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- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0002
- Description
- A rectangular, flat, bag with a long fringe of soft leather along the bottom edge and a short leather thong handle at the top. The bag is very colourfully beaded with a medium blue background and a many-coloured design (yellow,orange, red and many shades of blue). There are light blue bands alon…
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- Title
- Beaded Bag
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 52.0 x 18.0 cm
- Description
- A rectangular, flat, bag with a long fringe of soft leather along the bottom edge and a short leather thong handle at the top. The bag is very colourfully beaded with a medium blue background and a many-coloured design (yellow,orange, red and many shades of blue). There are light blue bands along each side and a white band along the bottom. The bag has a pointed, beaded flap at the top that ties with a leather thong.
- Subject
- Indigenous, Stoney
- decorative
- regalia
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0002
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- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- skin; fibre; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0006
- Description
- A flat rectangular purse with a long fringe along the bottom edge. The bag’s opening fastens with a thong which ties through two holes. The front of the purse is defined with an outline of beads, the inside of which is filled with vertical rows of beads forming a horizontal design of three diamon…
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- Title
- Beaded Bag
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- skin; fibre; glass
- Dimensions
- 12.5 x 32.0 cm
- Description
- A flat rectangular purse with a long fringe along the bottom edge. The bag’s opening fastens with a thong which ties through two holes. The front of the purse is defined with an outline of beads, the inside of which is filled with vertical rows of beads forming a horizontal design of three diamonds at the top and at the bottom.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0006
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- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- skin, deer; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0008
- Description
- A curved bottom flat purse with a long deerskin finge around the sides and bottom, and a handle made of two deerskin thongs tied together at the middle. Both sides of the purse are completely beaded with bands of red and blues which follow the contour of the purse's shape.
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- Title
- Beaded Bag
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- skin, deer; glass
- Dimensions
- 9.0 x 9.5; 8.0 (fringe) cm
- Description
- A curved bottom flat purse with a long deerskin finge around the sides and bottom, and a handle made of two deerskin thongs tied together at the middle. Both sides of the purse are completely beaded with bands of red and blues which follow the contour of the purse's shape.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0008
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Beaded Caparison
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact106.06.0035
- Date
- 1880 – 1900
- Material
- fibre; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0035
- Description
- A long strip of beadwork containing three circles. The strip is beaded with a white background, a blue circular motif on each circle, and a long vertical centre stripe with three horizontal stripes between each of the circles.
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- Title
- Beaded Caparison
- Date
- 1880 – 1900
- Material
- fibre; glass
- Dimensions
- 166.5 x 14.0 cm
- Description
- A long strip of beadwork containing three circles. The strip is beaded with a white background, a blue circular motif on each circle, and a long vertical centre stripe with three horizontal stripes between each of the circles.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0035
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- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- wood; sinew
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0010
- Description
- A very simple bow made from a branch of wood which shows where smaller branches have been cut off. The bow has a sinew drawstring.
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- Title
- Bow
- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- wood; sinew
- Dimensions
- 124.0 cm
- Description
- A very simple bow made from a branch of wood which shows where smaller branches have been cut off. The bow has a sinew drawstring.
- Subject
- Indigenous, Stoney
- hunting
- sports, archery
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0010
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- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- wood; sinew
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0011
- Description
- A very simple wooden bow, made from a branch, that is slightly curved at the ends. The bow has a sinew drawstring.
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- Title
- Bow
- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- wood; sinew
- Dimensions
- 130.5 cm
- Description
- A very simple wooden bow, made from a branch, that is slightly curved at the ends. The bow has a sinew drawstring.
- Subject
- Indigenous, Stoney
- hunting
- sports, archery
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0011
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- Date
- prior to 1900
- Material
- stone, catlinite; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0009 a,b
- Description
- A carved pipe stem and bowl.a) A long, red-brown tubular pipe stem with rings carved at each end and at the middle. There are wooden dowels at the joint and as the mouthpiece.b) A red-brown carved pipe bowl with a straight tubular base and a shorter tubular bowl at a right angle to the base.
