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- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- glass; fibre; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0075
- Description
- A heavily beaded collar with huge pendant hanging from it. Pendant bears an eagle in black and white with yellow bill, claws, and eye. Red pendant is heart shaped, beaded directly on canvas, heart shaped with buckskin backing stripe of bands. Ties at ends, and buckskin backing. Matches 103.07.00…
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- Title
- Beaded Collar
- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- glass; fibre; skin
- Dimensions
- 30.0 x 44.0 cm
- Description
- A heavily beaded collar with huge pendant hanging from it. Pendant bears an eagle in black and white with yellow bill, claws, and eye. Red pendant is heart shaped, beaded directly on canvas, heart shaped with buckskin backing stripe of bands. Ties at ends, and buckskin backing. Matches 103.07.0074.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0075
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- Date
- 1955 – 1965
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0074 a,b
- Description
- A pair of heavily beaded eagle design glove gauntlets. Were made for gloves, but either the gloves were never made, most likely, or wore out. The gauntlets have buckskin backs, white buckskin fringe and lining of cotton. The eagle design is a very handsome, black eagle with white markings visible u…
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- Title
- Beaded Cuffs
- Date
- 1955 – 1965
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 23.0 x 42.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of heavily beaded eagle design glove gauntlets. Were made for gloves, but either the gloves were never made, most likely, or wore out. The gauntlets have buckskin backs, white buckskin fringe and lining of cotton. The eagle design is a very handsome, black eagle with white markings visible under upraised wings, yellow bill, eye, legs, white fan tail with black end feathers, all on a brilliant red ground bordered by alternate rows of black and white beads. Matches collar 103.07.0075.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- Leah Hunter
- John Hunter
- eagle
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0074 a,b
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Beaded Moccasins
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.03.0044%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1935 – 1945
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0044 a,b
- Description
- A pair of buckskin moccasins cut in one piece to shape of foot and handsewn along outside of sole and up heel. Toe beaded with three stylized diamond shaped leaved outlined in white and containing multi-coloured checked squares, light blue, black, red, green, yellow and hanging from a wide stepped …
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- 1935 – 1945
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 9.0 x 13.0 x 27.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of buckskin moccasins cut in one piece to shape of foot and handsewn along outside of sole and up heel. Toe beaded with three stylized diamond shaped leaved outlined in white and containing multi-coloured checked squares, light blue, black, red, green, yellow and hanging from a wide stepped triangle checked with the same colours under the tongue. The small rounded tongue and folded down ankle flap have narrow scalloped beaded border of white with blue, black and red beads in each scallop. The ankle flap has four sets of double diamond shapes outlined in white and filled in with the same colours as on the toe. Very thin short buckskin ties heavily beaded at the ends with double tassels wrapped with bands of green, red, black light blue and white beads. Have been used.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0044 a,b
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Beaded Necklace
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.01.3003
- Date
- 1920 – 1971
- Material
- glass; tooth; shell; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.3003
- Description
- Eight groups of four strands on coral coloured beads strung on skin thongs. Hanging from bottom strand are 13 teeth and three 13.0 long strands of beads and a cowrie shell on the end of each. Tag CRW's writing: "Viola Hunter March 3 1971 belonged to George Hunter father of old John Hunter Corral …
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- Title
- Beaded Necklace
- Date
- 1920 – 1971
- Material
- glass; tooth; shell; skin
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 43.8 cm
- Description
- Eight groups of four strands on coral coloured beads strung on skin thongs. Hanging from bottom strand are 13 teeth and three 13.0 long strands of beads and a cowrie shell on the end of each. Tag CRW's writing: "Viola Hunter March 3 1971 belonged to George Hunter father of old John Hunter Corral (sic) coloured beads & shells ca. 1950."
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.3003
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Chief John Hunter
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactchg.03.02
- Date
- 1949
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ChG.03.02
- Description
- Portrait of Chief John Hunter, facing toward the right of the image. His hair is black and in two braids. Wisps of hair are loose and blowing in the wind. His face is wrinked, particularly around his mouth. His coat is white and he is wearing orange and green scarves. In the bottom right corne…
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- Title
- Chief John Hunter
- Date
- 1949
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Description
- Portrait of Chief John Hunter, facing toward the right of the image. His hair is black and in two braids. Wisps of hair are loose and blowing in the wind. His face is wrinked, particularly around his mouth. His coat is white and he is wearing orange and green scarves. In the bottom right corner, trees are visible. Above them are loosely drawn mountains. The sky is green (light and dark) and mauve.
- Subject
- portrait
- male
- Chief John Hunter
- Credit
- Gift of Doris Gammon, Banff, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- ChG.03.02
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Medallion Necklace
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.01.3008
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- stone; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.3008
- Description
- Round, flat red stone with skin thong (approx. 90.0 cm long) threaded through a hole in the pendant. One side of the stone has a scratched a star design (Morningstar ? Four Directions?) and on the other is a bison skull. Also scratched in is "Chief Sitting Eagle” (John Hunter).
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- Title
- Medallion Necklace
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- stone; skin
- Dimensions
- 5.3 x 44.8 cm
- Description
- Round, flat red stone with skin thong (approx. 90.0 cm long) threaded through a hole in the pendant. One side of the stone has a scratched a star design (Morningstar ? Four Directions?) and on the other is a bison skull. Also scratched in is "Chief Sitting Eagle” (John Hunter).
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.3008
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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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Strike-A-Light
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.07.3002
- Date
- prior to 1900
- Material
- metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 102.07.3002
- Description
- A flat piece of steel 1.0x.4 cm is bent into an oval shape with the points welded together and coming to a sharp point .8 cm wide. A leather strap is looped and buckles on to striker as a wrist strap . Stamped on one side is the outline of a tiger and below that stamped "Tiger" and two other ill…
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- Title
- Strike-A-Light
- Date
- prior to 1900
- Material
- metal; skin
- Dimensions
- 4,2 x 10.0 cm
- Description
- A flat piece of steel 1.0x.4 cm is bent into an oval shape with the points welded together and coming to a sharp point .8 cm wide. A leather strap is looped and buckles on to striker as a wrist strap . Stamped on one side is the outline of a tiger and below that stamped "Tiger" and two other illegible words. Tag in CRW's writing: "Mrs. John Hunter?"
- Subject
- households
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- Mrs. John Hunter
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.07.3002
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Trailing Headdress
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.09.0003
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- feather, eagle; skin; hair, horse
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0003
- Description
- A full length 'trailer'’ war bonnet of feathers attached with beads to a long strip of hide. The crown feathers are of a mature golden eagle, the tail feathers of a mature golden eagle, and one wing feather of a golden eagle. There are horsehair tufts extending from the tips of the feathers.
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- Title
- Trailing Headdress
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- feather, eagle; skin; hair, horse
- Dimensions
- 190.0 cm
- Description
- A full length 'trailer'’ war bonnet of feathers attached with beads to a long strip of hide. The crown feathers are of a mature golden eagle, the tail feathers of a mature golden eagle, and one wing feather of a golden eagle. There are horsehair tufts extending from the tips of the feathers.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- John Hunter
- ceremonial
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0003
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