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5 Mile Banff

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Artist: Henry George Glyde (1906 – 1998, Canadian)

Date: 1972

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: GyH.03.31

Description: A mountain landscape sketch. Two peaks rise on the left, a rounded peak with tree coverage sits in the bottom right. Bottom left “5 Mile Banff July ‘72”, bottom right “Glyde.”

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Artist: Henry George Glyde (1906 – 1998, Canadian)

Title: 5 Mile Banff

Date: 1972

Medium: graphite on paper

Description: A mountain landscape sketch. Two peaks rise on the left, a rounded peak with tree coverage sits in the bottom right. Bottom left “5 Mile Banff July ‘72”, bottom right “Glyde.”

Subject: landscape; Canadian; mountain

Credit: Gift of Henry George Glyde, Victoria, 1997

Catalogue Number: GyH.03.31

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Alberta: Snow and Tar Sands

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Artist: Stephen Andrews (1922 – 1995, Canadian)

Date: 1977

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: AnS.02.01

Description: Alberta flag emblem and rolling foothills and wheat fields. Opaque white paint drips close to bottom edge of painting.

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Artist: Stephen Andrews (1922 – 1995, Canadian)

Title: Alberta: Snow and Tar Sands

Date: 1977

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 121.5 x 123.0 cm

Description: Alberta flag emblem and rolling foothills and wheat fields. Opaque white paint drips close to bottom edge of painting.

Subject: landscape; Alberta; symbol; Alberta provincial emblem

Credit: Gift of Stephen Andrews, Banff, 1977

Catalogue Number: AnS.02.01

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Autumn Foothills

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Artist: Takao Tanabe (1926 – , Canadian)

Date: 1979

Medium: acrylic on canvas

Catalogue Number: TaT.12.01

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Artist: Takao Tanabe (1926 – , Canadian)

Title: Autumn Foothills

Date: 1979

Medium: acrylic on canvas

Dimensions: 109.00 x 228.6 cm

Subject: landscape; foothills; prairies

Credit: Gift of Canada Council, Ottawa, 1979

Catalogue Number: TaT.12.01

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Banff Indian Days

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Part Of: William Royle fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 45 colour 35mm slides of Banff Indian Day events. Includes unidentified First Nations people dressed in regalia on horseback through the Banff townsite as part of the parade, dancing, and the Banff Indian Grounds with tepees - George McLean (Tatanga Mani)(Walking Buffalo) visible t…

Date Range: [ca. 1959-1978]

Reference Code: V808 / III / NS - 24 to NS - 68

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Transparency

45 images

Part Of: William Royle fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M587 / V808

Series: II. Transparencies

Sous-Fonds: V808

Accession Number: 2021.29

Reference Code: V808 / III / NS - 24 to NS - 68

GMD: Photograph; Transparency

Date Range: [ca. 1959-1978]

Physical Description: 45 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 45 colour 35mm slides of Banff Indian Day events. Includes unidentified First Nations people dressed in regalia on horseback through the Banff townsite as part of the parade, dancing, and the Banff Indian Grounds with tepees - George McLean (Tatanga Mani)(Walking Buffalo) visible throughout. Some images are dated 1959.

Name Access: McLean, George; Walking Buffalo (George McLean)

Subject Access: Banff Indian Days; Banff Springs Hotel; Banff townsite; Buildings; Businesses; Community events; Events; First Nations; Horses; Indigenous Peoples; Parade; Stoney; Stoney Nakoda

Geographic Access: Banff; Banff National Park; Alberta

Language: English

Conservation: Rehoused from original cardboard boxes

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Beaded Belt

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Date: 1974

Material: glass; skin

Catalogue Number: 103.07.3005

Description: The belt is in very traditional colours (Stoney) made out of canvas and deer hide. It is long, widens in the middle brown, background with 3 design motifs with orange and yellow geometric shapes. Tag with CRW's writing "Pawned until Fri. 11th of Oct - 1974 $50.00" on one side, and “found on note ‘…

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Title: Beaded Belt

Date: 1974

Material: glass; skin

Dimensions: 9.5 x 112.0 cm

Description: The belt is in very traditional colours (Stoney) made out of canvas and deer hide. It is long, widens in the middle brown, background with 3 design motifs with orange and yellow geometric shapes. Tag with CRW's writing "Pawned until Fri. 11th of Oct - 1974 $50.00" on one side, and “found on note ‘Previously taken from another garment Stoney ca 1940’.”

