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- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.1019 a-e
- Description
- Round blown glass alcohol lamp with lid (a,b). Three triangular metal pieces with round holders, may be for candles as there is dripped wax on them (c,d,e).
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- Title
- Alcohol Lamp
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- glass; metal
- Dimensions
- 12.5 x 8.5 cm
- Description
- Round blown glass alcohol lamp with lid (a,b). Three triangular metal pieces with round holders, may be for candles as there is dripped wax on them (c,d,e).
- Subject
- photography
- Vaux family
- camping
- Credit
- Gift of Molly Vaux, New York, USA, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.1019 a-e
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Aneroid Barometer
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- Date
- 1900 – 1905
- Material
- metal; glass; paper; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 104.30.1006 a,b
- Description
- Two aneroid barometer-altimeters (a & b) labeled: “Keuffel & Esser Co. N.Y. MADE IN ENGLAND. Improved Surveying Aneroid Compensated” Black oxidized finish on the case. Altitude graduation up to 12,000 feet. Leather carrying cases contain comparative pressure test sheet dated 1903 and issued by Keuf…
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- Title
- Aneroid Barometer
- Date
- 1900 – 1905
- Material
- metal; glass; paper; skin
- Dimensions
- 10.5 x 8.5 cm
- Description
- Two aneroid barometer-altimeters (a & b) labeled: “Keuffel & Esser Co. N.Y. MADE IN ENGLAND. Improved Surveying Aneroid Compensated” Black oxidized finish on the case. Altitude graduation up to 12,000 feet. Leather carrying cases contain comparative pressure test sheet dated 1903 and issued by Keuffel & Esser.
- Subject
- photography
- Vaux family
- surveying
- science
- Credit
- Gift of Molly Vaux, New York, USA, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 104.30.1006 a,b
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Arc Lamp Carbons
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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- carbon, paper
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.1001 a-i
- Description
- 8 black carbon rods in box; (a - g); ca 30.6 long, 1.0 diameter; (h) ca 30.6 long, 1.3 diameter;printed on rod: "National trade mark Photographic white flame cored" made inU.S.A. 390" 671; (i) corrugated cardboard box 31.6 x 10.5 x 6.5; withmanufacturer's label "Macbeth Arc Lamp Co."
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- Title
- Arc Lamp Carbons
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- carbon, paper
- Description
- 8 black carbon rods in box; (a - g); ca 30.6 long, 1.0 diameter; (h) ca 30.6 long, 1.3 diameter;printed on rod: "National trade mark Photographic white flame cored" made inU.S.A. 390" 671; (i) corrugated cardboard box 31.6 x 10.5 x 6.5; withmanufacturer's label "Macbeth Arc Lamp Co."
- Subject
- photography
- Byron Harmon
- Credit
- Gift of Don Harmon, Banff, 1966
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.1001 a-i
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- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- wood; feather; sinew
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0038 a,b,c
- Description
- Three handmade arrows carved from wooden twigs, each with three split and trimmed shaft feathers bound to a notched end. All three arrows have sharpened tips and are painted with coloured bands: a) An arrow with red, green and yellow bands under feathers. Long pieces of down have been left at the…
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- Title
- Arrow
- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- wood; feather; sinew
- Dimensions
- 69.5 (a); 72.7 (b); 58.0 (c) cm
- Description
- Three handmade arrows carved from wooden twigs, each with three split and trimmed shaft feathers bound to a notched end. All three arrows have sharpened tips and are painted with coloured bands: a) An arrow with red, green and yellow bands under feathers. Long pieces of down have been left at the bottom of the featers. b) An arrow with bands of red, blue, and red under the feathers. c) An arrow with bands of blue, red, blue,yellow, blue, red, and blue under the feathers, and with a red band at the tip.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- hunting
- sports, archery
- crafts
- carving
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0038 a,b,c
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- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- fibre; bark; cedar;
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1016 a,b
- Description
- Woven storage basket with lid, (a) lid: 57.0 x 4.0 x 31.5, twining approximately 2.0 cm wide, light coloured with red brown and black bark overlayed on twining in four step design lines, (b) basket: 64.0 x 37.0 x 30.0. Sides twining approximately 1.5 cm wide, 4 layered and coloured (red/brown/bla…
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- Title
- Basket
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- fibre; bark; cedar;
- Description
- Woven storage basket with lid, (a) lid: 57.0 x 4.0 x 31.5, twining approximately 2.0 cm wide, light coloured with red brown and black bark overlayed on twining in four step design lines, (b) basket: 64.0 x 37.0 x 30.0. Sides twining approximately 1.5 cm wide, 4 layered and coloured (red/brown/black/white) continuous "V" design, half diamond design from top edge, same colours
- Subject
- Indigenous
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Iva (Mrs. Len) Smith, 1976
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1016 a,b
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- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0377
- Description
- Plant fibre basket with bottom pointed inward, sides flare out slightly and contrast at top, patterned in three colours, the background is a shiny light beige material with dark, red brown fibres, which appear to be the outer surface of a tree bark, forming two zig-zag lines made up of a series o…
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- Title
- Basket
- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 12.8 x 18.0 cm
- Description
- Plant fibre basket with bottom pointed inward, sides flare out slightly and contrast at top, patterned in three colours, the background is a shiny light beige material with dark, red brown fibres, which appear to be the outer surface of a tree bark, forming two zig-zag lines made up of a series of stepped parallelograms, the designs run around upper and lower portion of basket, vertical rib construction with two strands of stitching twisted around each rib.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Indigenous
- basketry
