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- Date
- 1832
- Material
- fibre; paper; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1021
- Description
- Bright green bonnet (calash) with eight folds. Fabric is stitched around shaped metal stays, 14 in all. Neck piece is padded and shaped with wire. Rim has fabric folded or pleated in ribbon effect. Long green ribbon ties at front of neck. Additional long grey ribbon attached to brim higher on face.…
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- Title
- Bonnet
- Date
- 1832
- Material
- fibre; paper; metal
- Description
- Bright green bonnet (calash) with eight folds. Fabric is stitched around shaped metal stays, 14 in all. Neck piece is padded and shaped with wire. Rim has fabric folded or pleated in ribbon effect. Long green ribbon ties at front of neck. Additional long grey ribbon attached to brim higher on face. Inside back is reinforced with burlap on which is glued brown paper. Written in Mary Schaffer’s hand: “18 S.M. Potts 1832 Calasche”. On back, ribbon is tied in bow. Green fabric stitched on back to cover neck.
- Subject
- clothing
- S.M. Potts
- Mary Schaffer
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1021
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- Date
- 1836
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1187
- Description
- Small cream coloured baby dress with puff sleeves. Lace around neckline, sleeves, and at bodice. Two ties are in bows at the neckline and just below. Circle of lace approx. 9 cm above hem of dress. Waist of dress is 20 cm, width at bottom 77.5 cm.
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- Title
- Baby Dress
- Date
- 1836
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 64 x 77.5 cm
- Description
- Small cream coloured baby dress with puff sleeves. Lace around neckline, sleeves, and at bodice. Two ties are in bows at the neckline and just below. Circle of lace approx. 9 cm above hem of dress. Waist of dress is 20 cm, width at bottom 77.5 cm.
- Credit
- Gift of Shelagh Nolan Lester, Calgary, 2005
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1187
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- Date
- 1922
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.909
- Description
- Two men stand nose to nose arguing with each other over two curling stones. Both men are wearing Balmoral hats. The man on the left is wearing a scarf and has a bottle in his back pocket, while the man on the right has a broom in his right hand. Below the drawing it says “QUIT YER ARGIFYIN’”[sic Qu…
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1922
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 25.7 x 15.9 cm
- Description
- Two men stand nose to nose arguing with each other over two curling stones. Both men are wearing Balmoral hats. The man on the left is wearing a scarf and has a bottle in his back pocket, while the man on the right has a broom in his right hand. Below the drawing it says “QUIT YER ARGIFYIN’”[sic Quit your arguing].
- Subject
- sports
- curling
- winter
- broom
- stone
- curling stone
- people
- men
- clothing
- hat
- Balmoral
- scarf
- bottle
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.909
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- Date
- 1927
- Medium
- coloured graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.905
- Description
- A man wearing a vest and a tall fez. He has his right leg lifted up onto an elevated step, with his right hand resting under his jaw and his arm resting on top of his leg. He is looking off into the distance with a solemn look.
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1927
- Medium
- coloured graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 36.2 x 25.5 cm
- Description
- A man wearing a vest and a tall fez. He has his right leg lifted up onto an elevated step, with his right hand resting under his jaw and his arm resting on top of his leg. He is looking off into the distance with a solemn look.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.905
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1039
- Description
- White beaded background with 5 geometric designs, white pony beads stitched through canvas, 3 similar designs ca 17.0 x 7.0 diamond shapes, all outlined with dark blue, 2 outer designs with yellow, light blue and orange, centre design with dark blue, light blue and orange, 2 smaller diamond and squ…
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 10.5 x 91.5 cm
- Description
- White beaded background with 5 geometric designs, white pony beads stitched through canvas, 3 similar designs ca 17.0 x 7.0 diamond shapes, all outlined with dark blue, 2 outer designs with yellow, light blue and orange, centre design with dark blue, light blue and orange, 2 smaller diamond and square designs separate the 3 outlined in dark blue, with light blue and orange centres, buckskin ends sewn on with 2 thongs each end, ca 21.0 long.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- clothing
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1039
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- Date
- 1920 – 1925
- Material
- skin; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1012 a,b
- Description
- Men's high brown leather dress shoes, ca. 1925; ankle-high shoes of fine brown leather, tapered toes with extra piece of leather across, long flat brown laces through 11 closely spaced eyelet sreinforced inside by metal grommets, white twill fabric lining, sole leather lighter at toe, darker under …
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- Title
- Shoe
- Date
- 1920 – 1925
- Material
- skin; metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 15.3 x 10.5 x 31.8 cm
- Description
- Men's high brown leather dress shoes, ca. 1925; ankle-high shoes of fine brown leather, tapered toes with extra piece of leather across, long flat brown laces through 11 closely spaced eyelet sreinforced inside by metal grommets, white twill fabric lining, sole leather lighter at toe, darker under instep, "Goodyear Wing Foot" rubber heels stamped inside right shoe, "Made exclusively for J.D.Anderson/Banff", manufacturer's stamp on sole.
