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Date
1965 – 1970
Material
antler; stone; skin
Catalogue Number
104.06.0010
Description
Long sturdy piece of elk antler with double prong at end with a heavy large stone clubhead resting in the crotch. The clubhead is secured with a strip of cowhide across the top tied securely around the stone with a leather thong which passes through holes drilled at the end of each prong and knotte…
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Title
Club
Date
1965 – 1970
Material
antler; stone; skin
Dimensions
11.5 x 14.5 x 60.5 cm
Description
Long sturdy piece of elk antler with double prong at end with a heavy large stone clubhead resting in the crotch. The clubhead is secured with a strip of cowhide across the top tied securely around the stone with a leather thong which passes through holes drilled at the end of each prong and knotted around the shaft of the antler handle. A leather thong strap passes through a hole drilled at the end of the handle.
Subject
Indigenous
warfare
hunting
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.06.0010
Images
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Date
1965 – 1975
Material
wood; hair; feathers; antler
Catalogue Number
104.06.0014
Description
A rod carved from burled piece of wood with a band of light brown fur at top and an antler prong set crosswise in a notch across the top tied securely with sinew. Antler piece painted with a black and a red band at the end. Large globular burl at top has features of two circular faces charred into …
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Title
Club
Date
1965 – 1975
Material
wood; hair; feathers; antler
Dimensions
7.5 x 14.5 x 60.6 cm
Description
A rod carved from burled piece of wood with a band of light brown fur at top and an antler prong set crosswise in a notch across the top tied securely with sinew. Antler piece painted with a black and a red band at the end. Large globular burl at top has features of two circular faces charred into wood and another face profile of person painted red. Burl on one side in the middle has carved profile of horse's head painted red with features accented by charring. Two smaller burls near bottom are carved into animal face painted red and mouse painted yellow, with features accented by charring. Four black and red bands are around stick below top burl and another band of charred dots is around stick below middle burl. Group of three feathers tied just above middle burl with sinew.
Subject
Indigenous
lore
religious
souvenir
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.06.0014
Images
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Date
1965 – 1970
Material
skin; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.08.0241
Description
A grey leather, commercially tanned, handmade purse, distinguished by a pocket in the front which contains two small papoose figures with hand painted faces. The purse has two parallel flaps which flop over the top and tie, and a very long pair of shoulder straps. Part of the sewing is cotton, part…
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Title
Purse
Date
1965 – 1970
Material
skin; fibre
Dimensions
25.0 x 8.5 x 30.0 cm
Description
A grey leather, commercially tanned, handmade purse, distinguished by a pocket in the front which contains two small papoose figures with hand painted faces. The purse has two parallel flaps which flop over the top and tie, and a very long pair of shoulder straps. Part of the sewing is cotton, part of it is sinew. The bag contains a piece of sinew.
Subject
Indigenous
figure
papoose
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0241
Images
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This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
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