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- Date
- 1979
- Material
- fibre; skin; plastic; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3003
- Description
- Bright blue velvet lined with white fabric (cotton?). The bag has a pinked hide edge with lacing holes and two long bundled laces attached. Both sides of the bag have a beaded floral design in red, yellow, blue and orange with green leaves. Tag attached with CRW’s handwritting: “Winifred Bearspaw…
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- Title
- Mossbag
- Date
- 1979
- Material
- fibre; skin; plastic; glass
- Dimensions
- 28.0 x 87.0 cm
- Description
- Bright blue velvet lined with white fabric (cotton?). The bag has a pinked hide edge with lacing holes and two long bundled laces attached. Both sides of the bag have a beaded floral design in red, yellow, blue and orange with green leaves. Tag attached with CRW’s handwritting: “Winifred Bearspaw pounded but can sell $50. Feb 5 79.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3003
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Daypack Backpack
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.08.1135
- Date
- 1979
- Material
- canvas; leather; metal; fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1135
- Description
- A well-made green canvas rucksack with leather straps and metal buckles. It has a drawstring closure with metal grommets through which a woven cord is passed through and tied. The flap is a separate piece of canvas sewn onto the sack which is darted and rounded to fit neatly over the top of the pac…
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- Title
- Daypack Backpack
- Date
- 1979
- Material
- canvas; leather; metal; fabric
- Dimensions
- 50 x 41 cm
- Description
- A well-made green canvas rucksack with leather straps and metal buckles. It has a drawstring closure with metal grommets through which a woven cord is passed through and tied. The flap is a separate piece of canvas sewn onto the sack which is darted and rounded to fit neatly over the top of the pack. A leather strap is attached to the flap by two rivets stamped with the words “WIDE STEEL SHANK” (Note: all rivets mentioned have this lettering). The main sack/bag has a white label sewn onto the top bearing the trademark “A & F” in red thread and “Abercrombie & Fitch Co.” in blue, underneath this “NEW YORK”. Underneath the label the word “MILLS” is hand printed in black indelible ink. There are two flapped pockets attached to the front of the bag; each flap has a leather strap attached to it by one rivet. The pocket has a metal buckle attached to the flap by piece of folded leather attached by two rivets. Between the pockets is another metal buckle attached by piece of folded leather and two rivets. On the back of the bag there is a piece of leather sewn onto the top and two straps for arms to go through; each strap is attached by two rivets; 5cm from the bottom and 3.5cm from each side there are two pieces of green corded material 6.5x2w cm folded over and sewn with green thread in an X-shaped pattern. On the bottom sides of the pack there are two folded pieces of leather, through which a metal ring is inserted, attached by two rivets. A metal push clip that hooks through the ring has a folded leather piece held together by one rivet. Through these two folds the buckle and the clip are attached.
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- mountaineering
- Edwin W. Mills
- Credit
- Gift of Ted and Judy Mills, Mill Bay, 2004
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1135
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- Date
- 1979
- Material
- skin; fibre; metal; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1132 a,b
- Description
- A pair of brown leather, over the ankle, square-toed hiking boots with light brown cotton laces. Each boot has six lace hooks (lacing lugs) and one grommetted eyelet on each side. The sole is separate and stitiched to the boot.
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- Title
- Hiking Boots
- Date
- 1979
- Material
- skin; fibre; metal; plastic
- Dimensions
- 15.5 x 9.5 x 27.5 cm
- Description
- A pair of brown leather, over the ankle, square-toed hiking boots with light brown cotton laces. Each boot has six lace hooks (lacing lugs) and one grommetted eyelet on each side. The sole is separate and stitiched to the boot.
