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- Date
- 1960
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.3002 a-c
- Description
- Three wooden boomerangs. The top of each is slightly convex and the bottom surface is flat. One arm of each boomerang is tilted at a slight angle.a) Dark wood with painted aboriginal designs, in brown, black, white and yellow. The designs include geometric designs on the tips and an insect, a pe…
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- Title
- Boomerang
- Date
- 1960
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 0.8 (a); 23.0(b); 1.5 (c) x 6.0 (a); 8.0 (b); 6.0 (c) x 50.0 (a); 53.0 (b); 48.0 (c) cm
- Description
- Three wooden boomerangs. The top of each is slightly convex and the bottom surface is flat. One arm of each boomerang is tilted at a slight angle.a) Dark wood with painted aboriginal designs, in brown, black, white and yellow. The designs include geometric designs on the tips and an insect, a person, and a kangaroo. The back is stamped “MADE IN AUSTRALIA BY Bill On--.”b) Dark wood with very detailed painted aboriginal designs on the front in black, red, white and yellow. The painting includes geometric and concentric designs, an emu, a turtle, and two people. At the centre bent it’s marked “from CHERBOURG ABORIGINAL SETTLEMENT 1960. QLD. AUST.” and the back is marked with pen ink “BILL GORHAM.”c) Light and dark wood decorated with a stylized kangaroo on the front in brown, black, yellow and white. “Darwin N.T.” is writtten with marker on the front. The tips are also painted with stripes and wavey lines. There are two illegible stamps on the back.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.3002 a-c
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.3009
- Description
- Handmade, heavy ceramic bust of Chief Walking Buffalo. The bust is constructed of three joined pieces - two pieces form the head and are then joined to the neck. Yellowish headdress with black horns and black highlights on hair and braids, orange shirt, cream necklace, and green-grey coloured fa…
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- Title
- Bust
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 16.5 x 16.5 cm
- Description
- Handmade, heavy ceramic bust of Chief Walking Buffalo. The bust is constructed of three joined pieces - two pieces form the head and are then joined to the neck. Yellowish headdress with black horns and black highlights on hair and braids, orange shirt, cream necklace, and green-grey coloured face. Inscribed inside of base: "R.R."
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.3009
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- Date
- 1825 – 1900
- Material
- stone
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.0015
- Description
- A fairly large natural rock, sandstone? of rough texture except for one flat side which is slightly polished and smooth. Grooved indentation carved about middle, to hold thong for swinging .
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- Title
- Clubhead
- Date
- 1825 – 1900
- Material
- stone
- Dimensions
- 16.0 x 11.0 x 14.5 cm
- Description
- A fairly large natural rock, sandstone? of rough texture except for one flat side which is slightly polished and smooth. Grooved indentation carved about middle, to hold thong for swinging .
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.0015
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Commemorative Coin
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.1065%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1969
- Material
- metal; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1065 a,b
- Description
- 1969 Banff Indian Days Kiwanis dollar, in envelope, INDIAN DAYS 1889-1969 value one dollar in Banff. Shows picture of tepee with mountain background. Obverse: BANFF CANADA KIWANIS DOLLAR EXPIRES SEPT.30.69. with head wearing buffalo horn headddress. Plastic envelope with flap, pocket is 4.7 square…
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- Title
- Commemorative Coin
- Date
- 1969
- Material
- metal; plastic
- Description
- 1969 Banff Indian Days Kiwanis dollar, in envelope, INDIAN DAYS 1889-1969 value one dollar in Banff. Shows picture of tepee with mountain background. Obverse: BANFF CANADA KIWANIS DOLLAR EXPIRES SEPT.30.69. with head wearing buffalo horn headddress. Plastic envelope with flap, pocket is 4.7 square, rounded flap has 2.7 fold-over.
- Subject
- events
- Banff Indian Days
- organization
- Kiwanis
- artists
- Charlie Beil
- George McLean
- Chief Walking Buffalo
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Purchased from Robert Smith, Banff, 1969
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1065 a,b
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- Date
- 1935 – 1945
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.10.0027
- Description
- A flat knife sheath of buckskin with beadwork on front in five different horizontal bands at top, light blue and dark blue diagonal stripes, white with pink vertical stripes, pink and blue diagonal stripes. A curved hanging arch of pink beads over plain buckskin at middle, bottom half completely co…
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- Title
- Knife Sheath
- Date
- 1935 – 1945
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 12.1 x 32.5 cm
- Description
- A flat knife sheath of buckskin with beadwork on front in five different horizontal bands at top, light blue and dark blue diagonal stripes, white with pink vertical stripes, pink and blue diagonal stripes. A curved hanging arch of pink beads over plain buckskin at middle, bottom half completely covered with white beads with blue and green band pattern. A canvas flap follows the curved edge of the sheath and is completely covered with light blue beadwork containing diagonal patterned stripes of green and purple with short fringe of buckskin along outer edge. Bead stitching shows on back side of flap; double slit cut into skin near top on back of sheath.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- hunting
- Paul Amos
- Three Buffalo Bull
- Norma Piper Pocaterra
- Johnny Bearspaw
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.10.0027
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- Date
- 1902 – 1902
- Material
- bone; oil paint; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0018
- Description
- A bison hunting scene painted in oils on the shoulder blade of a buffalo. The scene is of a large expanse of yellow-green praries with mountains in the background and blue sky above with two bison running in opposite directions, one chased by figure on pony with bow and arrow cocked ready to shoot.…
