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- Date
- 1880 – 1890
- Material
- skin, elk; skin, ermine; hair, sheep; feather; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0008
- Description
- A fringed man's elkskin shirt that has ermine tails attached to the fringe along the sides and sleeves. The shirt is decorated with wide strips of white beadwork with a blue, light blue and gold pattern along the tops of the sleeves and over each shoulder, extending down the front and back of the …
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- Title
- Beaded Shirt
- Date
- 1880 – 1890
- Material
- skin, elk; skin, ermine; hair, sheep; feather; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 55.0 (shoulders) x 70.0 cm
- Description
- A fringed man's elkskin shirt that has ermine tails attached to the fringe along the sides and sleeves. The shirt is decorated with wide strips of white beadwork with a blue, light blue and gold pattern along the tops of the sleeves and over each shoulder, extending down the front and back of the shirt, and connected at the bottom with another beaded panel. The back of the shirt has a square beadwork patch surrounded with fringe between the shoulders.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0008
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- skin; glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0082
- Description
- A man's buckskin shirt cut from a single piece of buckskin and laced at the sides, edged head cutout and fitted sleeves. The laces draw through from the front to the back and then hang down, becoming part of the fringe, bottom edges are pinked. Other parts, beadwork strips on arms, have fringes han…
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- Title
- Beaded Shirt
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- skin; glass; metal
- Dimensions
- 55.0 x 72.0 cm
- Description
- A man's buckskin shirt cut from a single piece of buckskin and laced at the sides, edged head cutout and fitted sleeves. The laces draw through from the front to the back and then hang down, becoming part of the fringe, bottom edges are pinked. Other parts, beadwork strips on arms, have fringes hanging from them. Two white beadwork bands are sewn to the shirt coming up the chest, across the shoulders and going down the back, and two like bands running the length of the arms. The beadwork is principally white with brass bead diamonds and triangles surrounded by burgundy and blue outlines.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0082
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- Date
- 1920 – 1935
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0084
- Description
- A white buckskin tunic cut from a single hide, the edges of the hide fringed out in twisted fringe, open at sides (no thongs), and the yoke edged for strength, arms inset at shoulders. White ground beadstrips running down chest over shoulders and down back, beaded on canvas, and beadstrips running …
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- Title
- Beaded Shirt
- Date
- 1920 – 1935
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 57.0 x 71.0 cm
- Description
- A white buckskin tunic cut from a single hide, the edges of the hide fringed out in twisted fringe, open at sides (no thongs), and the yoke edged for strength, arms inset at shoulders. White ground beadstrips running down chest over shoulders and down back, beaded on canvas, and beadstrips running down arms. Ermine trims along arms and down back. Beadstrips of white with stepped squares of orange, dusty rose, and alternated with bent crosses (swastikas) in green.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0084
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- Date
- 1925 – 1935
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0085
- Description
- A man's shirt, open along the sides, with long sleeves and notched edge at bottom which is longer at the sides than in the middle. Very thin white buckskin with extremely long fringes along length of sleeves. Bead strips along length of sleeves and over shoulders extending half way down front and b…
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- Title
- Beaded Shirt
- Date
- 1925 – 1935
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 76.0 x 53.0 x 51.0 cm
- Description
- A man's shirt, open along the sides, with long sleeves and notched edge at bottom which is longer at the sides than in the middle. Very thin white buckskin with extremely long fringes along length of sleeves. Bead strips along length of sleeves and over shoulders extending half way down front and back, plus beaded triangular panel in centre of back and another in front forming flap to cover front slit opening at neck. All beadwork on light blue background, motif on sleeve strip of rectangle outlined in green, then blue, then yellow, then red, and flanked on each end with yellow diamond and green triangles outlined in dark blue. Similar rectangle motif, different colour sequencing outlining rectangle, at each end of shoulder strip, with large green square outlined with blue, then red atop shoulder and green diamond with red square outlined in white at its centre and a blue toothed rake at the other end, hanging on either side of the shoulder. Triangular panels on front and back have red bar at top with three yellow and red diamonds hanging from it, and a red cross with yellow square at centre beneath. Yellow ochre bands set in from edge along sides of triangle are joined by a green band along the shorter, top side. The two long sides of the panel are surrounded by short fringes with very long fringes at the point at the bottom. The front triangular panel ties across the slit opening at the front of the neck with buckskin ties through two holes through the buckskin, the opposite side being sewn to the shirt. The open sides of the shirt tie together with buckskin things.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0085
