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- Date
- 1950
- Material
- horn, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0001
- Description
- A ladle with a narrow handle and a wide bowl showing the grain of the mountain sheep horn.
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- Title
- Ladle
- Date
- 1950
- Material
- horn, sheep
- Dimensions
- 45.0 (tip of handle to tip of ladle) cm
- Description
- A ladle with a narrow handle and a wide bowl showing the grain of the mountain sheep horn.
- Subject
- Indigenous, Stoney
- households
- crafts
- tools
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0001
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Beaded Wristwatch
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.47.3001
- Date
- 1969
- Material
- glass; skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.47.3001
- Description
- Man's wristwatch, large grey face marked with “ELGIN,” “AUTOMATIC,” and “SWISS.” The numbers are marked with single silver bars, with double bars for the quarter and half hour marks. Wide blue and red heavily beaded wrist band with leather and metal buckle. Note in CRW's writing: "Rosalie Two Yo…
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- Title
- Beaded Wristwatch
- Date
- 1969
- Material
- glass; skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 23.0 cm
- Description
- Man's wristwatch, large grey face marked with “ELGIN,” “AUTOMATIC,” and “SWISS.” The numbers are marked with single silver bars, with double bars for the quarter and half hour marks. Wide blue and red heavily beaded wrist band with leather and metal buckle. Note in CRW's writing: "Rosalie Two Youngman Dec 27th 1969."
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.47.3001
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- Date
- 1970
- Material
- wood; feather; skin; hoof; stone
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.3010
- Description
- Flat, triangular stone lashed to a long wooden handle with hide. The handle, from commercial stock, is decorated with small animal and human footprints burnt into the wood. There are feathers attached to the handle with hide. The top of the tomahawk has a bunch of dew claws attached with hide.
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- Title
- Tomahawk Ax
- Date
- 1970
- Material
- wood; feather; skin; hoof; stone
- Dimensions
- 65.5 x 3.5 x 15.0 cm
- Description
- Flat, triangular stone lashed to a long wooden handle with hide. The handle, from commercial stock, is decorated with small animal and human footprints burnt into the wood. There are feathers attached to the handle with hide. The top of the tomahawk has a bunch of dew claws attached with hide.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.3010
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- Date
- 1970
- Material
- skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.3009
- Description
- Thick leather fold-over purse decorated with four rows of brass tacks curved arond a cross at the centre of the top flap. Back of purse has a 2.5 cm wide leather strap for slipping belt through. Tag printed with “ALBERTA STONEY INDIAN HAND CRAFTS MORLEY - ALBERTA” with a teepee and symbols. Th…
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1970
- Material
- skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 11.0 x 14.5 cm
- Description
- Thick leather fold-over purse decorated with four rows of brass tacks curved arond a cross at the centre of the top flap. Back of purse has a 2.5 cm wide leather strap for slipping belt through. Tag printed with “ALBERTA STONEY INDIAN HAND CRAFTS MORLEY - ALBERTA” with a teepee and symbols. The reverse of the tag has CRW's writing: "Purse for belt belonged to Edwin Dixons mother - Belt he wore & is worn out Mina Lefthand - blind since he was 7."
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.3009
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- Date
- 1972
- Material
- antler; sinew; fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.24.3007
- Description
- Antler handle with metal blade inserted in right-angled end. The blade is held in place with sinew and fabric. Tag with CRW writing: “John Rolling Mud of Nordegg - scraper made by John Hunter for Georgie Rolling Mud. July 23 1972 Georgie mother of John.”
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- Title
- Scraper
- Date
- 1972
- Material
- antler; sinew; fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 3.7 x 25.5 cm
- Description
- Antler handle with metal blade inserted in right-angled end. The blade is held in place with sinew and fabric. Tag with CRW writing: “John Rolling Mud of Nordegg - scraper made by John Hunter for Georgie Rolling Mud. July 23 1972 Georgie mother of John.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.24.3007
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- Date
- 1974
- Material
- bone
- Catalogue Number
- 104.24.3011 a,b
- Description
- Two fleshers made from white tail deer bone, each with one end cut at an angle to create a scraping edge.a) The end of this scraper has narrow parallel cuts creating a toothed blade with some teeth broken off. There is a hole drilled through the end of the handle. Tag: “Verda Abraham June 3 ‘74.…
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- Title
- Flesher
- Date
- 1974
- Material
- bone
- Dimensions
- 4.0 (a); 3.0 (b) x 26.0 (a); 22.0 (b) cm
- Description
- Two fleshers made from white tail deer bone, each with one end cut at an angle to create a scraping edge.a) The end of this scraper has narrow parallel cuts creating a toothed blade with some teeth broken off. There is a hole drilled through the end of the handle. Tag: “Verda Abraham June 3 ‘74.”b) Smaller bone scraper with tag with CRW writing: “Verda Abraham June 3 ‘74.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.24.3011 a,b
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War Bonnet Headdress
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.09.3010
- Date
- 1978
- Material
- feathers; glass; fibre; skin; wood; hair
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.3010
- Description
- Beaded white band with orange pyramids and blue crosses. Medallions with five orange spokes and blue triangles, fringe hanging from bottom edge, attached to ends of browband. White doeskin fringe at ears with red and yellow wood beads. Dark eagle feathers with horsehair tips and white down base…
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- Title
- War Bonnet Headdress
- Date
- 1978
- Material
- feathers; glass; fibre; skin; wood; hair
- Description
- Beaded white band with orange pyramids and blue crosses. Medallions with five orange spokes and blue triangles, fringe hanging from bottom edge, attached to ends of browband. White doeskin fringe at ears with red and yellow wood beads. Dark eagle feathers with horsehair tips and white down bases. CRW's writing: "David Bearspaw Headress, Nov. 1978."
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.3010
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- Date
- 1979
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.3003
- Description
- Plain skin bag, rounded bottom edge with fringe ( 7.8 cm long), 1.5 cm wide strap has scalloped edge. Round beaded design has a dark blue background with an orange diamond in the centre and white and red chevrons above and below the diamond. Tag attached: “David Bearspaw Feb 7/79 bag.”
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- Title
- Beaded Bag
- Date
- 1979
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 26.0 x 26.0 cm
- Description
- Plain skin bag, rounded bottom edge with fringe ( 7.8 cm long), 1.5 cm wide strap has scalloped edge. Round beaded design has a dark blue background with an orange diamond in the centre and white and red chevrons above and below the diamond. Tag attached: “David Bearspaw Feb 7/79 bag.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.3003
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- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1126
- Description
- Beaded drawstring pouch with fringe along centre bottom. Floral beadwork on front in green, yellow, red, blue and orange. This bag is a great example of recycling - beaded panels are moccasin tops, back of bag is in four sections.
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- Title
- Beaded Bag
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 30.0 x 37.0 cm
- Description
- Beaded drawstring pouch with fringe along centre bottom. Floral beadwork on front in green, yellow, red, blue and orange. This bag is a great example of recycling - beaded panels are moccasin tops, back of bag is in four sections.
- Subject
- Indigenous, Stoney
- beadwork
- crafts
- Whyte family
- Credit
- Gift of Harold C. Whyte, Penticton, 2002
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1126
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Beaded Necklace
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.01.1037
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.1037
- Description
- Beaded medallion necklace in red and black with beaded fringe at bottom.
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- Title
- Beaded Necklace
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 43.0 cm
- Description
- Beaded medallion necklace in red and black with beaded fringe at bottom.
- Subject
- Indigenous, Stoney
- crafts
- beadwork
- Whyte family
- Credit
- Gift of Harold C. Whyte, Penticton, 2002
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.1037
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