- Subject
- households
- clothing
- J. D. Anderson
- Credit
- Gift of Harold McBride Mortimer, Banff, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1012 a,b
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- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- metal, silver
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0025
- Description
- A heavy silver man's ring with an oval shaped flat face on top. There are three deep incisions into the oval plane and side of the ring on each side.
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- Title
- Ring
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- metal, silver
- Dimensions
- 2.3 cm
- Description
- A heavy silver man's ring with an oval shaped flat face on top. There are three deep incisions into the oval plane and side of the ring on each side.
- Subject
- decorative
- clothing
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0025
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Hatband Ornament, Headwear
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0022
- Description
- A braided leather hatband with the length doubled around in a circle and held together in four places with wrappings of leather.
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- Title
- Hatband Ornament, Headwear
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- skin
- Description
- A braided leather hatband with the length doubled around in a circle and held together in four places with wrappings of leather.
- Subject
- decorative
- clothing
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0022
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- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- skin, cow
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0042
- Description
- A child’s black vest made from cowhide with the hair still on. There are five buttons at the front opening.
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- Title
- Vest
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- skin, cow
- Dimensions
- 20.0 x 29.0 cm
- Description
- A child’s black vest made from cowhide with the hair still on. There are five buttons at the front opening.
- Subject
- regalia
- clothing
- children
- indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0042
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- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- skin, cow
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0043 a,b
- Description
- A pair of chaps made of long haired black cowhide to protect legs. There is softer black and white calf hide at the top of each leg. The chaps have two buttons on each leg and are tied together with thong.
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- Title
- Chaps
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- skin, cow
- Dimensions
- 18.0 x 64.5 cm
- Description
- A pair of chaps made of long haired black cowhide to protect legs. There is softer black and white calf hide at the top of each leg. The chaps have two buttons on each leg and are tied together with thong.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- regalia
- clothing
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0043 a,b
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- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- metal, silver; metal, gold
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0049
- Description
- A round swivel sterling silver and gold stud bearing the Star of David and stamped on the back with the letter “A”.
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- Title
- Stud
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- metal, silver; metal, gold
- Dimensions
- 1.0 x 0.7 (back) x 1.0 (back) cm
- Description
- A round swivel sterling silver and gold stud bearing the Star of David and stamped on the back with the letter “A”.
- Subject
- clothing
- organizations
- Masons
- Fred Brewster
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0049
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- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0050
- Description
- An oval shaped sping-type tie clip with a script monogram and 'texture' border at the edge. Small teeth at one side of the clip grip the tie. The monogrammed letters are “F.A.B.”.
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- Title
- Tie Clip
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 0.9 x 1.5 x 2.0 cm
- Description
- An oval shaped sping-type tie clip with a script monogram and 'texture' border at the edge. Small teeth at one side of the clip grip the tie. The monogrammed letters are “F.A.B.”.
- Subject
- clothing
- Fred Brewster
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0050
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- skin, rabbit
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0054
- Description
- An unlined hand muff made of pieced grey and white rabbit fur.
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- Title
- Muff
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- skin, rabbit
- Dimensions
- 24.0 x 30.0 cm
- Description
- An unlined hand muff made of pieced grey and white rabbit fur.
- Subject
- clothing
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0054
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- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.10.0006
- Description
- A simply shaped sheath for a knife with a leather strap to hang the sheath from a belt. The sheath is decorated with beadwork in a band along the top edge composed of blue, green, red, yellow and black crosses on white background. Another band of beadwork follows the rounded shape of the sheath …
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- Title
- Knife Sheath
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 12.0 x 29.0 cm
- Description
- A simply shaped sheath for a knife with a leather strap to hang the sheath from a belt. The sheath is decorated with beadwork in a band along the top edge composed of blue, green, red, yellow and black crosses on white background. Another band of beadwork follows the rounded shape of the sheath with a pattern of coloured diagonal stripes on a white background. There is an attached tie-shaped decorative flap of leather that has a beaded floral design at the centre and is trimmed with beads along the edges.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.10.0006
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Photographic Pin
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- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- paper; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0073 a,b
- Description
- Two small round pins framing small photographs. a) A thin copper coloured metal frame with an embossed design. The frame clips to a metal backing with straight pin attached. The backing holds a round metal disk with a plastic covered photo portrait of a man in cowboy gear next to a man wearing a h…
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- Title
- Photographic Pin
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- paper; metal
- Dimensions
- 0.4 (a); 0.5 (b) x 2.8 (a); 3.2 (b) x 2.8 (a); 3.2 (b) cm
- Description
- Two small round pins framing small photographs. a) A thin copper coloured metal frame with an embossed design. The frame clips to a metal backing with straight pin attached. The backing holds a round metal disk with a plastic covered photo portrait of a man in cowboy gear next to a man wearing a hat and bow tie. b) Slightly larger pin, as above, with a plain brass coloured frame and twisted metal trim around the edge. The frame contains a photo of Pearl Brewster Moore wearing a soft felt riding hat and a tie at her neck.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0073 a,b
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Mustela Erminea Tail
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- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- skin
- Catalogue Number
- 112.01.0019
- Description
- Twenty-three ermine tails of white fur with black tips.
