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- Date
- 1900 – 1934
- Material
- metal; enamel; skin; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0043
- Description
- A bridle of sturdy woven straps of blue wool ? with a series of small brass square "links" attached through the straps and decorating the noseband and runners, forming flexible bands of brass at these points. Round brass rings attached to runners by a square brass link hold a steel bit. Brass piece…
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- Title
- Horse Bridle
- Date
- 1900 – 1934
- Material
- metal; enamel; skin; fibre
- Dimensions
- 34.3 x 57.5 cm
- Description
- A bridle of sturdy woven straps of blue wool ? with a series of small brass square "links" attached through the straps and decorating the noseband and runners, forming flexible bands of brass at these points. Round brass rings attached to runners by a square brass link hold a steel bit. Brass pieces worked with cloisonne enamel of flowers within small circles. Large brass buckles fasten throat latch and browband. Long, 104.0 cm. woven blue reins attached to brass rings at bit by brown leather straps. Ends straps and buckle holes reinforced with leather.
- Subject
- activities
- riding
- regalia
- animal
- horse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0043
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- Date
- 1900 – 1934
- Material
- metal; enamel; hair; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0044
- Description
- Bridle of sturdy blue woven straps crossed at middle in X-shape decorated with a large brass "X" at the cross and small brass square "links" along the straps forming a flexible surface. Brass is worked in cloisonne enamel with flower designs in small circles. Black wool noseband sewn around a leath…
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- Title
- Horse Bridle
- Date
- 1900 – 1934
- Material
- metal; enamel; hair; skin
- Dimensions
- 48.0 x 105.5 cm
- Description
- Bridle of sturdy blue woven straps crossed at middle in X-shape decorated with a large brass "X" at the cross and small brass square "links" along the straps forming a flexible surface. Brass is worked in cloisonne enamel with flower designs in small circles. Black wool noseband sewn around a leather strap tied through small brass rings at bottom arms of "X" has a series of red, blue and white wool flaps outlined with white bias tape along edges, and is lined with blue canvas.
- Subject
- activities
- riding
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0044
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- Date
- 1900 – 1934
- Material
- metal; enamel
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0041 a,b
- Description
- A pair of brass stirrups with round flat footrest and high flat arch over with thick "roof" at top and rectangular hole cut through in middle of arch. Outside surface of arch and edge of footrest worked in cloisonné enamel with flowers and leaf design on blue background edged with brass border. Bra…
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- Title
- Riding Stirrups
- Date
- 1900 – 1934
- Material
- metal; enamel
- Dimensions
- 15.5 x 11.3 x 12.4 cm
- Description
- A pair of brass stirrups with round flat footrest and high flat arch over with thick "roof" at top and rectangular hole cut through in middle of arch. Outside surface of arch and edge of footrest worked in cloisonné enamel with flowers and leaf design on blue background edged with brass border. Brass highly polished.
- Subject
- activities
- riding
- costumes
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0041 a,b
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Scabbard Machete
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- Date
- 1900 – 1935
- Material
- metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.02.0004 a,b
- Description
- (a) machete, heavy wide steel blade cut square at tip and rounded into back edge, simply carved wooden pistol grip handle with band of darker wood at blade, and triangular shape cut through where underside of grip handle curves downward .(b) scabbard, carved wood, flat across tip. Triangular openi…
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- Title
- Scabbard Machete
- Date
- 1900 – 1935
- Material
- metal; wood
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 2.5 x 37.0 cm
- Description
- (a) machete, heavy wide steel blade cut square at tip and rounded into back edge, simply carved wooden pistol grip handle with band of darker wood at blade, and triangular shape cut through where underside of grip handle curves downward .(b) scabbard, carved wood, flat across tip. Triangular opening at mouth with relief carved floral shape on one side at bottom of mouth opening.
- Subject
- activities
- hunting and fishing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.02.0004 a,b
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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- wood; skin; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.0001 a,b
- Description
- A pair of round-tipped snowshoes. Each snowshoe has a bent wood frame screwed together at the tail, wooden cross braces, is strung quite openly with rawhide strips, and has woven canvas tie-on straps (homemade harness). The initials “P.A.M.” (Philip Augustus Moore) are scratched into the front cro…
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- Title
- Snowshoes
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- wood; skin; fibre
- Dimensions
- 1.5 x 31.0 x 84.5 and 85.5 cm
- Description
- A pair of round-tipped snowshoes. Each snowshoe has a bent wood frame screwed together at the tail, wooden cross braces, is strung quite openly with rawhide strips, and has woven canvas tie-on straps (homemade harness). The initials “P.A.M.” (Philip Augustus Moore) are scratched into the front crossbrace of each snowshoe.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.0001 a,b
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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- wood; sinew; hair, sheep; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.0002 a-d
- Description
- Two pairs of slightly pointed snowshoes. Each snowshoe has a bent wood frame nailed together at the tail, is braced with flat carved pieces of wood and strung with sinew in a closely laced pattern in three areas. There are tufts of red wool nailed to the outside of the frame around the tip and at…
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- Title
- Snowshoes
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- wood; sinew; hair, sheep; fibre
- Dimensions
- 1.5 x 27.5 x 93.0 (a); 92.0 (b); 95.0 (c,d) cm
- Description
- Two pairs of slightly pointed snowshoes. Each snowshoe has a bent wood frame nailed together at the tail, is braced with flat carved pieces of wood and strung with sinew in a closely laced pattern in three areas. There are tufts of red wool nailed to the outside of the frame around the tip and at the back as decoration on each snowshow. One pair, (a,b), has a homemade harness of white woven tie-on straps. The initials “RB” are are written on the side of (c).
- Subject
- sports
- outdoor activities
- transportation
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.0002 a-d
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