- Subject
- sports
- hiking
- climbing
- Catharine Whyte
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1132 a,b
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Beaded Caparison
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact106.06.3026
- Date
- 1979
- Material
- fibre; glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3026
- Description
- Two large circles (20.5 cm diameter) joined by a rectangle (27.0 x 51.2 cm) with hide strips attached to the back. The pieces are beaded on canvas with yellow and dark blue geometric patterns on a blue ground. Tag with CRW writing: “David Bearspaw Feb 7 1979 1 Horse collar a bag (struckthrough) …
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- Title
- Beaded Caparison
- Date
- 1979
- Material
- fibre; glass; skin
- Dimensions
- 20.5 x 60.8 cm
- Description
- Two large circles (20.5 cm diameter) joined by a rectangle (27.0 x 51.2 cm) with hide strips attached to the back. The pieces are beaded on canvas with yellow and dark blue geometric patterns on a blue ground. Tag with CRW writing: “David Bearspaw Feb 7 1979 1 Horse collar a bag (struckthrough) large bead work.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3026
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- Date
- 1978
- Material
- fibre; glass; plastic; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3007
- Description
- Burgundy uncut corduroy mossbag lined with floral printed fabric in green, blue, white and purple. Both sides of the bag are beaded with a floral design in green, blue, orange, light blue and clear beads. Approximately the bottom third of the bag is edged with hide. The top edge of the bag is u…
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- Title
- Mossbag
- Date
- 1978
- Material
- fibre; glass; plastic; skin
- Dimensions
- 25.0 x 90.2 cm
- Description
- Burgundy uncut corduroy mossbag lined with floral printed fabric in green, blue, white and purple. Both sides of the bag are beaded with a floral design in green, blue, orange, light blue and clear beads. Approximately the bottom third of the bag is edged with hide. The top edge of the bag is unfinished. Tag attached with CRW’s handwriting: “Shirley Holloway Mossbag red Dec 4 1978.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3007
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- Date
- 1978
- Material
- fibre; terrycloth
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1087
- Description
- White headband with blue lettering reading “XI Commonwealth Games Edmonton 1978”. Width is 4.5 cm at band, 1 cm at strap. Band is 47 cm long without strap, 96 cm long with strap. Back of headband is quilted with terrycloth.
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- Title
- Ski Headband
- Date
- 1978
- Material
- fibre; terrycloth
- Dimensions
- 4.5 x 96 cm
- Description
- White headband with blue lettering reading “XI Commonwealth Games Edmonton 1978”. Width is 4.5 cm at band, 1 cm at strap. Band is 47 cm long without strap, 96 cm long with strap. Back of headband is quilted with terrycloth.
- Subject
- clothing
- sports
- winter
- skiing
- Eddie Hunter
- Credit
- Gift of Eddie Hunter, Banff, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1087
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- Date
- 1978
- Material
- fibre; glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0111
- Description
- A medium width, heavily beaded belt on canvas, cotton backed, with single buckskin thongs for ties at ends. Design in white ground with three symmetrical figures of red crosses and green chevrons with yellow centres bordered in black and outlayers of red small diamond "eyes" and green triangles, li…
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1978
- Material
- fibre; glass; skin
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 74.5 cm
- Description
- A medium width, heavily beaded belt on canvas, cotton backed, with single buckskin thongs for ties at ends. Design in white ground with three symmetrical figures of red crosses and green chevrons with yellow centres bordered in black and outlayers of red small diamond "eyes" and green triangles, likewise bordered in black.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- Joan Hunter
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0111
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War Bonnet Headdress
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.09.3010
- Date
- 1978
- Material
- feathers; glass; fibre; skin; wood; hair
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.3010
- Description
- Beaded white band with orange pyramids and blue crosses. Medallions with five orange spokes and blue triangles, fringe hanging from bottom edge, attached to ends of browband. White doeskin fringe at ears with red and yellow wood beads. Dark eagle feathers with horsehair tips and white down base…
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- Title
- War Bonnet Headdress
- Date
- 1978
- Material
- feathers; glass; fibre; skin; wood; hair
- Description
- Beaded white band with orange pyramids and blue crosses. Medallions with five orange spokes and blue triangles, fringe hanging from bottom edge, attached to ends of browband. White doeskin fringe at ears with red and yellow wood beads. Dark eagle feathers with horsehair tips and white down bases. CRW's writing: "David Bearspaw Headress, Nov. 1978."
