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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."
Subject
Indigenous
Stoney
George McLean
Chief Walking Buffalo
Calgary Stampede
awards
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.09.3042 a,b
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Date
1991
Material
fibre; cotton
Catalogue Number
103.05.1106
Description
Red short sleeve cotton t-shirt picture and quote on front. Print is of an Indigenous man printed in back, overlay in yellow has these words: "..... did you know that trees talk? Well they do. They talk to each other, and they'll talk to you if you listen. Trouble is, white people don't listen…
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Title
T-Shirt
Date
1991
Material
fibre; cotton
Dimensions
57.0 x 69.0 cm
Description
Red short sleeve cotton t-shirt picture and quote on front. Print is of an Indigenous man printed in back, overlay in yellow has these words: "..... did you know that trees talk? Well they do. They talk to each other, and they'll talk to you if you listen. Trouble is, white people don't listen. They never learned to listen to the Indians so I don't suppose they'll listen to other voices in nature. But I have learned a lot from trees: sometimes about the weather, sometimes about animals, sometimes about the Great Spirit. I have spoken" Tatanga Man "Walking Buffalo". Below that in small print (c) Body 'N Brain Production by Guylba Company.
Subject
clothing
George McLean
Chief Walking Buffalo
Tatanga Mani
Credit
Purchased from Astrid R. Bell, Canmore, 1991
Catalogue Number
103.05.1106
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1929 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.479
Description
Pencil drwaings of various face caricatures and small figures. One head appears Arab and wears a turban, another has glasses. The full figures are skiers and one is a cowboy with a gun. Below is a list of places and people including David Bearspaw, George McLean; Jonas Rider; Jacob TwoYoungMen, Wil…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1929 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
30.5 x 22.5 cm
Description
Pencil drwaings of various face caricatures and small figures. One head appears Arab and wears a turban, another has glasses. The full figures are skiers and one is a cowboy with a gun. Below is a list of places and people including David Bearspaw, George McLean; Jonas Rider; Jacob TwoYoungMen, William Twin [all in cursive] see photo for more.
Subject
David Bearspaw
George McLean
Jonas Rider
Jacob TwoYoungMe
William Twin
caricatures
skiers
cowboy
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.479
Images
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