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Date
1970 – 1970
Material
plaster; skin; metal; wood
Catalogue Number
107.02.0006
Description
A smoothly carved plaster bird (partridge or grouse) with a small leather crest on top of its head and metal legs. The bird has a red head with a white stripe around each eye that extends to encircle the head and neck, dark grey body, white belly and a red stripe under each wing. The bird stands …
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Title
Bird Figurine
Date
1970 – 1970
Material
plaster; skin; metal; wood
Dimensions
8.2; 3.3 (base) x 4.5; 6.5 (base) x 10.8; 6.5 (base) cm
Description
A smoothly carved plaster bird (partridge or grouse) with a small leather crest on top of its head and metal legs. The bird has a red head with a white stripe around each eye that extends to encircle the head and neck, dark grey body, white belly and a red stripe under each wing. The bird stands on a round slice of tree branch or trunk. The bottom marked with a maker’s mark “HAL” joined together and “70.”
Subject
households
animals, birds
crafts
carving
Hal Bieler
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.02.0006
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Date
1970
Material
skin; metal
Catalogue Number
103.08.3009
Description
Thick leather fold-over purse decorated with four rows of brass tacks curved arond a cross at the centre of the top flap. Back of purse has a 2.5 cm wide leather strap for slipping belt through. Tag printed with “ALBERTA STONEY INDIAN HAND CRAFTS MORLEY - ALBERTA” with a teepee and symbols. Th…
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Title
Purse
Date
1970
Material
skin; metal
Dimensions
11.0 x 14.5 cm
Description
Thick leather fold-over purse decorated with four rows of brass tacks curved arond a cross at the centre of the top flap. Back of purse has a 2.5 cm wide leather strap for slipping belt through. Tag printed with “ALBERTA STONEY INDIAN HAND CRAFTS MORLEY - ALBERTA” with a teepee and symbols. The reverse of the tag has CRW's writing: "Purse for belt belonged to Edwin Dixons mother - Belt he wore & is worn out Mina Lefthand - blind since he was 7."
Subject
Indigenous, Stoney
crafts
leatherwork
Edwin Dixon
Mina Lefthand
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.3009
Images
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Date
1967 – 1967
Material
wood
Catalogue Number
107.02.0001
Description
A carved wooden owl sitting on a very rough half-round section of log. The owl is painted dark brown with feather texture on wings, an orange face and breast. The owl has glass eyes. The side of the base is marked with a maker’s mark, “HAL” with letters joined together, and “Bieler 67” in red.
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Title
Bird Figurine
Date
1967 – 1967
Material
wood
Dimensions
10.4; 5.0 (base) x 4.3; 10.0 (base) x 4.8; 9.0 (base) cm
Description
A carved wooden owl sitting on a very rough half-round section of log. The owl is painted dark brown with feather texture on wings, an orange face and breast. The owl has glass eyes. The side of the base is marked with a maker’s mark, “HAL” with letters joined together, and “Bieler 67” in red.
Subject
households
animals, birds
birds, owls
crafts
carving
Hal Bieler
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.02.0001
Images
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
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