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- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- wood; stone; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.0003
- Description
- A war club made from a rounded oval stone attached to a vermillion-stained leather-covered wooden handle with a leather strap. The club has a leather fringe hanging from a strap at the head. There is a leather thong wrapped just below the head and this thong is attached to the head through a dril…
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- Title
- Club
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- wood; stone; skin
- Dimensions
- 53.0 cm
- Description
- A war club made from a rounded oval stone attached to a vermillion-stained leather-covered wooden handle with a leather strap. The club has a leather fringe hanging from a strap at the head. There is a leather thong wrapped just below the head and this thong is attached to the head through a drilled hole in the stone. The stone head has incised rings at one end and a carved arrow at other.
- Subject
- Indigenous, Stoney
- tourism
- souvenirs
- crafts
- carving
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.0003
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- wood; feather; skin; hair; bone; sinew
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.3007 a,b
- Description
- Two clubs decorated with wood burning and feathers, fur and hair.a) Wood carved to look like a bird head from the top of the handle, with a bone beak inserted into the wood. The club has striped feathers and horse hair attached to the handle with sinew. Stripes and the bird’s eyes are burnt into …
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- Title
- Club
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- wood; feather; skin; hair; bone; sinew
- Dimensions
- 39.0 (a); 52.0 (b) x 4.5 (a); 10.0 (b) x 12.0 (a); 12.0 (b) cm
- Description
- Two clubs decorated with wood burning and feathers, fur and hair.a) Wood carved to look like a bird head from the top of the handle, with a bone beak inserted into the wood. The club has striped feathers and horse hair attached to the handle with sinew. Stripes and the bird’s eyes are burnt into the wood.b) Long straight handle with a hide strap at the end. The handle is decorated with burnt markings and has fur and hide attached. The club has a wood burl for a head. There are feathers attached to the burl and it is also has decorative burn marks.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- carving
- dancing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.3007 a,b
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- wood; skin; bone
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.3008
- Description
- Very smooth cylindrical peeled wood handle covered with hide at one end and topped with an animal vertebrea and a hide tassel at the other. The vertebrea has been painted in areas and situated to resemble a big horn sheep.
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- Title
- Club
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- wood; skin; bone
- Dimensions
- 42.0 x 8.5 x 12.0 cm
- Description
- Very smooth cylindrical peeled wood handle covered with hide at one end and topped with an animal vertebrea and a hide tassel at the other. The vertebrea has been painted in areas and situated to resemble a big horn sheep.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- carving
- dancing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.3008
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- Date
- 1890 – 1939
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1047 a,b
- Description
- Two embroidered collars.a) Fine net collar with three rows of embroidery around the outside edge. The collar is wide at the back and tapers to rounded ends for tying at the front.b) Fine cotton collar with a stand-up neck band. The collar is embroidered around the bottom edge and around the edge…
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- Title
- Collar
- Date
- 1890 – 1939
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Description
- Two embroidered collars.a) Fine net collar with three rows of embroidery around the outside edge. The collar is wide at the back and tapers to rounded ends for tying at the front.b) Fine cotton collar with a stand-up neck band. The collar is embroidered around the bottom edge and around the edge of the neck band.
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1047 a,b
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Commemorative Medal
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.3045
- Description
- Copper medal with a hanging ring soldered to the top. One side has engraving "Friendship Loyalty Progress" around edge with two hands shaking at centre, one with Indigenous designs on coat cuff, below mountains and a beaming sun. Long red, white and blue ribbon tied onto hanging ring.
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- Title
- Commemorative Medal
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 6.0 cm
- Description
- Copper medal with a hanging ring soldered to the top. One side has engraving "Friendship Loyalty Progress" around edge with two hands shaking at centre, one with Indigenous designs on coat cuff, below mountains and a beaming sun. Long red, white and blue ribbon tied onto hanging ring.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.3045
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- Date
- 1950 – 1975
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0366
- Description
- Cushion cover, front is band stitched in .7cm. wide ribs that run lengthwise. Stitched on white mesh, design stitched in wool on front is a green, red and brown geometric pattern on white background. Back is a light weight white wool, a 28cm. gap has been left in side seam for insertion of cushion.