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- Date
- 1885 – 1900
- Material
- skin, deer; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1023
- Description
- Morning coat length bead-adorned shirt, fringed, notched collar with thongs, slits from bottom to armpits with thong ties, notched bottom edge and sleeves, bead pattern, white background, open geometric design with triangles, diamonds, and crosses of red, mauve and green, strips on sleeves from bre…
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- Title
- Beaded Shirt
- Date
- 1885 – 1900
- Material
- skin, deer; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 55.0 x 89.0 cm
- Description
- Morning coat length bead-adorned shirt, fringed, notched collar with thongs, slits from bottom to armpits with thong ties, notched bottom edge and sleeves, bead pattern, white background, open geometric design with triangles, diamonds, and crosses of red, mauve and green, strips on sleeves from breast over shoulder to lower back (canvas backed), fringes on ends, buckskin backed swatches, solarplexus, back (fringed).
- Subject
- Indigenous
- clothing
- regalia
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1969
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1023
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- Date
- 1880 – 1900
- Material
- skin; quill ; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1024
- Description
- Fringed buckskin shirt with porcupine quills, collarless, rounded beige buttons, (12) green and pink floral quill gorget, same on back attached at neck, quill strips, yellow background, opposed long purple spear shapes, above and below wavy lines, turquoise, purple, red, yellow, with long buckskin …
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- Title
- Beaded Shirt
- Date
- 1880 – 1900
- Material
- skin; quill ; fibre
- Dimensions
- 52.5 x 81.8 cm
- Description
- Fringed buckskin shirt with porcupine quills, collarless, rounded beige buttons, (12) green and pink floral quill gorget, same on back attached at neck, quill strips, yellow background, opposed long purple spear shapes, above and below wavy lines, turquoise, purple, red, yellow, with long buckskin fringes on edges, strips on sleeves and from breast across shoulder to lower back, sleeves cuffed with notched edge.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- clothing
- quillwork
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1024
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- Date
- 1928 – 1929
- Material
- metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1194 a,b
- Description
- (a) Three handled silver cup on black wooden base. Front of cup engraved: “Banff Winter Sports 1929. Lake Louise - Banff - 40 Mile Ski Race. Donated by Mrs. V. Simmons, Sydney, Australia. Won by D. Gotaas. Camrose Ski Club”. Plaque on base reads: “Presented on February 8, 1929 to Paul Gotaas of the…
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- Title
- Loving Cup
- Date
- 1928 – 1929
- Material
- metal; wood
- Dimensions
- 32.0 x 22.0 cm
- Description
- (a) Three handled silver cup on black wooden base. Front of cup engraved: “Banff Winter Sports 1929. Lake Louise - Banff - 40 Mile Ski Race. Donated by Mrs. V. Simmons, Sydney, Australia. Won by D. Gotaas. Camrose Ski Club”. Plaque on base reads: “Presented on February 8, 1929 to Paul Gotaas of the Camrose Ski Club for winning the inaugural Lake Louise to Banff 40 mile ski race. . . (b) (a)(a) (a) Accompanying wooden plaque with newspaper article reproduced on thin metal sheet: “Camrose Skier Wins 40-Mile Race” - Calgary Albertan, Saturday, February 9, 1929.Loppet
- Credit
- Gift of Dr. Paul Gotaas, Edmonton, 2002
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1194 a,b
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- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1165
- Description
- Three handled silver plated cup. Silver plating worn in several areas. Front of cup reads: “Boxing Canadian National Parks Championship Featherweight. Donated by James I. Brewster.” Manufacturer’s stamp on bottom reads “Manuf’d and guaranteed by Standard “S” Co. of Toronto Canada. A 9 1/2. Electro …
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- Title
- Loving Cup
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 18.5 x 23.5 cm
- Description
- Three handled silver plated cup. Silver plating worn in several areas. Front of cup reads: “Boxing Canadian National Parks Championship Featherweight. Donated by James I. Brewster.” Manufacturer’s stamp on bottom reads “Manuf’d and guaranteed by Standard “S” Co. of Toronto Canada. A 9 1/2. Electro Plated B.M.”
