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- Date
- prior to 1930
- Material
- glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1039
- Description
- Small beaded purse, blue background with yellow coloured horse head centered in red petals in a diamond shape. Two red diamonds each corner. Tag: PP.NN L.BN
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- Title
- Beaded Bag
- Date
- prior to 1930
- Material
- glass; skin
- Description
- Small beaded purse, blue background with yellow coloured horse head centered in red petals in a diamond shape. Two red diamonds each corner. Tag: PP.NN L.BN
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- Mary Schaffer
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1039
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- Date
- 1850 – 1940
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1011
- Description
- A beaded belt with an orange border and a blue background. The belt has a repeating geometric pattern in red, white, black and orange.
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1850 – 1940
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 99.0 x 8.5 cm
- Description
- A beaded belt with an orange border and a blue background. The belt has a repeating geometric pattern in red, white, black and orange.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1011
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Beaded Caparison
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact106.06.3025
- Date
- 1978
- Material
- fibre; glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3025
- Description
- Two bead strips joined by a hide strap, with fringe at the join. Each strip has a forked end with a piece of thong attached in the notch. The strips are yellow with blue, dark blue, and red diagonals and dark blue squares. One strip has dark blue triangles near the fringe, and the other has unbe…
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- Title
- Beaded Caparison
- Date
- 1978
- Material
- fibre; glass; skin
- Dimensions
- 13.0 x 47.0 cm
- Description
- Two bead strips joined by a hide strap, with fringe at the join. Each strip has a forked end with a piece of thong attached in the notch. The strips are yellow with blue, dark blue, and red diagonals and dark blue squares. One strip has dark blue triangles near the fringe, and the other has unbeaded canvas in the same place. Tag attached: “Reba Bearspaw pawned Aug 2/78.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3025
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Beaded Caparison
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact106.06.3026
- Date
- 1979
- Material
- fibre; glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3026
- Description
- Two large circles (20.5 cm diameter) joined by a rectangle (27.0 x 51.2 cm) with hide strips attached to the back. The pieces are beaded on canvas with yellow and dark blue geometric patterns on a blue ground. Tag with CRW writing: “David Bearspaw Feb 7 1979 1 Horse collar a bag (struckthrough) …
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- Title
- Beaded Caparison
- Date
- 1979
- Material
- fibre; glass; skin
- Dimensions
- 20.5 x 60.8 cm
- Description
- Two large circles (20.5 cm diameter) joined by a rectangle (27.0 x 51.2 cm) with hide strips attached to the back. The pieces are beaded on canvas with yellow and dark blue geometric patterns on a blue ground. Tag with CRW writing: “David Bearspaw Feb 7 1979 1 Horse collar a bag (struckthrough) large bead work.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3026
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Beaded Caparison
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact106.06.3028
- Date
- 1978
- Material
- fibre; feather; glass; skin; shell
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3028
- Description
- Two bead strips, with thong ties at the ends, with three cross-pieces. The caparison is beaded with red and white chevrons on a blue ground with red and yellow outlines on the cross-pieces. There are fur strips with cowrie shells and beads with feathers (15.0 cm long) attached to the pointed ends…
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- Title
- Beaded Caparison
- Date
- 1978
- Material
- fibre; feather; glass; skin; shell
- Dimensions
- 54.0 x 60.0 cm
- Description
- Two bead strips, with thong ties at the ends, with three cross-pieces. The caparison is beaded with red and white chevrons on a blue ground with red and yellow outlines on the cross-pieces. There are fur strips with cowrie shells and beads with feathers (15.0 cm long) attached to the pointed ends of the cross-pieces. Tag with CRW writing: “David Bearspaw Oct 1st 78 for horse, goes over head and down each side, get back for Stampede - /80, to John Van- for Valerie’s car.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3028
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Beaded Caparison
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact106.06.3030
- Date
- 1978
- Material
- fibre; glass; skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3030
- Description
- Beaded bridle of two long side straps with two cross-pieces decorated with yellow and orange triangles on a blue ground. One cross-piece is movable. The tops of the bridle are tied together with leather thong. The bridle has a metal bit, commercial chinstrap and long reins (109.0 cm long) attac…
