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Artist
Unknown
Date
prior to 1962
Catalogue Number
UnK.08.11 a,b
Description
hunting scenes; appliqued figures; (a) Bird Hunt (46.0x69.0) white background; bound edges; purple fabric with red and green stitching; 2 hunters, pink and black, with blue weapons; one hunter pulling 2 pink fish; blue bird on black patch; tail and back legs of animal with black patch brc; blue k…
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Caribou Hunt, Bird Hunt
Date
prior to 1962
Description
hunting scenes; appliqued figures; (a) Bird Hunt (46.0x69.0) white background; bound edges; purple fabric with red and green stitching; 2 hunters, pink and black, with blue weapons; one hunter pulling 2 pink fish; blue bird on black patch; tail and back legs of animal with black patch brc; blue knit loops at each corner; (b) Caribou Hunt; (46.0x69.0) white background, bound edges; purple fabric with red and green stitching; 3 hunters, pink and black; 2 black dogs, one pulling a sled; pink caribou with arrow in shoulder, bleeding from wound and mouth; blue knit loops at each corner.
Subject
figure
male
female
activity
hunting
animal
caribou
fish
dog
bird
Credit
Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
Catalogue Number
UnK.08.11 a,b
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Artist
Unknown
Date
prior to 1962
Medium
wool; hide
Catalogue Number
UnK.08.07
Description
This square wall hanging has green and black stitching all around the edges and in the corners. In the light background the scene includes in the upper section a male with a bow and arrow aiming at a caribou. The middle section shows a woman with a child on her back and a male figure with an arm ra…
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Family Caribou Hunt
Date
prior to 1962
Medium
wool; hide
Dimensions
58.0 x 66.0 cm
Description
This square wall hanging has green and black stitching all around the edges and in the corners. In the light background the scene includes in the upper section a male with a bow and arrow aiming at a caribou. The middle section shows a woman with a child on her back and a male figure with an arm raised. Just right of the center is a tee pee. Above the tee pee area is another woman with two children. The bottom area shows a dog tied to a fixed peg in the ground and another figure working on the tee pee. All the image shapes have been cut out of fibre with the exception of the tee pee, it is made from skin. The overall colour in this wall hanging is yellow, black,green and off white.
Subject
figures
male
female
child
activity
hunting
animals
caribou
dog
architecture
teepee
Credit
Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
Catalogue Number
UnK.08.07
Images
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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
Printed paper sign, reads "POSITIVELY NO ADMITTANCE HOTEL CLOSED" (no date, no author). Part of a collection of items previously mounted or hung up in Nicholas and Ivy "Willie" Morant's Banff home.
Date Range
[ca. 1950 - ca. 1980] (?)
Reference Code
M300 / III / D / 62 (O.S.)
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Poster
Textual record
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
M300
Sub-Series
M300 / II / D : Personal and Family Materials : Collected Material
Accession Number
7784
Reference Code
M300 / III / D / 62 (O.S.)
GMD
Poster
Textual record
Responsibility
Nicholas Morant
Date Range
[ca. 1950 - ca. 1980] (?)
Physical Description
1 Poster/sign, printed construction paper
Scope & Content
Printed paper sign, reads "POSITIVELY NO ADMITTANCE HOTEL CLOSED" (no date, no author). Part of a collection of items previously mounted or hung up in Nicholas and Ivy "Willie" Morant's Banff home.
Name Access
Morant, Ivy
Morant, Nicholas
Subject Access
Hotel
Sign
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Language
English
Creator
Unknown
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Mt. Willingdon Summit Register

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Part Of
First ascent and summit note collection
Date Range
1983
1985
1991
1994
1996
1998
2003
2005-2013
Reference Code
M235 / accn. 2014.8377
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Private record
Textual record
Part Of
First ascent and summit note collection
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M235
Sous-Fonds
M235
Accession Number
2014.8377
Reference Code
M235 / accn. 2014.8377
GMD
Private record
Textual record
Responsibility
Alpine Club of Canada
Date Range
1983
1985
1991
1994
1996
1998
2003
2005-2013
Physical Description
4 Textual records: 1 notebook and 3 loose pages of notes, handwritten
Notes
Accessioned by Jennifer Rutkair on December 1, 2014
Subject Access
Alpine Club of Canada
Register
Summit
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Language
English
Conservation
Items must be stored flat. keep notebook in mylar to prevent contact between metal / water damaged material and other items. Consider removing metal spiral if rust causes further damage to notebook pages.
Creator
Unknown
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Photocopied Summit Registers

