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- Date
- 1920 – 1933
- Material
- wood; metal; grass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.15.0001
- Description
- A dark brown wooden frame with thirteen horiztonal reed rods, two replaced with copper rods, each holding seven counting beads of black wood. The seven beads on each rod are divided into two sections by a vertical piece of wood the height of the frame, each section containing two and five beads. Co…
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- Title
- Abacus
- Date
- 1920 – 1933
- Material
- wood; metal; grass
- Dimensions
- 36.9 x 3.0 x 17.4 cm
- Description
- A dark brown wooden frame with thirteen horiztonal reed rods, two replaced with copper rods, each holding seven counting beads of black wood. The seven beads on each rod are divided into two sections by a vertical piece of wood the height of the frame, each section containing two and five beads. Corners of frame are braced with brass plates, two flat wooden braces horizontally across back.
- Subject
- households
- business
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.15.0001
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Accessories Violin Accessories
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- Date
- 1925 – 1950
- Material
- wood; paper; catgut; shell; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.34.0007 a-g
- Description
- A collection of violin accessories: (a) tailpiece button (3.2 x 1.7 diam) - hard black wood peg with round button head and small dot of nacre inlaid at middle, stocky shaft. (b) peg (6.7 x 1.1 x 2.4) hard black wood peg with long tapering shaft and flattened, depressed, finger grip at end, small …
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- Title
- Accessories Violin Accessories
- Date
- 1925 – 1950
- Material
- wood; paper; catgut; shell; metal
- Dimensions
- 3.2 cm
- Description
- A collection of violin accessories: (a) tailpiece button (3.2 x 1.7 diam) - hard black wood peg with round button head and small dot of nacre inlaid at middle, stocky shaft. (b) peg (6.7 x 1.1 x 2.4) hard black wood peg with long tapering shaft and flattened, depressed, finger grip at end, small dot of nacre inlaid at middle of end, tiny hole drilled through shaft nearly halfway up. (c) peg (5.9 x .9 x 2.3) as (b) but slightly smaller, hole through shaft lowe. (d) bridge (4.7 x 3.9 x .5) cut out of unfinished wood with scrolled carving at sides around short legs and at middle, arched top with four shallow notches for strings. Marks: on side, "PANPI (TC monogram trademark)" (e) bridge (4.5 x 3.2 x .5) as (d). Marks: on side, "VUILL?TIME", penciled "10" (f) string package (5.5 x 5.4) white paper envelope holding "Muller's Eternelle First violin string" with accompanying product blurb printed in black, holds coiled catgut string with tiny yellow loop at one end (unused) (g) string package (7.3 x 7.2) cellophane envelope with paper label of same size slipped inside with slits cut to hold string, label printed in black with "The Bernhardt String made of silver steel (trademark)/ violin E", contains two coiled strings, 1 broken of catgut, and the other of very fine wire (e string) wrapped with yellow at one end, (unsure if string is original one of envelope, catgut string definitely not).
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- entertainment
- pastime
- Annie White
- music
- sound
- song
- musical equipment
- accessories
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.34.0007 a-g
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Achievement Plaque
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- Date
- 1910
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1031
- Description
- Silver medals "Banff Regatta" on black wooden shield. Ribbon shape, flat silver with "Banff Regatta" across top. Large molded silver shield shape in centre "Presented by Imperial Bank of Canada 1910". Five shield shape silver medals with names engraved. At bottom circular molded silver 3.5 dia…
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- Title
- Achievement Plaque
- Date
- 1910
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 25.3 x 33.6 cm
- Description
- Silver medals "Banff Regatta" on black wooden shield. Ribbon shape, flat silver with "Banff Regatta" across top. Large molded silver shield shape in centre "Presented by Imperial Bank of Canada 1910". Five shield shape silver medals with names engraved. At bottom circular molded silver 3.5 dia. shows 2 people in a canoe, wreath along bottom edge.