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- Title
- Calumet
- Date
- prior to 1900
- Material
- stone, catlinite; wood
- Dimensions
- 19.5 (a); 11.5 (b) cm
- Description
- A carved pipe stem and bowl.a) A long, red-brown tubular pipe stem with rings carved at each end and at the middle. There are wooden dowels at the joint and as the mouthpiece.b) A red-brown carved pipe bowl with a straight tubular base and a shorter tubular bowl at a right angle to the base.
- Subject
- Indigenous, Stoney
- smoking
- trade
- ceremonial
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0009 a,b
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- Date
- prior to 1870
- Material
- stone, catlinite; wood; quill; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0014 a,b
- Description
- A quill-wrapped wooden pipe stem with a carved pipestone bowl.a) A long pipe stem made from a hollowed piece of wood wrapped with multi-coloured quills. b) A red-brown right angle pipe bowl carved from pipestone.
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- Title
- Calumet
- Date
- prior to 1870
- Material
- stone, catlinite; wood; quill; fibre
- Dimensions
- 8.5 (bowl) x 54.0 cm
- Description
- A quill-wrapped wooden pipe stem with a carved pipestone bowl.a) A long pipe stem made from a hollowed piece of wood wrapped with multi-coloured quills. b) A red-brown right angle pipe bowl carved from pipestone.
- Subject
- Indigenous, Stoney
- Plains Cree
- Woodland Ojibwa
- Plains Ojibwa
- crafts
- carving
- quillwork
- smoking
- ceremonial
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0014 a,b
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- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0004
- Description
- A long leather pouch with long leather fringe along the bottom edge. The opening is shaped and beaded around the edge. The bottom third of the bag is beaded with a light blue background and a diagonal design in red, and a blue with orange design at the top and bottom. Horizontal lines of beads (…
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- Title
- Calumet Bag
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 14.0 x 74.0 (approx.) cm
- Description
- A long leather pouch with long leather fringe along the bottom edge. The opening is shaped and beaded around the edge. The bottom third of the bag is beaded with a light blue background and a diagonal design in red, and a blue with orange design at the top and bottom. Horizontal lines of beads (interrupted after every third bead) form the design on the back of pouch.
- Subject
- Indigenous, Stoney
- smoking
- ceremonial
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0004
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- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- wood; stone; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.0003
- Description
- A war club made from a rounded oval stone attached to a vermillion-stained leather-covered wooden handle with a leather strap. The club has a leather fringe hanging from a strap at the head. There is a leather thong wrapped just below the head and this thong is attached to the head through a dril…
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- Title
- Club
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- wood; stone; skin
- Dimensions
- 53.0 cm
- Description
- A war club made from a rounded oval stone attached to a vermillion-stained leather-covered wooden handle with a leather strap. The club has a leather fringe hanging from a strap at the head. There is a leather thong wrapped just below the head and this thong is attached to the head through a drilled hole in the stone. The stone head has incised rings at one end and a carved arrow at other.
- Subject
- Indigenous, Stoney
- tourism
- souvenirs
- crafts
- carving
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.0003
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- Date
- 1880 – 1890
- Material
- skin, moose; skin, caribou; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.10.0005
- Description
- A moosehide sheath made to hold a rifle (small trapper's gun). There is a very short fringe of leather along one side and around the top. The case is decorated with beadwork of blue, yellow, white and red beads in three narrow bands at the bottom, and a wide band at the top made up of five rows of…
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- Title
- Gun Case
- Date
- 1880 – 1890
- Material
- skin, moose; skin, caribou; glass
- Dimensions
- 100.0 cm
- Description
- A moosehide sheath made to hold a rifle (small trapper's gun). There is a very short fringe of leather along one side and around the top. The case is decorated with beadwork of blue, yellow, white and red beads in three narrow bands at the bottom, and a wide band at the top made up of five rows of beadwork.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.10.0005
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- Date
- 1885 – 1920
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.10.0003
- Description
- A very simply shaped sheath made to hold a knife. The back of the sheath is plain moosehide with a large belt loop at the centre made from a 3 cm wide strip of hide. Part of the top of the case that extends to one side. The front of the sheath is completely beaded with a light blue background and…
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- Title
- Knife Sheath
- Date
- 1885 – 1920
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 7.5 x 31.0 cm
- Description
- A very simply shaped sheath made to hold a knife. The back of the sheath is plain moosehide with a large belt loop at the centre made from a 3 cm wide strip of hide. Part of the top of the case that extends to one side. The front of the sheath is completely beaded with a light blue background and four chevron shaped lines made up of small squares of red and dark blue beads. A rolled beaded edging of red and dark blue beads runs along the curved side and across the top of the sheath.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.10.0003
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Photographic Print
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.0027
- Date
- 1895 – 1905
- Material
- paper; wood; glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0027
- Description
- A black and white photograph of a camp with hills in the background. The photo is framed with a grey mat and a plain wood frame. The back of the photograph is marked “Shaganappi Point ca. 1900 Stony Indian Camp.”
