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- Date
- 1970 – 1973
- Material
- antler; skin; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.0017 a-c
- Description
- (a) puck, made from two sawed off tips of antler which are slightly grooved around their centres and tied together with a cord made of twisted buckskin thongs. (b,c) sticks, two long straight sticks from which the bark has been carefully peeled. Sticks are hooked at the end with slight notches carv…
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- Title
- Shinney Stick
- Date
- 1970 – 1973
- Material
- antler; skin; wood
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 6.0 x 19.0 cm
- Description
- (a) puck, made from two sawed off tips of antler which are slightly grooved around their centres and tied together with a cord made of twisted buckskin thongs. (b,c) sticks, two long straight sticks from which the bark has been carefully peeled. Sticks are hooked at the end with slight notches carved at the inside of the crook.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.0017 a-c
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Statuette Trophy
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.09.1126%20a-d
- Date
- 1978
- Material
- metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1126 a-d
- Description
- Four Indian Days float trophies, each with a bust of a man wearing a headdress, on wooden bases. The trophies are: 1978 Best Youth Float, 1978 Best Out of Town Float, 1978 Best Decorated Teepee, and 1978 2nd prize for Best Youth Float.
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- Title
- Statuette Trophy
- Date
- 1978
- Material
- metal; wood
- Description
- Four Indian Days float trophies, each with a bust of a man wearing a headdress, on wooden bases. The trophies are: 1978 Best Youth Float, 1978 Best Out of Town Float, 1978 Best Decorated Teepee, and 1978 2nd prize for Best Youth Float.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Banff Indian Days
- awards
- Credit
- Gift of Luxton Museum, Banff, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1126 a-d
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- Date
- 1972
- Material
- bone; fibre; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0066 a,b
- Description
- Two pointed, shaped pieces of bone encased in sewn buckskin handle. String tag says "Eliza Hunter Oct. 6, 1972 - 2 ivory things to poke in mens eyes if they came to house".
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- Title
- Stiletto
- Date
- 1972
- Material
- bone; fibre; skin
- Dimensions
- 1.7 x 2.1 x 14.1 cm
- Description
- Two pointed, shaped pieces of bone encased in sewn buckskin handle. String tag says "Eliza Hunter Oct. 6, 1972 - 2 ivory things to poke in mens eyes if they came to house".
- Subject
- Indigenous
- households
- Eliza Hunter
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0066 a,b
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- Date
- prior to 1997
- Material
- glass; fibre; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3017
- Description
- Cylindrical beaded hide bank completely lined with yellow fabric. The bank is beaded with a red background and four teal and white crosses (Latin) evenly spaced around the outside of the bank. The lid, edged with red beads, is attached to 1/3 of the top edge of the bank and has a rectangular hole…
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- Title
- Still Bank
- Date
- prior to 1997
- Material
- glass; fibre; skin
- Dimensions
- 9.5 x 7.0 x 7.0 cm
- Description
- Cylindrical beaded hide bank completely lined with yellow fabric. The bank is beaded with a red background and four teal and white crosses (Latin) evenly spaced around the outside of the bank. The lid, edged with red beads, is attached to 1/3 of the top edge of the bank and has a rectangular hole cut out of the center. The top and bottom edges of the bank are rounded and beaded with red, white and teal.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- religious
- children
- crafts
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3017
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- Artist
- Robert Muskego
- Date
- 1971
- Medium
- oil on board
- Catalogue Number
- MuR.02.03
- Description
- Three abstract geese in flight; signed Robert Muskego/71 blc. Imagery is derived from cover painting for I Am An Indian ed. Kent Carpenter, published 1967 (approx.).
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- Artist
- Robert Muskego
- Title
- Three Geese
- Date
- 1971
- Medium
- oil on board
- Dimensions
- 39.6 x 54.6 cm
- Description
- Three abstract geese in flight; signed Robert Muskego/71 blc. Imagery is derived from cover painting for I Am An Indian ed. Kent Carpenter, published 1967 (approx.).
- Subject
- animal, geese
- symbolism
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- MuR.02.03
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- Date
- 1970 – 1979
- Material
- wood; stone; skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0047
- Description
- Tomahawk with large triangular grey pipestone blade attached to split at end of handle with strap of brown buckskin sewn around handle and fringed at the top. Handle is long round piece of wood with charred design of crosses, circles and dots at middle section, wrapped with bands of red, light blue…
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- Title
- Tomahawk Ax
- Date
- 1970 – 1979
- Material
- wood; stone; skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 3.8 x 17.0 x 52.0 cm
- Description
- Tomahawk with large triangular grey pipestone blade attached to split at end of handle with strap of brown buckskin sewn around handle and fringed at the top. Handle is long round piece of wood with charred design of crosses, circles and dots at middle section, wrapped with bands of red, light blue and dark blue beads below. Bottom of handle is covered with buckskin sheath sewn tightly around and fringed at end.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- hunting
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0047
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- Date
- 1970 – 1980
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1095
- Description
- Yellow, "Banff Canada", t-shirt with graphic of Indigenous man on horseback with skis, mountains and teepees form the background, underneath picture is a black rosette with red star having feathers hanging from centre and "BANFF" in black letters printed on an orange banner, under banner on right…
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- Title
- T-Shirt
- Date
- 1970 – 1980
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 60.0 x 43.0 cm
- Description
- Yellow, "Banff Canada", t-shirt with graphic of Indigenous man on horseback with skis, mountains and teepees form the background, underneath picture is a black rosette with red star having feathers hanging from centre and "BANFF" in black letters printed on an orange banner, under banner on right in black "CANADA".
