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- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- skin, deer; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0001
- Description
- A completely beaded woman's vest with green fabric edging. The vest has front closure ties. The vest design is of four horizontal rows of stepped triangles in red and blue beads on a white background separated by horizontal bands formed by a series of small squares.
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- Title
- Beaded Vest
- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- skin, deer; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 49.5 x 51.0 cm
- Description
- A completely beaded woman's vest with green fabric edging. The vest has front closure ties. The vest design is of four horizontal rows of stepped triangles in red and blue beads on a white background separated by horizontal bands formed by a series of small squares.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0001
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- Date
- 1915 – 1925
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1048 a,b
- Description
- Narrow, woven belts, Central or South American, a: 128.0 x 3.0 colour, reversible woven belt, both edges are purple, red and white geometric pattern throughout with a pink and green centre stripe. b: 120.0 x 2.55, 3 colour reversible woven belt, red and white geometric design, one edge has darker…
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- Title
- Belts
- Date
- 1915 – 1925
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 128.0 cm
- Description
- Narrow, woven belts, Central or South American, a: 128.0 x 3.0 colour, reversible woven belt, both edges are purple, red and white geometric pattern throughout with a pink and green centre stripe. b: 120.0 x 2.55, 3 colour reversible woven belt, red and white geometric design, one edge has darker red.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- South American
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1048 a,b
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- Date
- 1910 – 1940
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0070
- Description
- Large, three footed, black cast iron pot. Sloped sides, two cast brackets at rim hold arched wire handle, one ring on side of pot for hooking pouring. Inside pot smooth and rounded. Stamped on bottom "Gurney 9".
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- Title
- Cauldron
- Date
- 1910 – 1940
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 19.0 x 27.1 x 30.7 cm
- Description
- Large, three footed, black cast iron pot. Sloped sides, two cast brackets at rim hold arched wire handle, one ring on side of pot for hooking pouring. Inside pot smooth and rounded. Stamped on bottom "Gurney 9".
- Subject
- households
- kitchen
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0070
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- Date
- 1910 – 1940
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0071
- Description
- Large, three footed, black, cast iron pot, sloped sides, two cast brackets at rim hold arched wire handle. Bracket missing from outside of pot, that bracket would have held ring for hooking pouring from pot). Inside of pot smooth and rounded, stamped on bottom "9" and "G" inside diamond.
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- Title
- Cauldron
- Date
- 1910 – 1940
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 22.6 x 29.6 x 33.2 cm
- Description
- Large, three footed, black, cast iron pot, sloped sides, two cast brackets at rim hold arched wire handle. Bracket missing from outside of pot, that bracket would have held ring for hooking pouring from pot). Inside of pot smooth and rounded, stamped on bottom "9" and "G" inside diamond.
- Subject
- households
- kitchen
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0071
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- Date
- 1915 – 1925
- Material
- wood; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.1042
- Description
- Painted wooden handle with long braided whip. 42.7 cm long by 3.2 dia. wooden handle, geometric design of yellow, red, green and dark blue. Red, white and yellow pompons butt end of handle and top of whip. Rawhide wrapped on end. Whip looped on to end. 139.0 cm long braided whip tapering to a …
- Title
- Dog Team Whip
- Date
- 1915 – 1925
- Material
- wood; skin
- Description
- Painted wooden handle with long braided whip. 42.7 cm long by 3.2 dia. wooden handle, geometric design of yellow, red, green and dark blue. Red, white and yellow pompons butt end of handle and top of whip. Rawhide wrapped on end. Whip looped on to end. 139.0 cm long braided whip tapering to a 2nd piece, 135.0 cm long. 4 narrow strips of rawhide tightly twisted, 3 sets of 3 knots, 12.0 cm long loose ends, 4 strands.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- transportation
- animal
- dog
- Credit
- Purchased from Alan McClelland, Banff, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.1042
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Double-Barrel Shotgun
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- Date
- 1875 – 1930
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.04.0004
- Description
- Double barreled, hinge action shotgun with wooden buttstock and fore-stock . Two triggers separately activate each of two hammers at barrel heads. Lever between hammers pulls to side to break shotgun barrel from stock. Barrels held together by solid strip of metal along length. Delicate cross hatch…
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- Title
- Double-Barrel Shotgun
- Date
- 1875 – 1930
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 13.0 x 6.0 x 118.0 cm
- Description
- Double barreled, hinge action shotgun with wooden buttstock and fore-stock . Two triggers separately activate each of two hammers at barrel heads. Lever between hammers pulls to side to break shotgun barrel from stock. Barrels held together by solid strip of metal along length. Delicate cross hatching decorates stock near breech and hand grip beneath. Steel breech and hammers ornately etched with floral design and 'W. Richards'. Carved wooden (plastic?) medallion screwed to small truncated projection on underside of stock. Marks: “16” carved into each side of buttstock; “W. Richards” engraved on each side in front of hammers; “2707” and “__0T0B” stamped into metal between barrels on undersideNote: trigger guard broken off; buttstock loose and held to breech with black electrician's tape; gouges on underside of buttstock and on underside of forestock.
