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- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- metal; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.1033
- Description
- Gas (kerosene ?) lamp from horse drawn carriage. Cylindrical lamp housing, thick bevelled glass on end. Small red faceted glass in centre of other end, this end opens. Large square opening on side (glass missing), long narrow tubular base. Chimney has 2 rounded tiers, smaller on top, with small…
- Title
- Carriage Lamp
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- metal; glass
- Dimensions
- 47.0 x 19.0 x 24.0 cm
- Description
- Gas (kerosene ?) lamp from horse drawn carriage. Cylindrical lamp housing, thick bevelled glass on end. Small red faceted glass in centre of other end, this end opens. Large square opening on side (glass missing), long narrow tubular base. Chimney has 2 rounded tiers, smaller on top, with small continuous holes around each.
- Subject
- transportation
- animal
- horse
- Credit
- Gift of Forrest (Pat) Oliver Brewster, Banff, 1966
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.1033
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Carrying Strap
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- Date
- 1970 – 1973
- Material
- hair
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0053
- Description
- Very strong, thick, coarsely woven strap of spun black and white hair (possibly yak? Warp faced black and white checkerboard pattern with a single border line of black running down each side on the white background. Very hairy texture. One end has uneven, unspun hair fringe, other end woven togeth…
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- Title
- Carrying Strap
- Date
- 1970 – 1973
- Material
- hair
- Dimensions
- 0.8 x 6.5 x 144.0 cm
- Description
- Very strong, thick, coarsely woven strap of spun black and white hair (possibly yak? Warp faced black and white checkerboard pattern with a single border line of black running down each side on the white background. Very hairy texture. One end has uneven, unspun hair fringe, other end woven together to form a casing approximately 4.0 cm long.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0053
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- Date
- 1915 – 1925
- Material
- wood; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.1042
- Description
- Painted wooden handle with long braided whip. 42.7 cm long by 3.2 dia. wooden handle, geometric design of yellow, red, green and dark blue. Red, white and yellow pompons butt end of handle and top of whip. Rawhide wrapped on end. Whip looped on to end. 139.0 cm long braided whip tapering to a …
- Title
- Dog Team Whip
- Date
- 1915 – 1925
- Material
- wood; skin
- Description
- Painted wooden handle with long braided whip. 42.7 cm long by 3.2 dia. wooden handle, geometric design of yellow, red, green and dark blue. Red, white and yellow pompons butt end of handle and top of whip. Rawhide wrapped on end. Whip looped on to end. 139.0 cm long braided whip tapering to a 2nd piece, 135.0 cm long. 4 narrow strips of rawhide tightly twisted, 3 sets of 3 knots, 12.0 cm long loose ends, 4 strands.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- transportation
- animal
- dog
- Credit
- Purchased from Alan McClelland, Banff, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.1042
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- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.1029
- Description
- Small, brown horse collar. Machine and hand sewn, tightly rolled, metal buckle and straps rivetted on to main body of collar.
- Title
- Horse Collar
- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 10.0 x 52.2 cm
- Description
- Small, brown horse collar. Machine and hand sewn, tightly rolled, metal buckle and straps rivetted on to main body of collar.
- Subject
- transportation
- animal
- horse
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.1029
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- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.1022 a-d
- Description
- Four pieces harness parts. (a) heavy, sewn leather back pad, belly straps and tugs. Tugs have hook up chains, brass studs on back pad. (b) Leather back pad, tug and side piece. (c) Rump piece from driving harness (d) hame, 71.0 long, for heavy harness.
- Title
- Horse Harness
- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- skin; metal
- Description
- Four pieces harness parts. (a) heavy, sewn leather back pad, belly straps and tugs. Tugs have hook up chains, brass studs on back pad. (b) Leather back pad, tug and side piece. (c) Rump piece from driving harness (d) hame, 71.0 long, for heavy harness.
