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- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- skin, deer
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0013
- Description
- A small, rounded flat deerskin pouch with a thong at the neck used to close the pouch. The bag has a fringe of beads along all of its edges and is decorated in the centre with a large circle of beads with five diamond shapes around a smaller inner circle. There is also beadwork at the end of the…
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- Title
- Beaded Bag
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- skin, deer
- Dimensions
- 11.0 x 16.5 cm
- Description
- A small, rounded flat deerskin pouch with a thong at the neck used to close the pouch. The bag has a fringe of beads along all of its edges and is decorated in the centre with a large circle of beads with five diamond shapes around a smaller inner circle. There is also beadwork at the end of the fastening thong with three beaded loops.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0013
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- Date
- 1940
- Material
- skin, deer; shell, cowrie
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0006
- Description
- A girl's deerskin dress fringed at the bottom of sleeves and at the hem. The dress is decorated with widely spaced horizontal rows of cowrie shells across the yoke and extending half way down the sleeves. There is a single row of shells at the hem.
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- Title
- Beaded Dress
- Date
- 1940
- Material
- skin, deer; shell, cowrie
- Dimensions
- 87.0 (shoulders) x 100.0 cm
- Description
- A girl's deerskin dress fringed at the bottom of sleeves and at the hem. The dress is decorated with widely spaced horizontal rows of cowrie shells across the yoke and extending half way down the sleeves. There is a single row of shells at the hem.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0006
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- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- skin, deer; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0001
- Description
- A completely beaded woman's vest with green fabric edging. The vest has front closure ties. The vest design is of four horizontal rows of stepped triangles in red and blue beads on a white background separated by horizontal bands formed by a series of small squares.
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- Title
- Beaded Vest
- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- skin, deer; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 49.5 x 51.0 cm
- Description
- A completely beaded woman's vest with green fabric edging. The vest has front closure ties. The vest design is of four horizontal rows of stepped triangles in red and blue beads on a white background separated by horizontal bands formed by a series of small squares.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0001
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- Date
- 1970 – 1970
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.1046
- Description
- One Banff Indian Days silver dollar hung from silver key chain. Coin has “BANFF CANADA ONE KIWANIS DOLLAR” and portrait of Indigenous man with the signature “C.A. Beil R.” underneath. “INDIAN DAYS 1970” and “VALUE ONE DOLLAR IN BANFF EXPIRES SEPTEMBER, 1970” is written on reverse side. Coin attache…
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- Title
- Coin Keychain
- Date
- 1970 – 1970
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 10.2 x 3.4 x 0.1 cm
- Description
- One Banff Indian Days silver dollar hung from silver key chain. Coin has “BANFF CANADA ONE KIWANIS DOLLAR” and portrait of Indigenous man with the signature “C.A. Beil R.” underneath. “INDIAN DAYS 1970” and “VALUE ONE DOLLAR IN BANFF EXPIRES SEPTEMBER, 1970” is written on reverse side. Coin attached to key chain by a metal ring through a puncture hole made in the coin. Key chain has midsection of interconnected metal rings connected to coin on one side by large metal ring and connected to a large clasp on the other side by a second large metal ring.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.1046
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- Date
- 1972 – 1975
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0093
- Description
- Three Banff Indian Days silver dollars hung from silver neck chain. Coins are attached by means of circular silver frame which clamps around each and is held together with small knob which screws over threaded post at end of frame. Small knobs attached to links in chain by small rings. Chain clasp …
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- Title
- Coin Necklace
- Date
- 1972 – 1975
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 0.4 x 35.4 cm
- Description
- Three Banff Indian Days silver dollars hung from silver neck chain. Coins are attached by means of circular silver frame which clamps around each and is held together with small knob which screws over threaded post at end of frame. Small knobs attached to links in chain by small rings. Chain clasp is small ring with fingernail knob to open and spring closed. Face of each coin has different Indian head in profile, and reads "Banff Canada Kiwanis Dollar" around the edge, signed "C.A. Beil" below shoulder. Obverse of each has tepee against high mountains, and "Indian Days" across top. Below reads, "value one dollar in Banff" and the date (1969,1970, and1971) expiry date noted on each as Sept. 30 of the same year as coin issued.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Banff Indian Days
- Charlie Beil
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0093
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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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Commemorative Plaque
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.09.1190
- Date
- 1969 – 2000
- Material
- wood; metal; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1190
- Description
- A wooden plaque with “Banff Indian Days” burned into the face along with two stylized teepees and the initials “DJS” (Dave Spence). The centre of the plaque features an arc of 10 silver coins, dating from 1969 to 1978, that commemorate Banff Indian Days. There is a coin index underneath the coins…
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- Title
- Commemorative Plaque
- Date
- 1969 – 2000
- Material
- wood; metal; paper
- Dimensions
- 30.5 x 56.0 cm
- Description
- A wooden plaque with “Banff Indian Days” burned into the face along with two stylized teepees and the initials “DJS” (Dave Spence). The centre of the plaque features an arc of 10 silver coins, dating from 1969 to 1978, that commemorate Banff Indian Days. There is a coin index underneath the coins: 1969 Chief Walking Buffalo; 1970 Chief Hector Crawler; 1971 Chief Crowfoot; 1972 Chief Sitting Wind; 1973 Chief Turtle “Spope”; 1974 Chief Imasees; 1975 Chief Steinhauer; 1976 Chief White Calf; 1977 Chief Black Wolf; 1978 Charlie Beil (Sculptor).
- Credit
- Gift of Dave Spence, Comox, 2001
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1190
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3050
- Description
- British “Union Jack” flag with rope halyard and small wooden toggle attached Tag: “Flag Hector Crawler flew on Indian Days.”
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- Title
- Flag
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; wood
- Dimensions
- 127.0 x 262.0 cm
- Description
- British “Union Jack” flag with rope halyard and small wooden toggle attached Tag: “Flag Hector Crawler flew on Indian Days.”
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- Hector Crawler
- events
- Indian Days
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3050
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- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- wood; feather; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0017
- Description
- A U-shaped flag of soft hide tied along its straight edge to a short stick with three leather thongs. The curved edge is notched and has four groups of short feathers attached at the front. One side has a painted red border, a blue circle and blue star, and “PEACe. fLAg. foR - indAins (sic) god -…
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- Title
- Flag
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- wood; feather; skin
- Dimensions
- 45.0 x 56.0 cm
- Description
- A U-shaped flag of soft hide tied along its straight edge to a short stick with three leather thongs. The curved edge is notched and has four groups of short feathers attached at the front. One side has a painted red border, a blue circle and blue star, and “PEACe. fLAg. foR - indAins (sic) god - gives” and faintly “A.b Co(?)” written in blue with symbols beneath (see source document). The reverse has a drawing of a man wearing a headdress and a flying bird in blue with red Xs along the straight edge.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- symbols
- Stoney
- Banff Indian Days
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0017
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Identification Sign
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- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 105.05.1030
- Description
- Banff Indian Days gate from Banff Indian Days grounds.
- Title
- Identification Sign
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- wood
- Description
- Banff Indian Days gate from Banff Indian Days grounds.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Banff Indian Days
- events
- Credit
- Purchased from Crown Assets Disposal, Banff, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 105.05.1030
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