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- Date
- prior to 1990
- Material
- metal; wood; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1101 a,b
- Description
- Red, white and blue downhill skis, no bindings "Fischer 4", steel edges.
- Title
- Alpine Skis
- Date
- prior to 1990
- Material
- metal; wood; plastic
- Dimensions
- 6.5 x 160.0 cm
- Description
- Red, white and blue downhill skis, no bindings "Fischer 4", steel edges.
- Credit
- Gift of Eddie Hunter, Banff, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1101 a,b
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- Date
- prior to 1990
- Material
- wood; metal; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1102 a,b
- Description
- Green downhill skis with a red base. Made in Japan "Kazama". Bindings "Tyrolia". A lot of duct tape holding the skis together. Rounded tips on both ends useful for photographing.
- Title
- Alpine Skis
- Date
- prior to 1990
- Material
- wood; metal; plastic
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 170.0 cm
- Description
- Green downhill skis with a red base. Made in Japan "Kazama". Bindings "Tyrolia". A lot of duct tape holding the skis together. Rounded tips on both ends useful for photographing.
- Credit
- Gift of Eddie Hunter, Banff, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1102 a,b
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And Scabbard Dagger
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.05.0056%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1850 – 1920
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0056 a,b
- Description
- A long straight knife with fluted wooden handle and scabbard ornately trimmed with brass. (a) dagger, short, narrow, pointed, double edged steel blade with small, dark, fluted wooden handle. Blade guard, cast of brass with raised curlicue design, turns upward at sides, handle tip of cast brass wit…
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- Title
- And Scabbard Dagger
- Date
- 1850 – 1920
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 1.7 x 3.3 x 24.5 cm
- Description
- A long straight knife with fluted wooden handle and scabbard ornately trimmed with brass. (a) dagger, short, narrow, pointed, double edged steel blade with small, dark, fluted wooden handle. Blade guard, cast of brass with raised curlicue design, turns upward at sides, handle tip of cast brass with similar design and small lug with hole through at one side Note: blade guard loose; wooden handle cracked along length; blade pitted. (b) scabbard, narrow and straight, made of two pieces of wood held together by two rings of heavy cast brass with raised floral motifs, becoming oval medallions on one side with cast relief of dragon like figures. Cast brass bands at mouth and tip repeat dragon floral motif of other two bands and have floral motif cut through exposing pebbly stone inlay in wood. Brass ring near top with small brass loop on one side.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0056 a,b
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And Scabbard Knife
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.05.0060%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1850 – 1935
- Material
- metal; shell; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0060 a,b
- Description
- Knife with carved pistol grip handle and flame like carved piece at mouth of wooden scabbard. (a) knife, thin, curved, pointed steel blade with handle carved of greenish tortoiseshell ? shaped like a simple pistol grip. Deep single groove incised at each side at top near hilt. Blade joined to hand…
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- Title
- And Scabbard Knife
- Date
- 1850 – 1935
- Material
- metal; shell; wood
- Dimensions
- 4.6 x 2.6 x 33.8 cm
- Description
- Knife with carved pistol grip handle and flame like carved piece at mouth of wooden scabbard. (a) knife, thin, curved, pointed steel blade with handle carved of greenish tortoiseshell ? shaped like a simple pistol grip. Deep single groove incised at each side at top near hilt. Blade joined to handle with roughly formed collar of grey metal. Note: hairline cracks in handle along grain, blade pitted and rusted. (b) scabbard, simple, slightly curved, wood with hoof like ebony tip. Band of tortoiseshell ? at opening carved in shape of flame or flowing leaf sticking out to one side. Round hole drilled through top, five thin lines incised across wood spaced evenly along length of scabbard. Small patches of glossy black material in a few places, and a black colour in the grain of the wood indicate that the wood may have been once enamelled black
- Subject
- warfare
- fighting
- Japanese
- Edward S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0060 a,b
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- Date
- 1970 – 1974
- Material
- fibre, synthetic; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0332
- Description
- Orange nylon backpack with orange metal frame. Four side pockets, one front pocket and one map pocket on front closure flap. Upper and lower compartments on main bag. Bag detaches from frame. Padded shoulder straps and adjustable.