- Subject
- sports
- boxing
- G.D. Sutherland
- James I. Brewster
- Credit
- Gift of Jim Santa Lucia, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1165
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- Date
- 1920 – 1921
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0088
- Description
- Double handled trophy cup on circular, lathed, brown wooden base. Plated, metal cup is deep and slightly bells at rim. Cup engraved "Pete White, Banff Ski Club Class A junior 1921". Cup unscrews from base and reveals its manufacture stamp "Standard S' Company Limited, Toronto, Canada, A100" wooden…
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- Title
- Loving Cup
- Date
- 1920 – 1921
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 19.0 x 9.0 x 10.8 cm
- Description
- Double handled trophy cup on circular, lathed, brown wooden base. Plated, metal cup is deep and slightly bells at rim. Cup engraved "Pete White, Banff Ski Club Class A junior 1921". Cup unscrews from base and reveals its manufacture stamp "Standard S' Company Limited, Toronto, Canada, A100" wooden base stamped "A96".
- Subject
- sports
- winter
- ski jumping
- Peter Whyte
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0088
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- Date
- 1925
- Material
- metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1033
- Description
- Banff Winter Sports - 1925 Ski Jump. Small silver coloured cup with handles (6.6 dia.) inscribed: "Banff-W-S-1925/Ski Jump/long standing-1st" turned wood base 7.0 high x 10.0 dia.
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- Title
- Loving Cup
- Date
- 1925
- Material
- metal; wood
- Dimensions
- 19.0 x 9.5 x 10.0 cm
- Description
- Banff Winter Sports - 1925 Ski Jump. Small silver coloured cup with handles (6.6 dia.) inscribed: "Banff-W-S-1925/Ski Jump/long standing-1st" turned wood base 7.0 high x 10.0 dia.
- Credit
- Gift of Bill Ward, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1033
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- Date
- 1923 – 1928
- Material
- metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1125
- Description
- Large silver coloured cup on turned wooden base. Cup 38.0 high, cup has hammer beaten texture, 2 large handles, narrow curved stem on base 22.0 dia. Engraved on side "StrongHeart Trophy presented by Trimble Murfin Co. World's Champion Dog Races". On bottom "Standard Co. of Toronto Canada" Numbe…
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- Title
- Loving Cup
- Date
- 1923 – 1928
- Material
- metal; wood
- Dimensions
- 60.0 cm
- Description
- Large silver coloured cup on turned wooden base. Cup 38.0 high, cup has hammer beaten texture, 2 large handles, narrow curved stem on base 22.0 dia. Engraved on side "StrongHeart Trophy presented by Trimble Murfin Co. World's Champion Dog Races". On bottom "Standard Co. of Toronto Canada" Numbers "23" and "1/29" and "EPBM". Base is solid turned wood 23.0 high. Six silver shield-shaped crests on front "100 mile world's championshipwon by Shorty Russick 1923" "30 mile worlds championship won by Harry Knight 1924" 90 mile world's championship won by Harry Knight 1925" "1926 100 miles Ike Mills" "90 mile worlds championship won by Will Trude Warren Cordingly driver 1927" "1928 30 miles Ike Mills"
- Subject
- dog sled races
- sports
- winter
- Harry Knight;Ike Mills
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Strongheart
- Trimble Murfin
- Credit
- Gift of Harry (Mrs.) Knight, Fowler, USA, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1125
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1042
- Description
- Banff Boating Club "Double Canoe Girls under 16". Fluted silver cup, rounded handles, one on each side extending half way down cup to base, wooden base.
