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Commemorative Coin
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- Date
- 1969
- Material
- metal; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1065 a,b
- Description
- 1969 Banff Indian Days Kiwanis dollar, in envelope, INDIAN DAYS 1889-1969 value one dollar in Banff. Shows picture of tepee with mountain background. Obverse: BANFF CANADA KIWANIS DOLLAR EXPIRES SEPT.30.69. with head wearing buffalo horn headddress. Plastic envelope with flap, pocket is 4.7 square…
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- Title
- Commemorative Coin
- Date
- 1969
- Material
- metal; plastic
- Description
- 1969 Banff Indian Days Kiwanis dollar, in envelope, INDIAN DAYS 1889-1969 value one dollar in Banff. Shows picture of tepee with mountain background. Obverse: BANFF CANADA KIWANIS DOLLAR EXPIRES SEPT.30.69. with head wearing buffalo horn headddress. Plastic envelope with flap, pocket is 4.7 square, rounded flap has 2.7 fold-over.
- Subject
- events
- Banff Indian Days
- organization
- Kiwanis
- artists
- Charlie Beil
- George McLean
- Chief Walking Buffalo
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Purchased from Robert Smith, Banff, 1969
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1065 a,b
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Beaded Moccasins
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- 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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- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- wood; antler; hair; feather; skin; sinew
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0044
- Description
- Fishing spear made from two prongs of an antler attached to wooden stick handle with a strip of rawhide. Handle completely wrapped with wide buckskin strips and three bands of red brown fur, one at each end and in middle. Three groups of short white feathers hang from underside of handle. Two small…
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- Title
- Fishing Spear
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- wood; antler; hair; feather; skin; sinew
- Dimensions
- 7.5 x 7.5 x 47.0 cm
- Description
- Fishing spear made from two prongs of an antler attached to wooden stick handle with a strip of rawhide. Handle completely wrapped with wide buckskin strips and three bands of red brown fur, one at each end and in middle. Three groups of short white feathers hang from underside of handle. Two small barbs of antler tied tightly to middle of prongs with sinew.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- fishing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0044
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- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- wood; bone; feather; glass; skin; sinew
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0045
- Description
- Short spear with long white bone point tied to painted wooden handle with sinew. Handle carved with rough buffalo head near point painted black and yellow, with man's head at middle painted black hair with yellow cheeks and mouth. Bottom part painted green with red design, and green and yellow bulb…
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- Title
- Spear
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- wood; bone; feather; glass; skin; sinew
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 3.0 x 69.5 cm
- Description
- Short spear with long white bone point tied to painted wooden handle with sinew. Handle carved with rough buffalo head near point painted black and yellow, with man's head at middle painted black hair with yellow cheeks and mouth. Bottom part painted green with red design, and green and yellow bulbous form at end. Sections between carving and paint wrapped with bands of buckskin covered with brightly coloured beadwork. Three groups of feathers hang from ends of shaft and middle.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0045
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- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- wood; bone; skin; glass; feather
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0046
- Description
- Spear with carved bone head painted red at tip is fastened into split end of shaft which is made from tree branch with natural sharp bend into handle. End of handle, where bent branch joins, is two sided buffalo head with horns carved and painted black with red nose and red band beneath. Branch sha…
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- Title
- Spear
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- wood; bone; skin; glass; feather
- Dimensions
- 15.0 x 83.0 cm
- Description
- Spear with carved bone head painted red at tip is fastened into split end of shaft which is made from tree branch with natural sharp bend into handle. End of handle, where bent branch joins, is two sided buffalo head with horns carved and painted black with red nose and red band beneath. Branch shaft has charred design of crosses, bars and circles along length, and is wrapped with a band of green and yellow beads over deerskin just below spearhead. A single eagle feather is tied at the middle of the handle.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- hunting
- animal
- buffalo
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0046
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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
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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
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- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0010
- Description