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0377
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- Date
- 1900 – 1935
- Material
- glass; skin; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.1006 a,b
- Description
- yellow geometric on white outlined in dark blue, (a) 21.8 x 8.0 x.5 (b) 20.7 x 8.5 x .5 worked directly on buckskin, thongs at each corner, (b) beaded on long edges by white beads, (a) only along 1 edge, light blue, red, and yellow triangular hourglass motifs outlined in dark blue at each end, …
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- Title
- Beaded Armband
- Date
- 1900 – 1935
- Material
- glass; skin; fibre
- Description
- yellow geometric on white outlined in dark blue, (a) 21.8 x 8.0 x.5 (b) 20.7 x 8.5 x .5 worked directly on buckskin, thongs at each corner, (b) beaded on long edges by white beads, (a) only along 1 edge, light blue, red, and yellow triangular hourglass motifs outlined in dark blue at each end, 5 yellow squares outlined in dark blue form checkerboard motif at middle.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of J. Monroe Thorington, Philadelphia, USA, 1969
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.1006 a,b
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- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- glass; fibre; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1044 a,b
- Description
- Pair, geometric design with American flags on white background, white background, long edges have 2 rows of mauve and one of light green, centered is a multi-coloured spade, 3 rows of red beads outline the spade, from each side, black and green bar ca 8.0 long from which hangs a stylizedAmerican fl…
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- Title
- Beaded Armbands
- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- glass; fibre; skin
- Dimensions
- 10.4 x 33.2 cm
- Description
- Pair, geometric design with American flags on white background, white background, long edges have 2 rows of mauve and one of light green, centered is a multi-coloured spade, 3 rows of red beads outline the spade, from each side, black and green bar ca 8.0 long from which hangs a stylizedAmerican flag 3.0 x 2.7, red and blue, near each end are 2 geometric designs, light green outlined in red, edges bound with cotton, a buckskin thong and a red twill sewn onto armband as ties. a: 33.2 x 10.4 b: 33.0 x 10.0
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1044 a,b
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- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Material
- glass; skin; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0075 a,b
- Description
- Completely beaded canvas armbands with thongs of buckskin attached on underside at each of the four corners, and a double strand of canvas wrapped with beads hanging from one corner of each. Contains, on white background, three images of three light green crennelated fortresses outlined in dark red…
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- Title
- Beaded Armbands
- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Material
- glass; skin; fibre
- Dimensions
- 11.0 x 31.0 cm
- Description
- Completely beaded canvas armbands with thongs of buckskin attached on underside at each of the four corners, and a double strand of canvas wrapped with beads hanging from one corner of each. Contains, on white background, three images of three light green crennelated fortresses outlined in dark red with a further outline of brass beads at the crennels, and having a long blue Roman cross rising from its centre. Narrow border of canvas backing with edging of light green transparent beads along long edges. Two long strands of thick canvas rope wrapped with white beads and a blue band at the middle hang from one corner.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- accessories
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0075 a,b
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- Date
- 1890
- Material
- glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0003 a,b
- Description
- A pair of armlets, each consisting of three thick strands wrapped with stripes of dark blue, yellow and red beads. Two wrapped strands hang from the centre of each armlet with loops of beads at the ends and where they attach.
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- Title
- Beaded Armlet
- Date
- 1890
- Material
- glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 32.5 cm
- Description
- A pair of armlets, each consisting of three thick strands wrapped with stripes of dark blue, yellow and red beads. Two wrapped strands hang from the centre of each armlet with loops of beads at the ends and where they attach.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0003 a,b
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- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1006
- Description
- Open beaded floral design on drawstring pouch, 4 piece construction, top 5th leather with holes near top edge for buckskin thong, very edge has turquoise beads, every 2nd on edge, floral pattern different each side, one side mostly blues, mauve, a little green, yellow, pink, other side mostly white…
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- Title
- Beaded Bag
- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 7.5 x 14.0 cm
- Description
- Open beaded floral design on drawstring pouch, 4 piece construction, top 5th leather with holes near top edge for buckskin thong, very edge has turquoise beads, every 2nd on edge, floral pattern different each side, one side mostly blues, mauve, a little green, yellow, pink, other side mostly white and green tendrils with red and blue flower.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- Bill Peyto
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Peyto, Shawnigan Lake, 1967
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1006
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- Date
- c. 1900
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1046
- Description
- White buckskin bag with beading. The bag has a frame with ties on top and sides with fringes on the bottom. Open floral design beadwork. Tag: R.NN 2.25
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- Title
- Beaded Bag
- Date
- c. 1900
- Material
- skin; glass
- Description
- White buckskin bag with beading. The bag has a frame with ties on top and sides with fringes on the bottom. Open floral design beadwork. Tag: R.NN 2.25
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- Mary Schaffer
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1046
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- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- glass; skin; fibre; metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1034
- Description
- 7 panel beaded belt, geometric designs with American flags.
