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- Date
- 1850 – 1940
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1011
- Description
- A beaded belt with an orange border and a blue background. The belt has a repeating geometric pattern in red, white, black and orange.
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1850 – 1940
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 99.0 x 8.5 cm
- Description
- A beaded belt with an orange border and a blue background. The belt has a repeating geometric pattern in red, white, black and orange.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1011
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Big Bear Medicine
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactaud.12.01
- Date
- 1998
- Medium
- acrylic on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- AuD.12.01
- Description
- A large painting of an Indigenous dressed as a bear. The man’s face is visible through the mouth of the bear fur that covers him. The man’s eyes are hidden by shadows. Yellow and black paint is on the rest of his face. In the claws, the man holds a wand-like stick, at the tip of which are four …
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- Title
- Big Bear Medicine
- Date
- 1998
- Medium
- acrylic on canvas
- Dimensions
- 92.5 x 92.5 cm
- Description
- A large painting of an Indigenous dressed as a bear. The man’s face is visible through the mouth of the bear fur that covers him. The man’s eyes are hidden by shadows. Yellow and black paint is on the rest of his face. In the claws, the man holds a wand-like stick, at the tip of which are four feathers. These are in the blc of the image. On either side of the bear’s head are patches of aquamarine.
- Subject
- religious
- Indigenous
- animal
- bear
- Credit
- Purchased from Bernie Makokis, St. Paul, 2001
- Catalogue Number
- AuD.12.01
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- Date
- 1999
- Medium
- mixed media on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- PoJ.13.01
- Description
- Down the centre of the piece there is a column of four historical photographs of Indigenous people participating in the sundance ritual. Different colours and patterns border each photograph on either side of them. On each side of the piece there are painted areas or strips. Red paint looks like…
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- Title
- Sacrifice
- Date
- 1999
- Medium
- mixed media on canvas
- Dimensions
- 122.0 x 91.5 cm
- Description
- Down the centre of the piece there is a column of four historical photographs of Indigenous people participating in the sundance ritual. Different colours and patterns border each photograph on either side of them. On each side of the piece there are painted areas or strips. Red paint looks like blood running down the image. A quill is attached to the painting in the top left corner. A bone or tooth is attached to the canvas in the top right corner. The left side of the piece is painted in red tones, the left in green. In the bottom right corner there are some pictograph-like drawings of people and a dog.
- Credit
- Purchased from Jane Ash Poitras, Edmonton, 2001
- Catalogue Number
- PoJ.13.01
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- Date
- 1850 – 1870
- Material
- metal, steel; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.49.0001
- Description
- A hatchet with a hand-hewn wooden handle attached by metal wedges through a hand worked steel head with a curved blade which flares and flattens from its neck. The letters “PS” are stamped on the blade.
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- Title
- Hatchet Ax
- Date
- 1850 – 1870
- Material
- metal, steel; wood
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 15.0 x 38.0 cm
- Description
- A hatchet with a hand-hewn wooden handle attached by metal wedges through a hand worked steel head with a curved blade which flares and flattens from its neck. The letters “PS” are stamped on the blade.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.49.0001
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Beaded Moccasins
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.03.1128%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1999
- Material
- skin, animal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1128 a,b
- Description
- A pair of men’s cured hide, high-top moccasins, plain, no beadwork; they have pinked tongues and uppers, and long ties threaded through high-tops and tongue where it meets the vamps.
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- 1999
- Material
- skin, animal
- Dimensions
- 22.0 x 13.5 x 29.5 sole cm
- Description
- A pair of men’s cured hide, high-top moccasins, plain, no beadwork; they have pinked tongues and uppers, and long ties threaded through high-tops and tongue where it meets the vamps.
- Subject
- footwear
- Indigenous
- Andy Russell
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Andy Russell, Waterton Park, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1128 a,b
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- Date
- 1999
- Material
- skin, deer; glass; fibre;
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1186
- Description
- An untanned, buckskin jacket with floral beadwork design on the back across the shoulders in flowers with colours red, blue, black, yellow and leaves of green. The area below the beadwork is pinked and fringed. There is mirror image, identical beadwork on each side of the front of the jacket. There…
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- Title
- Beaded Jacket
- Date
- 1999
- Material
- skin, deer; glass; fibre;
- Dimensions
- 50.0; with arms 167.5 x 88.5 cm
- Description
- An untanned, buckskin jacket with floral beadwork design on the back across the shoulders in flowers with colours red, blue, black, yellow and leaves of green. The area below the beadwork is pinked and fringed. There is mirror image, identical beadwork on each side of the front of the jacket. There is a zippered front closure and a pinked and beaded portion on each side of the zipper. The beadwork is alternating blue, yellow and red flowers with blue and yellow leaves and stems and then below flowers with colours of red, blue, black, yellow and leaves in green. There are four flowers on each side. On the flat front pockets the borders are pinked and the beadwork is a flower with red petals rimmed with black and a yellow centre. The leaves and stem are green.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1186
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Bernice White Man Left and Larry Hairy Bull
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactweb.18.01
- Artist
- George Webber
- Date
- 1997 – 2008
- Medium
- photograph on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WeB.18.01
- Description
- Two men standing on the side of the road. Photograph taken at The Blood Reserve, Alberta.