- Subject
- sports
- summer
- boating
- Banff Regatta
- Credit
- Gift of Iva (Mrs. Len) Smith, 1976
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1031
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- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- wood; paper; metal; plastic; steel
- Catalogue Number
- 104.34.1001 a-d
- Description
- Martin steel string with case and strings; (a) guitar (96.5 x 34.5 x 10.5); fine hardwood construction, blond face,red/brown body and neck, ebony finger board and bridge base; "French" ivory rim, bridge, string pegs and tuning pegs; small "Mother of Pearl" diamond shaped position marks; silver-co…
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- Title
- Acoustic Guitar
- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- wood; paper; metal; plastic; steel
- Dimensions
- 34.5 x 86.5 cm
- Description
- Martin steel string with case and strings; (a) guitar (96.5 x 34.5 x 10.5); fine hardwood construction, blond face,red/brown body and neck, ebony finger board and bridge base; "French" ivory rim, bridge, string pegs and tuning pegs; small "Mother of Pearl" diamond shaped position marks; silver-coloured plates on side of head with engraving; burned stamp inside of body: "C F Martin & Co Nazarath, PA"; on neck block: "29990"; stamped on head: "Made in USA" plus same as inside body; (b) case: black pressed paper with purple velvet lining; metal fittings; enclosed box in neck area; (c) 3 "Black Diamond String" envelopes; with coiled strings; various used coiled strings (strings removed form guitar) (d) 13 pieces of various musical notations for chords and tunes.
- Subject
- households
- music
- Edmee Moore
- C.F. Martin
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 104.34.1001 a-d
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Advertising Sign
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- MDF; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 105.01.0022
- Description
- Sign depicting the Simpson Sisters figurng skating together. Both sisters have their right leg raised above their head, with their arms stretched out on either side, while their left leg is slightly bent. They are skating on ice. The sign is cut tightly around the two figures, leaving a rounded rec…
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- Title
- Advertising Sign
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- MDF; wood
- Dimensions
- 40.5 x 30.0 cm
- Description
- Sign depicting the Simpson Sisters figurng skating together. Both sisters have their right leg raised above their head, with their arms stretched out on either side, while their left leg is slightly bent. They are skating on ice. The sign is cut tightly around the two figures, leaving a rounded rectangle shape at the bottom, where an inscription reads as follows:“SIMPSON SISTERS / “Canada’s Darlings” / With the / “GAY BLADES” / AT THE ARENA / Sat. the 8:30 p.m. ~ Sun. Mat. Dec 19th 2:30 p.m. ~ Sun. Eve. Dec 19th 8:30 p.m.”The sisters are wearing skating costumes that resemble a mountie outfit, along with wide rim hats and white figure skates.
- Credit
- Gift of James (Sr.) Simpson, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 105.01.0022
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- Date
- 1982
- Material
- metal; plastic; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0156 a-g
- Description
- Six red, orange, and pink paper and one plastic/metal baggage tags from Air Canada, Singapore Airlines, and Thai [Air?]. The black plastic/metal tag has “Calrelli” in silver script on one side and “PIKE ; EVEREST ; SHERATON ; NEPAL” written in ink on a label adhered to the back.
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- Title
- Airline Tag
- Date
- 1982
- Material
- metal; plastic; paper
- Dimensions
- 4.7 x 0.4 x 12.t cm
- Description
- Six red, orange, and pink paper and one plastic/metal baggage tags from Air Canada, Singapore Airlines, and Thai [Air?]. The black plastic/metal tag has “Calrelli” in silver script on one side and “PIKE ; EVEREST ; SHERATON ; NEPAL” written in ink on a label adhered to the back.
- Credit
- Gift of Peter Spear, 2017
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0156 a-g
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- Date
- 1920 – 1935
- Material
- wood; antler; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.0002
- Description
- Cane (or short alpenstock) with a very smoothly polished wooden shaft and a black cast iron pointed tip. A black chamois antelope antler forms a sharp hook attached to the shaft. Black printing on the handle reads “Staubagh.”