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- Title
- Cushion Cover
- Date
- 1950 – 1975
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 33.5 x 37.0 cm
- Description
- Cushion cover, front is band stitched in .7cm. wide ribs that run lengthwise. Stitched on white mesh, design stitched in wool on front is a green, red and brown geometric pattern on white background. Back is a light weight white wool, a 28cm. gap has been left in side seam for insertion of cushion.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0366
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- Date
- 1950 – 1975
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0367
- Description
- Needlepoint wool and linen cushion cover, has not been applied to backing. Repeating design in a gradual diagonal direction, beige background with little geometric men (4 x 2 cm) in brown, each framed by a shape resembling an “L” turned on its side in two shades of brown with yellow, red and orang…
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- Title
- Cushion Cover
- Date
- 1950 – 1975
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 50.5 x 52.0 cm
- Description
- Needlepoint wool and linen cushion cover, has not been applied to backing. Repeating design in a gradual diagonal direction, beige background with little geometric men (4 x 2 cm) in brown, each framed by a shape resembling an “L” turned on its side in two shades of brown with yellow, red and orange triangles on base. Each sideways "L" is four stitches higher than the one on its left thus creating a diagonal movement. Three geometric shapes, 3 stacked "V"s, snowflake, and a diamond respectively, are used alternatingly on each side of the human figure, each in one of three shades of brown. A white cotton border (.6cm. wide) is stitched with brown yarn to three edges of the 3.5cm. burlap border, the top edge is on the selvage.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0367
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3033
- Description
- Two small bags joined with a strip of hide, to be worn over a dog’s back, made from smoked hide. Each bag has two ties used to fasten bag shut and a forked leather tag at each bottom corner. Tag with CRW writing: “Dog Pack made by Eliza Hunter.”
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- Title
- Dog Saddlebag
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- skin
- Dimensions
- 21.0 x 41.0 cm
- Description
- Two small bags joined with a strip of hide, to be worn over a dog’s back, made from smoked hide. Each bag has two ties used to fasten bag shut and a forked leather tag at each bottom corner. Tag with CRW writing: “Dog Pack made by Eliza Hunter.”
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- Eliza Hunter
- animals, dogs
- crafts
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3033
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- Date
- 1890 – 1930
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0355
- Description
- Circular linen doily of honeycomb net with scalloped edges. Ornate applique of floral scroll pattern and four inset, small circular panels, each of which has been embroidered in bright floral wreath.