Subject: Indigenous; regalia; beadwork; Stoney

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.07.3005

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Beaded Caparison

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Date: 1978

Material: fibre; glass; skin

Catalogue Number: 106.06.3025

Description: Two bead strips joined by a hide strap, with fringe at the join. Each strip has a forked end with a piece of thong attached in the notch. The strips are yellow with blue, dark blue, and red diagonals and dark blue squares. One strip has dark blue triangles near the fringe, and the other has unbe…

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Title: Beaded Caparison

Date: 1978

Material: fibre; glass; skin

Dimensions: 13.0 x 47.0 cm

Description: Two bead strips joined by a hide strap, with fringe at the join. Each strip has a forked end with a piece of thong attached in the notch. The strips are yellow with blue, dark blue, and red diagonals and dark blue squares. One strip has dark blue triangles near the fringe, and the other has unbeaded canvas in the same place. Tag attached: “Reba Bearspaw pawned Aug 2/78.”

Subject: Indigenous; Stoney; Reba Bearspaw; beadwork; animals, horses; regalia

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 106.06.3025

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Beaded Caparison

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Date: 1979

Material: fibre; glass; skin

Catalogue Number: 106.06.3026

Description: Two large circles (20.5 cm diameter) joined by a rectangle (27.0 x 51.2 cm) with hide strips attached to the back. The pieces are beaded on canvas with yellow and dark blue geometric patterns on a blue ground. Tag with CRW writing: “David Bearspaw Feb 7 1979 1 Horse collar a bag (struckthrough) …

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Title: Beaded Caparison

Date: 1979

Material: fibre; glass; skin

Dimensions: 20.5 x 60.8 cm

Description: Two large circles (20.5 cm diameter) joined by a rectangle (27.0 x 51.2 cm) with hide strips attached to the back. The pieces are beaded on canvas with yellow and dark blue geometric patterns on a blue ground. Tag with CRW writing: “David Bearspaw Feb 7 1979 1 Horse collar a bag (struckthrough) large bead work.”

Subject: Indigenous; Stoney; David Bearspaw; animals, horses; beadwork; regalia

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 106.06.3026

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Beaded Caparison

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Date: 1978

Material: fibre; feather; glass; skin; shell

Catalogue Number: 106.06.3028

Description: Two bead strips, with thong ties at the ends, with three cross-pieces. The caparison is beaded with red and white chevrons on a blue ground with red and yellow outlines on the cross-pieces. There are fur strips with cowrie shells and beads with feathers (15.0 cm long) attached to the pointed ends…

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Title: Beaded Caparison

Date: 1978

Material: fibre; feather; glass; skin; shell

Dimensions: 54.0 x 60.0 cm

Description: Two bead strips, with thong ties at the ends, with three cross-pieces. The caparison is beaded with red and white chevrons on a blue ground with red and yellow outlines on the cross-pieces. There are fur strips with cowrie shells and beads with feathers (15.0 cm long) attached to the pointed ends of the cross-pieces. Tag with CRW writing: “David Bearspaw Oct 1st 78 for horse, goes over head and down each side, get back for Stampede - /80, to John Van- for Valerie’s car.”

Subject: Indigenous; Stoney; David Bearspaw; animals, horses; beadwork; regalia

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 106.06.3028

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Beaded Caparison

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Date: 1978

Material: fibre; glass; skin; metal

Catalogue Number: 106.06.3030

Description: Beaded bridle of two long side straps with two cross-pieces decorated with yellow and orange triangles on a blue ground. One cross-piece is movable. The tops of the bridle are tied together with leather thong. The bridle has a metal bit, commercial chinstrap and long reins (109.0 cm long) attac…

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Title: Beaded Caparison

Date: 1978

Material: fibre; glass; skin; metal

Dimensions: 32.0 x 65.5 cm

Description: Beaded bridle of two long side straps with two cross-pieces decorated with yellow and orange triangles on a blue ground. One cross-piece is movable. The tops of the bridle are tied together with leather thong. The bridle has a metal bit, commercial chinstrap and long reins (109.0 cm long) attached. The top of each rein is wrapped with bands of blue, orange, black and white beads. Tag attached: “David Bearspaw Sept 6/78.”