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- glass; skin; fibre; metal, brass
- Dimensions
- 15.5 x 105.0 cm
- Description
- 7 panel beaded belt, geometric designs with American flags.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Blackfeet
- regalia
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1034
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- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1038
- Description
- white bead background with 9 geometric designs, leather belt, 4 holes punched one end, 3 other, white beads 73.5 long. Open, balanced design of geometric shapes; 3 diamonds with dark blue border, red and black cross in centre with yellow background. Between and end of each diamond are dark blue, re…
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 85.0 x 6.4 cm
- Description
- white bead background with 9 geometric designs, leather belt, 4 holes punched one end, 3 other, white beads 73.5 long. Open, balanced design of geometric shapes; 3 diamonds with dark blue border, red and black cross in centre with yellow background. Between and end of each diamond are dark blue, red and lime rectangles, each end has a square yellowand dark red design.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- clothing
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1038
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- Date
- 1890 – 1930
- Material
- fibre; skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0002
- Description
- A beaded belt with a diamond pattern of light and dark turquoise beads worked on mustard cloth. The belt is fastened with thongs at one end that pass through a loop on the opposite end.
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1890 – 1930
- Material
- fibre; skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 8.0 x 89.0 cm
- Description
- A beaded belt with a diamond pattern of light and dark turquoise beads worked on mustard cloth. The belt is fastened with thongs at one end that pass through a loop on the opposite end.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- decorative
- regalia
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0002
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- Date
- 1890 – 1900
- Material
- skin; metal; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0003
- Description
- A woman's beaded harness belt with a leather strap and buckle at opposite ends. The belt has a white border and three white squares with crosses of coloured beads separating patterned sections of blue, mustard, red and green beads.
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1890 – 1900
- Material
- skin; metal; glass
- Dimensions
- 5.5 x 89.0 cm
- Description
- A woman's beaded harness belt with a leather strap and buckle at opposite ends. The belt has a white border and three white squares with crosses of coloured beads separating patterned sections of blue, mustard, red and green beads.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0003
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- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- skin; quill
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0005
- Description
- A loom woven quill belt. The belt has a white background and features a design of a series of red diamonds running the length of the belt with a border of red and blue squares.
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- skin; quill
- Dimensions
- 3.5 x 65.0 cm
- Description
- A loom woven quill belt. The belt has a white background and features a design of a series of red diamonds running the length of the belt with a border of red and blue squares.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0005
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- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- quill; glass; fibre; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0006
- Description
- A loom woven quill belt that is split at one end. The belt has a white background with red and turquoise triangles along edges. The design features a central band of white outlined in yellow containing blue diamonds outlined in yellow. The split ends of the belt are worked in a red, white and bl…
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- quill; glass; fibre; skin
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 78.0 cm
- Description
- A loom woven quill belt that is split at one end. The belt has a white background with red and turquoise triangles along edges. The design features a central band of white outlined in yellow containing blue diamonds outlined in yellow. The split ends of the belt are worked in a red, white and blue chevron pattern. The entire belt is edged with white beads.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0006
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- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- skin; quill; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0007
- Description
- A loom woven quill belt with a white background with a red and purple triangular pattern along the top and bottom edges. There is a band of turquoise, red and pink diamond shapes along the centre of the belt, and a chequerboard pattern at each end of white alternating with yellow, blue, red and tu…
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- skin; quill; glass
- Dimensions
- 4.3 x 64.0 cm
- Description
- A loom woven quill belt with a white background with a red and purple triangular pattern along the top and bottom edges. There is a band of turquoise, red and pink diamond shapes along the centre of the belt, and a chequerboard pattern at each end of white alternating with yellow, blue, red and turquoise squares. The belt is fastened with thongs, and is trimmed with beads along the outside edges.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0007
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- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- glass; skin; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0064
- Description
- A completely beaded belt on canvas with red plaid cotton lining. Square buckskin flap at one end with thongs through flap, and narrow buckskin piece at other end folded over to hold single thong tied in loop for fastening, and short thongs at each corner white background with bright orange double d…
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- glass; skin; fibre
- Dimensions
- 8.7 x 91.0 cm
- Description
- A completely beaded belt on canvas with red plaid cotton lining. Square buckskin flap at one end with thongs through flap, and narrow buckskin piece at other end folded over to hold single thong tied in loop for fastening, and short thongs at each corner white background with bright orange double diamonds outlined in green then blue, each separated by a stepped diamond of the same colours, small looped edging of white beads.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0064
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