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Date
1955 – 1965
Material
paper; skin; fibre
Catalogue Number
105.01.1004 a-c
Description
Advertising poster of the Brewster Stubby Knife. a yellow cardboard poster (35.5 x 27.5) advertising the Brewster Stubby Knife. Two leather sheaths are held by white elastic, displayed diagonally across the right 2/3 of poster, the upper sheath is tan, the lower dark brown. Surrounding the sheaths …
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Title
Advertising Poster
Date
1955 – 1965
Material
paper; skin; fibre
Dimensions
35.5 x 27.5 cm
Description
Advertising poster of the Brewster Stubby Knife. a yellow cardboard poster (35.5 x 27.5) advertising the Brewster Stubby Knife. Two leather sheaths are held by white elastic, displayed diagonally across the right 2/3 of poster, the upper sheath is tan, the lower dark brown. Surrounding the sheaths are 15 reasons to buy the knife. The price (5.95) is in large black numbers in bottom left corner.
Subject
sports
hunting
fishing
F. O. (Pat) Brewster
Credit
Gift of Karin MacAulay, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
105.01.1004 a-c
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Date
prior to 1970
Material
sinew; wood
Catalogue Number
104.05.3004
Description
Handmade bow of peeled, bent wood with a carved notch at one end. A sinew bowstring is looped around the notch and wrapped around the opposite end.
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Title
Bow
Date
prior to 1970
Material
sinew; wood
Dimensions
3.6 x 113.0 cm
Description
Handmade bow of peeled, bent wood with a carved notch at one end. A sinew bowstring is looped around the notch and wrapped around the opposite end.
Subject
Indigenous
crafts
carving
sports, archery
hunting
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.05.3004
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Date
1950 – 1970
Material
wood; skin; feather; stone
Catalogue Number
104.06.0012
Description
Club with clubhead, probably a cylindrically shaped stone, completely covered with buckskin and attached to willow branch handle nearly completely wrapped with buckskin. Head is secured to handle by means of leather strap passing over and nailed to handle then completely covered with soft buckskin …
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Title
Club
Date
1950 – 1970
Material
wood; skin; feather; stone
Dimensions
5.5 x 19.0 x 60.0 cm
Description
Club with clubhead, probably a cylindrically shaped stone, completely covered with buckskin and attached to willow branch handle nearly completely wrapped with buckskin. Head is secured to handle by means of leather strap passing over and nailed to handle then completely covered with soft buckskin sewed to its shape forming a loose, but secure, clubhead. There is a collar of hide with hair on at the neck, then the handle is wrapped with narrow thong of buckskin about 1/3 of the way down where there is a fringed collar of buckskin, and then a large piece of buckskin is sewed on to cover the rest of the handle. A wrist strap of stiff hide is held to the end of the handle with a tightly wrapped thong of buckskin covered with another fringed collar band. A single eagle feather hangs from the middle of the handle.
Subject
Indigenous
warfare
hunting
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.06.0012
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Date
prior to 1971
Material
wood; skin; sinew
Catalogue Number
106.04.0054 a,b
Description
Pair of long, cross country snowshoes. 3.7 wide front cross bar with manufacturer's decal (Chestnut Canoe Co) in centre. 16.5 high rise at tip. Body lacing ca. .08 wide, thinner lacing at toe and heel. (a) right frame broken just below master cord. (b) left frame broken at toe crossbar. 11.3 …
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Title
Cross Country Snowshoes
Date
prior to 1971
Material
wood; skin; sinew
Dimensions
30.0 x 160.0 cm
Description
Pair of long, cross country snowshoes. 3.7 wide front cross bar with manufacturer's decal (Chestnut Canoe Co) in centre. 16.5 high rise at tip. Body lacing ca. .08 wide, thinner lacing at toe and heel. (a) right frame broken just below master cord. (b) left frame broken at toe crossbar. 11.3 x 2.9 metal brace bolted and rivetted onto frame. Stamped on frame: "12 x 60"
Subject
activities
hunting
winter
Nat Rider
Sach Rider
Viola Hunter
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
106.04.0054 a,b
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Date
prior to 1978
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
104.08.1005
Description
