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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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- Date
- 1969
- Material
- metal; cord
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0318
- Description
- A bolo style tie made of woven green cord that is capped with heavy silver metal tips at each end and held together at the neck with a silver coin. Coin has bust of a man in a bison hair and horn headdress with “BANFF CANADA” above “KIWANIS DOLLAR” below and “expires sept 30. 69” on either side. Ob…
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- Title
- Bolo Necktie
- Date
- 1969
- Material
- metal; cord
- Dimensions
- 3.5 x 43.5 cm
- Description
- A bolo style tie made of woven green cord that is capped with heavy silver metal tips at each end and held together at the neck with a silver coin. Coin has bust of a man in a bison hair and horn headdress with “BANFF CANADA” above “KIWANIS DOLLAR” below and “expires sept 30. 69” on either side. Obverse is partly obscured by mounting hardware but reads “INDIAN DAYS” at top and “1889-1969 VALUE ONE DOLLAR IN BANFF” at bottom.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0318
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- Date
- 1900 – 1973
- Material
- leather; wood; antler; horn;
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0064
- Description
- Small-scale antler, wood, and leather saddle with horn stirrups with leather halter and straps. According to accompanying note from Catharine Robb Whyte, the saddle was meant for a child to ride a large dog. A tag originally attached to the saddle reads “Little saddle made by Paul Dixon. Parts were…
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- Title
- Dog Saddle
- Date
- 1900 – 1973
- Material
- leather; wood; antler; horn;
- Dimensions
- 48.9 x 18.6 x 34.0 cm
- Description
- Small-scale antler, wood, and leather saddle with horn stirrups with leather halter and straps. According to accompanying note from Catharine Robb Whyte, the saddle was meant for a child to ride a large dog. A tag originally attached to the saddle reads “Little saddle made by Paul Dixon. Parts were one[?] used by Great grandmother.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0064
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- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0059
- Description
- A dress yoke that is completely beaded with blue, red and white beads in an adaptation from a Plains First Nations geometric design. The slit neck is bound with soft leather, and there is leather fringe at the ends of the sleeve sections. There is wrapped fringe along the bottom edges at the fron…
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- Title
- Beaded Yoke
- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 52.0 x 100.0 (overall) cm
- Description
- A dress yoke that is completely beaded with blue, red and white beads in an adaptation from a Plains First Nations geometric design. The slit neck is bound with soft leather, and there is leather fringe at the ends of the sleeve sections. There is wrapped fringe along the bottom edges at the front and back. The beading is done on canvas in a lazy stitch.
- Subject
- First Nations
- Plains
- Plateau
- decorative
- crafts
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0059
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- animal skin; sinew; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.1003
- Description
- A round drum.
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- Title
- Drum
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- animal skin; sinew; wood
- Dimensions
- 8 cm
- Description
- A round drum.
- Subject
- music
- ceremonial
- First Nations
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.1003
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Projectile Point
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.05.0069
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0069
- Description
- Grey and brown stone arrowhead with an oval shape. Tip has been worn down.
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- Title
- Projectile Point
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone
- Dimensions
- 4.6 x 1.6 cm
- Description
- Grey and brown stone arrowhead with an oval shape. Tip has been worn down.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- weaponry
- First Nations
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0069
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Projectile Point
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.05.0070
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0070
- Description
- Red stone arrowhead with the number “63” written in red on the back.
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- Title
- Projectile Point
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone
- Dimensions
- 4.7 x 2.2 cm
- Description
- Red stone arrowhead with the number “63” written in red on the back.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- weaponry
- First Nations
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0070
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Projectile Point
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.05.0071
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0071
- Description
- Beige stone arrowhead with a large black marking on the front and the number “63” in red on the back.
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- Title
- Projectile Point
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone
- Dimensions
- 4.4 x 2.6 cm
- Description
- Beige stone arrowhead with a large black marking on the front and the number “63” in red on the back.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- weaponry
- First Nations
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0071
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood; hair; feathers; leather
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.0020
- Description
- A long carved wooden club. Thin shaft with round bulge at the top and an oblong bulge halfway down the shaft. Club has been decorated with carved and painted lines, x’s and dots. Top bulge has pattern of yellow circles outlined in black, red lines that span circumference, green dots, black triangle…
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- Title
- Club
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood; hair; feathers; leather
- Dimensions
- 91.0 x 11.0 cm
- Description
- A long carved wooden club. Thin shaft with round bulge at the top and an oblong bulge halfway down the shaft. Club has been decorated with carved and painted lines, x’s and dots. Top bulge has pattern of yellow circles outlined in black, red lines that span circumference, green dots, black triangles, and black x’s. A goat’s head with horns has been carved into the front. The oblong bulge has tree-like pattern with a carved and painted deer head. 3 feathers and a length of white and black hair have been tied to the top. Sticker with “A240.221” on bottom.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- Stoney
- First Nations
- ceremonial
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.0020
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- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- wood; skin; feather
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0127
- Description
- Roughly carved figure, wearing breech cloth only. Standing with arms at sides, red mouth, carved nose, painted eyes. Wearing buckskin headband holding feather at back. Feet bases contain dried glue, so it was attached to something earlier.
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- Title
- Male Figurine
- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- wood; skin; feather
- Dimensions
- 8.0 x 1.6 x 3.5 cm
- Description
- Roughly carved figure, wearing breech cloth only. Standing with arms at sides, red mouth, carved nose, painted eyes. Wearing buckskin headband holding feather at back. Feet bases contain dried glue, so it was attached to something earlier.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0127
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