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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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Beaded Moccasins
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- 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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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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Big Bear Medicine
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- 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
- 1792
- Material
- paper; wood; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0003
- Description
- A rectangular document on white paper beginning: “Know all men by these Presents ...” followed by handwriting stating the particulars of the sale, dated in Middlesex on December 29th, 1792 and signed by the Justice of the Peace. The contents state the agreement of a bill-of-sale between Asa Nurse …
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- Title
- Bill-Of-Sale
- Date
- 1792
- Material
- paper; wood; glass
- Dimensions
- 16.0; 25.2 (frame) x 20.0; 30.3 (frame) cm
- Description
- A rectangular document on white paper beginning: “Know all men by these Presents ...” followed by handwriting stating the particulars of the sale, dated in Middlesex on December 29th, 1792 and signed by the Justice of the Peace. The contents state the agreement of a bill-of-sale between Asa Nurse and Thomas Buckminster. The bill is framed in a wide plain mahogany veneer frame with mitred corners.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0003
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- Date
- 1792
- Material
- wood; grass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0091
- Description
- Sturdy chest, dovetailed corners, deep, fitted with hand-wrought hinges. Interior has small drawer and lidded shelf at one end top. Fitted with rope handles for carrying. Previously painted blue, remnants of stain on inside of lid and beside hardware. “Robert Procter . . . 1792” written in ink on …
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- Title
- Blanket Chest
- Date
- 1792
- Material
- wood; grass; metal
- Dimensions
- 48.3 x 48.5 x 124.3 cm
- Description
- Sturdy chest, dovetailed corners, deep, fitted with hand-wrought hinges. Interior has small drawer and lidded shelf at one end top. Fitted with rope handles for carrying. Previously painted blue, remnants of stain on inside of lid and beside hardware. “Robert Procter . . . 1792” written in ink on inside of lid.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0091
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Commemorative T-Shirt
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- Date
- 1993
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1142
- Description
- Typical white cotton t-shirt. Centered on front on a yellow square at the top: "Banff Lake Louise Tourism Bureau Presents The 1st Annual" below that a round decorative plate with "A Taste of Banff Lake Louise" centered and a fork to the left and knife to the right. Below that: October 2 & 3, 19…
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- Title
- Commemorative T-Shirt
- Date
- 1993
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 50.0 x 70.0 cm
- Description
- Typical white cotton t-shirt. Centered on front on a yellow square at the top: "Banff Lake Louise Tourism Bureau Presents The 1st Annual" below that a round decorative plate with "A Taste of Banff Lake Louise" centered and a fork to the left and knife to the right. Below that: October 2 & 3, 1993. On the back in red: "Big Rock Traditional Pure Beers Brewed in Alberta"
- Subject
- households
- clothing
- Banff Lake Louise Tourism Bureau
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Taste of Banff
- souvenir
- Credit
- Gift of Phyllis H. Horpenuk, Banff, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1142
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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
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- 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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Embroidery Sampler
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- Date
- 1799
- Material
- fibre; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1007 a-c
- Description
- Traditional sampler, 4.0 wide border is a line of stitching in pyramid shapes with flower baskets. At the top of inside border is the upper case alphabet, one line of small letters, other in bigger letters and two lines. In the centre is a picture of a white house to the left, a green picket f…
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- Title
- Embroidery Sampler
- Date
- 1799
- Material
- fibre; wood
- Dimensions
- 42.0 x 42.0 cm
- Description
- Traditional sampler, 4.0 wide border is a line of stitching in pyramid shapes with flower baskets. At the top of inside border is the upper case alphabet, one line of small letters, other in bigger letters and two lines. In the centre is a picture of a white house to the left, a green picket fence, two trees and to the right a two storey brown house. Below that is six lines of writing beginning "One Weeks Extremity May Teach Us ....." "Susan Lehman her work done In the ninth year Of Her Age (__ ?) 1799" * Someone numbered the labels as (a) and (b) and the sampler as (c). It is too fragile to change
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1007 a-c
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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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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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Long Sleeve T-Shirt
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- Date
- 1991
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1112
- Description
- The Banff Festival of Mountain Films logo on front under words is 33.0x10.0 rectangle depicting grey mountains and white snow against a blue sky with a green valley and blue lake in the foreground. At bottom centre of scene a triangle 13.0x17.0 is inserted showing a photographer with camera. On r…
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- Title
- Long Sleeve T-Shirt
- Date
- 1991
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 57.0 x 77.0 cm
- Description
- The Banff Festival of Mountain Films logo on front under words is 33.0x10.0 rectangle depicting grey mountains and white snow against a blue sky with a green valley and blue lake in the foreground. At bottom centre of scene a triangle 13.0x17.0 is inserted showing a photographer with camera. On right under mountain scene is "1991 Alex Emond Graphics" On right sleeve just above elbow is a black and white logo THE CAKE COMPANY with cafe inside. Under circle is Banff's finest coffee and desserts under writing in white on black background STAFF.
- Credit
- Gift of Jon Whyte, Banff, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1112
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Merlin Chief Calf, Standoff
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactweb.18.16
- 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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- Date
- 1990
- Material
- paper
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1057 a,b
- Description
- Two small pink napkins with decorative gold lettering in the centre, “Karen and Kevin June 16, 1990,” and an arched design of three roses in one corner.
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- Title
- Napkin
- Date
- 1990
- Material
- paper
- Description
- Two small pink napkins with decorative gold lettering in the centre, “Karen and Kevin June 16, 1990,” and an arched design of three roses in one corner.
- Subject
- households
- weddings
- Karen Percy
- Kevin Lowe
- souvenirs
- Credit
- Gift of Ted J. Hart, Banff, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1057 a,b
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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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- 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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