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- Title
- Beaded Caparison
- Date
- 1978
- Material
- fibre; glass; skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 32.0 x 65.5 cm
- Description
- Beaded bridle of two long side straps with two cross-pieces decorated with yellow and orange triangles on a blue ground. One cross-piece is movable. The tops of the bridle are tied together with leather thong. The bridle has a metal bit, commercial chinstrap and long reins (109.0 cm long) attached. The top of each rein is wrapped with bands of blue, orange, black and white beads. Tag attached: “David Bearspaw Sept 6/78.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3030
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- Date
- 1970 – 1980
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3028
- Description
- Unfinished hide jacket (no front fasteners) with two front pockets and beaded floral motif on the pocket flaps and on the yoke in red white and green. There is fringe (25.0 cm long) across the back and halfway down the back of both arms. There is thread sewn in a running stitch around the right c…
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- Title
- Beaded Jacket
- Date
- 1970 – 1980
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 152.0 x 83.4 cm
- Description
- Unfinished hide jacket (no front fasteners) with two front pockets and beaded floral motif on the pocket flaps and on the yoke in red white and green. There is fringe (25.0 cm long) across the back and halfway down the back of both arms. There is thread sewn in a running stitch around the right cuff and on both of the front opening flaps. The back yoke is lined with yellow fabric.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- sewing
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3028
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Beaded Martingale
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact106.06.3032%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1972
- Material
- fibre; feather; plastic; glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3032 a,b
- Description
- Navy blue fabric martingale and horse collar with beaded floral decoration. Each piece is edged with red fabric. a) “V” - shaped collar edged with feathers and thread fringe. Floral pattern in blue, white, orange and red is repeated on each arm of “V.” The collar is also decorated with sequins…
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- Title
- Beaded Martingale
- Date
- 1972
- Material
- fibre; feather; plastic; glass; skin
- Dimensions
- 19.0 (a); 37.0 (b) x 45.0 (a); 69.0 (b) cm
- Description
- Navy blue fabric martingale and horse collar with beaded floral decoration. Each piece is edged with red fabric. a) “V” - shaped collar edged with feathers and thread fringe. Floral pattern in blue, white, orange and red is repeated on each arm of “V.” The collar is also decorated with sequins held in place with beads. Tag with CRW writing: “Rachel Wildman wife of Killian from Nordegg - will pick up next Mon - Oct 12 1972” and other writing “Plains Cree horse ornament.”b) Martingale with two long strips, with striped fabric ties at one end, joined by a rectable at the centre. Both strips have one forked end and are decorated with a flipped, repeated pattern of orange, blue and white flowers. The centre piece has a white flower centred at the bottom with two blue and green flowers above. The martingale is also decorated with sequins held in place with beads. A strip of green fabric is attached to one side.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3032 a,b
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Beaded Medallion
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- Date
- 1970 – 1980
- Material
- glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3058
- Description
- Triangular piece of hide (deer?) with hair attached. A piece of thong is attached to the back of the hide. A beaded hide medallion is attached to the centre of the front (hair side). The medallion is decorated with a floral motif on a red background edged with rings of coloured beads - blue, pin…
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- Title
- Beaded Medallion
- Date
- 1970 – 1980
- Material
- glass; skin
- Dimensions
- 27.0 x 26.0 cm
- Description
- Triangular piece of hide (deer?) with hair attached. A piece of thong is attached to the back of the hide. A beaded hide medallion is attached to the centre of the front (hair side). The medallion is decorated with a floral motif on a red background edged with rings of coloured beads - blue, pink, green and red.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- beadwork
- decorative
- regalia
- ceremonial
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3058
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Beaded Moccasins
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- Date
- 1910 – 1920
- Material
- skin; fibre; glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1112 a,b
- Description
- One pair of women’s slipper-style moccasins. Velvet edging around opening. Floral beadwork on vamp and around ankle in green, red, blue, pink and metallic beads. Pink and purple piping outlining vamp.