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- Artist
- George Webber
- Title
- Bernice White Man Left and Larry Hairy Bull
- Date
- 1997 – 2008
- Medium
- photograph on paper
- Dimensions
- 11” x 14” cm
- Description
- Two men standing on the side of the road. Photograph taken at The Blood Reserve, Alberta.
- Credit
- Gift of George Webber, Calgary, 2014
- Catalogue Number
- WeB.18.01
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Dogs, Standoff, Blood Reserve, Alberta
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactweb.18.06
- Artist
- George Webber
- Date
- 1997 – 1998
- Medium
- photograph on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WeB.18.06
- Description
- Two dogs outside Standoff general store, Alberta.
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- Artist
- George Webber
- Title
- Dogs, Standoff, Blood Reserve, Alberta
- Date
- 1997 – 1998
- Medium
- photograph on paper
- Dimensions
- 11” x 14” cm
- Description
- Two dogs outside Standoff general store, Alberta.
- Credit
- Gift of George Webber, Calgary, 2014
- Catalogue Number
- WeB.18.06
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Elizabeth Eagle Speaker After the Funeral of her Grandson, Roland Scowt
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactweb.18.07
- Artist
- George Webber
- Date
- 1999 – 2000
- Medium
- photograph on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WeB.18.07
- Description
- Photograph of Elizabeth Eagle Speaker sitting in a car after her grandson’s funeral at St. Catherine Cemetery. Photograph taken at the Blood Reserve, Alberta.
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- Artist
- George Webber
- Title
- Elizabeth Eagle Speaker After the Funeral of her Grandson, Roland Scowt
- Date
- 1999 – 2000
- Medium
- photograph on paper
- Dimensions
- 11” x 14” cm
- Description
- Photograph of Elizabeth Eagle Speaker sitting in a car after her grandson’s funeral at St. Catherine Cemetery. Photograph taken at the Blood Reserve, Alberta.
- Credit
- Gift of George Webber, Calgary, 2014
- Catalogue Number
- WeB.18.07
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Frank Smallface, Randa Weaselhead and their daughter Kayleen Smallface
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactweb.18.08
- Artist
- George Webber
- Date
- 1997 – 1997
- Medium
- photograph on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WeB.18.08
- Description
- Portrait photograph of Frank Smallface, Randa Weaselhead and their daughter Kayleen Smallface taken in their home near Standoff, Alberta.
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- Artist
- George Webber
- Title
- Frank Smallface, Randa Weaselhead and their daughter Kayleen Smallface
- Date
- 1997 – 1997
- Medium
- photograph on paper
- Dimensions
- 11” x 14” cm
- Description
- Portrait photograph of Frank Smallface, Randa Weaselhead and their daughter Kayleen Smallface taken in their home near Standoff, Alberta.
- Credit
- Gift of George Webber, Calgary, 2014
- Catalogue Number
- WeB.18.08
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- Artist
- George Webber
- Date
- 1997 – 1998
- Medium
- photograph on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WeB.18.09
- Description
- Photograph is of Good Friday procession on The Blood Reserve, Alberta.
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- Artist
- George Webber
- Title
- Good Friday
- Date
- 1997 – 1998
- Medium
- photograph on paper
- Dimensions
- 11” x 14” cm
- Description
- Photograph is of Good Friday procession on The Blood Reserve, Alberta.
- Credit
- Gift of George Webber, Calgary, 2014
- Catalogue Number
- WeB.18.09
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House With Canadian Flag
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactweb.18.12
- Artist
- George Webber
- Date
- 1997 – 1998
- Medium
- photograph on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WeB.18.12
- Description
- Photograph of a house on The Blood Reserve, Alberta with a Canadian flag hanging in the window.
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- Artist
- George Webber
- Title
- House With Canadian Flag
- Date
- 1997 – 1998
- Medium
- photograph on paper
- Dimensions
- 11” x 14” cm
- Description
- Photograph of a house on The Blood Reserve, Alberta with a Canadian flag hanging in the window.
- Credit
- Gift of George Webber, Calgary, 2014
- Catalogue Number
- WeB.18.12
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Larry Hairy Bull
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactweb.18.14
- Artist
- George Webber
- Date
- 1997 – 2003
- Medium
- photograph on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WeB.18.14
- Description
- Portrait of Larry Hairy Bull making the peace sign over his head, Standoff, Alberta.