- Small handmade buckskin doll laced tightly into moss bag. Doll wears buckskin bonnet trimmed with red and yellow beads and has simply beaded features. Doll is swaddled with striped grey, blue and white cotton flannel material, moss bag has flap at head trimmed with red and yellow beads along edge,…
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 20.0 x 5.5 x 7.0 cm
- Description
- Small handmade buckskin doll laced tightly into moss bag. Doll wears buckskin bonnet trimmed with red and yellow beads and has simply beaded features. Doll is swaddled with striped grey, blue and white cotton flannel material, moss bag has flap at head trimmed with red and yellow beads along edge, and is trimmed with a zig-zag line of red and yellow beads along sides. Opening of bag is covered with buckskin flap and is laced across with buckskin thong. Marks: small spot of purple ink/paint on back of bag.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- playthings
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0010
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- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0015
- Description
- A small Indigenous papoose doll wrapped in moss bag. Head of buckskin with beaded features, and wearing a pointed cap trimmed around the edge with orange and blue beads. Body of pink and white checked waffle weave material, doll rests on firmly stuffed pink pillow. Buckskin mossbag with high collar…
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 24.0 x 7.0 x 16.0 cm
- Description
- A small Indigenous papoose doll wrapped in moss bag. Head of buckskin with beaded features, and wearing a pointed cap trimmed around the edge with orange and blue beads. Body of pink and white checked waffle weave material, doll rests on firmly stuffed pink pillow. Buckskin mossbag with high collar, decorated along sides with green glass beads is tightly laced across front over buckskin flap beneath.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- playthings
- children
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0015
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- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- skin; hair; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0016
- Description
- Firmly stuffed, handmade Indigenous doll of buckskin wearing shirt and leggings. Blue and red beaded facial features with black horsehair bound at either side with buckskin ties, and tiara like headband with orange and white zig-zag beading. Buckskin shirt is sleeveless with fringe across chest at …
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- skin; hair; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 35.0 x 8.0 x 18.0 cm
- Description
- Firmly stuffed, handmade Indigenous doll of buckskin wearing shirt and leggings. Blue and red beaded facial features with black horsehair bound at either side with buckskin ties, and tiara like headband with orange and white zig-zag beading. Buckskin shirt is sleeveless with fringe across chest at front and back, and blue cross motif worked in beads on front and across yoke in back, plain leggings with wide flap at sides. Arms and feet simply sewn of buckskin, underbody of green textured fabric.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- playthings
- children
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0016
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- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- skin; fibre; glass; shell; feather
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0017
- Description
- An Indigenous doll of buckskin wearing long buckskin dress. Stuffed face has been given shape by stitching, with brown and white carefully worked eyelashed eyes, eyebrows and red lips of beads. Long black yarn hair has been wrapped into braids at each side with leather thongs, and has two small fea…
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- skin; fibre; glass; shell; feather
- Dimensions
- 42.0 x 8.0 x 23.0 cm
- Description
- An Indigenous doll of buckskin wearing long buckskin dress. Stuffed face has been given shape by stitching, with brown and white carefully worked eyelashed eyes, eyebrows and red lips of beads. Long black yarn hair has been wrapped into braids at each side with leather thongs, and has two small feathers stuck through at back. Dress is of commercially tanned buckskin simply fringed at ends of sleeves and hem, with doubled thongs held together by a single bead spaced evenly around middle of skirt and along yoke in back. Flat leather fringed purse with pointed flap closing with cowrie shell, hangs from belt tied around waist. Moccasins on feet have high ankle flaps tied up with leather thongs. Underbody of stuffed white material, single strand necklace of large red, orange and green beads.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- playthings
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0017
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- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0018
- Description
- Indigenous doll of buckskin with comparatively small head, wearing shirt and leggings. Simple facial features of black beads, and black yarn hair braided at either side of face. Rather stiff buckskin shirt has fringe at shoulders and across back yoke which is trimmed with red beads, wide belt at wa…
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 34.0 x 7.0 x 17.0 cm
- Description