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- 1910 – 1920
- Material
- skin; fibre; glass; metal
- Dimensions
- 24.0 x 11.0 cm
- Description
- One pair of women’s slipper-style moccasins. Velvet edging around opening. Floral beadwork on vamp and around ankle in green, red, blue, pink and metallic beads. Pink and purple piping outlining vamp.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- Cree
- Bertha Oliver
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Gwen Barker, Banff, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1112 a,b
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Beaded Moccasins
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.03.3006%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1977
- Material
- glass; plastic; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.3006 a,b
- Description
- One pair of dark brown high top moccasins. The top is attached to the foot with a strip of hide. Each moccasin has a single long lace. The moccasins are decorated with a floral motif with a large orange, blue, red, yellow and green flower at the back and green and orange flowers at each side. T…
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- 1977
- Material
- glass; plastic; skin
- Dimensions
- 17.2 x 33.0 cm
- Description
- One pair of dark brown high top moccasins. The top is attached to the foot with a strip of hide. Each moccasin has a single long lace. The moccasins are decorated with a floral motif with a large orange, blue, red, yellow and green flower at the back and green and orange flowers at each side. The top edge of the moccasins have green and orange beaded trim. Tag attached: “written on paper bag moc’s were contained in ‘Joan Hunter Dec 31 ‘77 will get back’.”
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- regalia
- beadwork
- Joan Hunter
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.3006 a,b
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Beaded Moccasins
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.03.3003%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.3003 a,b
- Description
- High top moccasins with floral design with light blue, dark blue, red, white, green, pink, silver and one yellow bud on each foot. The hide around the top opening is pinked. Each moccasin has long thong laces. The soles of both moccasins have been patched. Tag in CRW's writing: "Moccasins that …
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- glass; skin
- Dimensions
- 20.0 x 11.0 x 26.0 cm
- Description
- High top moccasins with floral design with light blue, dark blue, red, white, green, pink, silver and one yellow bud on each foot. The hide around the top opening is pinked. Each moccasin has long thong laces. The soles of both moccasins have been patched. Tag in CRW's writing: "Moccasins that belonged to David Bearspaw & only 2 pair were left in bottom of trunk when he died & Mrs Bearspaw gave one pair to her son Johnny & one pair to her son Pete Mrs Bearspaw made them."
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.3003 a,b
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Beaded Moccasins
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.03.1139%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1913 – 1914
- Material
- hide; plastic; fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1139 a,b
- Description
- A child’s pair of slip on buckskin and fabric moccasins. The lower sections are dark brown hide while the upper is pink velour and the interior is pink fabric. The tops of the moccasins have blue, clear, and white beadwork. The blue and clear beads are arranged in a circular burst design with 4 sma…
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- 1913 – 1914
- Material
- hide; plastic; fabric
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 6.0 cm
- Description
- A child’s pair of slip on buckskin and fabric moccasins. The lower sections are dark brown hide while the upper is pink velour and the interior is pink fabric. The tops of the moccasins have blue, clear, and white beadwork. The blue and clear beads are arranged in a circular burst design with 4 smaller designs above and below. The white and clear beads are in groups of 4 and outline the tops of the moccasins.