- Subject
- souvenirs
- Banff
- Indigenous
- regalia
- Credit
- Purchased from Rundle Memorial United Church, Banff, 1990
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1095
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- Date
- 1977
- Medium
- wood engraving on paper
- Catalogue Number
- SmJ.04.08
- Description
- Two people dressed in outerwear, are standing facing to the right, the one in front has a cigarette in his left hand, right hand in pocket, the other has his hands behind his back, image in black ink. Initialed JAS in block brc: in pencil from l: Two Indians 27/50 James Agrell Smith.
- Title
- Two Indians
- Date
- 1977
- Medium
- wood engraving on paper
- Dimensions
- 19.7;21.0 x 12.3;14.2 cm
- Description
- Two people dressed in outerwear, are standing facing to the right, the one in front has a cigarette in his left hand, right hand in pocket, the other has his hands behind his back, image in black ink. Initialed JAS in block brc: in pencil from l: Two Indians 27/50 James Agrell Smith.
- Subject
- figure
- male
- group
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of Dorothy Cranstone, Banff, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- SmJ.04.08
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- Artist
- Brian Joseph Grandbois
- Date
- 1970 – 1975
- Medium
- acrylic on heavy watercolour paper
- Catalogue Number
- GrB.12.04
- Description
- Stylized painting, Indigenous man’s head all in red. Unfinished.
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- Artist
- Brian Joseph Grandbois
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1970 – 1975
- Medium
- acrylic on heavy watercolour paper
- Dimensions
- 16.5 x 22.0 cm
- Description
- Stylized painting, Indigenous man’s head all in red. Unfinished.
- Subject
- mythological
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- GrB.12.04
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Untitled (First Nations child)
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- Date
- 1970
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ChG.03.04
- Description
- A portrait of a young Indigenous girl. It shows head and neck only, black hair in a braids; one braid hanging down the front on viewer’s right. She has dark skin, very pink cheeks and lips and is wearing a pink and blue top. Signed, between the end of the braid and mat, viewer’s right, printed with…
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- Title
- Untitled (First Nations child)
- Date
- 1970
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Dimensions
- 21.0 x 14.2 cm
- Description
- A portrait of a young Indigenous girl. It shows head and neck only, black hair in a braids; one braid hanging down the front on viewer’s right. She has dark skin, very pink cheeks and lips and is wearing a pink and blue top. Signed, between the end of the braid and mat, viewer’s right, printed with brown pastel “Christoffersen”.
- Subject
- portrait
- child
- girl
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of Margaret Reid (Estate), 2008
- Catalogue Number
- ChG.03.04
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Untitled (First Nations child)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactchg.03.05
- Date
- 1970
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ChG.03.05
- Description
- A pastel portrait from chest upwards, of a very young Indigenous boy. He has black hair in short braids tied with red fabric. He is wearing what could be a buckskin jacket/shirt and has two beaded necklaces around his neck: a red and green necklace and a diamond-shaped necklace connected by purple …
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- Title
- Untitled (First Nations child)
- Date
- 1970
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Dimensions
- 24.0 x 20.0 cm
- Description
- A pastel portrait from chest upwards, of a very young Indigenous boy. He has black hair in short braids tied with red fabric. He is wearing what could be a buckskin jacket/shirt and has two beaded necklaces around his neck: a red and green necklace and a diamond-shaped necklace connected by purple and red beads. Signed, between the end of the diamond-shaped necklace and mat, viewer’s right, printed with black pastel “Christoffersen”.
- Subject
- portrait
- child
- boy
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of Margaret Reid (Estate), 2008
- Catalogue Number
- ChG.03.05
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Winter count a history of the Blackfoot people
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue26294
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1979
- Author
- Raczka, Paul M.
- Publisher
- Brocket AB : Oldman River cultural centre
- Call Number
- 07.2 R12w
- Author
- Raczka, Paul M.
- Publisher
- Brocket AB : Oldman River cultural centre
- Published Date
- 1979
- Physical Description
- 96 pages, illustrations and images, 22.8cm
- Abstract
- Collective interpretive historical knowledge about the Blackfoot people with special mention to the impact of smallpox (apixosin), conflicts, and includes Indigenous symbols.
- Contents
- Aputosi Pikuni the North Peigans -- Ai Sinakinax - Writers of history -- The winter count
- Notes
- Ben Gadd Personal Library
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Call Number
- 07.2 R12w
- Collection
- Archives Library
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