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- Title
- Mustela Erminea Tail
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- skin
- Dimensions
- 1.0 (average) x 1.0 (average) x 8.0 (average) cm
- Description
- Twenty-three ermine tails of white fur with black tips.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- sewing
- needlework
- decoration
- clothing
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 112.01.0019
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- skin
- Catalogue Number
- 112.01.0025 a-s
- Description
- A collection of nineteen fur-bearing animal paws with claws intact: a-d) four large paws attached to the leg skin (approx 27.0 cm long) with soft dark brown fur that is silver-tipped at the shoulder. Two have a round toggle snap attached. e-l) Eight medium sized paws (approx 16.0 cm) with soft br…
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- Title
- Animal Paw
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- skin
- Dimensions
- 4.0 (average) x 4.0 (average) x 12.0 - 27.0 cm
- Description
- A collection of nineteen fur-bearing animal paws with claws intact: a-d) four large paws attached to the leg skin (approx 27.0 cm long) with soft dark brown fur that is silver-tipped at the shoulder. Two have a round toggle snap attached. e-l) Eight medium sized paws (approx 16.0 cm) with soft brown fur. m-s) Seven small paws (approx 12.0 cm) with soft brown fur.
- Subject
- households
- animals
- clothing
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 112.01.0025 a-s
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- Date
- 1925 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.744
- Description
- Rough sketch of a man with his right foot resting higher than his left, he has a gun in his left hand, his right hand waving, and he is wearing traditional clothing. To the right of the Native man there is a rough gestural drawing of what was finalized for the man. On the top half of the page there…
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1925 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 27.5 x 21.0 cm
- Description
- Rough sketch of a man with his right foot resting higher than his left, he has a gun in his left hand, his right hand waving, and he is wearing traditional clothing. To the right of the Native man there is a rough gestural drawing of what was finalized for the man. On the top half of the page there is a rough sketch of a horse that appears to be resting. verso: on the bottom half of the page there is two rough gestural drawings of horse, each appear to be in pasture eating grass.
- Subject
- horse
- saddle
- pasture
- grass
- man
- Indigenous
- clothing
- traditional
- gun
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.744
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- Date
- 1925 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.829
- Description
- Multiple sketches of different figures in the top half of the paper. There are three drawing of people standing that are sketched in profile, one of a man wearing a hat sitting that is also seen sketched in profile. There are three other figures that are wearing long robes that are facing away from…
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1925 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 22.6 x 13.7 cm
- Description
- Multiple sketches of different figures in the top half of the paper. There are three drawing of people standing that are sketched in profile, one of a man wearing a hat sitting that is also seen sketched in profile. There are three other figures that are wearing long robes that are facing away from the view. About 8 cm down from the TLC there is a scribble of graphite.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.829
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.831
- Description
- Multiple sketches of people. Near the bottom edge there is two sketches, one of a woman and one of a man and both are drawings of their heads. Above the man there is a sketch of a woman’s head in profile. She has her haired tied back in a bun and is carrying some nondescript objects on her head. Ne…
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 24.0 x 19.5 cm
- Description
- Multiple sketches of people. Near the bottom edge there is two sketches, one of a woman and one of a man and both are drawings of their heads. Above the man there is a sketch of a woman’s head in profile. She has her haired tied back in a bun and is carrying some nondescript objects on her head. Near the BRC there is a woman walking away from the viewer, she has her hair tied in a bun and is carrying two baskets on her head. In the TRC there is another woman standing with a basket on her head with her arms out in front of her. To the right of this drawing there is a man walking. The final sketch near the TLC is a woman carrying a basket on her head and appears to be walking barefoot.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.831
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