- Credit
- Gift of Jessie J Lowe, Ninette, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1139 a,b
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Calumet Fragment
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact109.02.3047
- Date
- 1972
- Material
- stone
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3047
- Description
- Brown and black carved pipe bowl. There are two notes that accompany this object, both with CRW writing. One note on a brown envelope: “Doug Light These belong to Joe Abraham of Big Horn. They are very old - perhaps before real pipes - belonged to his great grandmother - the face in the rock is…
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- Title
- Calumet Fragment
- Date
- 1972
- Material
- stone
- Dimensions
- 5.5 x 3.0 x 7.0 cm
- Description
- Brown and black carved pipe bowl. There are two notes that accompany this object, both with CRW writing. One note on a brown envelope: “Doug Light These belong to Joe Abraham of Big Horn. They are very old - perhaps before real pipes - belonged to his great grandmother - the face in the rock is also unusual - the nose fell off & they tried to glue it on - Joe would like to know the value of it. Catharine Whyte Banff.” Inside this evelope are some other slips of paper: a blue “Glenbow-Alberta Institute Routing Slip” to “JOHN HELLSON CARDSTON, ALTA 252-1946”, and two yellow “Alberta Stoney Indian Hand Crafts” tags with “Joe Abraham very old - pipe - very old - when no pipes at all - Laurier Hunter” and “Joe Abraham June 26 ‘72 very old don’t know history nose fell off tried to glue it.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3047
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- Date
- 1978
- Material
- glass; fibre; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3031 a-d
- Description
- Two reins and two triangular patches of beadwork.a,b) Two triangular patches, each with a red and white border around a black centre with two red and white triangles. One has a hide strap attached to one corner, the other patch has two stars drawn in ink on the back.c,d) Two sewn buckskin reins wr…
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- Title
- Check Reins
- Date
- 1978
- Material
- glass; fibre; skin
- Dimensions
- 16.0 (a,b); 1.3 (c,d) x 30.5 (a,b); 153.0 (c,d) cm
- Description
- Two reins and two triangular patches of beadwork.a,b) Two triangular patches, each with a red and white border around a black centre with two red and white triangles. One has a hide strap attached to one corner, the other patch has two stars drawn in ink on the back.c,d) Two sewn buckskin reins wrapped with bands of red, black and white beads at one end and tapered at the other. Tag attached to (c): “on tag - “pounded by Beatrice Powderface Mar 11/78 plus deer robe.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3031 a-d
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- Date
- 1970 – 1970
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.1046
- Description
- One Banff Indian Days silver dollar hung from silver key chain. Coin has “BANFF CANADA ONE KIWANIS DOLLAR” and portrait of Indigenous man with the signature “C.A. Beil R.” underneath. “INDIAN DAYS 1970” and “VALUE ONE DOLLAR IN BANFF EXPIRES SEPTEMBER, 1970” is written on reverse side. Coin attache…
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- Title
- Coin Keychain
- Date
- 1970 – 1970
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 10.2 x 3.4 x 0.1 cm
- Description
- One Banff Indian Days silver dollar hung from silver key chain. Coin has “BANFF CANADA ONE KIWANIS DOLLAR” and portrait of Indigenous man with the signature “C.A. Beil R.” underneath. “INDIAN DAYS 1970” and “VALUE ONE DOLLAR IN BANFF EXPIRES SEPTEMBER, 1970” is written on reverse side. Coin attached to key chain by a metal ring through a puncture hole made in the coin. Key chain has midsection of interconnected metal rings connected to coin on one side by large metal ring and connected to a large clasp on the other side by a second large metal ring.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.1046
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- Date
- 1971
- Material
- fibre; plastic; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3034
- Description
- Purple dress, machine and handsewn, with pleats at the waist. The dress is decorated with commercial white floral trim, pieces heart-shaped lace, gold sequin trim, blue ribbon, and red metallic coloured plastic disks. Tag attached with: “Jack Crawler July 11/70” and “girls dance costume” on the r…
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- Title
- Dance Dress
- Date
- 1971
- Material
- fibre; plastic; glass
- Dimensions
- 73.0 x 93.0 cm
- Description
- Purple dress, machine and handsewn, with pleats at the waist. The dress is decorated with commercial white floral trim, pieces heart-shaped lace, gold sequin trim, blue ribbon, and red metallic coloured plastic disks. Tag attached with: “Jack Crawler July 11/70” and “girls dance costume” on the reverse.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- Jack Crawler
- dancing
- children
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3034
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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
- 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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