Subject: Indigenous; Stoney; David Bearspaw; animals, horses; beadwork; regalia

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 106.06.3030

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Beaded Moccasins

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Date: 1977

Material: glass; plastic; skin

Catalogue Number: 103.03.3006 a,b

Description: One pair of dark brown high top moccasins. The top is attached to the foot with a strip of hide. Each moccasin has a single long lace. The moccasins are decorated with a floral motif with a large orange, blue, red, yellow and green flower at the back and green and orange flowers at each side. T…

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Title: Beaded Moccasins

Date: 1977

Material: glass; plastic; skin

Dimensions: 17.2 x 33.0 cm

Description: One pair of dark brown high top moccasins. The top is attached to the foot with a strip of hide. Each moccasin has a single long lace. The moccasins are decorated with a floral motif with a large orange, blue, red, yellow and green flower at the back and green and orange flowers at each side. The top edge of the moccasins have green and orange beaded trim. Tag attached: “written on paper bag moc’s were contained in ‘Joan Hunter Dec 31 ‘77 will get back’.”

Subject: Indigenous; Stoney; regalia; beadwork; Joan Hunter

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.03.3006 a,b

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Beaver Pond, Banff Area

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Artist: Edward William Godwin (1933 – 2013, Canadian)

Date: 1978

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: GoT.02.01

Description: The painting of the water and foliage covers the picture from frame to frame.

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Artist: Edward William Godwin (1933 – 2013, Canadian)

Title: Beaver Pond, Banff Area

Date: 1978

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 43.7 x 59.5 cm

Description: The painting of the water and foliage covers the picture from frame to frame.

Subject: landscape; lake

Credit: Purchased from Canadian Art Gallery, Canmore, 1978

Catalogue Number: GoT.02.01

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Breakthrough

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Artist: Wilfred Lambert

Date: 1974

Medium: print on paper

Catalogue Number: LaW.04.11

Description: A block print of a mountain peak. The image is primarily a colour field of speckled grey, blue and brown and the top half has an opening that exposes a blue sky and an angular mountain peak, as if the peak is breaking through heavy clouds. The peak is black, white and brown with multiple short line…

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Artist: Wilfred Lambert

Title: Breakthrough

Date: 1974

Medium: print on paper

Dimensions: 42.0 x 63.6 cm

Description: A block print of a mountain peak. The image is primarily a colour field of speckled grey, blue and brown and the top half has an opening that exposes a blue sky and an angular mountain peak, as if the peak is breaking through heavy clouds. The peak is black, white and brown with multiple short lines creating the depth and quality of the mountain. There seems to be about 7 colours used with the primary colours being blue, grey and brown. Under the image on the left is the title and edition number written in pencil, “Breakthrough 7/12” and on the bottom right is the artist signature and print year, “Wilfred Lambert /74”.

Subject: landscape; mountain; Wilfred Lambert

Credit: Gift of Michael Laub, Banff, 2007

Catalogue Number: LaW.04.11

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Breakthrough

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Artist: Wilfred Lambert

Date: 1974

Medium: print on paper

Catalogue Number: LaW.04.12

Description: A block print of a mountain peak. The image is primarily a colour field of speckled grey, blue and brown and the top half has an opening that exposes a blue sky and an angular mountain peak, as if the peak is breaking through heavy clouds. The peak is black, white and brown with multiple short line…

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Artist: Wilfred Lambert

Title: Breakthrough

Date: 1974

Medium: print on paper

Dimensions: 41.9 x 63.5 cm

Description: A block print of a mountain peak. The image is primarily a colour field of speckled grey, blue and brown and the top half has an opening that exposes a blue sky and an angular mountain peak, as if the peak is breaking through heavy clouds. The peak is black, white and brown with multiple short lines creating the depth and quality of the mountain. There seems to be about 7 colours used with the primary colours being blue, grey and brown. Under the image on the left is the title and edition number written in pencil, “Breakthrough 10/12” and on the bottom right is the artist signature and print year, “Wilfred Lambert /74”.

