has a design of two large white diamond shapes around a blue diamond and a yellow ochre diamond, with a horizontally divided background in the blue and yellow ochre colour. The diamond shapes are outlined with black and red glass beads. Short buckskin thongs tie the tabard together at the corners under the arms.

Subject: Indigenous; Stoney; Plains; Cree; ceremonial; children; beadwork; regalia

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.05.0013

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Beaded Leggings

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Date: 1880 – 1900

Material: skin; fibre, cotton; glass

Catalogue Number: 103.05.0004 a,b

Description: A pair of beaded leggings with a flap of cotton fabric. These leggings tie around the legs with thongs. The design of the legging beadwork is of two yellow stripes containing a motif which is repeated in blue beads between the stripes on a white background.

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Title: Beaded Leggings

Date: 1880 – 1900

Material: skin; fibre, cotton; glass

Dimensions: 36.0 x 44.0 cm

Description: A pair of beaded leggings with a flap of cotton fabric. These leggings tie around the legs with thongs. The design of the legging beadwork is of two yellow stripes containing a motif which is repeated in blue beads between the stripes on a white background.

Subject: Indigenous; Stoney; beadwork; decorative; regalia; Blackfoot?

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.05.0004 a,b

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Beaded Martingale

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Date: 1960 – 1973

Material: feather; fibre; glass; skin

Catalogue Number: 106.06.3020

Description: Two beaded strips, backed with purple fabric, joined by a beaded rectangle at centre. The beadwork is red and blue diamonds on a white ground (very similar to 103.07.3051). One end of each of the strips is forked. The square ends are joined together with ribbon. There are feathers and leather th…

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Title: Beaded Martingale

Date: 1960 – 1973

Material: feather; fibre; glass; skin

Dimensions: 28.0 x 78.0 cm

Description: Two beaded strips, backed with purple fabric, joined by a beaded rectangle at centre. The beadwork is red and blue diamonds on a white ground (very similar to 103.07.3051). One end of each of the strips is forked. The square ends are joined together with ribbon. There are feathers and leather thongs attached to the outside edges. A tag with CRW writing is attached: “Jack Labelle Nov 13 1973 belonged to David Simeon more at home.”

Subject: Indigenous; Stoney; Jack Labelle; David Simeon; animals, horses; regalia; beadwork

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

Catalogue Number: 106.06.3020

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Beaded Necklace

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Date: 1880 – 1900

Material: claws, cougar; metal, brass; skin

Catalogue Number: 103.01.0008

Description: A man's necklace made of cougar claws alternating with brass trade beads. This necklace would be tied around the neck with leather thongs.

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Title: Beaded Necklace

Date: 1880 – 1900

Material: claws, cougar; metal, brass; skin

Dimensions: 45.0 cm

Description: A man's necklace made of cougar claws alternating with brass trade beads. This necklace would be tied around the neck with leather thongs.

Subject: Indigenous; Stoney; animals, cougar; regalia

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.01.0008

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Beaded Trim

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Date: 1880

Material: skin; glass

Catalogue Number: 103.01.0022

Description: Two long strips of beaded leather sewn together end to end. The pattern on the stip is a medium blue background with orange Vs outlined in black along its length.

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Title: Beaded Trim

Date: 1880

Material: skin; glass

Dimensions: 7.5 x 196.0 cm

Description: Two long strips of beaded leather sewn together end to end. The pattern on the stip is a medium blue background with orange Vs outlined in black along its length.

Subject: Indigenous; Stoney; beadwork; regalia; decorative; Mrs. Simeon; F. O. (Pat) Brewster

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.01.0022

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Breech Cloth

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Date: 1965 – 1975

Material: skin; glass

Catalogue Number: 103.05.1008

Description: Mark Lefthand's white buckskin with red strips, cotton backing, machine stitched, 2 thongs to tie, bright shiny strips of red fabric with pinked buckskin strips over top, 4 strips are arced across the cloth in 16 cm long strips.

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Title: Breech Cloth

Date: 1965 – 1975

Material: skin; glass

Dimensions: 0.5 x 47.7 x 32.0 cm

Description: Mark Lefthand's white buckskin with red strips, cotton backing, machine stitched, 2 thongs to tie, bright shiny strips of red fabric with pinked buckskin strips over top, 4 strips are arced across the cloth in 16 cm long strips.