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.3010
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Roach Headdress
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.09.3034
- Date
- 1978
- Material
- hair; fibre; skin; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.3034
- Description
- Stiff white hair with brown and black hair inside. Multi-coloured woven centre centre of pink, green and purple yarn. Leather thong ties. Stored on wooden holder with pointed end through woven centre. Tag with CRW’s writing: “Roach Mary Chiniquay Jr. Don’t sell Feb 25 1978.”
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- Title
- Roach Headdress
- Date
- 1978
- Material
- hair; fibre; skin; wood
- Description
- Stiff white hair with brown and black hair inside. Multi-coloured woven centre centre of pink, green and purple yarn. Leather thong ties. Stored on wooden holder with pointed end through woven centre. Tag with CRW’s writing: “Roach Mary Chiniquay Jr. Don’t sell Feb 25 1978.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.3034
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Beaded Martingale
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact106.06.3022
- Date
- 1978
- Material
- fibre; glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3022
- Description
- Two beaded strips with orange, black and white diamonds on a blue ground. The strips have thong ties at one end and are joined by three blue heart-shaped patches at the opposite end. Each patch is blue with an orange, black and white diamond at the centre. All of the pieces are outlined with ora…
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- Title
- Beaded Martingale
- Date
- 1978
- Material
- fibre; glass; skin
- Dimensions
- 63.0 x 75.5 cm
- Description
- Two beaded strips with orange, black and white diamonds on a blue ground. The strips have thong ties at one end and are joined by three blue heart-shaped patches at the opposite end. Each patch is blue with an orange, black and white diamond at the centre. All of the pieces are outlined with orange and worked on canvas. Tag attached: “David Bearspaw Sept 6/78.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3022
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Beaded Caparison
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact106.06.3025
- Date
- 1978
- Material
- fibre; glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3025
- Description
- Two bead strips joined by a hide strap, with fringe at the join. Each strip has a forked end with a piece of thong attached in the notch. The strips are yellow with blue, dark blue, and red diagonals and dark blue squares. One strip has dark blue triangles near the fringe, and the other has unbe…
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- Title
- Beaded Caparison
- Date
- 1978
- Material
- fibre; glass; skin
- Dimensions
- 13.0 x 47.0 cm
- Description
- Two bead strips joined by a hide strap, with fringe at the join. Each strip has a forked end with a piece of thong attached in the notch. The strips are yellow with blue, dark blue, and red diagonals and dark blue squares. One strip has dark blue triangles near the fringe, and the other has unbeaded canvas in the same place. Tag attached: “Reba Bearspaw pawned Aug 2/78.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3025
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Beaded Caparison
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact106.06.3028
- Date
- 1978
- Material
- fibre; feather; glass; skin; shell
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3028
- Description
- Two bead strips, with thong ties at the ends, with three cross-pieces. The caparison is beaded with red and white chevrons on a blue ground with red and yellow outlines on the cross-pieces. There are fur strips with cowrie shells and beads with feathers (15.0 cm long) attached to the pointed ends…
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- Title
- Beaded Caparison
- Date
- 1978
- Material
- fibre; feather; glass; skin; shell
- Dimensions
- 54.0 x 60.0 cm
- Description
- Two bead strips, with thong ties at the ends, with three cross-pieces. The caparison is beaded with red and white chevrons on a blue ground with red and yellow outlines on the cross-pieces. There are fur strips with cowrie shells and beads with feathers (15.0 cm long) attached to the pointed ends of the cross-pieces. Tag with CRW writing: “David Bearspaw Oct 1st 78 for horse, goes over head and down each side, get back for Stampede - /80, to John Van- for Valerie’s car.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3028
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Beaded Caparison
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact106.06.3030