- Indigenous doll of buckskin with comparatively small head, wearing shirt and leggings. Simple facial features of black beads, and black yarn hair braided at either side of face. Rather stiff buckskin shirt has fringe at shoulders and across back yoke which is trimmed with red beads, wide belt at waist is beaded in feather stitch of white with blue at tips, and beading motif is repeated in two bands up the front of the shirt to the shoulders. Leggings of lighter colour buckskin are softer and have notched flaps at the side with turquoise and black beads at the sides of the legs. Moccasins have turquoise and black beaded crow's foot motif with green sequins. Hands are simply cut out in mitten shape, buckskin underpants, stuffed underbody of white fabric.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- playthings
- children
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0018
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- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- skin; hair; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0019
- Description
- An Indigenous doll wearing simple buckskin dress with large floral design of blue leaves with orange glass centres beaded across chest and back. Horsehair stitched to head gathered at each side, with a single buckskin thong looped across back of head, simple notched headband, and beaded features of…
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- skin; hair; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 33.0 x 7.0 x 17.0 cm
- Description
- An Indigenous doll wearing simple buckskin dress with large floral design of blue leaves with orange glass centres beaded across chest and back. Horsehair stitched to head gathered at each side, with a single buckskin thong looped across back of head, simple notched headband, and beaded features of blue eyes and red mouth, with black bead nostrils. Buckskin moccasins with flap at heel and short buckskin leggings sewn to body. Underbody of firmly stuffed red fabric, hands stitched to side of body.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- playthings
- children
- figure
- female
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0019
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- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- skin; hair; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0020
- Description
- A firmly stuffed Indigenous doll wearing shirt and leggings with brown fur band around head. Head is of brown fabric with circular piece of buckskin and beaded features sewn on to represent face. Waist length horsehair braids tied at bottom with buckskin. Simple shirt with fringe at yoke across fro…
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- skin; hair; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 33.0 x 7.0 x 27.0 cm
- Description
- A firmly stuffed Indigenous doll wearing shirt and leggings with brown fur band around head. Head is of brown fabric with circular piece of buckskin and beaded features sewn on to represent face. Waist length horsehair braids tied at bottom with buckskin. Simple shirt with fringe at yoke across front and back, and simple leggings fringed at the sides. Plain moccasins sewn on to feet, and hands separate from arms sewn to bottoms of sleeves and cut out in shape of fingers and thumbs. Stuffed underbody of white fabric with printed blue sailboats.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- playthings
- children
- figure
- male
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0020
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- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0024
- Description
- A papoose in a mossbag. Head formed from circular piece of buckskin beaded with simple features, sewn around the edge, with piece of buckskin forming tall peaked cap which has a strip of blue beads down the back seam, three wisps of green beads tipped in white at the point, and gold glass beads out…
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- Title
- Papoose Doll
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 28.0 x 8.0 x 15.0 cm
- Description
- A papoose in a mossbag. Head formed from circular piece of buckskin beaded with simple features, sewn around the edge, with piece of buckskin forming tall peaked cap which has a strip of blue beads down the back seam, three wisps of green beads tipped in white at the point, and gold glass beads outlining the face. Body of printed cotton flannel, bag flap folded down at back to cover firmly stuffed pillow on which doll lies. Separate large notch edged collar with scattered green and purple glass beads is placed behind doll. Moss bag of buckskin has four beaded elongated diamond shapes along either side, and is tightly laced across buckskin lined opening at front.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- playthings
- children
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0024
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- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- skin; wood; glass; hair; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0025
- Description
- A large papoose doll in buckskin mossbag. Head is carved from a block of wood with black bead pupils set in white wax eyes, painted eyelashes and brows, and red lips. A toupee of long dark brown horse hair is glued to head beneath buckskin bonnet which is trimmed with white fur and tied under chin.…
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- Title
- Papoose Doll
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- skin; wood; glass; hair; fibre
- Dimensions
- 53.0 x 12.0 x 17.0 cm
- Description
- A large papoose doll in buckskin mossbag. Head is carved from a block of wood with black bead pupils set in white wax eyes, painted eyelashes and brows, and red lips. A toupee of long dark brown horse hair is glued to head beneath buckskin bonnet which is trimmed with white fur and tied under chin. Body of stuffed blue twill fabric. Buckskin mossbag is fringed across shoulders at back, and at bottom, and trimmed with white fur. Along each side is a large red beaded flower with blue and green leaves and stem. Bag is tightly laced across front opening with piece of buckskin beneath opening.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- playthings
