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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.3021 a,b
- Description
- Two heavy leather straps with leather thongs attached to the ends of the straps (a - 62.0 cm long with thongs, b - 67.0 cm long with thongs). Each strap has four round metal bells (4.0 cm diameter) tied on with leather thongs. White adhesive tape has been wrapped around the straps.
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- Title
- Armband
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 31.0 cm
- Description
- Two heavy leather straps with leather thongs attached to the ends of the straps (a - 62.0 cm long with thongs, b - 67.0 cm long with thongs). Each strap has four round metal bells (4.0 cm diameter) tied on with leather thongs. White adhesive tape has been wrapped around the straps.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- dancing
- music
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.3021 a,b
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- bone
- Catalogue Number
- 112.01.3002
- Description
- Length of hollow bone, possibly a whistle.
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- Title
- Bone
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- bone
- Dimensions
- 1.6 x 1.1 x 10.6 cm
- Description
- Length of hollow bone, possibly a whistle.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- music
- animals
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 112.01.3002
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- Date
- 1927 – 1937
- Material
- skin; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.1006
- Description
- Round, hand drum, painted symbols, a single piece of wood 3.0 thick x 15.0 wide is bent into a circle, rawhide is stretched tightly over top and sides then laced through bottom edges, only fragments of hand hold rawhide remains, painted design depicts the brown earth, orange waxing moon, 6 yellow a…
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- Title
- Drum
- Date
- 1927 – 1937
- Material
- skin; wood
- Description
- Round, hand drum, painted symbols, a single piece of wood 3.0 thick x 15.0 wide is bent into a circle, rawhide is stretched tightly over top and sides then laced through bottom edges, only fragments of hand hold rawhide remains, painted design depicts the brown earth, orange waxing moon, 6 yellow and orange triangular and 1 zig-zag symbol around edge, worn thin and hole ca. 2.5 diameter on edge of moon, inside on wood is painted 1927.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- ceremonial
- music
- souvenirs
- Deer Lodge
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.1006
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- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- skin; feathers; metal; paint
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.3013
- Description
- Shallow drum, with buckskin stretched over round metal band. Fur stuffed inside back of band. Two feathers hang one end. Painting of a bison head on face.
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- Title
- Drum
- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- skin; feathers; metal; paint
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 18.0 x 18.0 cm
- Description
- Shallow drum, with buckskin stretched over round metal band. Fur stuffed inside back of band. Two feathers hang one end. Painting of a bison head on face.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- ceremonial
- painting
- tourism
- souvenirs
- animals, bison
- animals, buffalo
- music
- pow wow
- dancing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.3013
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- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- skin; hair; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.3014
- Description
- Skin tightly stretched over metal band. Rabbit hair attached around outside edge. Face of drum has painting of a man, with two feathers on his head, in profile signed "Windy One Spot."
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- Title
- Drum
- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- skin; hair; metal
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 18.5 x 18.5 cm
- Description
- Skin tightly stretched over metal band. Rabbit hair attached around outside edge. Face of drum has painting of a man, with two feathers on his head, in profile signed "Windy One Spot."
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- ceremonial
- painting
- Windy One Spot
- tourism
- souvenirs
- music
- pow wow
- dancing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.3014
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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- skin; wood; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.3002
- Description
- Skin stretched tightly around a bent slat of wood. There is a faint red star, four points and other writing on face. Tag CRW's writing: "Allen Dixon brought this his grandfather's."
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- Title
- Hand Drum
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- skin; wood; fibre
- Dimensions
- 6.5 x 29.0 x 29.0 cm
- Description
- Skin stretched tightly around a bent slat of wood. There is a faint red star, four points and other writing on face. Tag CRW's writing: "Allen Dixon brought this his grandfather's."
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- music
- dancing
- pow wow
- ceremonial
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.3002
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- skin; sinew; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.3001
- Description
- Skin stretched tightly over 6.0 wide piece of wood. Sinew laced through wood and hide and crosses at centre of reverse. Wood drum stick (40.0 cm long) with buckskin sleeve sewn on one end and the opposite is padded and wrapped.
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- Title
- Hand Drum
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- skin; sinew; wood
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 35.0 x 35.0 cm
- Description
- Skin stretched tightly over 6.0 wide piece of wood. Sinew laced through wood and hide and crosses at centre of reverse. Wood drum stick (40.0 cm long) with buckskin sleeve sewn on one end and the opposite is padded and wrapped.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- dancing
- music
- ceremonial
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.3001
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- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- watercolour; ink; graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.312
- Description
- A paper with watercolour, ink and pencil drawings on both sides. Side 1: There are three drawings, one larger on, which occupies the left half of the page and two small drawings, vertically arranged in the right half of the page. The larger drawing on the left is of a caricature of a Japanese perso…
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- watercolour; ink; graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 23.0 x 29.0 cm
- Description
- A paper with watercolour, ink and pencil drawings on both sides. Side 1: There are three drawings, one larger on, which occupies the left half of the page and two small drawings, vertically arranged in the right half of the page. The larger drawing on the left is of a caricature of a Japanese person. His eyes are severely slanted and head and facial hair is spiked. His body faces the viewer’s left, but his head is turned to look squarely at the viewer. His clothing is a long-sleeved smock and long skirt that show barely any skin. On the right side of the page, the top drawing is a First Nations village where three figures stand in foreground. The middle figure wears a Hudson’s Bay blanket coat. To the right of these figures, and in the background are three teepees and simplified figures. The lower drawing on the right side is of a seated First Nations woman in a red and brown shawl and yellow hood. He profile is visible. She carried a small child on her back and shoulders with a sling. Large black ink marks separate the left and right rides of this page.Verso: Drawing is oriented upside-down. Ink and pencil drawings of three seated figures in large kimonos. the central figure plays a stringed instrument. He, and the figure to his left are frontal, but the figure to his right is seated in profile. In the middle of these figures sits a box and a barrel with two sticks in it. Their dark hair, clothing, and facial features indicate that they are Japanese.
- Subject
- Japanese
- Indigenous
- culture
- music
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.312
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- Date
- 1940 – 1950
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.815
- Description
- A large group of First Nations are gathered together in a circle, and most of them are looking on at a gentleman with a drum. In the background there is a group of four tipis placed together.
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1940 – 1950
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 23.2 x 30.7 cm
- Description
- A large group of First Nations are gathered together in a circle, and most of them are looking on at a gentleman with a drum. In the background there is a group of four tipis placed together.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.815
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