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- Title
- Loving Cup
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- metal; wood
- Dimensions
- 29.0 x 12.0 cm
- Description
- Banff Boating Club "Double Canoe Girls under 16". Fluted silver cup, rounded handles, one on each side extending half way down cup to base, wooden base.
- Subject
- sports
- summer
- Banff Boating Club
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1972
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1042
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- Date
- 1927
- Material
- metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1061
- Description
- Small silver cup with handle on turned wooden base. Inscribed on cup "Banff Winter Carnival Packers and Guides Competition presented by H.E. Sibbald"
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- Title
- Loving Cup
- Date
- 1927
- Material
- metal; wood
- Description
- Small silver cup with handle on turned wooden base. Inscribed on cup "Banff Winter Carnival Packers and Guides Competition presented by H.E. Sibbald"
- Credit
- Gift of Joe A. Brewster, Banff, 1980
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1061
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- Date
- 1928 – 1929
- Material
- metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1189
- Description
- Two handled silver cup on black wooden base. Front of cup engraved: “Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies. COUNTRY LIFE TROPHY for the best AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPH taken on the OFFICIAL TRAIL RIDE. Presented by REGINALD TOWNSEND” Also stamped with two circular Trail Riders emblems and manufacturer’s mar…
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- Title
- Loving Cup
- Date
- 1928 – 1929
- Material
- metal; wood
- Dimensions
- 46.0 x 21.5 cm
- Description
- Two handled silver cup on black wooden base. Front of cup engraved: “Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies. COUNTRY LIFE TROPHY for the best AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPH taken on the OFFICIAL TRAIL RIDE. Presented by REGINALD TOWNSEND” Also stamped with two circular Trail Riders emblems and manufacturer’s mark: “BIRKS. STERLING” with 3 hallmarks and “11/23.” Winner’s names and dates engraved on back of cup and on 5 plates attached to base, from 1929 to 1999 (at time of donation).
- Subject
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
- Reginald Townsend
- photography
- sports
- riding
- animals
- horses
- Credit
- Gift of Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies, Calgary, 2001
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1189
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- Date
- 1925 – 1940
- Material
- metal; wood; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1130 a-k
- Description
- A collection of various sized loving cups. These are the keeper trophies awarded for various sporting events including golf, skiing and canoeing.a) Squat silver cup with two handles on wooden base. 19.0 cm x 18.0 cm x 12.0 cm. “1928 - 29 - 30 BBC LADIES DOUBLE SCULLS M. GRATZ & E.KNIGHT”b) Tall si…
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- Title
- Loving Cup
- Date
- 1925 – 1940
- Material
- metal; wood; plastic
- Description
- A collection of various sized loving cups. These are the keeper trophies awarded for various sporting events including golf, skiing and canoeing.a) Squat silver cup with two handles on wooden base. 19.0 cm x 18.0 cm x 12.0 cm. “1928 - 29 - 30 BBC LADIES DOUBLE SCULLS M. GRATZ & E.KNIGHT”b) Tall silver cup with two curled handles on black metal base. 24.5 x 19.0 x 8.0 cm. “BSGC LADIES ECLECTIC 1936 WON BY MRS. T.H. LONSDALE”c) Tall silver cup with two squared off handles on wide black metal base. 23.0 x 13.0 x 10.0. “Banff Springs Golf Club LADIES ECLECTIC CUP 1938 WINNER MRS. T.H. LONSDALE”d) Silver cup with two curled handles on black metal base. 22.0 x 14.0 x 7.0 cm. “BSGC LADIES ECLECTIC WINNER MRS. T.H. LONSDALE”e) Silver cup with two squared off handles on wide black metal base. 21.0 x 10.0 x 10.0 cm. “LADIES ECLECTIC BSGC 1935 MRS. T.H. LONSDALE”f) Small silver cup with tall thin handles on black metal base that is engraved “BBC 34 MIXED D.S. 1ST”. 17.5 x 10.0 x 7.0. g) Small silver cup with two handles. Sits on wooden base. cup engraved with “Banff W’s 1930 SKIJORING LADIES 2ND” 115.0 x 10.0 x 7.0 cm. h) Plain silver cup with two grooved handles. Sits on black plastic base.14.0 x 8.0 x 7.0. i) small silver cup with two curved handles with points on top of wooden base. engraved with BBC LADIES 1932 DOUBLE SKULL 1ST. 14.0 x 9.0 x 6.0 cm j) Small silver cup with two handles on black metal base. Cup engraved with BTC -31- Doubles. 13.0 x 8.0 x 7.0 cmk) Small silver cup with two handles on wooden base. Cup engraved with “BBC -1935- L.D.S.” 12.0 x 8.0 x 6.0 cm.
