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- Date
- 1877
- Material
- fibre, wool; cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.1032
- Description
- Royal blue background, Union Jack in top left corner 72.5x56.0, lower right 69.0x59.0 circular emblem. Top is a crown, laurel leaf with bow at bottom surrounds a shield shape with 10 panels. Left side: red cross on white background, 3 leaf clover, white on green, 2 thistles, fish, 1 thistle. Rig…
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- Title
- Flag
- Date
- 1877
- Material
- fibre, wool; cotton
- Dimensions
- 110.0 x 160.0 cm
- Description
- Royal blue background, Union Jack in top left corner 72.5x56.0, lower right 69.0x59.0 circular emblem. Top is a crown, laurel leaf with bow at bottom surrounds a shield shape with 10 panels. Left side: red cross on white background, 3 leaf clover, white on green, 2 thistles, fish, 1 thistle. Right side: 2 blue stylized sheafs of grain, lion, 3 leaf clover, green on white, sailing ship. Flag appears to be hand screened with some hand in-painting. Rope cord through sewn hem.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- government
- Treaty No. 7
- Tom Wesley
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1974
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.1032
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- Date
- 1880
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0022
- Description
- Two long strips of beaded leather sewn together end to end. The pattern on the stip is a medium blue background with orange Vs outlined in black along its length.
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- Title
- Beaded Trim
- Date
- 1880
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 7.5 x 196.0 cm
- Description
- Two long strips of beaded leather sewn together end to end. The pattern on the stip is a medium blue background with orange Vs outlined in black along its length.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0022
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Beaded Necklace
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- Date
- 1890
- Material
- fibre; glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0014
- Description
- A thick necklace formed by wrapping a strand of small glass beads around a length of cloth with one large brass metal bead at each end. The small beads are black, blue, and green, attached in colour-block sections along the length of the necklace. The two ends of the length of cloth are beaded tog…
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- Title
- Beaded Necklace
- Date
- 1890
- Material
- fibre; glass; metal
- Dimensions
- 57.0 cm
- Description
- A thick necklace formed by wrapping a strand of small glass beads around a length of cloth with one large brass metal bead at each end. The small beads are black, blue, and green, attached in colour-block sections along the length of the necklace. The two ends of the length of cloth are beaded together so the necklace forms a loop.
- Subject
- decorative
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0014
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Beaded Necklace
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.01.0001
- Date
- 1890
- Material
- glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0001
- Description
- A necklace made of two thick strands wrapped with dark blue and red beads. Hanging from the centre of the necklace there are two thick ropes of wrapped beads which split into two pieces at each end. Cotton ribbons secure the necklace at the neck.
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- Title
- Beaded Necklace
- Date
- 1890
- Material
- glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 150.0 cm
- Description
- A necklace made of two thick strands wrapped with dark blue and red beads. Hanging from the centre of the necklace there are two thick ropes of wrapped beads which split into two pieces at each end. Cotton ribbons secure the necklace at the neck.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- decorative
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0001
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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
- 1895
- Material
- skin, buffalo; glass; fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0003
- Description
- An entirely beaded boy's vest with fringe along both of the sides and the bottom. The vest has blanket trim and a v-neck. The vest is decorated with nine diamond motifs of red and blue beads forming a square on the back, and six diamonds centred on the front and two on the front shoulders. The en…
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- Title
- Beaded Vest
- Date
- 1895
- Material
- skin, buffalo; glass; fabric
- Dimensions
- 42.0 x 55.0 (includes 9.0 cm fringe) cm
- Description
- An entirely beaded boy's vest with fringe along both of the sides and the bottom. The vest has blanket trim and a v-neck. The vest is decorated with nine diamond motifs of red and blue beads forming a square on the back, and six diamonds centred on the front and two on the front shoulders. The entire vest is beaded with a light blue background.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0003
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Commemorative Medal
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.0129%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1897
- Material
- metal; skin; animal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0129 a,b
- Description
- (a) a reproduction from original Treaty No. 7 medal given to chiefs of tribes involved in the 1877 ceremonies. Face is Queen Victoria in profile and stamped printing "Victoria Regina". Obverse is white man and Indigenous man shaking hands in prairie setting, surrounded by inscription "Indian Treaty…
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- Title
- Commemorative Medal
- Date
- 1897
- Material
- metal; skin; animal
- Dimensions
- 1.0 x 7.6 cm
- Description
- (a) a reproduction from original Treaty No. 7 medal given to chiefs of tribes involved in the 1877 ceremonies. Face is Queen Victoria in profile and stamped printing "Victoria Regina". Obverse is white man and Indigenous man shaking hands in prairie setting, surrounded by inscription "Indian Treaty No. 7 on top and 1877 on the bottom. A piece of buckskin is looped through the ring on top of the medal so it can be worn around the neck. (b) a maroon fibre drawstring bag with a tag attached in Catharine Whyte’s writing “Johnny Bearspaw - medal - July 1977 brought it back”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0129 a,b
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- Date
- 1900
- Material
- metal, copper
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0024
- Description
- A finger ring made of a wide band of coiled copper wire.