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- Title
- Alpenstock
- Date
- 1920 – 1935
- Material
- wood; antler; metal
- Dimensions
- 8.0 (widest point) x 92.0 cm
- Description
- Cane (or short alpenstock) with a very smoothly polished wooden shaft and a black cast iron pointed tip. A black chamois antelope antler forms a sharp hook attached to the shaft. Black printing on the handle reads “Staubagh.”
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.0002
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- Date
- 1919 – 1930
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1013
- Description
- Long staff silvered with deeply eroded grain showing, 9.8 cm tapering metal collar around end with 3.5 cm long, sturdy, square spike set into bottom of staff.
- Title
- Alpenstock
- Date
- 1919 – 1930
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 145.0 cm
- Description
- Long staff silvered with deeply eroded grain showing, 9.8 cm tapering metal collar around end with 3.5 cm long, sturdy, square spike set into bottom of staff.
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- Mount Cradock
- Credit
- Gift of Bernie Schiesser, Banff, 1978
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1013
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- Date
- 1988
- Material
- plastic; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1094
- Description
- Pair Rossignol ST competition alpine skis. White background with black and orange stripes with rooster (red, blue and white) on tip. Steel edges and hilt, no bindings. Red, white and blue shield with Rossignol across and "Made in France" below, black circle with "R" above binding. On ski surface…
- Title
- Alpine Skis
- Date
- 1988
- Material
- plastic; metal
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 175.0 cm
- Description
- Pair Rossignol ST competition alpine skis. White background with black and orange stripes with rooster (red, blue and white) on tip. Steel edges and hilt, no bindings. Red, white and blue shield with Rossignol across and "Made in France" below, black circle with "R" above binding. On ski surface Rossignol 3 times with a "R" in a circle between
- Subject
- sports
- skiing
- Karen Percy
- Credit
- Gift of Karen Percy, Banff, 1989
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1094
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- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.0028 a,b
- Description
- Wood skis, metal screwed on edges. Embossed behind the footplate "PRAGE". Some nails go right through the ski. Also a narrow piece of metal at 32. cm. down from the toe, screwed on repair piece. Metal cable binding "Chalet" and "Harvey E. Dodds". Bindings have been changed—not in good shape.
- Title
- Alpine Skis
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 7.5 x 210.0 cm
- Description
- Wood skis, metal screwed on edges. Embossed behind the footplate "PRAGE". Some nails go right through the ski. Also a narrow piece of metal at 32. cm. down from the toe, screwed on repair piece. Metal cable binding "Chalet" and "Harvey E. Dodds". Bindings have been changed—not in good shape.
- Subject
- activities
- sports
- winter
- skiing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.0028 a,b
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- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.0029 a,b
- Description
- Wood skis with screwed on metal edges. Skis are painted black and laminated on top. "BONNA Made in Norway" printed between toe and binding. There are insignia on toe and heel. Metal cable bindings are "Kandahar". They have a leather safety strap. Over the heel of the cable there is a light green ru…
- Title
- Alpine Skis
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal; skin
- Dimensions
- 7.5 x 210.0 cm
- Description
- Wood skis with screwed on metal edges. Skis are painted black and laminated on top. "BONNA Made in Norway" printed between toe and binding. There are insignia on toe and heel. Metal cable bindings are "Kandahar". They have a leather safety strap. Over the heel of the cable there is a light green rubber cable.
- Subject
- activities
- sports
- winter
- skiing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.0029 a,b
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- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- wood; skin; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.0030 a,b
- Description
- HEAD STANDARD skis with metal edges on heel and toe. Metal cable bindings, "SECURUS-RAMY" Made in France. Leather safety straps. Red rubber heel cable.
- Title
- Alpine Skis
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- wood; skin; plastic
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 180.0 cm
- Description
- HEAD STANDARD skis with metal edges on heel and toe. Metal cable bindings, "SECURUS-RAMY" Made in France. Leather safety straps. Red rubber heel cable.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.0030 a,b
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- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.0031 a,b
- Description
- Wood touring skis with screw on metal edges. Metal name piece, shaped like a shield "CHALET". "Harvey E. Dodds Ltd." Metal cable bindings with cable missing. Leather toe binding.
