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- Date
- 1970 – 1980
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1071
- Description
- Warden's uniform jacket, olive drab, wool gabardine single breasted fitted jacket, 4 button closure, 4 patch pockets with button closure, attached belt 5.0 wide, silver coloured buckle, semi lined, 32.0 long slit in back, patches on both shoulders:"National Parks Canada Chief Park Warden" on right,…
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- Title
- Jacket
- Date
- 1970 – 1980
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 61.0 x 84.0 cm
- Description
- Warden's uniform jacket, olive drab, wool gabardine single breasted fitted jacket, 4 button closure, 4 patch pockets with button closure, attached belt 5.0 wide, silver coloured buckle, semi lined, 32.0 long slit in back, patches on both shoulders:"National Parks Canada Chief Park Warden" on right, French on left "Chief Park Warden Gardien en Chef" sewn above left breast pocket.
- Subject
- Park Wardens
- Andy Anderson
- Credit
- Gift of Andy Anderson, Brentwood Bay, 1987
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1071
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Commemorative Coin Collection
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- Date
- 1979 – 1983
- Material
- metal; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1062 a-e
- Description
- 5 Banff/Lake Louise souvenir dollar coins in vinyl case. 5 silver dollar coins dating 1979 to 1983, all with lake scenes, Moraine Lake 1979, Lake Minnewanka 1980, Bow Lake 1981, Lake Louise 1982, Vermilion Lakes 1983. All are set in a beige and brown case,a white card is included on the inside list…
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- Title
- Commemorative Coin Collection
- Date
- 1979 – 1983
- Material
- metal; plastic
- Description
- 5 Banff/Lake Louise souvenir dollar coins in vinyl case. 5 silver dollar coins dating 1979 to 1983, all with lake scenes, Moraine Lake 1979, Lake Minnewanka 1980, Bow Lake 1981, Lake Louise 1982, Vermilion Lakes 1983. All are set in a beige and brown case,a white card is included on the inside listing the 5 scenes and the price 15.00. The case is 13.5 x 11.0,the coins 3.2 in diameter.
- Subject
- Banff National Park
- souvenir
- centennial
- Moraine Lake
- Lake Minnewanka
- Bow Lake
- Lake Louise
- Vermilion Lakes
- Credit
- Gift of Banff-Lake Louise Chamber of Commerce, Banff, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1062 a-e
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- Date
- 1975 – 1985
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1068 a-c
- Description
- 3 Banff souvenir emblems still in package. (a) an orange patch with green borders, "Banff" in green letters, at top"Canada" in green at bottom, a picture of an man wearing an Indigenous headdress (red,white, green, black) in the middle, in a plastic package that says "Highest Quality Embroidered Em…
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- Title
- Emblem
- Date
- 1975 – 1985
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 13.3 x 5.8 cm
- Description
- 3 Banff souvenir emblems still in package. (a) an orange patch with green borders, "Banff" in green letters, at top"Canada" in green at bottom, a picture of an man wearing an Indigenous headdress (red,white, green, black) in the middle, in a plastic package that says "Highest Quality Embroidered Emblems" (b) a black patch with yellow borders, "Banff" in yellow at top, flowers (red, blue, white, yellow, green) and ice axe in the centre, packaged in same type of plastic envelope as (a) (c) yellow patch with red border and red lettering "Banff National Park" ram's head in middle, brown and white; in package.
- Credit
- Purchased from Luxton Museum, Banff, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1068 a-c
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Membership Plaque
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- Date
- 1975
- Material
- metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1036
- Description
- Life membership award Kiwanis, Pop Kidney. Copper plate 27.8 x 22.2 nailed onto board inscribed: "Kiwanis KInternational" centre top. Below: "Presented to Forrest "Pop" Kidney inrecognition of Life Membership award for outstanding service to our club 1975 Kiwanis Club of Banff, Alberta"
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- Title
- Membership Plaque
- Date
- 1975
- Material
- metal; wood
- Dimensions
- 37.0 x 29.5 x 1.3 cm
- Description
- Life membership award Kiwanis, Pop Kidney. Copper plate 27.8 x 22.2 nailed onto board inscribed: "Kiwanis KInternational" centre top. Below: "Presented to Forrest "Pop" Kidney inrecognition of Life Membership award for outstanding service to our club 1975 Kiwanis Club of Banff, Alberta"
- Credit
- Gift of Karin MacAulay, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1036
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Design Model Diorama
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- Date
- c. 1975
- Material
- wood; plaster; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1086 a,b
- Description
- Grizzly diorama, Lake Agnes area. Realistically rendered scene of a large female grizzly bear overturning a rock while 2 cubs watch her. The ground is grey coloured rock, a few dry branches. The painted background shows mountains, a lake and sky. Completely enclosed in a box, plexiglas window fron…
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- Title
- Design Model Diorama
- Date
- c. 1975
- Material
- wood; plaster; plastic
- Description
- Grizzly diorama, Lake Agnes area. Realistically rendered scene of a large female grizzly bear overturning a rock while 2 cubs watch her. The ground is grey coloured rock, a few dry branches. The painted background shows mountains, a lake and sky. Completely enclosed in a box, plexiglas window front and top, box painted reddish brown. (a)White pedestal with history.