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- Artist
- George Webber
- Title
- Larry Hairy Bull
- Date
- 1997 – 2003
- Medium
- photograph on paper
- Dimensions
- 11” x 14” cm
- Description
- Portrait of Larry Hairy Bull making the peace sign over his head, Standoff, Alberta.
- Credit
- Gift of George Webber, Calgary, 2014
- Catalogue Number
- WeB.18.14
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Lighting Strike, near Standoff
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactweb.18.15
- Artist
- George Webber
- Date
- 1997
- Medium
- photograph on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WeB.18.15
- Description
- View of a lightening storm near Standoff, Alberta, Blood Reserve.
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- Artist
- George Webber
- Title
- Lighting Strike, near Standoff
- Date
- 1997
- Medium
- photograph on paper
- Dimensions
- 11” x 14” cm
- Description
- View of a lightening storm near Standoff, Alberta, Blood Reserve.
- Credit
- Gift of George Webber, Calgary, 2014
- Catalogue Number
- WeB.18.15
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Merlin Chief Calf, Standoff
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- Artist
- George Webber
- Date
- 1997 – 1998
- Medium
- photograph on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WeB.18.16
- Description
- Portrait of Merlin Chief Calf looking out the window, Standoff, Blood Reserve, Alberta.
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- Artist
- George Webber
- Title
- Merlin Chief Calf, Standoff
- Date
- 1997 – 1998
- Medium
- photograph on paper
- Dimensions
- 11” x 14” cm
- Description
- Portrait of Merlin Chief Calf looking out the window, Standoff, Blood Reserve, Alberta.
- Credit
- Gift of George Webber, Calgary, 2014
- Catalogue Number
- WeB.18.16
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- Artist
- George Webber
- Date
- 1996 – 2009
- Medium
- photograph on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WeB.18.20
- Description
- View of a sacred site in the spring, Blood Reserve, Alberta.
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- Artist
- George Webber
- Title
- Sacred Site
- Date
- 1996 – 2009
- Medium
- photograph on paper
- Dimensions
- 11” x 14” cm
- Description
- View of a sacred site in the spring, Blood Reserve, Alberta.
- Credit
- Gift of George Webber, Calgary, 2014
- Catalogue Number
- WeB.18.20
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- Artist
- George Webber
- Date
- 1997 – 1998
- Medium
- photograph on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WeB.18.21
- Description
- Portrait of Sam Day Chief wearing a hat in Sandoff, Alberta.
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- Artist
- George Webber
- Title
- Sam Day Chief
- Date
- 1997 – 1998
- Medium
- photograph on paper
- Dimensions
- 11” x 14” cm
- Description
- Portrait of Sam Day Chief wearing a hat in Sandoff, Alberta.
- Credit
- Gift of George Webber, Calgary, 2014
- Catalogue Number
- WeB.18.21
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Sweat Lodge, near Standoff
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactweb.18.24
- Artist
- George Webber
- Date
- 1998
- Medium
- photograph on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WeB.18.24
- Description
- Photograph of a sweat lodge in Blood Reserve, Standoff, Alberta.
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- Artist
- George Webber
- Title
- Sweat Lodge, near Standoff
- Date
- 1998
- Medium
- photograph on paper
- Dimensions
- 11” x 14” cm
- Description
- Photograph of a sweat lodge in Blood Reserve, Standoff, Alberta.
- Credit
- Gift of George Webber, Calgary, 2014
- Catalogue Number
- WeB.18.24
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- Date
- 1850 – 1910
- Material
- horn; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 104.10.0029
- Description
- Very old dried and cracked bison? horn with tip broken off to leave small hole. Strap of buckskin thong tied around at tip and attached to another thong tied around at open broad end of horn.
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- Title
- Powder Horn
- Date
- 1850 – 1910
- Material
- horn; skin
- Dimensions
- 5.7 x 4.3 x 21.0 cm
- Description
- Very old dried and cracked bison? horn with tip broken off to leave small hole. Strap of buckskin thong tied around at tip and attached to another thong tied around at open broad end of horn.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.10.0029
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- Date
- 1850 – 1925
- Material
- stone
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0031
- Description
- A grey rock rounded at one end and flat at bottom with groove carved around near rounded end and indentations on opposite sides below groove, groove and indentations are probably finger holds .
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- Title
- Pestle
- Date
- 1850 – 1925
- Material
- stone
- Dimensions
- 13.0 x 8.0 x 9.5 cm
- Description
- A grey rock rounded at one end and flat at bottom with groove carved around near rounded end and indentations on opposite sides below groove, groove and indentations are probably finger holds .
- Subject
- Indigenous
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0031
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