- Title
- Alpine Skis
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal; skin
- Dimensions
- 7.5 x 204.0 cm
- Description
- Wood touring skis with screw on metal edges. Metal name piece, shaped like a shield "CHALET". "Harvey E. Dodds Ltd." Metal cable bindings with cable missing. Leather toe binding.
- Subject
- activities
- sports
- winter
- skiing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.0031 a,b
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- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.0035 a,b
- Description
- Wood ski with metal screw on edges. Stamp on inside toe piece "Northland US St. Paul Minn". Painted on in handwriting "D.W." Metal binding" Skirite".
- Title
- Alpine Skis
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 7.5 x 213.0 cm
- Description
- Wood ski with metal screw on edges. Stamp on inside toe piece "Northland US St. Paul Minn". Painted on in handwriting "D.W." Metal binding" Skirite".
- Subject
- activities
- sports
- winter
- skiing
- Dave White
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.0035 a,b
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- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.0034 a,b
- Description
- Wood ski, nice long curved tip, groove decoration, "ASH" written on. Metal and leather bindings "Harvey E. Dodds"
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- Title
- Alpine Skis
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal; skin
- Dimensions
- 7.5 x 200.0 cm
- Description
- Wood ski, nice long curved tip, groove decoration, "ASH" written on. Metal and leather bindings "Harvey E. Dodds"
- Subject
- activities
- sports
- winter
- skiing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.0034 a,b
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And Case Eyeglasses
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- Date
- 1910 – 1950
- Material
- glass; metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1034 a,b
- Description
- (a) gold coloured pince-nez, clam shell hard case, oval lenses, wire rim screwed together near top, brow bar is wire wrapped, right lens has a wire loop near bottom right hinged nose pads have cork padding (b) clam shell case, diamond design on leather cover, blue velvet lining, stamped in gold on …
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- Title
- And Case Eyeglasses
- Date
- 1910 – 1950
- Material
- glass; metal; skin
- Dimensions
- 3.7 cm
- Description
- (a) gold coloured pince-nez, clam shell hard case, oval lenses, wire rim screwed together near top, brow bar is wire wrapped, right lens has a wire loop near bottom right hinged nose pads have cork padding (b) clam shell case, diamond design on leather cover, blue velvet lining, stamped in gold on bottom rim: "The T. Eaton Co. Western Limited", a paper label is glued on top lining: "Mr. Sam Ward Box 193 Banff."
- Credit
- Gift of Sam Ward, Banff, 1973
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1034 a,b
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And Scabbard Dagger
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- Date
- 1850 – 1920
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0056 a,b
- Description
- A long straight knife with fluted wooden handle and scabbard ornately trimmed with brass. (a) dagger, short, narrow, pointed, double edged steel blade with small, dark, fluted wooden handle. Blade guard, cast of brass with raised curlicue design, turns upward at sides, handle tip of cast brass wit…
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- Title
- And Scabbard Dagger
- Date
- 1850 – 1920
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 1.7 x 3.3 x 24.5 cm
- Description
- A long straight knife with fluted wooden handle and scabbard ornately trimmed with brass. (a) dagger, short, narrow, pointed, double edged steel blade with small, dark, fluted wooden handle. Blade guard, cast of brass with raised curlicue design, turns upward at sides, handle tip of cast brass with similar design and small lug with hole through at one side Note: blade guard loose; wooden handle cracked along length; blade pitted. (b) scabbard, narrow and straight, made of two pieces of wood held together by two rings of heavy cast brass with raised floral motifs, becoming oval medallions on one side with cast relief of dragon like figures. Cast brass bands at mouth and tip repeat dragon floral motif of other two bands and have floral motif cut through exposing pebbly stone inlay in wood. Brass ring near top with small brass loop on one side.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0056 a,b
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And Scabbard Knife
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- Date
- 1850 – 1935
- Material
- metal; shell; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0060 a,b