- Date
- 1978
- Material
- fibre; glass; skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3030
- Description
- Beaded bridle of two long side straps with two cross-pieces decorated with yellow and orange triangles on a blue ground. One cross-piece is movable. The tops of the bridle are tied together with leather thong. The bridle has a metal bit, commercial chinstrap and long reins (109.0 cm long) attac…
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- Title
- Beaded Caparison
- Date
- 1978
- Material
- fibre; glass; skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 32.0 x 65.5 cm
- Description
- Beaded bridle of two long side straps with two cross-pieces decorated with yellow and orange triangles on a blue ground. One cross-piece is movable. The tops of the bridle are tied together with leather thong. The bridle has a metal bit, commercial chinstrap and long reins (109.0 cm long) attached. The top of each rein is wrapped with bands of blue, orange, black and white beads. Tag attached: “David Bearspaw Sept 6/78.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3030
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- Date
- 1978
- Material
- glass; fibre; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3031 a-d
- Description
- Two reins and two triangular patches of beadwork.a,b) Two triangular patches, each with a red and white border around a black centre with two red and white triangles. One has a hide strap attached to one corner, the other patch has two stars drawn in ink on the back.c,d) Two sewn buckskin reins wr…
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- Title
- Check Reins
- Date
- 1978
- Material
- glass; fibre; skin
- Dimensions
- 16.0 (a,b); 1.3 (c,d) x 30.5 (a,b); 153.0 (c,d) cm
- Description
- Two reins and two triangular patches of beadwork.a,b) Two triangular patches, each with a red and white border around a black centre with two red and white triangles. One has a hide strap attached to one corner, the other patch has two stars drawn in ink on the back.c,d) Two sewn buckskin reins wrapped with bands of red, black and white beads at one end and tapered at the other. Tag attached to (c): “on tag - “pounded by Beatrice Powderface Mar 11/78 plus deer robe.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3031 a-d
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Beaded Moccasins
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.03.3006%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1977
- Material
- glass; plastic; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.3006 a,b
- Description
- One pair of dark brown high top moccasins. The top is attached to the foot with a strip of hide. Each moccasin has a single long lace. The moccasins are decorated with a floral motif with a large orange, blue, red, yellow and green flower at the back and green and orange flowers at each side. T…
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- 1977
- Material
- glass; plastic; skin
- Dimensions
- 17.2 x 33.0 cm
- Description
- One pair of dark brown high top moccasins. The top is attached to the foot with a strip of hide. Each moccasin has a single long lace. The moccasins are decorated with a floral motif with a large orange, blue, red, yellow and green flower at the back and green and orange flowers at each side. The top edge of the moccasins have green and orange beaded trim. Tag attached: “written on paper bag moc’s were contained in ‘Joan Hunter Dec 31 ‘77 will get back’.”
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- regalia
- beadwork
- Joan Hunter
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.3006 a,b
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- Date
- 1977
- Material
- skin, deer; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1026
- Description
- Willy Goodstoney's fringed buckskin beaded vest, machine-sewn, two front attached pockets with pinked edges, fringed across breast and diagonally, back in V and on bottom edge, pinked narrow strips on armholes and front placket, beaded blue cross, orange rectangular center, silver rectangles surrou…
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- Title
- Beaded Vest
- Date
- 1977
- Material
- skin, deer; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 46.0 x 62.0 cm
- Description
- Willy Goodstoney's fringed buckskin beaded vest, machine-sewn, two front attached pockets with pinked edges, fringed across breast and diagonally, back in V and on bottom edge, pinked narrow strips on armholes and front placket, beaded blue cross, orange rectangular center, silver rectangles surrounding front shoulders, pockets, and back shoulders (silver/blue reversed) floral fabric lining, two thong ties in front.
