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Animal Figurine
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.02.0020
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- wood; fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0020
- Description
- Simple stick figurine of a pack horse with a diamond hitch pack. Body formed from a small log, four nails serve as the legs, the 4cm. long neck is a nail bored through the head which is made from a twig section 3.5 x 1 cm. diam. Two eyes represented by two small nails, two ears are also two small…
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- Title
- Animal Figurine
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- wood; fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 11.5 x 8.7 x 13.3 cm
- Description
- Simple stick figurine of a pack horse with a diamond hitch pack. Body formed from a small log, four nails serve as the legs, the 4cm. long neck is a nail bored through the head which is made from a twig section 3.5 x 1 cm. diam. Two eyes represented by two small nails, two ears are also two small nails. The bark from the twig has been shaved at the bottom of the head to suggest the muzzle, an indentation is cut into bottom of head to accommodate the string bridal. The string rein is attached to top of the bulging pack which is fastened with a triple diamond hitch. Two small blocks of wood pack boxes are nailed to the body, one on either side. These blocks are concealed by an unbleached cotton tarp, cotton is stuffed, and bulges unevenly over the securing string. Cinch is fashioned from a piece of insulated copper wire. Strand of thick string nailed to rear for tail. Abrand has been burned into left front: "M" ("M" standing on rocking arch).
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- miniatures
- animal
- horse
- packers and guides
- diamond hitch
- Chuck Millar
- Mount Assiniboine
- Erling Strom
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0020
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- Date
- 1915 – 1918
- Material
- fibre; skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1027
- Description
- Outside metal frame, Erling Strom's, Bergen brand, shaped metal tubualar frame, waist bar curved, canvas sack attaced at top by leather piece and at bottom sides, top of sack has grommets through which rope is laced to close, flap goes over top , 2 leather straps that buckle onto main sack, webbed …
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- Title
- Backpack
- Date
- 1915 – 1918
- Material
- fibre; skin; metal
- Description
- Outside metal frame, Erling Strom's, Bergen brand, shaped metal tubualar frame, waist bar curved, canvas sack attaced at top by leather piece and at bottom sides, top of sack has grommets through which rope is laced to close, flap goes over top , 2 leather straps that buckle onto main sack, webbed waist band, leather shoulder straps are rivetted at top, adjustable buckle at bottom.
- Credit
- Gift of Erling Strom, 1977
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1027
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Directional Sign
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.05.1029
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 105.05.1029
- Description
- Routed and painted wood sign. Left side of sign chipped away to give an uneven edge, top, right and bottom sides straight. Routed letters 9.5 high, painted black,"Mt. Assiniboine - 27 mi. Bryant Creek - 25 mi. Marvel Lake - 26 mi. Strom's Halfway - 14 mi. Fatigue Pass - 12 mi.". Arrow 99.0 long po…
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- Title
- Directional Sign
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 132.0 x 121.0 cm
- Description
- Routed and painted wood sign. Left side of sign chipped away to give an uneven edge, top, right and bottom sides straight. Routed letters 9.5 high, painted black,"Mt. Assiniboine - 27 mi. Bryant Creek - 25 mi. Marvel Lake - 26 mi. Strom's Halfway - 14 mi. Fatigue Pass - 12 mi.". Arrow 99.0 long points to the left. Nailed onto square posts both sides. On the back 16.0 high routed letters: "EXTINGUISH YOUR FIRES".
- Subject
- parks
- trails
- lodges
- Mount Assiniboine
- Brewster Creek
- Credit
- Gift of Parks Canada, Banff, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- 105.05.1029
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- Date
- 1920 – 1965
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1101 a,b
- Description
- Rusty baking powder tin, Mount Assiniboine summit canister typical baking powder tin 13.1 x 7.0 dia. very rusty, some of the paper seal still evident inside top edge (b) lid 1.1 deep has "MAGIC BAKING POWDER PURE WHOLESOME" embossed.
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- Title
- Summit Canister
- Date
- 1920 – 1965
- Material
- metal
- Description
- Rusty baking powder tin, Mount Assiniboine summit canister typical baking powder tin 13.1 x 7.0 dia. very rusty, some of the paper seal still evident inside top edge (b) lid 1.1 deep has "MAGIC BAKING POWDER PURE WHOLESOME" embossed.
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- Mount Assiniboine
- Brad White
- Credit
- Gift of Brad White, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1101 a,b
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