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- Date
- 1968 – 1971
- Material
- skin; fibre; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0085
- Description
- Circular pouch with two straps with buckskin ties. Green white triangular beading on straps, pouch white "Queen's Crown" beaded on green ground is on front face of cotton lined pouch. Backside of pouch beaded with silver at edge, star in middle and surrounding V shapes, all on red ground. Backside…
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- Title
- Amulet Charm
- Date
- 1968 – 1971
- Material
- skin; fibre; glass
- Dimensions
- 13.0 x 30.0 cm
- Description
- Circular pouch with two straps with buckskin ties. Green white triangular beading on straps, pouch white "Queen's Crown" beaded on green ground is on front face of cotton lined pouch. Backside of pouch beaded with silver at edge, star in middle and surrounding V shapes, all on red ground. Backside of pouch beaded on canvas and front side beaded on buckskin. Fringe tassels of silver beads on lower two thirds of pouch edge.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- lore
- religious
- Eliza Hunter
- ceremonial
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0085
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Big Bear Medicine
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactaud.12.01
- Date
- 1998
- Medium
- acrylic on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- AuD.12.01
- Description
- A large painting of an Indigenous dressed as a bear. The man’s face is visible through the mouth of the bear fur that covers him. The man’s eyes are hidden by shadows. Yellow and black paint is on the rest of his face. In the claws, the man holds a wand-like stick, at the tip of which are four …
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- Title
- Big Bear Medicine
- Date
- 1998
- Medium
- acrylic on canvas
- Dimensions
- 92.5 x 92.5 cm
- Description
- A large painting of an Indigenous dressed as a bear. The man’s face is visible through the mouth of the bear fur that covers him. The man’s eyes are hidden by shadows. Yellow and black paint is on the rest of his face. In the claws, the man holds a wand-like stick, at the tip of which are four feathers. These are in the blc of the image. On either side of the bear’s head are patches of aquamarine.
- Subject
- religious
- Indigenous
- animal
- bear
- Credit
- Purchased from Bernie Makokis, St. Paul, 2001
- Catalogue Number
- AuD.12.01
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- glass; skin; stone; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3060
- Description
- Wooden pipe stem decorated with pyrography and wrapped with a section of bead-wrapped hide (yellow, black, red and white) with fringe at each end. The simple grey stone bowl is attached to the stem. Tag attached: “$20.00”.
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- Title
- Calumet
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- glass; skin; stone; wood
- Dimensions
- 7.2 x 2.6 x 52.0 cm
- Description
- Wooden pipe stem decorated with pyrography and wrapped with a section of bead-wrapped hide (yellow, black, red and white) with fringe at each end. The simple grey stone bowl is attached to the stem. Tag attached: “$20.00”.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- ceremonial
- religious
- smoking
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3060
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Calumet Fragment
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact109.02.3046
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- stone
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3046
- Description
- Red-brown calumet bowl in the shape of a horse with the hole through the top of the horse’s head. Obvious repair across horse’s hind-quarters and the front legs are broken. The end where this section attaches to the stem is jagged and has putty or glue attached.See narrative
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- Title
- Calumet Fragment
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- stone
- Dimensions
- 7.1 x 2.2 x 18.2 cm
- Description
- Red-brown calumet bowl in the shape of a horse with the hole through the top of the horse’s head. Obvious repair across horse’s hind-quarters and the front legs are broken. The end where this section attaches to the stem is jagged and has putty or glue attached.See narrative
- Subject
- Indigenous
- ceremonial
- religious
- smoking
- crafts
- carving
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3046
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Calumet Fragment
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact109.02.3047
- Date
- 1972
- Material
- stone
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3047
- Description
- Brown and black carved pipe bowl. There are two notes that accompany this object, both with CRW writing. One note on a brown envelope: “Doug Light These belong to Joe Abraham of Big Horn. They are very old - perhaps before real pipes - belonged to his great grandmother - the face in the rock is…
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- Title
- Calumet Fragment
- Date
- 1972
- Material
- stone
- Dimensions
- 5.5 x 3.0 x 7.0 cm
- Description
- Brown and black carved pipe bowl. There are two notes that accompany this object, both with CRW writing. One note on a brown envelope: “Doug Light These belong to Joe Abraham of Big Horn. They are very old - perhaps before real pipes - belonged to his great grandmother - the face in the rock is also unusual - the nose fell off & they tried to glue it on - Joe would like to know the value of it. Catharine Whyte Banff.” Inside this evelope are some other slips of paper: a blue “Glenbow-Alberta Institute Routing Slip” to “JOHN HELLSON CARDSTON, ALTA 252-1946”, and two yellow “Alberta Stoney Indian Hand Crafts” tags with “Joe Abraham very old - pipe - very old - when no pipes at all - Laurier Hunter” and “Joe Abraham June 26 ‘72 very old don’t know history nose fell off tried to glue it.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3047
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- Date
- 1880 – 1900
- Material
- metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 105.03.0017
- Description
- Hand bell with wooden handle and brass collar and bell. Brass clapper suspended on iron hook. Collar at base of wooden handle was riveted but has loosened. Clapper marks inside bell rim.