- Subject
- parks
- wildlife
- grizzly bear
- Lake Agnes
- Ralph Carson
- Credit
- Purchased from Museums Alberta, Edmonton, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1086 a,b
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- Date
- 1975 – 1985
- Material
- plastic; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1051 a,b
- Description
- High red plastic racing boots, Karen Percy's, molded plastic boot and sole, front opening, aluminum buckles, metal achilles adjustments, "GARMONT" in white on outside ankle, white stripes at heel, grey padded lining and opening, at back of opening written in black in "Karen Percy", 4 metal screws i…
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- Title
- Ski Boots
- Date
- 1975 – 1985
- Material
- plastic; metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 32.0 x 11.0 x 28.5 cm
- Description
- High red plastic racing boots, Karen Percy's, molded plastic boot and sole, front opening, aluminum buckles, metal achilles adjustments, "GARMONT" in white on outside ankle, white stripes at heel, grey padded lining and opening, at back of opening written in black in "Karen Percy", 4 metal screws in sole.
- Subject
- sports
- skiing
- National Ski Team
- Karen Percy
- Credit
- Gift of Ted J. Hart, Banff, 1987
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1051 a,b
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Commemorative Coin
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- Date
- 1974
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1040
- Description
- Jasper souvenir silver dollar, "TWO GRAND OLD MEN OF JASPER” "OLD MAN MOUNTAIN AND MAJOR FRED BREWSTER, 1974" is inscribed on one side. A picture of Fred Brewster in fur collared parka is below the writing. On the reverse side is a picture of a bear with “JASPER CANADA" written above, and "SOUVENIR…
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- Title
- Commemorative Coin
- Date
- 1974
- Material
- metal
- Description
- Jasper souvenir silver dollar, "TWO GRAND OLD MEN OF JASPER” "OLD MAN MOUNTAIN AND MAJOR FRED BREWSTER, 1974" is inscribed on one side. A picture of Fred Brewster in fur collared parka is below the writing. On the reverse side is a picture of a bear with “JASPER CANADA" written above, and "SOUVENIR DOLLAR” below. (13.5 x 11.0).
- Subject
- parks
- Jasper National Park
- Fred Brewster
- Credit
- Gift of Forrest (Pat) Oliver Brewster, Banff, 1977
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1040
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Decorative Ashtray
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- Date
- 1975 – 1984
- Material
- paper; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1023 a,b
- Description
- Octagonal glass ashtrays, Banff Avenue & Lake Louise, (a) picture of Banff Avenue from Cascade Gardens, picture is under bottom held in place with felt, raised bevels on two sides each have 3 cigarette grooves, price tag still intact on underside. (b) picture of Lake Louise in summer, same as (a),…
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- Title
- Decorative Ashtray
- Date
- 1975 – 1984
- Material
- paper; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 13.5 x 13.5 cm
- Description
- Octagonal glass ashtrays, Banff Avenue & Lake Louise, (a) picture of Banff Avenue from Cascade Gardens, picture is under bottom held in place with felt, raised bevels on two sides each have 3 cigarette grooves, price tag still intact on underside. (b) picture of Lake Louise in summer, same as (a), $2.95" price tag on side edge, both have "BANFF" printed in gold in centre of picture
- Subject
- souvenirs
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- households
- Credit
- Purchased from Spinning Wheel, Banff, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1023 a,b
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- Date
- 1806 – 1816
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.1016
- Description
- made of cutout Mexican peso, with eagle at middle, silver coin has been cut out around the figure of an eagle, its wings outspread, also around each letter of the words "Republica Mexicana" above, and the date below (1816?), on the back of the eagle is a "10" [the other side of the coin] simple saf…
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- Title
- Scatter Pin
- Date
- 1806 – 1816
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 0.6 cm
- Description
- made of cutout Mexican peso, with eagle at middle, silver coin has been cut out around the figure of an eagle, its wings outspread, also around each letter of the words "Republica Mexicana" above, and the date below (1816?), on the back of the eagle is a "10" [the other side of the coin] simple safety pin type clasp soldered horizontally across back.