- Subject
- transportation
- animal
- horse
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.1022 a-d
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- Date
- 1964
- Material
- leather; fabric; sheep hair; animal hair; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.1084
- Description
- An elaborate leather saddle, with seat, horn, fenders and stirrups decoratively hand-tooled, complete with a woven and braided cinch (girth) and leather stirrups. The skirt is lined with sheepskin. Carved into the leather below the horn: “CAB 1964” and brand “R” with an inverted arc underneath. The…
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- Title
- Horse Saddle
- Date
- 1964
- Material
- leather; fabric; sheep hair; animal hair; metal
- Dimensions
- 96.0 x 58.0 x 70.0 cm
- Description
- An elaborate leather saddle, with seat, horn, fenders and stirrups decoratively hand-tooled, complete with a woven and braided cinch (girth) and leather stirrups. The skirt is lined with sheepskin. Carved into the leather below the horn: “CAB 1964” and brand “R” with an inverted arc underneath. There is a leather strap, for gripping, wound around the horn and a metal concho attaches the strap to the saddle. Below the horn, viewer’s right, there is a leather strap threaded through the fork and secured with a screw; buckled onto this is a large metal ring buckle with the woven cinch attached to that. The cinch is a mixture of rope, hair, fibre and pink wool woven and braided into a horizontal line in pink, braided rope and then a pyramid; same on the other half. On either side of the cantel there is a rosette concho of leather with a metal concho over that, and two pieces of dangling leather, same on the back jockey behind the cantel, and in the middle the maker’s stamp again “RAY HOLES” on top and underneath “GRANGEVILLE, IDA”. A leather tab is attached to saddle, viewer’s left, with a leather rosette concho, on top of which is a metal concho; stamped on this is the maker’s mark “QUARTER HORSE TREE”, an oval with a cutout in the middle “RAY HOLES” on top and underneath “GRANGEVILLE, IDA”. The saddle has large fenders and attached to those are the stirrups.
- Subject
- transportation
- animal
- horse
- riding
- Charlie Beil
- Credit
- Purchased from Brad Bischoff, Canmore, 2010
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.1084
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- Date
- 1937
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.1012 a,b
- Description
- Two 1937 brass bison park licence plaques. Pressed brass bull bison in profile, stands on plaque "Canada's National Parks 1937". Slightly concave reverse impression seen on back. 2 small pin holes drilled through bison's side, and directly below through base for attaching to provincial license p…
- Title
- Licence Plaque
- Date
- 1937
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 7.5 x 10.9 cm
- Description
- Two 1937 brass bison park licence plaques. Pressed brass bull bison in profile, stands on plaque "Canada's National Parks 1937". Slightly concave reverse impression seen on back. 2 small pin holes drilled through bison's side, and directly below through base for attaching to provincial license plate, bronze tone. On back of sinister hind leg "Made by Winnipeg Brass".
- Credit
- Gift of Iva (Mrs. Len) Smith, 1976
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.1012 a,b
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- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- wood; metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.1038
- Description
- Wooden pack saddle with metal horn. High, carved fork, notched together centre top. High narrow metal horn rivetted on to fork, wooden cap on horn. High, concave cental. Sides shaped thinner at centre, aniled and laced to fork and cantel. Grooves cut for lacing.
- Title
- Pack Saddle
- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- wood; metal; skin
- Dimensions
- 25.5 x 27.0 x 48.0 cm
- Description
- Wooden pack saddle with metal horn. High, carved fork, notched together centre top. High narrow metal horn rivetted on to fork, wooden cap on horn. High, concave cental. Sides shaped thinner at centre, aniled and laced to fork and cantel. Grooves cut for lacing.
- Subject
- transportation
- animal
- horse
- riding
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.1038
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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- wood; skin; fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.1046
- Description
- Sides curved and shaped, forks saddle notched and rivetted to sides. Rigging complete, bound around forks and held in place with leather straps grooved under forks and screwed into sides. 4 leather latigos on rings. Canvas cinches have leather ends attached to large D rings, joining leather stra…
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- Title
- Pack Saddle
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- wood; skin; fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 28.0 x 36.0 x 48.0 cm
- Description
- Sides curved and shaped, forks saddle notched and rivetted to sides. Rigging complete, bound around forks and held in place with leather straps grooved under forks and screwed into sides. 4 leather latigos on rings. Canvas cinches have leather ends attached to large D rings, joining leather straps sewn on to centres of cinches with nuckle.
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.1046
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