- Credit
- Gift of A. Goodstoney, 1977
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1026
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- Date
- 1976
- Material
- fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1235 a-jj
- Description
- A collection of various patches that belonged to Cliff White Sr.; most of them pertain to Sunshine Village Ski Resort:(a) (b) two identical shield-shaped, felt badges measuring 9.40cmx7.90cm wide. The background is dark blue, inside a navy blue outline of a shield, inside that, the words “SUNSHINE”…
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- Title
- Patch
- Date
- 1976
- Material
- fabric
- Description
- A collection of various patches that belonged to Cliff White Sr.; most of them pertain to Sunshine Village Ski Resort:(a) (b) two identical shield-shaped, felt badges measuring 9.40cmx7.90cm wide. The background is dark blue, inside a navy blue outline of a shield, inside that, the words “SUNSHINE” in yellow arced over a yellow sun. The bottom half is snowy mountains, a green cabin with a red roof on the viewer’s right and two evergreens on the viewer’s left.(c) one pinked, shield-shaped, satin badge measuring 8.8cmx7.50cm wide. The background is light blue, inside a dark blue outline of a shield, inside that, the words “SUNSHINE” in yellow, arced over a yellow sun. The bottom half is snowy mountains, a green cabin with a red roof on the viewer’s right and two evergreens on the viewer’s left.(d) a shield-shaped, felt patch measuring 9.50cmx7.50cm. There are four layers to the patch. The backing is white felt and covering this, slightly smaller (9.50cmx7.50cm wide) is a pinked-edged, shield-shaped, white, paper backing covered by a pinked edged, shield-shaped, bright blue shield (9.50cmx7.50cm wide). Slightly smaller than that is the shield-shaped, white felt surface (8.5cmx6.5cm wide) of the badge. The words “SUNSHINE BANFF” are printed in navy blue ink on top of the white, felt surface. There is white stitching around the printing. Below that is a cutout area displaying the bright blue felt underneath. A superimposed, pinked-edged, yellow, felt sun is stitched on in the middle of that. Below and comprising three-quarters of the patch are a superimposed bright blue “S” in the middle and on either side of that, to the viewer’s left, a red, felt piece of material is stitched on to represent a gate flag, and to the viewer’s right in the distance, therefore smaller, is another red gate flag.(e) a shield-shaped, felt patch measuring 10.0cmx8.00cm. There are four layers to the patch. The backing is white felt and covering this, slightly smaller (9.50cmx7.50cm wide) is a pinked-edged, shield-shaped, white, paper backing covered by a pinked edged, shield-shaped, bright blue shield (9.50cmx7.50cm wide). Slightly smaller than that is the shield-shaped, white felt surface (8.5cmx6.3cm wide) of the badge. The words “SUNSHINE BANFF” are printed in red ink on top of the white, felt surface. There is white stitching around the printing. Below that is a cutout area displaying the bright blue felt underneath. Two superimposed, pinked-edged, yellow, felt suns are stitched on each end. Below and comprising three-quarters of the patch are a superimposed, black “S” in the middle and on either side of that, to the viewer’s left, a black, felt piece of material is stitched on to represent a gate flag, and to the viewer’s right in the distance, therefore smaller, is another black gate flag.(f) a shield-shaped, felt patch measuring 9.5cmx7.50cm. There are four layers to the patch. The backing is white felt and covering this, slightly smaller (9.0cmx7.0cm wide) is a pinked-edged, shield-shaped, white, paper backing covered by a pinked edged, shield-shaped, bright blue shield (9.0cmx7.0cm wide). Slightly smaller than that is the shield-shaped, white felt surface (8.5cmx6.50cm wide) of the badge. The words “SUNSHINE BANFF” are printed in red ink on top of the white, felt surface. There is white stitching around the printing. Below that is a cutout area displaying the bright blue felt underneath. Three superimposed, pinked-edged, yellow, felt suns are stitched into this cut-out space. Below and comprising three-quarters of the patch are a superimposed, yellow “S” in the middle and on either side of that, to the viewer’s left, a red felt piece of material is stitched on to represent a gate flag, and to the viewer’s right in the distance, therefore smaller, is another red gate flag.