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- Title
- Doily
- Date
- 1890 – 1930
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 45.0 x 45.0 cm
- Description
- Circular linen doily of honeycomb net with scalloped edges. Ornate applique of floral scroll pattern and four inset, small circular panels, each of which has been embroidered in bright floral wreath.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- needlework
- crafts
- embroidery
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0355
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; glass; plastic; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3001
- Description
- Caucasian sleepy-eye plastic doll, wearing a white bonnet, swaddled in white and brown flannel and placed snugly in a black velvet mossbag. White cotton fabric with decorative ribbon and lace edging is folded over the top of the mossbag. The bag is decorated with beaded multi-coloured chevrons an…
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; glass; plastic; skin
- Dimensions
- 14.0 x 26.0 x 40.0 cm
- Description
- Caucasian sleepy-eye plastic doll, wearing a white bonnet, swaddled in white and brown flannel and placed snugly in a black velvet mossbag. White cotton fabric with decorative ribbon and lace edging is folded over the top of the mossbag. The bag is decorated with beaded multi-coloured chevrons and has hide at the front closure. There is a single thong threaded through slits at the front and then tied to itself at the top of the bag’s opening.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- beadwork
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3001
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3003 a,b
- Description
- Two very similar handmade dolls, one (b) has a slightly darker coloured face. Each doll has a firmly stuffed fabric body and is dressed in hide clothing - a pullover coat with a hood, leggings, and footwear. The coat has fur tirm on the bottom hem and around the hood opening. Each doll’s facial f…
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 4.5 x 18.0 x 28.5 cm
- Description
- Two very similar handmade dolls, one (b) has a slightly darker coloured face. Each doll has a firmly stuffed fabric body and is dressed in hide clothing - a pullover coat with a hood, leggings, and footwear. The coat has fur tirm on the bottom hem and around the hood opening. Each doll’s facial features are beaded with black for the eyes and nostrils and red for the mouth.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- sewing
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3003 a,b
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3004
- Description
- Handmade male doll with a firmly stuffed cloth body and a hide covered head. The doll has black yarn hair with two braids, and beaded facial features with red beads for the mouth and black beads for the eyes and nostrils. The braids are wrapped with beaded hide at the ends. The doll’s clothes are …
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 4.5 x 16.0 x 28.0 cm
- Description
- Handmade male doll with a firmly stuffed cloth body and a hide covered head. The doll has black yarn hair with two braids, and beaded facial features with red beads for the mouth and black beads for the eyes and nostrils. The braids are wrapped with beaded hide at the ends. The doll’s clothes are made of hide with a headband, shirt, leggings and simple moccasins. The shirt and fringed leggings are decorated with squares of red and white beads. The headband is also decorated with red and white beads. The doll is made from moose hide and has mule deer hide shoes.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- beadwork
- sewing
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3004
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3005
- Description
- Handmade female doll with firmly stuffed cloth body and a hide covered head with black braided yarn hair. The braids are wrapped with beaded hide at the ends. The doll has beaded facial features with red beads at the mouth and black beads for the eyes and nostrils. The doll is wearing a long sle…
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 15.0 x 28.0 cm
- Description
- Handmade female doll with firmly stuffed cloth body and a hide covered head with black braided yarn hair. The braids are wrapped with beaded hide at the ends. The doll has beaded facial features with red beads at the mouth and black beads for the eyes and nostrils. The doll is wearing a long sleeved hide dress, with fringe under the yoke and along the bottom hem, and high top moccasins. The yoke of the dress is decorated with white and red beaded squares. The doll also has a bead wrapped belt with blue white and pink beads at the waist.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- beadwork
- sewing
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3005
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3006
- Description
- Handmade female doll with firmly stuffed cloth body and hide covered head and arms. The doll has black thread for hair that is worked into two braids that are bound with commercially prepared thong. The facial features are beaded with red beads for the mouth and black beads for the eyes (7 beads a…
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 17.0 x 30.0 cm
- Description
- Handmade female doll with firmly stuffed cloth body and hide covered head and arms. The doll has black thread for hair that is worked into two braids that are bound with commercially prepared thong. The facial features are beaded with red beads for the mouth and black beads for the eyes (7 beads around a centre bead) and nostrils. The doll is wearing a short-sleeve dress, high top moccasins and a plain headband. The dress has fringe at the yoke, arm openings and bottom hem. The yoke is decorated with large blue and yellow beads.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- beadwork
- sewing
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3006
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; skin; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3007
- Description
- Female doll with a carved wooden anatomical body and the arms attached with nails. One arm is bent at the elbow and extended from the body. The body has been painted brown and the facial features also painted (black eyes and red lips). The doll has short yarn (wool?) beige hair with one small bra…
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; skin; wood
- Dimensions
- 9.5 x 8.0 x 24.0 cm
- Description
- Female doll with a carved wooden anatomical body and the arms attached with nails. One arm is bent at the elbow and extended from the body. The body has been painted brown and the facial features also painted (black eyes and red lips). The doll has short yarn (wool?) beige hair with one small braid on each side of the face and the rest of the hair hanging free. The doll is wearing a fringed hide dress and headband, both glued in place. The headband is decorated with a zig-zag red line.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- carving
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3007
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fruit; skin; fibre; metal; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3008
- Description
- Female doll with carved and dried apple used to create the face and head with beaded eyes sewn onto the face. The doll has black synthetic braided hair and a plain hide headband. The doll’s body is wire and is covered with a simple fringed dress.