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- Title
- Painting
- Date
- 1902 – 1902
- Material
- bone; oil paint; metal
- Dimensions
- 23.0 x 11.0 x 47.5 cm
- Description
- A bison hunting scene painted in oils on the shoulder blade of a buffalo. The scene is of a large expanse of yellow-green praries with mountains in the background and blue sky above with two bison running in opposite directions, one chased by figure on pony with bow and arrow cocked ready to shoot. The work is signed “J.A. Dippie 1902” on the brc. The bone hangs from a chain attached at each side of the top. A paper sticker has been removed from the back with “A/TS HX/” showing beneath.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- painting
- hunting
- animals, buffalo
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0018
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- Date
- 1911
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.04.1006
- Description
- Enfield 303; bolt action rifle; solid wooden stock and handgrip braces the barrel along half its length; groove on right side of handgrip; missing piece of wood near end of fore-stock; crack on other side; front sight has solder around end of barrel; screw and nut through handgrip near breech; sol…
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- Title
- Rifle
- Date
- 1911
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 12.0 x 7.0 x 108.0 cm
- Description
- Enfield 303; bolt action rifle; solid wooden stock and handgrip braces the barrel along half its length; groove on right side of handgrip; missing piece of wood near end of fore-stock; crack on other side; front sight has solder around end of barrel; screw and nut through handgrip near breech; solder near where rear sight may have been located Marks: carved into stock near action: "Wb" can also be read upside down as “GM”; numerous stamps on metal various places; on collar at trigger: "[crown] VR SPARKBROOK 1901 LE 1 [star] RG. Parker & Co Ltd Birmingham 22 Pat T'14 No 8(?)"; on other side: "Enfield 1911 Sht L.E CON _ IV _"; at barrel and near breech are 3 separate small stamps, each has crossed flags and crown with "V.R./P.""E.R./P." and "G.R./P."; other side "R 358"; the number “75715” is crossed through; near rear sight location “E”; on the outside of the bolt: “[crown] A 10”; other marks on the action: “[crown] 2”; “III”; and a circle containing three lines.
- Credit
- Gift of Jim Beattie, Banff , 1989
- Catalogue Number
- 104.04.1006
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- Date
- 1925 – 1963
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.3042 a,b
- Description
- Two medals attached to a red, white and blue ribbon. (a) 3.7x3.0 cm silver coloured with decorated edges, olive branches, torch and date bar “1963” on bottom. Gold coloured insert with cowboy and horse. On back: "Long Service Award Calgary Exhibition and Stampede." (b) 3.5x2.5 cm shield-shaped…
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- Title
- Service Medal
- Date
- 1925 – 1963
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 3.0 (a); 2.5(b) x 3.7 (a); 3.5(b) cm
- Description
- Two medals attached to a red, white and blue ribbon. (a) 3.7x3.0 cm silver coloured with decorated edges, olive branches, torch and date bar “1963” on bottom. Gold coloured insert with cowboy and horse. On back: "Long Service Award Calgary Exhibition and Stampede." (b) 3.5x2.5 cm shield-shaped silver medal, engraved, at centre of shield “1925.” On back "Calgary Exhibition Jubilee and Stampede."
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.3042 a,b
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Single-Barrel Shotgun
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- Date
- 1880 – 1900
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.04.0005
- Description
- Single-barreled shotgun with wooden stock and breech carved in one piece. Single trigger protected by flat metal trigger guard activates hammer which is attached to one side of breech. Oval metal button passes through oval metal plate on either side of handgrip beneath barrel. Wooden ramrod held al…
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- Title
- Single-Barrel Shotgun
- Date
- 1880 – 1900
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 12.0 x 4.5 x 116.5 cm
- Description
- Single-barreled shotgun with wooden stock and breech carved in one piece. Single trigger protected by flat metal trigger guard activates hammer which is attached to one side of breech. Oval metal button passes through oval metal plate on either side of handgrip beneath barrel. Wooden ramrod held along length of barrel by two metal loops beneath. Deep cross hatching incised into base of wooden stock and handgrip. Marks: metal breech, trigger guard and hammer engraved with curlicue design, flying duck on trigger guard, and 'I. Hollis & Sons, London' on side of breech, along with two flying ducks; "Marshall-Wells Alberta Co Ltd" stamped on top of barrel;Note: plate on left side of breech replaced with crude strip of cast iron, stock broken at trigger and held together by copper wire and buckskin thong.
- Subject
- sports
- hunting
- Buffalo gun
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.04.0005
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- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- wood; bone; feather; glass; skin; sinew
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0045
- Description
- Short spear with long white bone point tied to painted wooden handle with sinew. Handle carved with rough buffalo head near point painted black and yellow, with man's head at middle painted black hair with yellow cheeks and mouth. Bottom part painted green with red design, and green and yellow bulb…
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- Title
- Spear
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- wood; bone; feather; glass; skin; sinew
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 3.0 x 69.5 cm
- Description
- Short spear with long white bone point tied to painted wooden handle with sinew. Handle carved with rough buffalo head near point painted black and yellow, with man's head at middle painted black hair with yellow cheeks and mouth. Bottom part painted green with red design, and green and yellow bulbous form at end. Sections between carving and paint wrapped with bands of buckskin covered with brightly coloured beadwork. Three groups of feathers hang from ends of shaft and middle.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0045
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