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- Title
- Ring
- Date
- 1900
- Material
- metal, copper
- Dimensions
- 2.0 cm
- Description
- A finger ring made of a wide band of coiled copper wire.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- decorative
- hunting
- trading
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0024
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- Date
- 1900
- Material
- fibre; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0023
- Description
- A short beaded strip (about wrist length) that was loom woven. The strip has a design of two red and one green X on a white background with areas between filled with a green, red, blue and gold line design. There are two metal sequins sewn in the centre of the design between the Xs (others missing…
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- Title
- Beaded Trim
- Date
- 1900
- Material
- fibre; glass
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 18.0 cm
- Description
- A short beaded strip (about wrist length) that was loom woven. The strip has a design of two red and one green X on a white background with areas between filled with a green, red, blue and gold line design. There are two metal sequins sewn in the centre of the design between the Xs (others missing?). A short, white beaded, looped edging runs along each long side, and there is a double row of beads placed around the buttonhole at one end.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Plains
- beadwork
- regalia
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0023
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Beaded Moccasins
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.03.1073%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1913
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1073 a,b
- Description
- Pair of ankle high moccasins, fully beaded foot, blue background with geometric design, a column of burgundy, green and yellow squares angle across foot, stepped triangles top and bottom go around heel, not as heavily designed inside foot, ankle flaps sewn on with long ties, small fringe sewn at he…
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- 1913
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 16.0 x 10.0 x 24.0 cm
- Description
- Pair of ankle high moccasins, fully beaded foot, blue background with geometric design, a column of burgundy, green and yellow squares angle across foot, stepped triangles top and bottom go around heel, not as heavily designed inside foot, ankle flaps sewn on with long ties, small fringe sewn at heel.
- Credit
- Gift of Anna Templeton-Cotill, West Levant, England, 1992
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1073 a,b
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- Date
- 1915
- Material
- skin, deer; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1177
- Description
- An adult’s beaded buckskin jacket with leather tie front closing; appears to be Stoney beadwork; all beadwork done in the lazy stitch. Blue, green, and ochre beads, stitched in rows on breast front, beading of and blue and ochre on the shoulders and around the armholes, a rounded chevron-shaped des…
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- Title
- Beaded Jacket
- Date
- 1915
- Material
- skin, deer; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 51.0 x 65.0cm cm
- Description
- An adult’s beaded buckskin jacket with leather tie front closing; appears to be Stoney beadwork; all beadwork done in the lazy stitch. Blue, green, and ochre beads, stitched in rows on breast front, beading of and blue and ochre on the shoulders and around the armholes, a rounded chevron-shaped design (five rows) of alternating dark and light blue beads on the back ending with two light blue, dark blue and ochre, tails. The beadwork from the bottom rounded chevron-shaped pattern extends to the shoulders and down the arms meeting with two separate rows (of two) of blue and ochre beads. The cuffs and bottom of the jacket have cutouts on wide fringes and also have the regular narrow fringes. There are fringes around the armholes, down the sleeves and around the v-shaped beadwork design on the back. The jacket has no collar but has a strip of pinked thin leather sewn down, ending in a cutout beaded flap (13.0cm long) which is sewn on so that it hangs down like a small necktie when the jacket is closed. The jacket has ochre spots on the front and back and yellow spots on the sleeves. Measurement 148.0cm, across chest.