Subject: Indigenous; regalia; Mark Lefthand; Stoney

Credit: Gift of Unknown, 1968

Catalogue Number: 103.05.1008

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Calumet

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Date: 1965 – 1975

Material: stone; wood; buckskin

Catalogue Number: 109.02.0020

Description: A calumet with heavy squared grey stone (steatite?) bowl and wooden stem made from tree branch; bowl is carved from stone in L-shape with conical shaped fire-bowl cut into top leg of "L" and narrow fringed buckskin band fastened around at end; fringed buckskin band sewn to fit around joint of stem …

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Title: Calumet

Date: 1965 – 1975

Material: stone; wood; buckskin

Dimensions: 4.9 x 2.8 x 29.9 cm

Description: A calumet with heavy squared grey stone (steatite?) bowl and wooden stem made from tree branch; bowl is carved from stone in L-shape with conical shaped fire-bowl cut into top leg of "L" and narrow fringed buckskin band fastened around at end; fringed buckskin band sewn to fit around joint of stem and bowl is painted with a black dot on each face covering square bowl end; pipe stem is branch with bark removed, carved flat at mouthpiece, with small hole drilled through its length; stem painted with green band near bowl, and green and black bands in middle to emphasize a natural knuckle where twigs have been carved off, black arrows along length pointing toward mouthpiece, and four black symbols representing tomahawks, with green dots.

Subject: Indigenous; ceremonial; smoking; Stoney

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

Catalogue Number: 109.02.0020

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Calumet Bag

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Date: 1880 – 1940

Material: skin; glass; grass

Catalogue Number: 109.02.0007

Description: A long pouch of deerskin with a four pointed opening which folds over to form a pointed flap where a tying thong is attached. The edge of the opening is beaded. There is long leather fringe along the bottom bottom edge that has bugle beads strung close to the music. The bottom third of the bag is…

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Title: Calumet Bag

Date: 1880 – 1940

Material: skin; glass; grass

Dimensions: 16.0 x 74.0 cm

Description: A long pouch of deerskin with a four pointed opening which folds over to form a pointed flap where a tying thong is attached. The edge of the opening is beaded. There is long leather fringe along the bottom bottom edge that has bugle beads strung close to the music. The bottom third of the bag is completely beaded with a white background and two red and blue diamond shapes.

Subject: Indigenous; Stoney; Kootenay; beadwork; smoking; ceremonial; Ktunaxa

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 109.02.0007

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Chief David Bearspaw (Ozîja Thiha)

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image Chief David Bearspaw (Ozîja Thiha) wearing a headdress, gloves, and a fringed and beaded jacket [possibly on horseback] - taken from below.

Date Range: [ca. 1920-1960]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 6 / PA - 33

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / A / 6 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Local Indigenous people and Banff Indian Days

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 6 / PA - 33

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1920-1960]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 print; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image Chief David Bearspaw (Ozîja Thiha) wearing a headdress, gloves, and a fringed and beaded jacket [possibly on horseback] - taken from below.

Subject Access: First Nations; Indigenous Peoples; Portrait; Stoney

Geographic Access: Alberta

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Chief Walking Buffalo 90th Birthday Scrapbook

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Part Of: George McLean fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of newspaper clippings, photographs, telegrams, and letters pertaining to George McLean (Tatâga Mânî) (Walking Buffalo)'s 90th birthday.

Date Range: 1909-1968

Reference Code: M42 / 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Scrapbook

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Part Of: George McLean fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M42 / V422

Series: I. Textual records

Sous-Fonds: M42

Accession Number: 1194

Reference Code: M42 / 1

GMD: Scrapbook

Date Range: 1909-1968

Physical Description: 2.5 cm of textual records (36 pages ; 35.5 x 28)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File consists of newspaper clippings, photographs, telegrams, and letters pertaining to George McLean (Tatâga Mânî) (Walking Buffalo)'s 90th birthday.

Name Access: Walking Buffalo (George McLean); McLean, George

Subject Access: Anniversary; Banff; Biographical; Birthday; Communications; Indigenous Peoples; Newspaper; Personal and Family Life; Personal and Professional Life; Stoney; Stoney Nakoda

Geographic Access: Banff; Banff National Park; Toronto; Alberta; Ontario; Canada

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Club

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Date: 1880 – 1910

Material: stone; wood; skin; metal; hair, buffalo; feather, eagle; sinew

Catalogue Number: 104.06.0004

Description: A war club/pony club made of an oval-shaped stone attached to a leather-covered stick handle with a leather strap. The leather strap has a tuft of eagle down at its end. The end of the handle has a leather loop with a bunch of long dark bison hair tied together at one end.

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Title: Club

Date: 1880 – 1910

Material: stone; wood; skin; metal; hair, buffalo; feather, eagle; sinew

Dimensions: 55.0 cm

Description: A war club/pony club made of an oval-shaped stone attached to a leather-covered stick handle with a leather strap. The leather strap has a tuft of eagle down at its end. The end of the handle has a leather loop with a bunch of long dark bison hair tied together at one end.