brass threaded bullet head, cone shaped, brass band at bottom part of head 3.2x20.0 and 5 brass threads,"392" stamped onto brass head, darker metal cap 1.8x13.0 "Z14/0/8/15" stamped onto cap 3.9 dia
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Title
Head Bullet
Date
prior to 1978
Material
metal
Dimensions
6.1 x 6.3 x 6.3 cm
Description
brass threaded bullet head, cone shaped, brass band at bottom part of head 3.2x20.0 and 5 brass threads,"392" stamped onto brass head, darker metal cap 1.8x13.0 "Z14/0/8/15" stamped onto cap 3.9 dia
Subject
sports
hunting
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1978
Catalogue Number
104.08.1005
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Date
1955 – 1965
Material
metal; wood; skin
Catalogue Number
104.18.1017 a-c
Description
2 Brewster Stubby Knives, 1 case (a) a knife 20.5 cm in length, with an unfinished, sawtoothed, steel blade (10.25 x 3.5) the handle is made of white plastic with three brass rivets (b) a knife 20.5 cm in length with its blade broken in half, the blade has a sharp edge on one side and is sawtoot…
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Title
Outdoor Knife
Date
1955 – 1965
Material
metal; wood; skin
Dimensions
3.5 x 20.5 cm
Description
2 Brewster Stubby Knives, 1 case (a) a knife 20.5 cm in length, with an unfinished, sawtoothed, steel blade (10.25 x 3.5) the handle is made of white plastic with three brass rivets (b) a knife 20.5 cm in length with its blade broken in half, the blade has a sharp edge on one side and is sawtoothed on the other, the handle is wood, held to the blade by three rivets (c) a dark brown, full grain cowhide sheath with a belt loop, designed to hold the Stubby Knife (22.0 x 4.0).
Subject
sports
hunting
fishing
F.O. (Pat) Brewster
Credit
Gift of Karin MacAulay, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.18.1017 a-c
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Date
prior to 1970
Material
bone
Catalogue Number
104.05.3002 a-g
Description
Seven very similar handcarved triangular arrowheads with short shafts. Five have notches on the shaft. One side of each arrowhead is slightly convex, and the opposite is flat with a hollowed area along the length of the shaft and almost to the tip.
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Title
Projectile Point
Date
prior to 1970
Material
bone
Dimensions
2.4 x 6.5 cm
Description
Seven very similar handcarved triangular arrowheads with short shafts. Five have notches on the shaft. One side of each arrowhead is slightly convex, and the opposite is flat with a hollowed area along the length of the shaft and almost to the tip.
Subject
Indigenous
crafts
carving
sports, archery
hunting
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.05.3002 a-g
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Date
prior to 1975
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
104.08.1004
Description
4750 calibre, black powder cartridge, cylinder shaped, hollow black tube 5.1, one end is enclosed by a round black disk 1.5 dia, 5.7 U.S.C. Co. stamped into disk.
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Title
Shotgun Shell
Date
prior to 1975
Material
metal
Dimensions
1.5 x 1.3 x 5.2 cm
Description
4750 calibre, black powder cartridge, cylinder shaped, hollow black tube 5.1, one end is enclosed by a round black disk 1.5 dia, 5.7 U.S.C. Co. stamped into disk.
Subject
sports
hunting
Credit
Gift of Bernie Schiesser, Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
104.08.1004
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Date
1950 – 1965
Material
wood; stone; skin; feather
Catalogue Number
104.06.0016
Description
A club with swinging head. Handle from branch of tree with bark stripped off and wrapped with wide band of buckskin at end which is tightly sewn on. Bulbous mushroom shaped stone clubhead attached with buckskin thong around middle tied to end of strong cord of twisted buckskin, 12 cm long, which is…
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Title
Swinging Club
Date
1950 – 1965
Material
wood; stone; skin; feather
Dimensions
7.0 x 42.7 cm
Description
A club with swinging head. Handle from branch of tree with bark stripped off and wrapped with wide band of buckskin at end which is tightly sewn on. Bulbous mushroom shaped stone clubhead attached with buckskin thong around middle tied to end of strong cord of twisted buckskin, 12 cm long, which is secured to top of handle by narrow buckskin thongs tightly wrapped over it. Two feathers attached at this end of handle.
Subject
Indigenous
warfare
hunting
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.06.0016
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