- Credit
- Gift of Susan Genest, Banff, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1130 a-k
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- Date
- 1920 – 1935
- Material
- fibre, silk
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0040 a,b
- Description
- Two matching small gold silk drawstring purses whose drawstrings are tied together. Each purse has delicate purple and blue flowers embroidered with silk and metallic thread, and two long red silk tassels hanging from the top of either side. Both purses are padded.
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1920 – 1935
- Material
- fibre, silk
- Dimensions
- 2.0 x 7.0 x 7.0 cm
- Description
- Two matching small gold silk drawstring purses whose drawstrings are tied together. Each purse has delicate purple and blue flowers embroidered with silk and metallic thread, and two long red silk tassels hanging from the top of either side. Both purses are padded.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0040 a,b
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- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0063
- Description
- A pouch-shaped bag of white cotton with a drawstring at the neck. The bag is decorated with narrow bands of red, green and yellow embroidery following the shape of the bag, and with a pink tassel at the bottom. The bag’s drawstring is made of twisted pink and black threads, and has a green tasse…
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 16.0 x 32.0 cm
- Description
- A pouch-shaped bag of white cotton with a drawstring at the neck. The bag is decorated with narrow bands of red, green and yellow embroidery following the shape of the bag, and with a pink tassel at the bottom. The bag’s drawstring is made of twisted pink and black threads, and has a green tassel at each end.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0063
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- fibre, silk; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0079
- Description
- A printed silk chiffon bag with a pattern of flowers and horizontal stripes. The bag has a wooden frame at the opening, and fastens with a wooden bead button. The bag has two handles made of the same fabric as the bag.
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- fibre, silk; wood
- Dimensions
- 40.0 x 32.0 cm
- Description
- A printed silk chiffon bag with a pattern of flowers and horizontal stripes. The bag has a wooden frame at the opening, and fastens with a wooden bead button. The bag has two handles made of the same fabric as the bag.
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0079
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- fibre, silk
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0143
- Description
- A small, flat, red silk purse with curved sides and single pink and white peony applique on the front. The purse has a green and a red silk tassel that hang from each side, and a silk loop at the top.
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- fibre, silk
- Dimensions
- 12.0 x 8.3 cm
- Description
- A small, flat, red silk purse with curved sides and single pink and white peony applique on the front. The purse has a green and a red silk tassel that hang from each side, and a silk loop at the top.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0143
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- skin, snake
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0207 a,b
- Description
- A black and white snakeskin change purse with two pieces. The smaller section (a) slides into the larger section (b) to close the purse.
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- skin, snake
- Dimensions
- 2.5 x 9.2 x 10.5 cm
- Description
- A black and white snakeskin change purse with two pieces. The smaller section (a) slides into the larger section (b) to close the purse.
- Subject
- travel
- households
- animals, snake
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0207 a,b
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