- Subject
- sports
- hunting
- Indigenous
- Israel Rolling Mud
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.04.0004
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- Date
- 1877
- Material
- fibre, wool; cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.1032
- Description
- Royal blue background, Union Jack in top left corner 72.5x56.0, lower right 69.0x59.0 circular emblem. Top is a crown, laurel leaf with bow at bottom surrounds a shield shape with 10 panels. Left side: red cross on white background, 3 leaf clover, white on green, 2 thistles, fish, 1 thistle. Rig…
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- Title
- Flag
- Date
- 1877
- Material
- fibre, wool; cotton
- Dimensions
- 110.0 x 160.0 cm
- Description
- Royal blue background, Union Jack in top left corner 72.5x56.0, lower right 69.0x59.0 circular emblem. Top is a crown, laurel leaf with bow at bottom surrounds a shield shape with 10 panels. Left side: red cross on white background, 3 leaf clover, white on green, 2 thistles, fish, 1 thistle. Right side: 2 blue stylized sheafs of grain, lion, 3 leaf clover, green on white, sailing ship. Flag appears to be hand screened with some hand in-painting. Rope cord through sewn hem.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- government
- Treaty No. 7
- Tom Wesley
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1974
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.1032
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Gathering Basket
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.02.0003
- Date
- 1875 – 1900
- Material
- bark; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 104.02.0003
- Description
- Tall woven basket flaring slightly from flat base. Diagonal herringbone pattern made by imbrication of lighter strips over the brown cedar bark with three, nearly black, zig zag lines spaced evenly around. Rim finished with a series of double black squares on light background and a braid of cedar s…
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- Title
- Gathering Basket
- Date
- 1875 – 1900
- Material
- bark; skin
- Dimensions
- 28.5 x 30.0 x 36.2 cm
- Description
- Tall woven basket flaring slightly from flat base. Diagonal herringbone pattern made by imbrication of lighter strips over the brown cedar bark with three, nearly black, zig zag lines spaced evenly around. Rim finished with a series of double black squares on light background and a braid of cedar strips. Six rawhide loops at top pass through weaving of basket and are tied on inside with another rawhide loop near the bottom on one side of basket. Small rawhide thong tied in loop through rim on one side. Interior of basket undecorated. Rim broken in five places, one rawhide loop broken.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- households
- basketry
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.02.0003
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- Date
- 1915 – 1930
- Material
- skin; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1053 a,b
- Description
- Floral embroidery on white buckskin, machine sewn, embroidered on glove and gauntlet, same design but smaller on glove, open floral design: 3 flowers in red, purple buds, green leaves, bluestems, 5.0 long fringe sewn to gauntlets, pink cotton lining in gauntlet, decorative machine stitching on insi…
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- Title
- Gauntlet Gloves
- Date
- 1915 – 1930
- Material
- skin; fibre
- Dimensions
- 21.5 x 34.0 cm
- Description
- Floral embroidery on white buckskin, machine sewn, embroidered on glove and gauntlet, same design but smaller on glove, open floral design: 3 flowers in red, purple buds, green leaves, bluestems, 5.0 long fringe sewn to gauntlets, pink cotton lining in gauntlet, decorative machine stitching on inside of gauntlet.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1053 a,b
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- Date
- 1910 – 1940
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1055 a,b
- Description
- Pair two-colour buckskin with beads and fringe, machine sewn, light buckskin on glove, 3 rows of black beads on back of hand, gauntlet dark buckskin with 3/4 of edging bound with light coloured buckskin, single flower motif: red, blue, yellow, stem and leaves black and orange, canvas lined gauntlet…
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- Title
- Gauntlet Gloves
- Date
- 1910 – 1940
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 16.0 x 34.0 cm
- Description
- Pair two-colour buckskin with beads and fringe, machine sewn, light buckskin on glove, 3 rows of black beads on back of hand, gauntlet dark buckskin with 3/4 of edging bound with light coloured buckskin, single flower motif: red, blue, yellow, stem and leaves black and orange, canvas lined gauntlet, fringe 7.0 long.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- clothing
- beadwork
- Deer Lodge
- souvenirs
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1055 a,b
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- Date
- 1910 – 1925
- Material
- skin, moose; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0020 a,b
- Description
- A pair of soft moosehide gloves with fringed gauntlets and fringe extending slightly onto the hand. Each gauntlet has a rolled top and a beaded blue and orange cross design.