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fruit; skin; fibre; metal; plastic
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 11.0 x 19.0 cm
- Description
- Female doll with carved and dried apple used to create the face and head with beaded eyes sewn onto the face. The doll has black synthetic braided hair and a plain hide headband. The doll’s body is wire and is covered with a simple fringed dress.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3008
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fruit; fibre; glass; hair; metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3009
- Description
- Male doll with carved and dried apple used to create the face with a piece of braided hair attached across the top of the head. The doll has a wrapped and padded wire body. The doll is wearing a blue velvet regalia with grey fringed commercial leather details (apron, moccasins, gauntlets, leg cuf…
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fruit; fibre; glass; hair; metal; skin
- Dimensions
- 4.5 x 10.0 x 18.0 cm
- Description
- Male doll with carved and dried apple used to create the face with a piece of braided hair attached across the top of the head. The doll has a wrapped and padded wire body. The doll is wearing a blue velvet regalia with grey fringed commercial leather details (apron, moccasins, gauntlets, leg cuffs and shirt details) that are beaded with black and yellow beads. The doll has a stiff hair roach attached to his head with a green, yellow and black beaded circle centered at the front.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3009
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- plastic; skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3014
- Description
- Small plastic male doll with cut marks on the head from alteration. The doll is wearing a black regalia set decorated with white beads and sequins held on with blue beads. A thong wrapped hoop is attached to the doll’s left arm. There are hide fringes at the calves, wrists, and on the head (like…
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- plastic; skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 4.5 x 7.5 x 10.0 cm
- Description
- Small plastic male doll with cut marks on the head from alteration. The doll is wearing a black regalia set decorated with white beads and sequins held on with blue beads. A thong wrapped hoop is attached to the doll’s left arm. There are hide fringes at the calves, wrists, and on the head (like a roach). The feet, covered in moccasins that have blue and orange beads, are attached to a hide loop.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- beadwork
- children
- dancing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3014
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; skin; wood; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3015
- Description
- Small doll with wooden legs extending to spikes through the feet. The doll is wearing fringed hide (tanned and untanned deer hide) shirt, leggings and breechcloth) and has braided black yarn hair. The facial features are beaded. The shirt, front of the leggings, and moccasins are beaded with blu…
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; skin; wood; glass
- Dimensions
- 2.0 x 9.0 x 12.0 cm
- Description
- Small doll with wooden legs extending to spikes through the feet. The doll is wearing fringed hide (tanned and untanned deer hide) shirt, leggings and breechcloth) and has braided black yarn hair. The facial features are beaded. The shirt, front of the leggings, and moccasins are beaded with blue, green and orange.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- beadwork
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3015
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; skin; glass; feather
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3016
- Description
- Bow-legged doll with grey and light beige body with no facial features. Brown commercial leather is attached to the head as hair. The doll is wearing fringed leggings and a shirt beaded with red and blue. The doll’s moccasins and a bag at the waist are decorated with red and white beads. The ne…
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; skin; glass; feather
- Dimensions
- 3.7 x 10.3 x 15.5 cm
- Description
- Bow-legged doll with grey and light beige body with no facial features. Brown commercial leather is attached to the head as hair. The doll is wearing fringed leggings and a shirt beaded with red and blue. The doll’s moccasins and a bag at the waist are decorated with red and white beads. The neck is wrapped with red and white beads and a white feather is attached to the back of the head.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- beadwork
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3016
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