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Climbing Piton
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- Date
- 1960
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1157
- Description
- A hand-forged, thin-blade piton for micro cracks called a ‘RURP’, an acronym for Realized Ultimate Reality Piton. The tapered blade is short and fine on the end; there are two holes on the wider, thicker end for rings. Engraved with “LONGWARE” and also “H G”.
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- Title
- Climbing Piton
- Date
- 1960
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 3.1 cm
- Description
- A hand-forged, thin-blade piton for micro cracks called a ‘RURP’, an acronym for Realized Ultimate Reality Piton. The tapered blade is short and fine on the end; there are two holes on the wider, thicker end for rings. Engraved with “LONGWARE” and also “H G”.
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- Hans Gmoser
- Credit
- Gift of Hans and Margaret Gmoser, Harvie Heights, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1157
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- Date
- 1960
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1159 a-d
- Description
- A carabiner with three pitons hanging from it:(a) an aluminum carabiner (10.5X5.0cm wide) with non-locking gate mechanism on the gate; on one side engraved “H” and then “P. ALLAIN 1600 Kg” in raised block lettering,“G”, on opposite side in raised lettering, on the other “BREVETTE S G D G”.(b) a met…
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- Title
- Climbing Piton
- Date
- 1960
- Material
- metal
- Description
- A carabiner with three pitons hanging from it:(a) an aluminum carabiner (10.5X5.0cm wide) with non-locking gate mechanism on the gate; on one side engraved “H” and then “P. ALLAIN 1600 Kg” in raised block lettering,“G”, on opposite side in raised lettering, on the other “BREVETTE S G D G”.(b) a metal piton (14.5x3.3cm wide) with the blade, instead of being flat, is positioned slightly sideways; engraved in script on the ‘handle’ portion “Charlet Moser” in block letters “CHAMONIX” . There is a white shop label glued on one side of the blade, in blue lettering “3 7 Premier Cycle & Sports 110 F”.(c) a trowel-shaped vertical piton (11.5x3.0cm), thin flat blade and high raised ‘handle’. This type of knife or blade was very popular in the Rockies. Commonly called the ‘Ace of Spades’. Raised “0” on the blade and “R. CASSIN” on viewer’s right and “ITALY” on the other. an “0” on the top part of the blade. Remnants of a piece of tape “1/74” indiscernable.(d) a hand-forged horizontal piton with a flat blade at one end and raised ‘handle’ at the other with a round hole to put a carabiner through. ‘LOST”, the diamond-shaped logo, “ARROW”.
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- Hans Gmoser
- Credit
- Gift of Hans and Margaret Gmoser, Harvie Heights, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1159 a-d
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- Date
- 1960
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1161 a-c
- Description
- A carabiner with two pitons attached:(a) a thick, soft iron D-ring carabiner (10.3x6.7cm wide) with a hinged gate, but no safety bar. Stencilled in “H G”, followed by engraved “CASSIN” surrounded by part oval logo.(b) a horizontal piton (16.5cmx4.0cm wide) made out of soft iron, with a flat blade a…
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- Title
- Climbing Piton
- Date
- 1960
- Material
- metal
- Description
- A carabiner with two pitons attached:(a) a thick, soft iron D-ring carabiner (10.3x6.7cm wide) with a hinged gate, but no safety bar. Stencilled in “H G”, followed by engraved “CASSIN” surrounded by part oval logo.(b) a horizontal piton (16.5cmx4.0cm wide) made out of soft iron, with a flat blade at one end and raised ‘handle’ at the other with a round hole to put a carabiner through. Engraved on the handle “AUSTRIA STUBAI”. A yellow sales label with black printing “BAROTTO CALGARY “$1.10 EA”. Hand printed in green ink “VERTICAL”.(c) a vertical piton (16.5x3.8cm wide) made out of soft iron, with flat blade and handle, engraved “MADE IN AUSTRIA STUBAI” remnants of a shop’s yellow sales label with black lettering “BAROTTO CALGAR” with the Y partially missing.
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- Hans Gmoser
- Credit
- Gift of Hans and Margaret Gmoser, Harvie Heights, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1161 a-c
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- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1047 a-d
- Description
- Various shaped blades (a) 8.2x2.7x2.8, blade off to the side (b) 7.8x4.0x1.8, blade centered, tip turned down, "3" stamped on blade (c) 8.3x3.7x2.3, blade centered, "50"stamped on blade (d) 9.0x4.0x1.2, blade centered. "8" stamped on blade.
