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Date
prior to 1970
Material
wood; feather; skin; hair; bone; sinew
Catalogue Number
104.06.3007 a,b
Description
Two clubs decorated with wood burning and feathers, fur and hair.a) Wood carved to look like a bird head from the top of the handle, with a bone beak inserted into the wood. The club has striped feathers and horse hair attached to the handle with sinew. Stripes and the bird’s eyes are burnt into …
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Title
Club
Date
prior to 1970
Material
wood; feather; skin; hair; bone; sinew
Dimensions
39.0 (a); 52.0 (b) x 4.5 (a); 10.0 (b) x 12.0 (a); 12.0 (b) cm
Description
Two clubs decorated with wood burning and feathers, fur and hair.a) Wood carved to look like a bird head from the top of the handle, with a bone beak inserted into the wood. The club has striped feathers and horse hair attached to the handle with sinew. Stripes and the bird’s eyes are burnt into the wood.b) Long straight handle with a hide strap at the end. The handle is decorated with burnt markings and has fur and hide attached. The club has a wood burl for a head. There are feathers attached to the burl and it is also has decorative burn marks.
Subject
Indigenous
crafts
carving
dancing
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.06.3007 a,b
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Date
prior to 1970
Material
wood; skin; bone
Catalogue Number
104.06.3008
Description
Very smooth cylindrical peeled wood handle covered with hide at one end and topped with an animal vertebrea and a hide tassel at the other. The vertebrea has been painted in areas and situated to resemble a big horn sheep.
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Title
Club
Date
prior to 1970
Material
wood; skin; bone
Dimensions
42.0 x 8.5 x 12.0 cm
Description
Very smooth cylindrical peeled wood handle covered with hide at one end and topped with an animal vertebrea and a hide tassel at the other. The vertebrea has been painted in areas and situated to resemble a big horn sheep.
Subject
Indigenous
crafts
carving
dancing
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.06.3008
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Date
1940 – 1960
Material
skin; wood; fibre
Catalogue Number
104.33.3002
Description
Skin stretched tightly around a bent slat of wood. There is a faint red star, four points and other writing on face. Tag CRW's writing: "Allen Dixon brought this his grandfather's."
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Title
Hand Drum
Date
1940 – 1960
Material
skin; wood; fibre
Dimensions
6.5 x 29.0 x 29.0 cm
Description
Skin stretched tightly around a bent slat of wood. There is a faint red star, four points and other writing on face. Tag CRW's writing: "Allen Dixon brought this his grandfather's."
Subject
Indigenous
Stoney
music
dancing
pow wow
ceremonial
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.33.3002
Images
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Date
prior to 1970
Material
skin; sinew; wood
Catalogue Number
104.33.3001
Description
Skin stretched tightly over 6.0 wide piece of wood. Sinew laced through wood and hide and crosses at centre of reverse. Wood drum stick (40.0 cm long) with buckskin sleeve sewn on one end and the opposite is padded and wrapped.
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Title
Hand Drum
Date
prior to 1970
Material
skin; sinew; wood
Dimensions
6.0 x 35.0 x 35.0 cm
Description
Skin stretched tightly over 6.0 wide piece of wood. Sinew laced through wood and hide and crosses at centre of reverse. Wood drum stick (40.0 cm long) with buckskin sleeve sewn on one end and the opposite is padded and wrapped.
Subject
Indigenous
Stoney
dancing
music
ceremonial
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.33.3001
Images
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
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