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- Title
- Gauntlet Gloves
- Date
- 1910 – 1925
- Material
- skin, moose; glass
- Dimensions
- 16.5 x 30.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of soft moosehide gloves with fringed gauntlets and fringe extending slightly onto the hand. Each gauntlet has a rolled top and a beaded blue and orange cross design.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- Kootenay
- decorative
- regalia
- beadwork
- Ktunaxa
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0020 a,b
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Gauntlet Gloves
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- Date
- 1910 – 1920
- Material
- skin; glass; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1083
- Description
- One pair of women’s beaded buckskin gauntlets with fringe along side of cuff. Floral beadwork in green, blue, red, pink and metallic beads.
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- Title
- Gauntlet Gloves
- Date
- 1910 – 1920
- Material
- skin; glass; metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 19.0 x 30.5 cm
- Description
- One pair of women’s beaded buckskin gauntlets with fringe along side of cuff. Floral beadwork in green, blue, red, pink and metallic beads.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- Cree
- Bertha Oliver
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Gwen Barker, Banff, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1083
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- Date
- 1910 – 1920
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3023 a,b
- Description
- Plain gloves with beaded gauntlets. White background with different designs front (floral) and back (diamond geometric), and small circles around top edge. Fringes along gauntlet edges. Gauntlets lined with floral fabric. Yellow tag found in (b), the left glove, “Silas or Norman Abraham 1910 - …
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- Title
- Gauntlet Gloves
- Date
- 1910 – 1920
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 39.0 cm
- Description
- Plain gloves with beaded gauntlets. White background with different designs front (floral) and back (diamond geometric), and small circles around top edge. Fringes along gauntlet edges. Gauntlets lined with floral fabric. Yellow tag found in (b), the left glove, “Silas or Norman Abraham 1910 - 1920 ca.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3023 a,b
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- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- hide, buckskin
- Catalogue Number
- 104.10.1003
- Description
- bison hide gun case; John Bearspaw's; one piece buffalo hide folded over lengthwise; sewn together with sinew inlong basting stitches; closed at bottom, buckskin fringe; fold over closure has 2 holes near tip; buckskin thong laced through front to coincide with flap; 2 hide loops (6.0 x 2.5) sewn …
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- Title
- Gun Case
- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- hide, buckskin
- Dimensions
- 17.0 x 90.0 cm
- Description
- bison hide gun case; John Bearspaw's; one piece buffalo hide folded over lengthwise; sewn together with sinew inlong basting stitches; closed at bottom, buckskin fringe; fold over closure has 2 holes near tip; buckskin thong laced through front to coincide with flap; 2 hide loops (6.0 x 2.5) sewn into seam.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- hunting
- McLean Family
- Credit
- George McLean, Morley, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- 104.10.1003
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- Date
- c. 1877
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.1031
- Description
- HBC flag, red wool ground with white letters of HBC on lower left corner and Union Jack on top left. Linen casing on left side with a cord inserted and two leather thongs on top of flag.
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- Title
- Hbc Flag
- Date
- c. 1877
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 78.7 x 167.6 cm
- Description
- HBC flag, red wool ground with white letters of HBC on lower left corner and Union Jack on top left. Linen casing on left side with a cord inserted and two leather thongs on top of flag.