- Description
- Knife with carved pistol grip handle and flame like carved piece at mouth of wooden scabbard. (a) knife, thin, curved, pointed steel blade with handle carved of greenish tortoiseshell ? shaped like a simple pistol grip. Deep single groove incised at each side at top near hilt. Blade joined to hand…
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- Title
- And Scabbard Knife
- Date
- 1850 – 1935
- Material
- metal; shell; wood
- Dimensions
- 4.6 x 2.6 x 33.8 cm
- Description
- Knife with carved pistol grip handle and flame like carved piece at mouth of wooden scabbard. (a) knife, thin, curved, pointed steel blade with handle carved of greenish tortoiseshell ? shaped like a simple pistol grip. Deep single groove incised at each side at top near hilt. Blade joined to handle with roughly formed collar of grey metal. Note: hairline cracks in handle along grain, blade pitted and rusted. (b) scabbard, simple, slightly curved, wood with hoof like ebony tip. Band of tortoiseshell ? at opening carved in shape of flame or flowing leaf sticking out to one side. Round hole drilled through top, five thin lines incised across wood spaced evenly along length of scabbard. Small patches of glossy black material in a few places, and a black colour in the grain of the wood indicate that the wood may have been once enamelled black
- Subject
- warfare
- fighting
- Japanese
- Edward S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0060 a,b
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And Scabbard Kris
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- Date
- 1850 – 1934
- Material
- metal; wood; stone
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0059 a,b
- Description
- Kris with carved light coloured wooden handle, collar of pink stones between it and blade, and wooden scabbard of light colour with dark splotches and large organic cover for sword guard. (a) kris, long, narrow, pointed, double edged blade flaring out at shoulders which have ornate, lacy edges and…
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- Title
- And Scabbard Kris
- Date
- 1850 – 1934
- Material
- metal; wood; stone
- Dimensions
- 2.5 x 9.0 x 52.8 cm
- Description
- Kris with carved light coloured wooden handle, collar of pink stones between it and blade, and wooden scabbard of light colour with dark splotches and large organic cover for sword guard. (a) kris, long, narrow, pointed, double edged blade flaring out at shoulders which have ornate, lacy edges and deep double groove incised on either side of blade. Handle is an angular, carved block of wood with a wide band of ebony girding its middle. Small brass ring set in with round pink stones jade? at junction between blade and handle. (b) scabbard, carved of light coloured wood with dark patches. Straight, wide, and rounded at tip with large, flat, rounded crosspiece at mouth. Opening elongated at one end to accept wide shoulder of blade, and crosspiece slightly carved to accentuate shape. Dark splotches of heartwood form organic patterns on the lighter wood of the scabbard.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0059 a,b
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And Scabbard Sword
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- Date
- 1850 – 1909
- Material
- metal; wood; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0050 a,b
- Description
- A small narrow sword with wooden scabbard and handle shaped like angular dragon's head. (a) sword, small with thin, narrow, sharply pointed blade, of one piece with handle which is shaped like angular dragon head on long neck. Blade is inlaid with strips of bronze on each side and along spine with …
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- Title
- And Scabbard Sword
- Date
- 1850 – 1909
- Material
- metal; wood; skin
- Dimensions
- 3.6 x 3.5 x 53.5 cm
- Description
- A small narrow sword with wooden scabbard and handle shaped like angular dragon's head. (a) sword, small with thin, narrow, sharply pointed blade, of one piece with handle which is shaped like angular dragon head on long neck. Blade is inlaid with strips of bronze on each side and along spine with incised geometric designs, and a double notch cut into spine on each side near the middle. Handle is overlaid with bronze strips into which designs and features of dragon have been cut. (b) scabbard, made of two pieces of wood shaped to fit the blade and held together with five metal strips around the outside, evenly spaced along length, one strap missing. Front side completely carved with intricate geometric design and small slit carved out near top through which is tied a leather thong.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0050 a,b
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