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- Title
- Photographic Print
- Date
- 1895 – 1905
- Material
- paper; wood; glass; skin
- Dimensions
- 13.8; 19.0 (frame) x 24.0; 29.2 (frame) cm
- Description
- A black and white photograph of a camp with hills in the background. The photo is framed with a grey mat and a plain wood frame. The back of the photograph is marked “Shaganappi Point ca. 1900 Stony Indian Camp.”
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0027
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Quirt Riding Whip
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact106.06.0002
- Date
- 1890 – 1930
- Material
- antler, elk; skin; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0002
- Description
- A long handle made of a smooth piece of elk antler with a leather thong wrist strap threaded through a pierced hole at one end. A lash made of two narrow leather straps is attached to the other end with a short leather fringe where the lash joins the handle.
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- Title
- Quirt Riding Whip
- Date
- 1890 – 1930
- Material
- antler, elk; skin; fibre
- Dimensions
- 106.0 cm
- Description
- A long handle made of a smooth piece of elk antler with a leather thong wrist strap threaded through a pierced hole at one end. A lash made of two narrow leather straps is attached to the other end with a short leather fringe where the lash joins the handle.
- Subject
- Indigenous, Stoney
- transportation
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0002
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Quirt Riding Whip
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact106.06.0008
- Date
- 1880 – 1920
- Material
- wood; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0008
- Description
- A handle carved from a straight tree branch with a leather wrist strap fastened around one end and through itself. The lash at the opposite end has two ends of a leather strap that are slit and woven through each other's slits with a braided effect. The handle is about 1/3 of the length, the la…
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- Title
- Quirt Riding Whip
- Date
- 1880 – 1920
- Material
- wood; skin
- Dimensions
- 3.5 x 3.5 x 86.0 cm
- Description
- A handle carved from a straight tree branch with a leather wrist strap fastened around one end and through itself. The lash at the opposite end has two ends of a leather strap that are slit and woven through each other's slits with a braided effect. The handle is about 1/3 of the length, the lash about 2/3 of the length of the quirt.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0008
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Quirt Riding Whip
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact106.06.0009
- Date
- 1880 – 1920
- Material
- wood; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0009
- Description
- A club-like wooden handle with a knob at end and leather thongs attached at the other end. The thongs are braided part way and then left loose (lash is slightly longer than handle). There is a leather thong wrist strap attached to the handle just below the knob.
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- Title
- Quirt Riding Whip
- Date
- 1880 – 1920
- Material
- wood; skin
- Dimensions
- 112.0 cm
- Description
- A club-like wooden handle with a knob at end and leather thongs attached at the other end. The thongs are braided part way and then left loose (lash is slightly longer than handle). There is a leather thong wrist strap attached to the handle just below the knob.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0009
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Quirt Riding Whip
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact106.06.0010
- Date
- 1880 – 1920
- Material
- wood; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0010
- Description
- A long, straight wooden handle which widens slightly at one end where a narrow leather strap, about the same length as the handle, attaches. There is a leather thong wrist strap attached through a hole near the end of the handle.
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- Title
- Quirt Riding Whip
- Date
- 1880 – 1920
- Material
- wood; skin
- Dimensions
- 94.0 cm
- Description
- A long, straight wooden handle which widens slightly at one end where a narrow leather strap, about the same length as the handle, attaches. There is a leather thong wrist strap attached through a hole near the end of the handle.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0010
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