(g) (h)Two Sunshine Village staff patches made of machine-embroidered pieces of light-weight, white canvas. The patches measure 8.0cmx8.50wide; a circle with an arced banner underneath. The outer rim is embroidered in green thread. Inside the circle is a black rimmed,embroidered, yellow sky, underneath that green mountains, underneath that, embroidered, irregular, black printing ”Sunshine Village”. Arced under the circle in green embroidery is printed “75 STAFF 76”. (i) This patch is in an unopened plastic package closed with a stapled, red and white packaging label that has “‘CANADA” printed on the front and “HOT BOND” stamped in purple ink over a red maple leaf. On the back printed in red lettering on white background “DESIGNED IN CANADA” “N.K. SOUVENIRS LTD. 985 Blue Mountain Street (COQ.) NEW WESTMINSTER B.C.” “936-7332”, on the bottom of the label packaging on viewer’s left “PRINTED IN CANADA”, on the viewer’s right a triangle wih “N.K. SOUVENIRS”. A Sunshine Village patch made of machine-embroidered, light-weight, white canvas. The patch measure 6.4cm radius; a circle with an arced banner underneath. The outer rim is embroidered in green thread. Inside the circle is a black-rimmed, embroidered, yellow sky, underneath that green mountains, underneath that, embroidered, irregular, black printing ”Sunshine Village”. The back of the patch is bonded with special glue, once heat pressed, will adhere to clothing.(j) A circular magenta patch measuring 7.70cm radius. In the centre of the patch is a silver smiling face of a sun, with the eyes, lips, and outer rays in gold. The backing is stitched-on, black fabric.(k) A six-sided patch of red felt with a black, polyester, machine-stitched piece of six-sided fabric on top. It has a skier, with a gold sun face (‘sunshine head’), embroidered in the middle of the patch. On the top are the words “SUNSHINE VILLAGE”, on the bottom “BANFF CANADA”.(l) to (z) 15 identical Sunshine Village staff patches measuring 11.2cm radius. The circular patches have an inside rim of gold against a bright blue background. In the centre is a person with a ‘sunshine’ head, (a smiling yellow face with rays of the sun) flying through the air on skiis. Arced on the top in yellow lettering ‘SUNSHINE VILLAGE” and on the bottom “STAFF”.(aa)a circular , green felt patch, 11.0cm radius, with a painted-on, green, bombardier-type snowcat against a white/blue mountain and snow; on either side is a snow-covered evergreen. Arced on top in white gold-rimmed letters “COLUMBIA ICE FIELDS” and on the bottom “CANADA”.(bb) A circular felt patch measuring 8.9cm radius. The patch has three layers of felt machine stitched on top on each other. The royal blue backing and the next light blue piece have pinked edges and are the same size. On top of this (radius 7.5cm) is a piece red felt, machine stitched to that is a brown mountain with a white peak. Arced over the mountain in individual stitched-on, white lettering with blue thread outlines “D.” “H.” “D.”. The word “BANFF” is embroidered in a straight line, in blue thread on the bottom. There is a pinked-edged paper label glued on the back; part of it is missing. The label depicts two banners with an open scissors over them. One red banner reads “PERCYS”, the white banner read “FELTIES”. The remains of a telephone number 8833-95 is on the torn part and underneath “EDM”.(cc) A white, felt patch (11.3cmx9.4cm wide) in the shape of a maple leaf with a banner on the bottom. There is a machine-embroidered red maple leaf stitched through a gauze backing and a banner outline with the word ”CANADA” stitched in red on a white background.(dd) A simple, oval-shaped, royal blue, felt patch (12.0cmx9.40cm wide) with a painted yellow number “6” on the surface. (ee) A simple, green, felt, triangle (8.20cmx9.20cm) with an inside triangular outline in white paint and the letters ”C” on top and then “YH” on the bottom.(ff) A squared, (11.7cmx10.4cm wide) but with corners cut off, felt patch. The backing is black gauze, the next layer is a stiff burlap weave, and on top of that is a layer of royal blue felt; all three have pinked edges. Sewn onto the surface is a slightly smaller squared, but with corners cut off, grey, felt patch with individual cutout royal blue, felt letters “OCD” sewn on.