- Credit
- Gift of Eric C. Sharpless, 2009
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1177
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- Date
- 1915
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.1003
- Description
- Lozenge shaped metal head has oblong shaped opening (4.0 x 4.5) through which a handle would fit. "J C" stamped onto one side of blade and "IS" stamped on the other side. The blade is broken and chipped. The handle is missing.
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- Title
- Head Tomahawk
- Date
- 1915
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 5.5 x 8.0 x 13.0 cm
- Description
- Lozenge shaped metal head has oblong shaped opening (4.0 x 4.5) through which a handle would fit. "J C" stamped onto one side of blade and "IS" stamped on the other side. The blade is broken and chipped. The handle is missing.
- Subject
- armament
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of Gordon Thirsk, Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.1003
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- Date
- 1920
- Material
- skin, caribou; skin, moose; hair, horse; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0015 a,b
- Description
- A pair of soft moccasins, with a seam running up the centre, that tie with a leather thong at the ankle flap. A vamp of red velvet edged with rows of orange, green and purple silk wrapped over horsehair follows the shape of the toe high up on the instep.
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- Title
- Moccasins
- Date
- 1920
- Material
- skin, caribou; skin, moose; hair, horse; fibre
- Dimensions
- 26.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of soft moccasins, with a seam running up the centre, that tie with a leather thong at the ankle flap. A vamp of red velvet edged with rows of orange, green and purple silk wrapped over horsehair follows the shape of the toe high up on the instep.
- Subject
- Indigenous, Slavey
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0015 a,b
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- Date
- 1920
- Material
- wood; grass, reed; feather; metal, steel
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0007 a-p
- Description
- A set of sixteen arrows: a,b) Two wooden arrows tipped with steel arrowheads. Each of these arrows have three feathers at the end of the shaft. c,d) Two arrows with reed shafts and long wooden points. These arrows are notched at the end of the shaft and have no feathers.e) One reed arrow with the…
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- Title
- Arrows
- Date
- 1920
- Material
- wood; grass, reed; feather; metal, steel
- Dimensions
- 78.0 (longest) cm
- Description
- A set of sixteen arrows: a,b) Two wooden arrows tipped with steel arrowheads. Each of these arrows have three feathers at the end of the shaft. c,d) Two arrows with reed shafts and long wooden points. These arrows are notched at the end of the shaft and have no feathers.e) One reed arrow with the wooden point broken off. This arrow is notched at the end of the shaft and has no feathers. f-p) Eleven wooden arrows shaped to a point at one end and notched at the other end. Each arrow has three feathers tied on at the notched end of the shaft. Some of these arrows have painted bands under the feathers.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0007 a-p
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Storage Basket
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.19.0022
- Date
- 1920
- Material
- grass; hair, sheep; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0022
- Description
- A deep, rectangular, flat bag woven of corn husks. The bag is decorated with colums of triangles stitched or woven with yarn. The basket has a long leather thong carrying strap.