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0025
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- Date
- 1960 – 1975
- Material
- skin; hair; glass; quill
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0090
- Description
- Small, buckskin man with grey fur "coonskin" style hat and breastplate. Wearing buckskin vest with grey hair front, and breech cloth over grey hair leggings. Breastplate of porcupine quills trimmed with blue and red beads, over red, white and blue headed choker necklace. Grey fur hat fits closely …
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- 1960 – 1975
- Material
- skin; hair; glass; quill
- Dimensions
- 18.3 x 4.0 x 6.5 cm
- Description
- Small, buckskin man with grey fur "coonskin" style hat and breastplate. Wearing buckskin vest with grey hair front, and breech cloth over grey hair leggings. Breastplate of porcupine quills trimmed with blue and red beads, over red, white and blue headed choker necklace. Grey fur hat fits closely to head with long thick fur tail. Face of buckskin seamed down middle and shaped to form nose, with beady black eyes and red line bead mouth. Bare arms are tubes of buckskin, body stuffed, star medallion on front of breechcloth with porcupine quills and beads. Fringe across vest at back shoulders.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- playthings
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0090
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- Date
- 1965 – 1975
- Material
- stone; wood; buckskin
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0020
- Description
- A calumet with heavy squared grey stone (steatite?) bowl and wooden stem made from tree branch; bowl is carved from stone in L-shape with conical shaped fire-bowl cut into top leg of "L" and narrow fringed buckskin band fastened around at end; fringed buckskin band sewn to fit around joint of stem …
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- Title
- Calumet
- Date
- 1965 – 1975
- Material
- stone; wood; buckskin
- Dimensions
- 4.9 x 2.8 x 29.9 cm
- Description
- A calumet with heavy squared grey stone (steatite?) bowl and wooden stem made from tree branch; bowl is carved from stone in L-shape with conical shaped fire-bowl cut into top leg of "L" and narrow fringed buckskin band fastened around at end; fringed buckskin band sewn to fit around joint of stem and bowl is painted with a black dot on each face covering square bowl end; pipe stem is branch with bark removed, carved flat at mouthpiece, with small hole drilled through its length; stem painted with green band near bowl, and green and black bands in middle to emphasize a natural knuckle where twigs have been carved off, black arrows along length pointing toward mouthpiece, and four black symbols representing tomahawks, with green dots.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- ceremonial
- smoking
- Stoney
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0020
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- Date
- 1965 – 1975
- Material
- skin; glass; wood; feather
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0035
- Description
- A ceremonial, V-shaped dancing fan of stud-ended feathers and some downy underfeathers connected to a stick which has been covered by buckskin glued to it, the buckskin ending in cut fringe at the end of the handle; the handle is wrapped in glass beads for a length of 7.0 cm.; beads in blue/vermili…
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- Title
- Medicine Fan
- Date
- 1965 – 1975
- Material
- skin; glass; wood; feather
- Dimensions
- 3.5 x 34.0 x 40.0 cm
- Description
- A ceremonial, V-shaped dancing fan of stud-ended feathers and some downy underfeathers connected to a stick which has been covered by buckskin glued to it, the buckskin ending in cut fringe at the end of the handle; the handle is wrapped in glass beads for a length of 7.0 cm.; beads in blue/vermilion, black rings.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- ceremonial
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0035
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Quirt Riding Whip
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- Date
- 1965 – 1975
- Material
- wood; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0051
- Description
- Carved piece of wood with man's face wearing tall red hat and having carved blue twist representing body, with red thunderbird motif wrapped around green pole at bottom. Features and carving accentuated by charring wood. Wrist strap of buckskin at top fastened through two slits at ends to hand tied…
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- Title
- Quirt Riding Whip
- Date
- 1965 – 1975
- Material
- wood; skin
- Dimensions
- 3.9 x 4.5 x 44.8 cm
- Description
- Carved piece of wood with man's face wearing tall red hat and having carved blue twist representing body, with red thunderbird motif wrapped around green pole at bottom. Features and carving accentuated by charring wood. Wrist strap of buckskin at top fastened through two slits at ends to hand tied around "hat", and lash at bottom of a strip of buckskin passes through hole drilled at bottom and then through slit in itself with two ends hanging loose.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- craft
- animal
- horse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0051
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