- Credit
- Purchased from William Goodstoney, Morley, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.1031
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- Date
- 1915
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.1003
- Description
- Lozenge shaped metal head has oblong shaped opening (4.0 x 4.5) through which a handle would fit. "J C" stamped onto one side of blade and "IS" stamped on the other side. The blade is broken and chipped. The handle is missing.
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- Title
- Head Tomahawk
- Date
- 1915
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 5.5 x 8.0 x 13.0 cm
- Description
- Lozenge shaped metal head has oblong shaped opening (4.0 x 4.5) through which a handle would fit. "J C" stamped onto one side of blade and "IS" stamped on the other side. The blade is broken and chipped. The handle is missing.
- Subject
- armament
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of Gordon Thirsk, Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.1003
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Hector Crawler (Wachegiye) (Prayer Giver), Stoney Nakoda
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions32135
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of close-up of Hector Crawler (Wachegiye) (Prayer Giver) in regalia.
- Date Range
- [ca.1910]
- Reference Code
- V263 / NG-32
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
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- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V263
- Series
- I. Scenic / commercial series
- Sous-Fonds
- V263
- Sub-Series
- A.1.d. Negatives, Main series : glass
- Accession Number
- 2770
- Reference Code
- V263 / NG-32
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Parallel Title
- 507. Hector Crawler
- Other Title Info
- Parallel title is original title
- Date Range
- [ca.1910]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative, glass, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of close-up of Hector Crawler (Wachegiye) (Prayer Giver) in regalia.
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Indigenous
- Stoney Nakoda
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Creator
- Byron Harmon (Banff, Alberta)
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Hector Crawler (Wachegiye) (Prayer Giver), Stoney Nakoda
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- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of Hector Crawler (Wachegiye) (Prayer Giver) posed for studio portrait in regalia.
- Date Range
- [ca.1910]
- Reference Code
- V263 / NG-33
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
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- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V263
- Series
- I. Scenic / commercial series
- Sous-Fonds
- V263
- Sub-Series
- A.1.d. Negatives, Main series : glass
- Accession Number
- 2770
- Reference Code
- V263 / NG-33
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [ca.1910]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative, glass, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of Hector Crawler (Wachegiye) (Prayer Giver) posed for studio portrait in regalia.
- Name Access
- Crawler, Hector
- Subject Access
- Stoney Nakoda
- First Nations
- Indigenous
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Creator
- Byron Harmon (Banff, Alberta)
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Date
- 1875 – 1920
- Material
- bone, elk; fibre; metal, steel
- Catalogue Number
- 104.24.0001
- Description
- A hide scraper made from the leg bone of an elk, and carved to form a long handle which fits the hand well. There is a short right angle carved at the bottom and split horizontally to hold a rounded steel blade that is sharpened at the edge. The bone is notched and tied firmly with a strip of cot…
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- Title
- Hide Scraper
- Date
- 1875 – 1920
- Material
- bone, elk; fibre; metal, steel
- Dimensions
- 24.0 x 5.5 x 8.0 cm
- Description
- A hide scraper made from the leg bone of an elk, and carved to form a long handle which fits the hand well. There is a short right angle carved at the bottom and split horizontally to hold a rounded steel blade that is sharpened at the edge. The bone is notched and tied firmly with a strip of cotton fabric to secure the blade. A shiny metal hook is attached at the top along with a short loop of thong for hanging.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.24.0001
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- Date
- 1875 – 1920
- Material
- bone; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 104.24.0002
- Description
- A hide scraper made from the leg bone of a deer or elk, from just below the knee, and carved into a squared shape. The scraper is hollowed and one half of its length is cut away leaving a flattened sharpened serrated end. The animal’s hide is still on the knee joint at the top and there is a han…
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- Title
- Hide Scraper
- Date
- 1875 – 1920
- Material
- bone; skin
- Dimensions
- 38.0 x 6.0 x 6.3 cm
- Description
- A hide scraper made from the leg bone of a deer or elk, from just below the knee, and carved into a squared shape. The scraper is hollowed and one half of its length is cut away leaving a flattened sharpened serrated end. The animal’s hide is still on the knee joint at the top and there is a hanging thong threaded through a drilled hole at the knee. The bone is tightly wrapped with strips of rawhide (or sinew?) one third of its length to hold the two pieces together where the bone was split.
- Subject
- households
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- animals
- elk
- deer
- crafts
- carving
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.24.0002
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