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Part Of
First ascent and summit note collection
Scope & Content
File consists of three photocopied pages (b&w) of summit registers from Mount Bell from July 2001 - July 2002.
Date Range
2001
2002
Reference Code
M235 / accn. 2014.8322
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Private record
Textual record
Part Of
First ascent and summit note collection
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M235
Sous-Fonds
M235
Accession Number
2014.8322
Reference Code
M235 / accn. 2014.8322
GMD
Private record
Textual record
Responsibility
Whyte Museum
Date Range
2001
2002
Physical Description
3 textual records: photocopied pages
Scope & Content
File consists of three photocopied pages (b&w) of summit registers from Mount Bell from July 2001 - July 2002.
Notes
Accessioned by Margaret Weller.
Subject Access
Summit
Mountain
Geographic Access
Canada
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Access Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Reproduction Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Language
English
Conservation
Items must be stored flat and kept away from potentially harmful materials.
Creator
Unknown
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Artist
Unknown
Date
prior to 1962
Medium
wool
Catalogue Number
UnK.08.08
Description
The scene in this wall hanging is of a male figure hunting a polar bear. The man is in the top left hand corner and he is holding a spear in his right hand ready to kill the bear. One polar bear is in the center of the wall hanging and the other is just above him heading in the other direction. Th…
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Polar Bear Hunt
Date
prior to 1962
Medium
wool
Dimensions
53.5 x 63.0 cm
Description
The scene in this wall hanging is of a male figure hunting a polar bear. The man is in the top left hand corner and he is holding a spear in his right hand ready to kill the bear. One polar bear is in the center of the wall hanging and the other is just above him heading in the other direction. The four dogs are on three sides of the polar bear. The edges of the wall hanging are stitched with a criss cross in fibre colours yellow and brown. All the figures are cut out shapes and are all stitched on with a fibre thread.
Subject
activity
hunting
figure
male
animal
polar bear
dog
Credit
Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
Catalogue Number
UnK.08.08
Images
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Summit Note from Unnamed Mountain

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Part Of
First ascent and summit note collection
Scope & Content
Handwritten record of mountain ascent (unnamed mountain located 2.2 km NNE of Mount Folk), written on scrap piece from coconut biscuit box. Author unknown, dated 1964(?). Provides multiple names of climbers, and references Alpine Club and Vancouver. Names written include: Paddy Sherman(?), Werner H…
Date Range
ca. 1964 (?)
Reference Code
M235 / accn. 8121
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Private record
Textual record
Part Of
First ascent and summit note collection
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
M235
Sous-Fonds
M235
Accession Number
8121
Reference Code
M235 / accn. 8121
GMD
Private record
Textual record
Responsibility
Whyte Museum
Date Range
ca. 1964 (?)
Physical Description
1 Textual record: handwritten on cardboard in pencil
History / Biographical
Recovered July 17, 2011 by David P. Jones of Golden, B.C.; original author/owner unknown. Was originally stored upside down in old rusty sardine can and punctured with several holes caused by lightning.
Scope & Content
Handwritten record of mountain ascent (unnamed mountain located 2.2 km NNE of Mount Folk), written on scrap piece from coconut biscuit box. Author unknown, dated 1964(?). Provides multiple names of climbers, and references Alpine Club and Vancouver. Names written include: Paddy Sherman(?), Werner Himmelsbach, Ralph Hutchinson, Don MacLaurin, Joe Hutton, and Bren Moss.
Subject Access
Summit
Mountain
Alpine Club of Canada
Geographic Access
Canada
British Columbia
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Language
English
Conservation
Item must be stored separate from other materials and kept in carefully controlled physical conditions to prevent further damage.
Creator
Unknown
Biographical Source Notes
Notes provided in accession record (2011) by Lena Goon
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Part Of
Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies fonds
Scope & Content
Photograph album contains 182 black and white prints pertaining to trail rides in July/August, 1945 through Baker Creek, Ptarmigan Lake, Skoki and Lake Louise; and Lake O'Hara, Lake McArthur and Odaray Trail. Images depict riders on horseback, scenic views of mountains, waterfalls, forests and land…
Date Range
1945
Reference Code
V635 / I / PD - 3
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Album
Photograph
Photograph print
Textual record
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Part Of
Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M545 / V635
Series
V635 / I : Events and Activities
Sous-Fonds
V635
Accession Number
5757
Reference Code
V635 / I / PD - 3
GMD
Album
Photograph
Photograph print
Textual record
Responsibility
Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
Date Range
1945
Physical Description
1 photograph album (182 prints)
Scope & Content
Photograph album contains 182 black and white prints pertaining to trail rides in July/August, 1945 through Baker Creek, Ptarmigan Lake, Skoki and Lake Louise; and Lake O'Hara, Lake McArthur and Odaray Trail. Images depict riders on horseback, scenic views of mountains, waterfalls, forests and landscapes, individual and group photographs of riders, and campsites. Most photographs not annotated and people in photographs not named. Album also contains three pamphlets pertaining to 1945 trail rides with lists of locations and attendees.
Subject Access
Travel
Hiking
Packing
Horses
Mountain
Waterfall
Landscapes
Trail
Lake
Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Language
English
Creator
Unknown
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources
Images
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Artist
Unknown
Date
prior to 1962
Medium
wool
Catalogue Number
UnK.08.12
Description
A rectangular wall hanging with a scene of caribou. Around the edges of the wall hanging is red fiber with green and light yellow stitch work in a criss cross pattern. From the lower left to the lower right is a line stitched in a mauve color fibre to represent the ground. Standing on the ground fa…
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Two Caribou
Date
prior to 1962
Medium
wool
Dimensions
33.5 x 42.5 cm
Description
A rectangular wall hanging with a scene of caribou. Around the edges of the wall hanging is red fiber with green and light yellow stitch work in a criss cross pattern. From the lower left to the lower right is a line stitched in a mauve color fibre to represent the ground. Standing on the ground facing in from either side are two caribou with their heads up in the air. In the middle between the caribou is a smaller caribou looking down at the ground. Above all the caribou in the center sky is a goose. The caribou have blue hooves. On the top there are two blue hanging fibre loops. The face features are stitched in a fibre red colour and the goose is stitched in mauve, blue, red, and green.
Subject
animal
caribou
bird
Credit
Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
Catalogue Number
UnK.08.12
Images
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