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- Date
- 1910 – 1920
- Material
- skin; fibre; paper; glass; moss
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0001 a,b
- Description
- A very soft white (buckskin?) mossbag (a) with a small buckskin doll inside (b). a) A mossbag that laces down the entire front with a flap at the back. The bag is decorated with three diagonal stripes of orange, blue and purple beads on each side. The bag is lined with paper and fabric and filled…
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- 1910 – 1920
- Material
- skin; fibre; paper; glass; moss
- Dimensions
- 60.0 (a); 24.0 (b) x 14.0 (a); 6.1 (b) x 15.0 (a); 0.5 (b) cm
- Description
- A very soft white (buckskin?) mossbag (a) with a small buckskin doll inside (b). a) A mossbag that laces down the entire front with a flap at the back. The bag is decorated with three diagonal stripes of orange, blue and purple beads on each side. The bag is lined with paper and fabric and filled with dried moss.b) A small stuffed doll of buckskin with a bonnet on its head. The bonnet trim and simple facial features are beaded with blue and black beads.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0001 a,b
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- Date
- 1910 – 1935
- Material
- skin; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0004
- Description
- A round drum of rawhide stretched over a wooden hoop frame. Leather strips are laced through holes at the edge of the skin and pulled tightly across the back to form six spokes of leather which are woven around with another thong at the centre to tighten them even more. A thong loop wrist strap i…
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- Title
- Drum
- Date
- 1910 – 1935
- Material
- skin; wood
- Dimensions
- 6.5 cm
- Description
- A round drum of rawhide stretched over a wooden hoop frame. Leather strips are laced through holes at the edge of the skin and pulled tightly across the back to form six spokes of leather which are woven around with another thong at the centre to tighten them even more. A thong loop wrist strap is tied around one spoke. There is slight residue of red paint on the hide’s surface. The letters “EEB BNN” are written in pencil on the back of the drum.
- Subject
- music
- ceremonial
- Indigenous, Stoney
- crafts
- painting
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0004
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- Date
- prior to 1930
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 108.01.0001 a-d
- Description
- Two pairs of Stoney First Nation gaming sticks carved smoothly to taper and flatten at the ends. At one time each stick was painted with red ochre. There is a design carved and burned on one side of each pair. a,b) Cross inside a rectangle at the centre and at each end.c,d) Four parallel lines at…
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- Title
- Game Stick
- Date
- prior to 1930
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 1.5 x 3.7 x 29.5 cm
- Description
- Two pairs of Stoney First Nation gaming sticks carved smoothly to taper and flatten at the ends. At one time each stick was painted with red ochre. There is a design carved and burned on one side of each pair. a,b) Cross inside a rectangle at the centre and at each end.c,d) Four parallel lines at the centre and at each end.
- Subject
- Indigenous, Stoney
- games
- crafts
- carving
- toys
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.01.0001 a-d
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- Date
- 1875 – 1920
- Material
- bone, elk; fibre; metal, steel
- Catalogue Number
- 104.24.0001
- Description
- A hide scraper made from the leg bone of an elk, and carved to form a long handle which fits the hand well. There is a short right angle carved at the bottom and split horizontally to hold a rounded steel blade that is sharpened at the edge. The bone is notched and tied firmly with a strip of cot…
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- Title
- Hide Scraper
- Date
- 1875 – 1920
- Material
- bone, elk; fibre; metal, steel
- Dimensions
- 24.0 x 5.5 x 8.0 cm
- Description
- A hide scraper made from the leg bone of an elk, and carved to form a long handle which fits the hand well. There is a short right angle carved at the bottom and split horizontally to hold a rounded steel blade that is sharpened at the edge. The bone is notched and tied firmly with a strip of cotton fabric to secure the blade. A shiny metal hook is attached at the top along with a short loop of thong for hanging.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.24.0001
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- Date
- 1875 – 1920
- Material
- bone; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 104.24.0002
- Description
- A hide scraper made from the leg bone of a deer or elk, from just below the knee, and carved into a squared shape. The scraper is hollowed and one half of its length is cut away leaving a flattened sharpened serrated end. The animal’s hide is still on the knee joint at the top and there is a han…
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- Title
- Hide Scraper
- Date
- 1875 – 1920
- Material
- bone; skin
- Dimensions
- 38.0 x 6.0 x 6.3 cm
- Description
- A hide scraper made from the leg bone of a deer or elk, from just below the knee, and carved into a squared shape. The scraper is hollowed and one half of its length is cut away leaving a flattened sharpened serrated end. The animal’s hide is still on the knee joint at the top and there is a hanging thong threaded through a drilled hole at the knee. The bone is tightly wrapped with strips of rawhide (or sinew?) one third of its length to hold the two pieces together where the bone was split.