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- Title
- Backpack
- Date
- 1970 – 1974
- Material
- fibre, synthetic; metal
- Dimensions
- 83.5 x 18.0 x 37.5 cm
- Description
- Orange nylon backpack with orange metal frame. Four side pockets, one front pocket and one map pocket on front closure flap. Upper and lower compartments on main bag. Bag detaches from frame. Padded shoulder straps and adjustable.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0332
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- Date
- 1970 – 1980
- Material
- plastic; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1036
- Description
- Red nylon day pack, inside waterproofed, sack has 7 grommets on top edge through which a drawstring is laced, 2 outside zippered pockets 26.0x15.0 flap closure with sewn-on ring, web straps attached to body, has a snap to attach to flap, woven nylon shoulder straps, leather rivetted onto pack to s…
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- Title
- Backpack
- Date
- 1970 – 1980
- Material
- plastic; metal
- Dimensions
- 39.0 x 43.0 cm
- Description
- Red nylon day pack, inside waterproofed, sack has 7 grommets on top edge through which a drawstring is laced, 2 outside zippered pockets 26.0x15.0 flap closure with sewn-on ring, web straps attached to body, has a snap to attach to flap, woven nylon shoulder straps, leather rivetted onto pack to secure straps, 2 crests sewn on top flap: "Lake O'Hara Trails Club" "The Alpine Club of Canada"
- Subject
- sports
- Lillian Gest
- hiking
- Credit
- Gift of Lillian Gest, Philadelphia, USA, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1036
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Belt Equipment Holder
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact108.04.1088
- Date
- 1970 – 1990
- Material
- skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1088
- Description
- A tanned leather, tool holder that attaches to a belt; used for mountaineering. There are four rivetted holes, which keeps the pieces of leather together, creating an opening to slip a belt through. There is an etched mountain on the front with a climbing tool in front of it.
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- Title
- Belt Equipment Holder
- Date
- 1970 – 1990
- Material
- skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 9.0 cm
- Description
- A tanned leather, tool holder that attaches to a belt; used for mountaineering. There are four rivetted holes, which keeps the pieces of leather together, creating an opening to slip a belt through. There is an etched mountain on the front with a climbing tool in front of it.
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- mountaineering
- Hans Gmoser
- Credit
- Gift of Hans and Margaret Gmoser, Harvie Heights, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1088
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- Date
- 1976 – 1978
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0087 a-d
- Description
- A collection of four simple squarish cotton bibs worn in ski competition. Crudely hemmed, with twill tape straps and tie. Name of race and entrance number printed on. (a) "1976, logo, 2235 Sunlife" printed in red and blue. Unhemmed with neck strap and waist ties. ( b) "1977 logo 3361 Sunlife", as…
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- Title
- Bib Collection
- Date
- 1976 – 1978
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 24.5 x 29.0 cm
- Description
- A collection of four simple squarish cotton bibs worn in ski competition. Crudely hemmed, with twill tape straps and tie. Name of race and entrance number printed on. (a) "1976, logo, 2235 Sunlife" printed in red and blue. Unhemmed with neck strap and waist ties. ( b) "1977 logo 3361 Sunlife", as (a). (c) "Veteran Ski Race Tita's Trophy 40 Banff, Alberta 1976" printed in red with number stenciled in black. Neck strap and waist ties. (d) "Mount Norquay 7 logo of stylized "M" sitting on bar " printed in blue. Double bib for front and back with straps connecting over shoulders and waist ties. Shoulder straps knotted to shorten.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0087 a-d
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- Date
- 1978 – 1979 (attributed)
- Material
- leather and wool, polyester
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0408
- Description
- Bomber jacket with navy blue wool on the front and back of jacket, with leather pocket details and yellow buttons. Both arms are a mustard brown leather with a patch on the right arm detailing a puck and two hockey sticks that are crossed behind the puck. On the patch it reads, “16 DEFENCE.” Letter…
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- Title
- Bomber Jacket
- Date
- 1978 – 1979 (attributed)
- Material
- leather and wool, polyester
- Dimensions
- 77.0 x 59.0 cm
- Description
- Bomber jacket with navy blue wool on the front and back of jacket, with leather pocket details and yellow buttons. Both arms are a mustard brown leather with a patch on the right arm detailing a puck and two hockey sticks that are crossed behind the puck. On the patch it reads, “16 DEFENCE.” Lettering on the front left upper side reads “Banff Juvenile Alberta Champions 78-79.”
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Brewster, Banff, 2023
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0408
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- Date
- 1850 – 1885
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0399
- Description
- Lidded bowl, ivory coloured clay with transparent glaze and temmoku, iron content, slip decoration. Floral and calligraphy designs on lid and bowl. Incised writing inside lid. Distinguishing characteristic is notched lid handle and foot. Note unglazed band inside bowl rim where it meets the lid.