- Credit
- Gift of Forrest (Pat) Oliver Brewster, Banff, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.1016
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Commemorative Coin
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- Date
- 1970
- Material
- metal; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1109
- Description
- 1970 Banff Indian Days Kiwanis Dollar in plastic envelope "Indian Days, value one dollar in Banff, expires Sept.30, 1970". On one side is a picture of a tepee with mountain background, the obverse is a head signed by Charlie Beil. Around the outside "Banff Canada Kiwanis Dollar" housed in a clear…
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- Title
- Commemorative Coin
- Date
- 1970
- Material
- metal; plastic
- Description
- 1970 Banff Indian Days Kiwanis Dollar in plastic envelope "Indian Days, value one dollar in Banff, expires Sept.30, 1970". On one side is a picture of a tepee with mountain background, the obverse is a head signed by Charlie Beil. Around the outside "Banff Canada Kiwanis Dollar" housed in a clear plastic envelope 4.7 square with fold-over flap 2.2.
- Subject
- Banff Indian Days
- artists
- Charlie Beil
- Credit
- Gift of Jim Walls, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1109
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- Date
- 1970 – 1980
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.1023
- Description
- Gold coloured with ram's head and Banff, plated a gold colour. Tapered blade 8.0 long, textured handle rounds out at top. 1.5x1.2x0.7 ram's head and BANFF set on plain oval shape near top.
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- Title
- Paper Knife
- Date
- 1970 – 1980
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 15.0 cm
- Description
- Gold coloured with ram's head and Banff, plated a gold colour. Tapered blade 8.0 long, textured handle rounds out at top. 1.5x1.2x0.7 ram's head and BANFF set on plain oval shape near top.
- Subject
- souvenirs
- households
- office
- Credit
- Gift of Phyllis H. Horpenuk, Banff, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.1023
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- Date
- 1990
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1074
- Description
- Black with "sinclair ART STUDIO 1990", short sleeved by Fruit of the Loom, silkscreened on front "Sinclair" at top with a "chop" motif in red, 8.5 x 17.5 box with fingerprint design, "ART STUDIO" and "1990" below, writing is in white.
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- Title
- T-Shirt
- Date
- 1990
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 51.0 x 81.0 cm
- Description
- Black with "sinclair ART STUDIO 1990", short sleeved by Fruit of the Loom, silkscreened on front "Sinclair" at top with a "chop" motif in red, 8.5 x 17.5 box with fingerprint design, "ART STUDIO" and "1990" below, writing is in white.
- Subject
- households
- clothing
- Robert Sinclair
- artists
- Credit
- Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 1990
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1074
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- Date
- 1976
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1082
- Description
- Blue, "Sunshine Skinners", chicken body with goat head, ordinary blue t-shirt with black lettering: "Sunshine Skinners", picture of chicken body with goat head standing on tire with large treads, signed "Jan Andrews".
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- Title
- T-Shirt
- Date
- 1976
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 41.0 x 67.0 cm
- Description
- Blue, "Sunshine Skinners", chicken body with goat head, ordinary blue t-shirt with black lettering: "Sunshine Skinners", picture of chicken body with goat head standing on tire with large treads, signed "Jan Andrews".
- Credit
- Gift of Kathy Jost, Banff, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1082
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- Date
- 1990
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1076
- Description
- White, “Bill Peyto, Banff, 1897”, short-sleeved ordinary white cotton t-shirt by Hanes, picture on front shows photograph in black frame of Bill Peyto wearing yellow bandana, underneath are the words "Bill Peyto--Banff--1897" in red, original photograph is by Walter D. Wilcox and appears in "Campfi…
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- Title
- T-Shirt
- Date
- 1990
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 55.0 x 73.0 cm
- Description
- White, “Bill Peyto, Banff, 1897”, short-sleeved ordinary white cotton t-shirt by Hanes, picture on front shows photograph in black frame of Bill Peyto wearing yellow bandana, underneath are the words "Bill Peyto--Banff--1897" in red, original photograph is by Walter D. Wilcox and appears in "Campfires in the Canadian Rockies".
- Subject
- households
- clothing
- Bill Peyto
- artists
- Alex Emond
- Credit
- Gift of Alex Emond, Banff, 1990
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1076
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- Date
- 1979
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1091
- Description
- Green, white lettering "Banff '79", ordinary green cotton short sleeve t-shirt, large white lettering on front: BANFF (9.0 high), underneath "79" (20.0 high), "C.S.S. LTD" under '79, light brown paint stains on front
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- Title
- T-Shirt
- Date
- 1979
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 46.0 x 64.0 cm
- Description
- Green, white lettering "Banff '79", ordinary green cotton short sleeve t-shirt, large white lettering on front: BANFF (9.0 high), underneath "79" (20.0 high), "C.S.S. LTD" under '79, light brown paint stains on front
- Subject
- souvenir
- households
- clothing
- Credit
- Purchased from Rundle Memorial United Church, Banff, 1990
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1091
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- Date
- 1970 – 1980
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1095
- Description
- Yellow, "Banff Canada", t-shirt with graphic of Indigenous man on horseback with skis, mountains and teepees form the background, underneath picture is a black rosette with red star having feathers hanging from centre and "BANFF" in black letters printed on an orange banner, under banner on right…
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- Title
- T-Shirt
- Date
- 1970 – 1980
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 60.0 x 43.0 cm
- Description
- Yellow, "Banff Canada", t-shirt with graphic of Indigenous man on horseback with skis, mountains and teepees form the background, underneath picture is a black rosette with red star having feathers hanging from centre and "BANFF" in black letters printed on an orange banner, under banner on right in black "CANADA".