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- Title
- Storage Basket
- Date
- 1920
- Material
- grass; hair, sheep; skin
- Dimensions
- 30.0 x 45.0 cm
- Description
- A deep, rectangular, flat bag woven of corn husks. The bag is decorated with colums of triangles stitched or woven with yarn. The basket has a long leather thong carrying strap.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0022
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Shillelagh Club
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.06.1001
- Date
- 1933
- Material
- wood; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.1001
- Description
- A dark coloured wooden club with a rectangular shaped head (6.0 x 5.7) at one end. The head has a depression in it and a hole has been bored (8.2 cm from the end) through the handle through which a ribbon is wound and tied in a circle for use as a wrist strap. The handle is inscribed "MM/17 May 193…
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- Title
- Shillelagh Club
- Date
- 1933
- Material
- wood; fibre
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 5.7 x 49.0 cm
- Description
- A dark coloured wooden club with a rectangular shaped head (6.0 x 5.7) at one end. The head has a depression in it and a hole has been bored (8.2 cm from the end) through the handle through which a ribbon is wound and tied in a circle for use as a wrist strap. The handle is inscribed "MM/17 May 1933"
- Subject
- Indigenous
- warfare
- Credit
- Gift of Fred McCullagh, Banff, 1965
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.1001
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Souvenir Holder
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.1171
- Date
- 1936
- Material
- skin; paint; fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1171
- Description
- A soft, deerskin, souvenir notebook cover with a painted design on the front. One piece of deerskin (22.50cm in length), is folded over to make a cover for a notebook (missing). The front of the cover has “- Notes -“ painted in a brown colour on top, an image of a person wearing a feather headdress…
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- Title
- Souvenir Holder
- Date
- 1936
- Material
- skin; paint; fabric
- Dimensions
- 11.0 x 9.0 cm
- Description
- A soft, deerskin, souvenir notebook cover with a painted design on the front. One piece of deerskin (22.50cm in length), is folded over to make a cover for a notebook (missing). The front of the cover has “- Notes -“ painted in a brown colour on top, an image of a person wearing a feather headdress painted white, red and black, paddling a red, yellow, white and black canoe. The paddle is yellow. There are blue, white and black straight and wavy lines simulating moving water around the canoe. In the background, to the viewer’s left, there is an outline in black of a rock, behind which are green, yellow and black trees, and an outline, in black and yellow, of a mountain much further away in distance. On the viewer’s right are more trees in green, yellow and black. Below the painted man and canoe the words “Banff” and underneath “Canada” are painted in brown. There are some diagonal lines painted around the edges of the cover simulating fringes. When opened and flap is lifted, starting 0.50cm from the fold, the leather is stitched all around with brown thread to attach a small horizontally-cut piece of leather (2.0cmx7.5wide) for the notebook to hold the notebook. On the viewer’s right there is also a piece of folded leather (2.30cmx2cm wide) stitched on. This piece extends 1.50cm beyond the edge, creating a space to hold a pencil vertically.
- Subject
- souvenir
- writing
- Banff
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of Brian D. Doran, St. Albert, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1171
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Horse Toy, Animal
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact108.05.1002
- Date
- 1939
- Material
- wood; skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.1002
- Description
- Carved, elongated horse with buckskin saddle. Simply carved horse with short legs and long body. Padded buckskin "squaw" saddle trimmed with orange and light coloured beadwork. Extra piece of buckskin goes around saddle and girth of horse. In pencil on belly of horse "1939 Stoney".
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- Title
- Horse Toy, Animal
- Date
- 1939
- Material
- wood; skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 5.5 x 3.8 x 14.3 cm
- Description
- Carved, elongated horse with buckskin saddle. Simply carved horse with short legs and long body. Padded buckskin "squaw" saddle trimmed with orange and light coloured beadwork. Extra piece of buckskin goes around saddle and girth of horse. In pencil on belly of horse "1939 Stoney".
- Subject
- Indigenous
- households
- playthings
- horse
- Credit
- Gift of J. Monroe Thorington, Philadelphia, USA, 1969
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.1002
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- Date
- 1940
- Material
- skin, deer; shell, cowrie
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0006
- Description
- A girl's deerskin dress fringed at the bottom of sleeves and at the hem. The dress is decorated with widely spaced horizontal rows of cowrie shells across the yoke and extending half way down the sleeves. There is a single row of shells at the hem.
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- Title
- Beaded Dress
- Date
- 1940
- Material
- skin, deer; shell, cowrie
- Dimensions
- 87.0 (shoulders) x 100.0 cm
- Description
- A girl's deerskin dress fringed at the bottom of sleeves and at the hem. The dress is decorated with widely spaced horizontal rows of cowrie shells across the yoke and extending half way down the sleeves. There is a single row of shells at the hem.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0006
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- Date
- 1940
- Material
- skin, deer; metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0015
- Description
- A soft buckskin belt with fringe (11.0 cm long) along the bottom edge. The belt fastens with a brass button from the U.S. Military (same as #103.07.0060m CC).
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- Title
- Belt
- Date
- 1940
- Material
- skin, deer; metal, brass
- Dimensions
- 4.7 x 76.0 cm
- Description
- A soft buckskin belt with fringe (11.0 cm long) along the bottom edge. The belt fastens with a brass button from the U.S. Military (same as #103.07.0060m CC).
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0015
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