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- Title
- Bowl
- Date
- 1850 – 1885
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 19.0 x 27.7 cm
- Description
- Lidded bowl, ivory coloured clay with transparent glaze and temmoku, iron content, slip decoration. Floral and calligraphy designs on lid and bowl. Incised writing inside lid. Distinguishing characteristic is notched lid handle and foot. Note unglazed band inside bowl rim where it meets the lid.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0399
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Bowl; Noodle Set
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.20.0414%20a-h
- Date
- 1850 – 1885
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0414 a-h
- Description
- Hand thrown trim-footed deep, bell-shaped bowls. Were thrown then ridged and indented manually. Bowl interiors heavy white glaze with temmoku rim trim and centre design. Three bowls carry calligraphy in centre design, five carry lobster design. Exterior decoration of all bowls is geometric, diamond…
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- Title
- Bowl; Noodle Set
- Date
- 1850 – 1885
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 8.0 x 14.4 cm
- Description
- Hand thrown trim-footed deep, bell-shaped bowls. Were thrown then ridged and indented manually. Bowl interiors heavy white glaze with temmoku rim trim and centre design. Three bowls carry calligraphy in centre design, five carry lobster design. Exterior decoration of all bowls is geometric, diamond shapes, and abstract temmoku designs over white glaze. All have signature stamp on base.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0414 a-h
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- Date
- 1850 – 1885
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0415 a-e
- Description
- Hand thrown, trim footed bowls. Heavy white glaze throughout with temmoku brush decoration exterior only, glaze crazed. Signature stamp means "Sei" Roku for Saibei, original teacher or potter. Stamp seen on foot of two bowl and on remaining three can be seen on outside of bowls near base.
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- Title
- Bowl Set
- Date
- 1850 – 1885
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 4.2 x 9.0 cm
- Description
- Hand thrown, trim footed bowls. Heavy white glaze throughout with temmoku brush decoration exterior only, glaze crazed. Signature stamp means "Sei" Roku for Saibei, original teacher or potter. Stamp seen on foot of two bowl and on remaining three can be seen on outside of bowls near base.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0415 a-e
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- Date
- 1850 – 1885
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0416 a-c
- Description
- Hand thrown, trim footed bowls. Heavy white glaze throughout with temmoku and cobalt decoration exterior only, glaze crazed. Signature stamp means "Sei" for Seibei, original teacher potter. Design on bowl exteriors intermittent horizontal brown brush strokes with blue accents.
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- Title
- Bowl Set
- Date
- 1850 – 1885
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 4.5 x 8.2 cm
- Description
- Hand thrown, trim footed bowls. Heavy white glaze throughout with temmoku and cobalt decoration exterior only, glaze crazed. Signature stamp means "Sei" for Seibei, original teacher potter. Design on bowl exteriors intermittent horizontal brown brush strokes with blue accents.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0416 a-c
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- Date
- 1977 – 1978
- Material
- plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0291
- Description
- Vertically ridged, octagonal, white translucent plastic bottle with green screw cap holds in a red plastic stopper which is connected to a neck loop through cap centre."Made in Austria" stamped on bottom. Impressed in plastic "EK" within square, "468" and "750".
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- Title
- Canteen
- Date
- 1977 – 1978
- Material
- plastic
- Dimensions
- 24.0 x 6.6 x 9.0 cm
- Description
- Vertically ridged, octagonal, white translucent plastic bottle with green screw cap holds in a red plastic stopper which is connected to a neck loop through cap centre."Made in Austria" stamped on bottom. Impressed in plastic "EK" within square, "468" and "750".