Subject: landscape; mountain; Wilfred Lambert

Credit: Gift of Michael Laub, Banff, 2007

Catalogue Number: LaW.04.12

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Breakthrough

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Artist: Wilfred Lambert

Date: 1974

Medium: print on paper

Catalogue Number: LaW.04.13

Description: A block print of a mountain peak. The image is primarily a colour field of speckled grey, blue and brown and the top half has an opening that exposes a blue sky and an angular mountain peak, as if the peak is breaking through heavy clouds. The peak is black, white and brown with multiple short line…

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Artist: Wilfred Lambert

Title: Breakthrough

Date: 1974

Medium: print on paper

Dimensions: 42.0 x 63.5 cm

Description: A block print of a mountain peak. The image is primarily a colour field of speckled grey, blue and brown and the top half has an opening that exposes a blue sky and an angular mountain peak, as if the peak is breaking through heavy clouds. The peak is black, white and brown with multiple short lines creating the depth and quality of the mountain. There seems to be about 7 colours used with the primary colours being blue, grey and brown. Under the image on the left is the title and edition number written in pencil, “Breakthrough 7/12” and on the bottom right is the artist signature and print year, “Wilfred Lambert /74”.

Subject: landscape; mountain; Wilfred Lambert

Credit: Gift of Michael Laub, Banff, 2007

Catalogue Number: LaW.04.13

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By The Lake

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Artist: Sitting Wind (1925 – 2002, Canadian)

Date: 1971

Medium: oil on canvas board

Catalogue Number: WiS.02.09

Description: Painting of blue lake with trees on shore in middle of a green meadow. Rocks in foreground. Rolling hills and grey mountains in background. Gradient blue sky with white clouds. “SITTING WIND” lower right corner. On back: “By the Lake. F. Kaquitts (Sitting Wind) Indian name” Sept. 1971.”

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Artist: Sitting Wind (1925 – 2002, Canadian)

Title: By The Lake

Date: 1971

Medium: oil on canvas board

Dimensions: 30.5 x 40.5 cm

Description: Painting of blue lake with trees on shore in middle of a green meadow. Rocks in foreground. Rolling hills and grey mountains in background. Gradient blue sky with white clouds. “SITTING WIND” lower right corner. On back: “By the Lake. F. Kaquitts (Sitting Wind) Indian name” Sept. 1971.”

Subject: lake; mountains; landscape

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: WiS.02.09

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Calumet Fragment

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Date: 1972

Material: stone

Catalogue Number: 109.02.3047

Description: Brown and black carved pipe bowl. There are two notes that accompany this object, both with CRW writing. One note on a brown envelope: “Doug Light These belong to Joe Abraham of Big Horn. They are very old - perhaps before real pipes - belonged to his great grandmother - the face in the rock is…

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Title: Calumet Fragment

Date: 1972

Material: stone

Dimensions: 5.5 x 3.0 x 7.0 cm

Description: Brown and black carved pipe bowl. There are two notes that accompany this object, both with CRW writing. One note on a brown envelope: “Doug Light These belong to Joe Abraham of Big Horn. They are very old - perhaps before real pipes - belonged to his great grandmother - the face in the rock is also unusual - the nose fell off & they tried to glue it on - Joe would like to know the value of it. Catharine Whyte Banff.” Inside this evelope are some other slips of paper: a blue “Glenbow-Alberta Institute Routing Slip” to “JOHN HELLSON CARDSTON, ALTA 252-1946”, and two yellow “Alberta Stoney Indian Hand Crafts” tags with “Joe Abraham very old - pipe - very old - when no pipes at all - Laurier Hunter” and “Joe Abraham June 26 ‘72 very old don’t know history nose fell off tried to glue it.”