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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; wood; glass; hair; feathers
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0089
- Description
- Small man wearing grey buckskins, red and yellow beads, feather headdress, and carved wooden face. Very plain buckskin outfit with fringes at shirt bottom, sides of leggings and across back shoulders. Yellow and red bead necklace, and trimming on clothing and moccasins. Unpainted wooden head has ca…
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- skin; wood; glass; hair; feathers
- Dimensions
- 28.5 x 4.0 cm
- Description
- Small man wearing grey buckskins, red and yellow beads, feather headdress, and carved wooden face. Very plain buckskin outfit with fringes at shirt bottom, sides of leggings and across back shoulders. Yellow and red bead necklace, and trimming on clothing and moccasins. Unpainted wooden head has carved features with pursed lips, and extends to form torso under clothing. Six small feathers in band form headdress. Straight brown hair glued to head is cut off at shoulders. Hands are flat cut outs from buckskin, with black feather stitched to left hand. Armature of body seems to be wire.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0089
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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
- prior to 1986
- Material
- skin; hair; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.1020
- Description
- Soft sculpted doll. Face is stuffed and stitched nylon with two black beads for eyes and two white beads for teeth. Hair is completely covered with rabbit hair. Body is very simply made of buckskin, fringes cut along back of jacket, chaps and fingers. Buckskin thong 9.0 cm loops from top of hea…
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- prior to 1986
- Material
- skin; hair; glass
- Dimensions
- 15.0 x 9.0 cm
- Description
- Soft sculpted doll. Face is stuffed and stitched nylon with two black beads for eyes and two white beads for teeth. Hair is completely covered with rabbit hair. Body is very simply made of buckskin, fringes cut along back of jacket, chaps and fingers. Buckskin thong 9.0 cm loops from top of head. Tag attached to doll: "Grace Daniels Stoney, 15.95"
- Subject
- Indigenous
- souvenir
- Grace Daniels
- Credit
- Purchased from Banff Indian Trading Post, Banff, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.1020
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- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- skin; hair; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.1003
- Description
- Large buckskin doll with fur bands front of shirt. Handmade, firmly stuffed man wearing plain leggings and shirt lacing front. Wide fur bands cover shirt front. Black yarn braids with buckskin ties. Simple beaded linear facial features of red and black seed beads.
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- skin; hair; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 40.3 x 21.0 cm
- Description
- Large buckskin doll with fur bands front of shirt. Handmade, firmly stuffed man wearing plain leggings and shirt lacing front. Wide fur bands cover shirt front. Black yarn braids with buckskin ties. Simple beaded linear facial features of red and black seed beads.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- playthings
- households
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.1003
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- Date
- 1960 – 1961
- Material
- metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1145
- Description
- A gold coloured curling rock 5.0 dia. stands atop a wooden base. The base is made out of several kinds of wood and in various shapes. On the front is a brass plaque 5.8x4.0 with engraving: "H.G. Nolan Trophy 1960-61"
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- Title
- Loving Cup
- Date
- 1960 – 1961
- Material
- metal; wood
- Dimensions
- 18.0 x 14.7 cm
- Description
- A gold coloured curling rock 5.0 dia. stands atop a wooden base. The base is made out of several kinds of wood and in various shapes. On the front is a brass plaque 5.8x4.0 with engraving: "H.G. Nolan Trophy 1960-61"
- Subject
- sports
- curling
- H.G. Nolan
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1145
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- Date
- 1969
- Material
- metal; wood; plastic; stone
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.3039
- Description
- Silver coloured bucking horse with rider (12.5 cm high) stands on top of tall blue and silver pillar which stands on a round "marble" disk attached to wooden base. Wood base has metal plaque with “KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL” in circle with “K” at centre and "BANFF INDIAN DAYS All Round Cowboy 1969" …
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- Title
- Loving Cup
- Date
- 1969
- Material
- metal; wood; plastic; stone
- Dimensions
- 40.5 x 10.0 x 15.0 cm
- Description
- Silver coloured bucking horse with rider (12.5 cm high) stands on top of tall blue and silver pillar which stands on a round "marble" disk attached to wooden base. Wood base has metal plaque with “KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL” in circle with “K” at centre and "BANFF INDIAN DAYS All Round Cowboy 1969" inscribed on centre of plaque. Bottom of wooden base is stamped with “ANC CALGARY 723 10th Ave S.W. PHONE 263-1150 M46--.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.3039
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- Date
- 1880 – 1920
- Material
- metal, silver
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0053
- Description
- A small sterling silver vase with curved handles with repousse flowers on sides. The vase is hallmarked near the rim, is slightly tarnished and has many small dents.
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- Title
- Vase
- Date
- 1880 – 1920
- Material
- metal, silver
- Dimensions
- 6.5 x 5.0 x 6.7 cm
- Description
- A small sterling silver vase with curved handles with repousse flowers on sides. The vase is hallmarked near the rim, is slightly tarnished and has many small dents.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0053
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- Date
- 1880 – 1920
- Material
- ceramic; enamel
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0092
- Description
- An ornate white china vase with a pinched base and neck and a flared rim. The two handles of the vase and body are decorated with raised flowers highlighted with gold-coloured enamel. The bottom of the vase is marked “199”. The gold is worn off in several places, and there is a chip out of the…
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- Title
- Vase
- Date
- 1880 – 1920
- Material
- ceramic; enamel
- Dimensions
- 17.0 x 7.2 x 11.6 cm
- Description
- An ornate white china vase with a pinched base and neck and a flared rim. The two handles of the vase and body are decorated with raised flowers highlighted with gold-coloured enamel. The bottom of the vase is marked “199”. The gold is worn off in several places, and there is a chip out of the front upper edge of the rim.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0092
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- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0307
- Description
- Hand thrown production pot, trimmed foot. Tall and cylindrical and neck rounded to create inturned rim. Incised pattern of alternating x's and line designs. Incised appearance probably created by rolling on a raised mould pattern which indented the clay. Recesses glazed in yellow, top and bottom in…
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- Title
- Vase
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 19.8 cm
- Description
- Hand thrown production pot, trimmed foot. Tall and cylindrical and neck rounded to create inturned rim. Incised pattern of alternating x's and line designs. Incised appearance probably created by rolling on a raised mould pattern which indented the clay. Recesses glazed in yellow, top and bottom in brown. Stamped on bottom "166/20 Germany”.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0307
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