- Subject
- households
- sports
- hiking
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0291
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- Date
- 1970 – 1990
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1081 a-d
- Description
- Four aluminum carabiners linked together, a combination of spring latch loaded closure system: (a) a D-ring aluminum carabiner (10.0x4.5cm high) with non-locking gate mechanism on the gate; on one side engraved “H” and then raised in block lettering “BREVETTE S G D G”, and then “G” engraved, on op…
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- Title
- Carabiner
- Date
- 1970 – 1990
- Material
- metal
- Description
- Four aluminum carabiners linked together, a combination of spring latch loaded closure system: (a) a D-ring aluminum carabiner (10.0x4.5cm high) with non-locking gate mechanism on the gate; on one side engraved “H” and then raised in block lettering “BREVETTE S G D G”, and then “G” engraved, on opposite side in raised lettering, “P. ALLAIN” on the opposite side.(b) a D-ring aluminum carabiner (10.5x5.0cm high) with non-locking gate mechanism; on one side engraved “H” and then in raised block lettering “BREVETTE S G D G”, and then “G”, on opposite side in raised lettering, “P. ALLAIN 1600 Kg” on the opposite side.(c) An oval-shaped aluminum carabiner (10.0x5.0cm high) with non-locking gate mechanism; “BEDAYN CALIFORNIA” engraved on side.(d) a D-ring aluminum carabiner (11.5.x6.0cm high) with a screw-locking ring mechanism on the gate; on one side engraved “H G”
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- mountaineering
- Hans Gmoser
- Credit
- Gift of Hans and Margaret Gmoser, Harvie Heights, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1081 a-d
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Carrying Strap
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact106.06.0053
- Date
- 1970 – 1973
- Material
- hair
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0053
- Description
- Very strong, thick, coarsely woven strap of spun black and white hair (possibly yak? Warp faced black and white checkerboard pattern with a single border line of black running down each side on the white background. Very hairy texture. One end has uneven, unspun hair fringe, other end woven togeth…
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- Title
- Carrying Strap
- Date
- 1970 – 1973
- Material
- hair
- Dimensions
- 0.8 x 6.5 x 144.0 cm
- Description
- Very strong, thick, coarsely woven strap of spun black and white hair (possibly yak? Warp faced black and white checkerboard pattern with a single border line of black running down each side on the white background. Very hairy texture. One end has uneven, unspun hair fringe, other end woven together to form a casing approximately 4.0 cm long.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0053
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- Date
- 1850 – 1940
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0705 a,b
- Description
- Pair chopsticks with four sided handles, narrowing to dowel like handling tips. Ideogram on each handle, as well as floral decoration which joins when two sticks set beside each other.
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- Title
- Chopsticks
- Date
- 1850 – 1940
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 0.5 x 19.3 cm
- Description
- Pair chopsticks with four sided handles, narrowing to dowel like handling tips. Ideogram on each handle, as well as floral decoration which joins when two sticks set beside each other.
- Subject
- households
- kitchen
- Japanese
- Edward S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0705 a,b
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- Date
- 1970 – 1990
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1084 a-c
- Description
- Three small rope ladders with metal bars for steps; two ladders are the same type and appear to be handmade:(a) (118.5cm with nylon cord extension 168.0) Three metal bars with thick white nylon rope threaded through the holes in the bars and tied in knots. There is a metal hook (written in scipt “C…
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- Title
- Climbing Ladder
- Date
- 1970 – 1990
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Description
- Three small rope ladders with metal bars for steps; two ladders are the same type and appear to be handmade:(a) (118.5cm with nylon cord extension 168.0) Three metal bars with thick white nylon rope threaded through the holes in the bars and tied in knots. There is a metal hook (written in scipt “Charlet-Maser”) with a hole in the top and one in the bottom where the rope is looped through. There are remnants of red lettering on the inside the first bar ”ISER AN .032” followed by a star inside a circle.(b) Three metal bars with thick white nylon rope threaded through the holes in the bars and tied in knots. There is a metal hook with a hole in the top through which a thin blue and white nylon cord is looped through and knotted and one in the bottom where white, heavier rope is looped through and then knotted. (c) The third ladder consists of three aluminum bars with white, light nylon rope looped through the holes at either end and tied. Machine engraved on the side of each bar “TRADE, logo, MARK” and underneath “TOP.S. ALPINE EQUIPMENT”.
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- mountaineering
- Hans Gmoser
- Credit
- Gift of Hans and Margaret Gmoser, Harvie Heights, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1084 a-c
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- Date
- prior to 1990
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.1041 a-g
- Description
- 2 pieces of rescue rope, one long, other is shorter, with pulleys, carabiners and one locking device.
- Title
- Climbing Rope
- Date
- prior to 1990
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Description
- 2 pieces of rescue rope, one long, other is shorter, with pulleys, carabiners and one locking device.
- Credit
- Gift of anonymous, 1992
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.1041 a-g
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Commemorative Plaque
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.09.1024
- Date
- 1972
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1024
- Description
- Steel plate with small holes each corner, incribed "To James Monroe Thorington who inspired our adventure. The winter expedition to Columbia - February 1972". A circular logo top right has "72" in centre of a ring with "Expedition to Columbia Icefields" (sic) along bottom of logo.
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- Title
- Commemorative Plaque
- Date
- 1972
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 12.8 x 22.8 cm
- Description
- Steel plate with small holes each corner, incribed "To James Monroe Thorington who inspired our adventure. The winter expedition to Columbia - February 1972". A circular logo top right has "72" in centre of a ring with "Expedition to Columbia Icefields" (sic) along bottom of logo.
- Credit
- Gift of Oricle Productions, 1972
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1024
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