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- Title
- Climbing Piton
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- metal
- Description
- Various shaped blades (a) 8.2x2.7x2.8, blade off to the side (b) 7.8x4.0x1.8, blade centered, tip turned down, "3" stamped on blade (c) 8.3x3.7x2.3, blade centered, "50"stamped on blade (d) 9.0x4.0x1.2, blade centered. "8" stamped on blade.
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- Chic Scott
- Credit
- Gift of Charles (Chic) Scott, Cochrane, 1987
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1047 a-d
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Beaded Moccasins
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.03.1002%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1960 – 1975
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1002 a,b
- Description
- Moccasins of tan buckskin, tall flap beaded with 2 pink flowers, unadorned, small foot cut in Rocky Mountain style, high ankle with single two-stemmed tulip-like flower of pink outlined in red, 2 oblique red and white mixed lines at either side, long square tongue, single , long tying thong fixed t…
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- 1960 – 1975
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 13.5 x 6.5 x 16.5 cm
- Description
- Moccasins of tan buckskin, tall flap beaded with 2 pink flowers, unadorned, small foot cut in Rocky Mountain style, high ankle with single two-stemmed tulip-like flower of pink outlined in red, 2 oblique red and white mixed lines at either side, long square tongue, single , long tying thong fixed to one side of flap, slight smoked smell.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1002 a,b
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Beaded Moccasins
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.03.0037%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1965 – 1975
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0037 a,b
- Description
- A pair of lightly beaded buckskin moccasins cut from one piece to shape of foot then stitched along outside of sole and up back of heel. Wide notch edged ankle flap with narrow rectangular tongue. Toe beaded with two large light blue wedges containing red orange, green and orange checks, hanging in…
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- 1965 – 1975
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 11.0 x 25.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of lightly beaded buckskin moccasins cut from one piece to shape of foot then stitched along outside of sole and up back of heel. Wide notch edged ankle flap with narrow rectangular tongue. Toe beaded with two large light blue wedges containing red orange, green and orange checks, hanging in a row with an arrow point hanging from the tip. A narrow beaded band of black and white interlocked triangles runs along the seam is covered with an orange, green and blue stripe of beads. Long buckskin strips attached to moccasin on either side of tongue under ankle flap for typing, have never been used.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- footwear
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0037 a,b
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Beaded Moccasins
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.03.0039%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1965 – 1979
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0039 a,b
- Description
- A pair of hand made buckskin moccasins cut to shape of foot from one piece and seamed along outer side and up heel. Seams have lighter buckskin piping. Narrow scalloped ankle flap of lighter buckskin, small buckskin pull tab inside at top of heel. Toe of moccasin lightly beaded with conventional fl…
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- 1965 – 1979
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 10.5 x 9.5 x 23.5 cm
- Description
- A pair of hand made buckskin moccasins cut to shape of foot from one piece and seamed along outer side and up heel. Seams have lighter buckskin piping. Narrow scalloped ankle flap of lighter buckskin, small buckskin pull tab inside at top of heel. Toe of moccasin lightly beaded with conventional flower with four blue petals and dark brown centre, four green leaves between each petal, and light blue and yellow semi-circles beneath the petals, with a stem and blue leaves leading up under the tongue. Beaded at the outside heel is an orange circular flower with heavy green leaves on each side. Small rounded tongue has edging trim of blue and yellow beads. Very short buckskin tie attaches through sides and tongue of moccasins, never used.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- footwear
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0039 a,b
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Beaded Moccasins
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.03.0041%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0041 a,b
- Description
- A pair of small, child's moccasins, each made from a piece of hide folded over and seamed at outer side and up at heel, tongue part of body. Cuffed with sewn on piece of buckskin. Simple floral motif in beadwork on vamps, two blossoms in red and blue outlined in white beads, and a lower pair of blo…
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 12.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of small, child's moccasins, each made from a piece of hide folded over and seamed at outer side and up at heel, tongue part of body. Cuffed with sewn on piece of buckskin. Simple floral motif in beadwork on vamps, two blossoms in red and blue outlined in white beads, and a lower pair of blossoms in brown outlined in blue. Trim of cuff decorated with alternate blue and red beads, and tongue outlined in yellow. Tie for each moccasin is threaded under cuff and emerges by side of tongue at edge of cuff.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- children
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0041 a,b
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