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- Title
- Church Bell
- Date
- 1880 – 1900
- Material
- metal; wood
- Dimensions
- 21.5 cm
- Description
- Hand bell with wooden handle and brass collar and bell. Brass clapper suspended on iron hook. Collar at base of wooden handle was riveted but has loosened. Clapper marks inside bell rim.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.03.0017
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- Date
- 1965 – 1975
- Material
- wood; hair; feathers; antler
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.0014
- Description
- A rod carved from burled piece of wood with a band of light brown fur at top and an antler prong set crosswise in a notch across the top tied securely with sinew. Antler piece painted with a black and a red band at the end. Large globular burl at top has features of two circular faces charred into …
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- Title
- Club
- Date
- 1965 – 1975
- Material
- wood; hair; feathers; antler
- Dimensions
- 7.5 x 14.5 x 60.6 cm
- Description
- A rod carved from burled piece of wood with a band of light brown fur at top and an antler prong set crosswise in a notch across the top tied securely with sinew. Antler piece painted with a black and a red band at the end. Large globular burl at top has features of two circular faces charred into wood and another face profile of person painted red. Burl on one side in the middle has carved profile of horse's head painted red with features accented by charring. Two smaller burls near bottom are carved into animal face painted red and mouse painted yellow, with features accented by charring. Four black and red bands are around stick below top burl and another band of charred dots is around stick below middle burl. Group of three feathers tied just above middle burl with sinew.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- lore
- religious
- souvenir
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.0014
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- Artist
- Beatien Yazz
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- YaB.07.01
- Description
- A gouache painting of two people (Navajo?), a man and a woman dancing in middle of picture. They are dressed in regalia, including a belt that has eagle feathers on the back. They are both blue-skinned. In each hand they're carrying triangular shaped wire forms, festooned with streamers. Two large …
- Artist
- Beatien Yazz
- Title
- Feather Dance
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 50.5 x 76.4 cm
- Description
- A gouache painting of two people (Navajo?), a man and a woman dancing in middle of picture. They are dressed in regalia, including a belt that has eagle feathers on the back. They are both blue-skinned. In each hand they're carrying triangular shaped wire forms, festooned with streamers. Two large piles of logs, one at each side, have orange flames shooting upwards, thin smoke lines go to top of picture.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- YaB.07.01
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- Date
- 1965
- Material
- plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0140 a-g
- Description
- A group of seven cast plastic figurines with brown patine and standing on bases. The figures represent the seven Japanese gods of good fortune. (a) kneeling lady playing lyre, with halo around head. Benteu, Goddess of Beauty and the Arts (b) standing man with domed bald head, holding gourd and …
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- Title
- Figurine Group
- Date
- 1965
- Material
- plastic
- Dimensions
- 6.5 x 3.7 cm
- Description
- A group of seven cast plastic figurines with brown patine and standing on bases. The figures represent the seven Japanese gods of good fortune. (a) kneeling lady playing lyre, with halo around head. Benteu, Goddess of Beauty and the Arts (b) standing man with domed bald head, holding gourd and fan, 6.5h. Jurojin, God of Long Life, a venerable old man. (c) man standing on three bales of rice, holding mallet upraised and a sack, 5.9h. Daikoku, strikes the wooden hammer and makes gold coins appear. (d) man holding large fish and fishing rod, 6.5h. Edisu, God of Fishers, pure hearted and contented with a simple life, he is always lucky and happy. (e) man holding spear, broken, and pagoda like object, with halo around head, 6.7h. Bishamon, God of Warriors, very courageous. (f) man with big belly and broad smile, holding palm fan and sack over shoulder, 6.2h. Hotei, an optimist, very open minded and always happy, fond of and kind to children. (g) man holding staff and scroll, 6.7h. Fukurokiyu, God of deep learning and noble character.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0140 a-g
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Figurine Group
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0091
- Date
- 1977
- Material
- wood; plaster
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0091
- Description
- Long flat wooden base painted with black enamel. Twelve small, brightly painted, plaster figures stand in a row along the base, the figures are from left to right (1) a skull painted brown, (2 )white faced person wrapped in red cloak, (3) a brown standing bear wearing coolie hat and carrying white …
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- Title
- Figurine Group
- Date
- 1977
- Material
- wood; plaster
- Dimensions
- 3.3 x 2.7 x 18.2 cm
- Description
- Long flat wooden base painted with black enamel. Twelve small, brightly painted, plaster figures stand in a row along the base, the figures are from left to right (1) a skull painted brown, (2 )white faced person wrapped in red cloak, (3) a brown standing bear wearing coolie hat and carrying white sack, (4) a seated white cat with red feathers, (5) a green frog, (6) a standing man with exposed fat belly wearing an orange robe and carrying a white sack over his shoulder, (7) a standing woman in blue kimono with yellow hood over face, holding a lyre, (8) a man with purple blouse and green trousers holding a club, (9 )a man with black overblouse and turquoise skirt, holding staff and round yellow object with turquoise sack over shoulder, (10) a kneeling bald man with pointed head and white beard, carrying fan and wearing green robe, (11) a black cat standing with back arched, (12) a seated man with orange robe.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- miniatures
- religious
- animal
- bear
- cat
- frog
- figure
- male
- female
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0091
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