- Date
- 1870 – 1972
- Material
- metal; sinew
- Catalogue Number
- 104.35.3002
- Description
- Metal tube with six round holes down the length and rectangular opening near mouthpiece wrapped with sinew. Orange “ALBERTA STONEY INDIAN HAND CRAFTS MORLEY - ALBERTA” tag with CRW’s writing on reverse: “Born 1876 about Edwin Dixon died June 15 ‘72 The flute given moon on geese Mar 1st 1876 Old …
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- Title
- Flute
- Date
- 1870 – 1972
- Material
- metal; sinew
- Dimensions
- 1.4 x 1.4 x 30.8 cm
- Description
- Metal tube with six round holes down the length and rectangular opening near mouthpiece wrapped with sinew. Orange “ALBERTA STONEY INDIAN HAND CRAFTS MORLEY - ALBERTA” tag with CRW’s writing on reverse: “Born 1876 about Edwin Dixon died June 15 ‘72 The flute given moon on geese Mar 1st 1876 Old flute given by Hudson Bay Maria Lefthand.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.35.3002
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- Date
- 1977
- Material
- skin; wood; sinew
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0017
- Description
- A round hand drum of creamy coloured rawhide stretched over carefully constructed and reinforced wooden frame hoop. Edges of rawhide pierced and laced with heavy sinew along circumference of hoop with lacing caught at evenly spaced intervals with other pieces of sinew which are stretched tightly ac…
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- Title
- Hand Drum
- Date
- 1977
- Material
- skin; wood; sinew
- Dimensions
- 5.4 x 31.3 cm
- Description
- A round hand drum of creamy coloured rawhide stretched over carefully constructed and reinforced wooden frame hoop. Edges of rawhide pierced and laced with heavy sinew along circumference of hoop with lacing caught at evenly spaced intervals with other pieces of sinew which are stretched tightly across back of drum and woven about in a ring with another piece of sinew at the centre. Face of drum scratched.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0017
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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
- 1971
- Material
- stone
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.3001
- Description
- Rectangular white stone with dark green, blue and white inclusion. Accompanied by a piece of paper with CRW writing: “Mina Lefthand rock from Squaw Valley west of Nanton - willow creek is weat of Clairesholm & can get to Squaw Valley that way. Has more rock. April 12 1971.”
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- Title
- Rock
- Date
- 1971
- Material
- stone
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 6.0 x 7.5 cm
- Description
- Rectangular white stone with dark green, blue and white inclusion. Accompanied by a piece of paper with CRW writing: “Mina Lefthand rock from Squaw Valley west of Nanton - willow creek is weat of Clairesholm & can get to Squaw Valley that way. Has more rock. April 12 1971.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.3001
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