- Subject
- souvenirs
- Banff
- Indigenous
- regalia
- Credit
- Purchased from Rundle Memorial United Church, Banff, 1990
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1095
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- Date
- 1990
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1098
- Description
- White, 15th annual "Banff Festival of Mountain Films", ordinary white cotton long sleeve t-shirt, logo 32.0 x 23.0 painted in blue, green, brown and black showing climbers depicted as dragons climbing and being hauled up 2 pinnacles, the climbers are carrying ice picks and wearing alpine hats, one …
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- Title
- T-Shirt
- Date
- 1990
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 52.0 x 75.0 cm
- Description
- White, 15th annual "Banff Festival of Mountain Films", ordinary white cotton long sleeve t-shirt, logo 32.0 x 23.0 painted in blue, green, brown and black showing climbers depicted as dragons climbing and being hauled up 2 pinnacles, the climbers are carrying ice picks and wearing alpine hats, one climber has lost his hat, outside the logo on the left is printed in grey: "THE FIFTEENTH ANNUAL", on inside top of logo "BANFF FESIVAL" in black lettering, on right side "OF" in black letters "MOUNTAIN" in green and FILMS in black and 1990 in grey, inside right side of logo in blackletters is "Heinrich Klety 1990".
- Credit
- Purchased from Rundle Memorial United Church, Banff, 1990
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1098
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Figure Skating Costume
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- Date
- 1975 – 1985
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1100 a-c
- Description
- two girl's skating costumes, mauve and yellow (a) mauve, polyester, long sleeve homemade, short skirt with attached panties, trimmed with bangles around neck and bottom of skirt, zipper from back to waist at front (b) yellow polyester long sleeve princess line dress with flared skirt, separate pant…
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- Title
- Figure Skating Costume
- Date
- 1975 – 1985
- Material
- fibre
- Description
- two girl's skating costumes, mauve and yellow (a) mauve, polyester, long sleeve homemade, short skirt with attached panties, trimmed with bangles around neck and bottom of skirt, zipper from back to waist at front (b) yellow polyester long sleeve princess line dress with flared skirt, separate panties, dress has high neckline with zipper to hips at back, embroidery of flowers on front panel in bright coloured thread 20.0 x 10.0, yellow panties (c) have elastic at leg and waist openings and zipper, 30.0 x 23.0.
- Credit
- Purchased from Rundle Memorial United Church, Banff, 1990
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1100 a-c
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- Date
- 1835 – 1905
- Material
- fibre, silk; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0086
- Description
- A long narrow netted grey silk evening bag with metallic beads laced in the netting. The beading becomes quite heavy at the bottom. The purse has a beaded tassel and a slit opening in the side with two angular metal rings that slip over the purse and secure its contents. Two Canadian ten cent co…
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- Title
- Beaded Purse
- Date
- 1835 – 1905
- Material
- fibre, silk; metal
- Dimensions
- 37.5 cm
- Description
- A long narrow netted grey silk evening bag with metallic beads laced in the netting. The beading becomes quite heavy at the bottom. The purse has a beaded tassel and a slit opening in the side with two angular metal rings that slip over the purse and secure its contents. Two Canadian ten cent coins dated 1911 and 1917 were found inside this purse.
- Subject
- households
- social customs
- crafts
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0086
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- Date
- 1800 – 1900
- Material
- fruit, gourd; wood; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0157
- Description
- A canteen made from a circular dried gourd that has a wooden neck screwed in to one side. There are also two twisted basket loops attached to opposide sides of the canteen used to hold a long green carrying strap. The gourd has lettering printed on one side that reads “Souvr...de Chamounix...Mon…
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- Title
- Canteen
- Date
- 1800 – 1900
- Material
- fruit, gourd; wood; fibre
- Description
- A canteen made from a circular dried gourd that has a wooden neck screwed in to one side. There are also two twisted basket loops attached to opposide sides of the canteen used to hold a long green carrying strap. The gourd has lettering printed on one side that reads “Souvr...de Chamounix...Mont Blanc..Hote H.P. de Savoie”. The lettering is around a French horn with a yellow lyre at its centre.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0157
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