(gg) A red, felt, shield-shaped patch (16.0cmx13.5cm wide) with a smaller green, shield-shaped, felt piece sewn on top. A yellow, felt, letter ”W” is sewn on the surface and underneath is a small red, shield-shaped, felt piece wih a yellow, felt “B” sewn on top of that. (hh) A green, shield-shaped, felt patch (14.3cmx12.2cm wide) with a smaller red shield-shaped, felt piece sewn on top. A yellow, felt, letter ”W” is sewn on the surface and underneath is a small green, shield-shaped, felt piece wih a yellow, felt “B” sewn on top of that. (ii) A red, shield-shaped, felt patch (11.2cmx10.0cm wide) with a smaller green, shield-shaped, cutout, felt piece sewn on top with yellow thread. A yellow, felt, letter ”W” outlined in green felt, is sewn onto the surface into the circular cutout (so that it is sewn on the red felt) and underneath, on the green felt shield cutout is the word “High” written in script and stitched in yellow thread. The white gauze backing is stamped with purple ink “CREST CRAFT” underneath ”SASKATOON, SK.”. Remnants of the paper pattern are visible through the gauze material.(jj) A red, shield-shaped, felt patch (9.9cmx9.8cm wide) with a smaller, green, shield-shaped, cutout, felt piece sewn on top with gold/beige thread. A yellow, felt, letter ”W” outlined in green felt, is sewn onto the surface into the circular cutout (so that it is sewn on the red felt) and underneath, on the green felt shield cutout is the word “High” written in script and stitched in gold/beige thread. The white cotton backing is stamped with purple ink “CREST CRAFT” underneath “SASKATOON, SK.”
- Subject
- sports
- skiing
- Sunshine Village
- Credit
- Gift of Clifford Whyte (Estate), 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1235 a-jj
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- Date
- 1976
- Material
- metal; plastic; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 105.01.1024 a-c
- Description
- Three identical plastic-coated, novelty, Sunshine Village advertising ski hill pins measuring 6.3cm in radius. The circular pins have a paper, coloured photograph of a girl wearing nothing but sunglasses on top of her head, and ski boots and skis. She is standing on the ski hill between some conife…
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- Title
- Pin
- Date
- 1976
- Material
- metal; plastic; paper
- Dimensions
- 6.3 cm
- Description
- Three identical plastic-coated, novelty, Sunshine Village advertising ski hill pins measuring 6.3cm in radius. The circular pins have a paper, coloured photograph of a girl wearing nothing but sunglasses on top of her head, and ski boots and skis. She is standing on the ski hill between some coniferous trees. Below the girl in arced, black, letters “a little streak of Sunshine” is printed. The metal back of the pin has a horizontal pin set with a safety-pin type of clasp with a u-type closure for the pin.
- Credit
- Gift of Clifford Whyte (Estate), 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 105.01.1024 a-c
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- Date
- 1976 – 1976
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1272 a,b
- Description
- a,b) A circular dark gray metal medal with scalloped edges, around the outside border reads “ALBERTA WINTER GAMES BANFF COMMEMORATIVE 1976”. Inside the words is a sheep head and the negative space cut out.
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- Title
- Medal
- Date
- 1976 – 1976
- Material
- metal
- Description
- a,b) A circular dark gray metal medal with scalloped edges, around the outside border reads “ALBERTA WINTER GAMES BANFF COMMEMORATIVE 1976”. Inside the words is a sheep head and the negative space cut out.
- Subject
- sports
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- medal
- Credit
- Gift of Banff-Lake Louise Chamber of Commerce, Banff, 1990
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1272 a,b
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- Date
- 1976
- Material
- metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0086
- Description
- Crest shaped wooden trophy with two attached plates on front. Top plate "Canadian Ski Marathon Marathon Canadien de Ski" with cross country skier and stylized CSM in background. Other plate indicates award of "Oldest Skier 1976"; plates in copper or brass.
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- Title
- Trophy Plaque
- Date
- 1976
- Material
- metal; wood
- Dimensions
- 1.0 x 11.6 x 13.0 cm
- Description
- Crest shaped wooden trophy with two attached plates on front. Top plate "Canadian Ski Marathon Marathon Canadien de Ski" with cross country skier and stylized CSM in background. Other plate indicates award of "Oldest Skier 1976"; plates in copper or brass.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0086
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