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Decorative Axe Head
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- Date
- 1943
- Material
- soapstone
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.1014
- Description
- A hand-carved, black soapstone axe head that has a shaft and an axe head carved with a simulated thong that makes the two appear bound together. The piece has two holes: one to put a handle into the shaft; one to put a a handle or shaft in to make a chisel or perhaps to add a decorative touch.
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- Title
- Decorative Axe Head
- Date
- 1943
- Material
- soapstone
- Dimensions
- 9.0 x 6.2 cm
- Description
- A hand-carved, black soapstone axe head that has a shaft and an axe head carved with a simulated thong that makes the two appear bound together. The piece has two holes: one to put a handle into the shaft; one to put a a handle or shaft in to make a chisel or perhaps to add a decorative touch.
- Subject
- weapons
- tools
- hobbies
- carving
- Bill Peyto
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Peyto, Shawnigan Lake, 1967
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.1014
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- Date
- 1900 – 1902
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0082
- Description
- A rustic stool made of a tree burl which has been sliced from a tree stem, legs inset and glued into platform, and cross struts nailed diagonally for support strength.
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- Title
- Footstool
- Date
- 1900 – 1902
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 31.0 x 38.3 x 41.5 cm
- Description
- A rustic stool made of a tree burl which has been sliced from a tree stem, legs inset and glued into platform, and cross struts nailed diagonally for support strength.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Bill Peyto
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0082
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Identification Sign
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.05.1033
- Date
- 1911 – 1936
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.05.1033
- Description
- Dominion Parks FIRES, warning sign, sheet metal. Background light grey green. Realistic picture 10.0x20.8 of a forest fire at top, under that "Dominion Parks FIRES". FIRES in bold red 4.5 high letters, below that instructions and warnings in black and red lettering:"By order of the Department of th…
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- Title
- Identification Sign
- Date
- 1911 – 1936
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 44.9 x 29.6 cm
- Description
- Dominion Parks FIRES, warning sign, sheet metal. Background light grey green. Realistic picture 10.0x20.8 of a forest fire at top, under that "Dominion Parks FIRES". FIRES in bold red 4.5 high letters, below that instructions and warnings in black and red lettering:"By order of the Department of the Interior. J.B. Harkin, Commissioner ofDominion Parks".
- Credit
- Gift of Keith McDougall, 1978
- Catalogue Number
- 105.05.1033
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Identification Sign
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.05.1051
- Date
- 1911 – 1936
- Material
- metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 105.05.1051
- Description
- Dominion Parks FIRES, warning sign, sheet metal. Background light grey green. Realistic picture 10.0x20.8 of a forest fire at the top, under that "DOMINION PARKS FIRES". The word “FIRES” is in bold red 4.5 high letters, below that instructions and warnings in black and red lettering: "By order of t…
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- Title
- Identification Sign
- Date
- 1911 – 1936
- Material
- metal; wood
- Dimensions
- 45.0 x 30.0 cm
- Description
- Dominion Parks FIRES, warning sign, sheet metal. Background light grey green. Realistic picture 10.0x20.8 of a forest fire at the top, under that "DOMINION PARKS FIRES". The word “FIRES” is in bold red 4.5 high letters, below that instructions and warnings in black and red lettering: "By order of the Department of the Interior. J.B. Harkin, Commissioner of Dominion Parks".
- Credit
- Gift of Halle Flygare, 2008
- Catalogue Number
- 105.05.1051
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- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- wood; paper; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.07.1021
- Description
- Small paper matchbox with metal cover. Metal cover is tarnished. Matchbox is beige and blue light cardboard. Contains two wooden matches.
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- Title
- Matchbox
- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- wood; paper; metal
- Dimensions
- 2.8 x 4.2 cm
- Description
- Small paper matchbox with metal cover. Metal cover is tarnished. Matchbox is beige and blue light cardboard. Contains two wooden matches.
- Subject
- households
- Bill Peyto
- Credit
- Gift of George Bunney, Bowden, 2003
- Catalogue Number
- 102.07.1021
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- Artist
- C. H. Wood
- Date
- 1901
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WoC.02.01
- Description
- Colour: brown. Heads and forepaws of two lions - male and female, lying on straw.
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- Artist
- C. H. Wood
- Title
- Pair of Lions
- Date
- 1901
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 50.2 x 72.6 cm
- Description
- Colour: brown. Heads and forepaws of two lions - male and female, lying on straw.
- Subject
- Bill Peyto
- animal
- lion
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Peyto, Shawnigan Lake, 1967
- Catalogue Number
- WoC.02.01
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- bone
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.1006
- Description
- Carved flat knife with "Banff" scratched into blade, other decoration on handle.
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- Title
- Paper Knife
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- bone
- Dimensions
- 2.5 x 14.3 cm
- Description
- Carved flat knife with "Banff" scratched into blade, other decoration on handle.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- souvenir
- Bill Peyto
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Peyto, Shawnigan Lake, 1967
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.1006
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- Date
- prior to 1950
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1045
- Description
- Handmade picture frame.
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- Title
- Picture Frame
- Date
- prior to 1950
- Material
- wood
- Description
- Handmade picture frame.
- Subject
- households
- Bill Peyto
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Peyto, Shawnigan Lake, 1967
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1045
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- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- talc; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1025
- Description
- Home made pipe bowl, Bill Peyto's, talc bowl is 6.4 long, flat bottomed, sides straight, rounded top, flat end, tobacco hole at end is an irregular, off centre circle 1.5 dia., edge around hole is jagged, 2.5 long woodenstem 1.0 dia, small hole in centre, string stuffed between stem and bowl is tig…
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- Title
- Pipe Bowl
- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- talc; wood
- Dimensions
- 2.8 x 2.6 x 9.0 cm
- Description
- Home made pipe bowl, Bill Peyto's, talc bowl is 6.4 long, flat bottomed, sides straight, rounded top, flat end, tobacco hole at end is an irregular, off centre circle 1.5 dia., edge around hole is jagged, 2.5 long woodenstem 1.0 dia, small hole in centre, string stuffed between stem and bowl is tightening or caulking.
- Subject
- mining
- packers and guides
- Banff National Park
- warden
- Bill Peyto
- smoking
- Natalco
- National Talc Co.
- Credit
- Gift of Douglas Robinson, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1025
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- Date
- 1943
- Material
- stone; bone
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.1010 a,b
- Description
- Two hand-carved projectile points:(a) a white, black and grey with silver flecks, soapstone projectile point 8.0x2.3cm wide;(b) a white, grey and black bone projectile point made of bone.
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- Title
- Point
- Date
- 1943
- Material
- stone; bone
- Description
- Two hand-carved projectile points:(a) a white, black and grey with silver flecks, soapstone projectile point 8.0x2.3cm wide;(b) a white, grey and black bone projectile point made of bone.
- Subject
- weapons
- tools
- hobbies
- carving
- Bill Peyto
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Peyto, Shawnigan Lake, 1967
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.1010 a,b
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