- Subject
- households
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- animals
- elk
- deer
- crafts
- carving
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.24.0002
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- skin; metal; hair, buffalo; glass; feather
- Catalogue Number
- 104.10.0008
- Description
- A simply shaped sheath for a knife with a leather thong for hanging the sheath from a belt. Both sides of the case are completely beaded with a light blue background and four pyramidal shapes in dark blue, white, red, green and orange. There is a band of tin cones, with coloured feathers at the…
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- Title
- Knife Sheath
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- skin; metal; hair, buffalo; glass; feather
- Dimensions
- 26.0 cm
- Description
- A simply shaped sheath for a knife with a leather thong for hanging the sheath from a belt. Both sides of the case are completely beaded with a light blue background and four pyramidal shapes in dark blue, white, red, green and orange. There is a band of tin cones, with coloured feathers at the end of each cone, that hangs around the middle of the sheath. A strip of blue and green beadwork, that is wrapped with sections of bison hide, hangs from the bottom point of the sheath.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.10.0008
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- Date
- 1875 – 1895
- Material
- wood; metal; skin; feather
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0004
- Description
- A ceremonial pipe tomahawk which can serve either function. The metal wedge-shaped blade is surmounted by a pipe bowl on a shaft of wood that is covered with leather with four vertical rows of brass tacks. There is a fur lined piece of leather, probably used as hand grip, around the centre. Att…
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- Title
- Tomahawk Ax
- Date
- 1875 – 1895
- Material
- wood; metal; skin; feather
- Dimensions
- 162.0 cm
- Description
- A ceremonial pipe tomahawk which can serve either function. The metal wedge-shaped blade is surmounted by a pipe bowl on a shaft of wood that is covered with leather with four vertical rows of brass tacks. There is a fur lined piece of leather, probably used as hand grip, around the centre. Attached to the end of the tomahawk is a beaded band with long fringe at the end. The band has a white beaded background and design of three yellow triangles with red bases and blue corners. Two feathers hang from beaded leather thongs attached to the axehead with a tuft of grey fur.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0004
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Tumpline Strap, Carrying
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact106.06.0006
- Date
- prior to 1930
- Material
- hair, horse; hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0006
- Description
- A narrow black and white flat woven rope becoming all black at one end and all white at the other. There is a half brown and half white wider piece of woven rope at the centre with a slit between the brown and white colours.
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- Title
- Tumpline Strap, Carrying
- Date
- prior to 1930
- Material
- hair, horse; hair, sheep
- Dimensions
- 237.0 cm
- Description
- A narrow black and white flat woven rope becoming all black at one end and all white at the other. There is a half brown and half white wider piece of woven rope at the centre with a slit between the brown and white colours.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0006
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War Bonnet Headdress
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.09.3009
- Date
- c. 1920
- Material
- feathers; fibre; glass; hair
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.3009
- Description
- Loom-beaded white browband with green, orange, and dark red diagonal stripes. Light eagle feathers with dark tips and white down attached to tips. Feathers wrapped with green and yellow yarn at base. Purple and red ribbon streamers and ermine at each end of browband. Tag: "Silas Abraham. war bonn…
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- Title
- War Bonnet Headdress
- Date
- c. 1920
- Material
- feathers; fibre; glass; hair
- Description
- Loom-beaded white browband with green, orange, and dark red diagonal stripes. Light eagle feathers with dark tips and white down attached to tips. Feathers wrapped with green and yellow yarn at base. Purple and red ribbon streamers and ermine at each end of browband. Tag: "Silas Abraham. war bonnet and old eagle hat. Belongs to CRW"
- Subject
- Indigenous, Stoney
- crafts
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.3009
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War Bonnet Headdress
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.09.3022
- Date
- prior to 1930
- Material
- feathers; skin; hair; fibre; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.3022
- Description
- Reddish orange and dark blue loom beaded band, sewn to hide, with orange beaded loops as hanging trim. Buckskin and green beaded feather streamers at each end of browband. Dark feathers, some striped, with dyed orange wavy hair (wool?) attached to tips. Yellow down bases with pink wrappings. Brow…
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- Title
- War Bonnet Headdress
- Date
- prior to 1930
- Material
- feathers; skin; hair; fibre; glass
- Description
- Reddish orange and dark blue loom beaded band, sewn to hide, with orange beaded loops as hanging trim. Buckskin and green beaded feather streamers at each end of browband. Dark feathers, some striped, with dyed orange wavy hair (wool?) attached to tips. Yellow down bases with pink wrappings. Brown felt skullcap.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.3022
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