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Calumet Fragment
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- 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
- prior to 1970
- Material
- bone; feather; metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.3001
- Description
- Eight handmade arrows. Each arrow has a wooden shaft, feathers and down fletching attached to the shaft with waxed thread (sinew?), and a carved nock.a-c) Three similar arrows (72.0 x 0.8 cm) with red and green coloured bands around the shaft at the fletching. d-f) Three similar arrows (74.0 x 0.9…
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- Title
- Arrow
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- bone; feather; metal; wood
- Dimensions
- 1.2 (g) x 77.5 (g) cm
- Description
- Eight handmade arrows. Each arrow has a wooden shaft, feathers and down fletching attached to the shaft with waxed thread (sinew?), and a carved nock.a-c) Three similar arrows (72.0 x 0.8 cm) with red and green coloured bands around the shaft at the fletching. d-f) Three similar arrows (74.0 x 0.9 cm) with no markings.g) Long arrow with thick shaft (77.5 x 1.2 cm) and a serrated bone arrowhead attached with waxed thread. The shaft is marked with red at the fletching and the arrowhead.h) Arrow (69.0 x 0.7 cm) with the fletching feathers cut square. There are red bands around the shaft and at the fletching. There is a metal (copper?) band at the tip.DO NOT DISPLAY AS OF JULY 2013: Corleigh Powderface (Belton)
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- carving
- sports, archery
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.3001
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Projectile Point
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- bone
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.3002 a-g
- Description
- Seven very similar handcarved triangular arrowheads with short shafts. Five have notches on the shaft. One side of each arrowhead is slightly convex, and the opposite is flat with a hollowed area along the length of the shaft and almost to the tip.
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- Title
- Projectile Point
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- bone
- Dimensions
- 2.4 x 6.5 cm
- Description
- Seven very similar handcarved triangular arrowheads with short shafts. Five have notches on the shaft. One side of each arrowhead is slightly convex, and the opposite is flat with a hollowed area along the length of the shaft and almost to the tip.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- carving
- sports, archery
- hunting
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.3002 a-g
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- sinew; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.3004
- Description
- Handmade bow of peeled, bent wood with a carved notch at one end. A sinew bowstring is looped around the notch and wrapped around the opposite end.
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- Title
- Bow
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- sinew; wood
- Dimensions
- 3.6 x 113.0 cm
- Description
- Handmade bow of peeled, bent wood with a carved notch at one end. A sinew bowstring is looped around the notch and wrapped around the opposite end.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- carving
- sports, archery
- hunting
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.3004
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- wood; feather; skin; hair; bone; sinew
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.3007 a,b
- Description
- Two clubs decorated with wood burning and feathers, fur and hair.a) Wood carved to look like a bird head from the top of the handle, with a bone beak inserted into the wood. The club has striped feathers and horse hair attached to the handle with sinew. Stripes and the bird’s eyes are burnt into …
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- Title
- Club
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- wood; feather; skin; hair; bone; sinew
- Dimensions
- 39.0 (a); 52.0 (b) x 4.5 (a); 10.0 (b) x 12.0 (a); 12.0 (b) cm
- Description
- Two clubs decorated with wood burning and feathers, fur and hair.a) Wood carved to look like a bird head from the top of the handle, with a bone beak inserted into the wood. The club has striped feathers and horse hair attached to the handle with sinew. Stripes and the bird’s eyes are burnt into the wood.b) Long straight handle with a hide strap at the end. The handle is decorated with burnt markings and has fur and hide attached. The club has a wood burl for a head. There are feathers attached to the burl and it is also has decorative burn marks.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- carving
- dancing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.3007 a,b
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- wood; skin; bone
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.3008
- Description
- Very smooth cylindrical peeled wood handle covered with hide at one end and topped with an animal vertebrea and a hide tassel at the other. The vertebrea has been painted in areas and situated to resemble a big horn sheep.
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- Title
- Club
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- wood; skin; bone
- Dimensions
- 42.0 x 8.5 x 12.0 cm
- Description
- Very smooth cylindrical peeled wood handle covered with hide at one end and topped with an animal vertebrea and a hide tassel at the other. The vertebrea has been painted in areas and situated to resemble a big horn sheep.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- carving
- dancing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.3008
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- wood; metal; sinew; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.24.3006
- Description
- Wooden handle with a right angle near the top. A metal blade is embedded in the wood and held in place with sinew, cloth and wire. A diamond pattern has been cut into the handle.
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- Title
- Scraper
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- wood; metal; sinew; fibre
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 22.5 cm
- Description
- Wooden handle with a right angle near the top. A metal blade is embedded in the wood and held in place with sinew, cloth and wire. A diamond pattern has been cut into the handle.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- carving
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.24.3006
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- wood; metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 104.24.3012
- Description
- Scraper of peeled wood with shaped head and notch in handle near base. Serrated metal blade, from tape dispenser, held in place with thong. The handle is decorated with lines burnt into the wood.
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- Title
- Scraper
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- wood; metal; skin
- Dimensions
- 3.5 x 8.0 x 18.0 cm
- Description
- Scraper of peeled wood with shaped head and notch in handle near base. Serrated metal blade, from tape dispenser, held in place with thong. The handle is decorated with lines burnt into the wood.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- carving
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.24.3012
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- wood; stone
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.3002
- Description
- Carved wooden black bear glued to a flat stone. The bear is standing on all fours and has two holes (one patched) in the rear left leg. The bear has been coloured with red and black. There are four glue spots on the bottom of the stone.
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- Title
- Sculpture
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- wood; stone
- Dimensions
- 17.5 x 8.4 x 8.6 cm
- Description
- Carved wooden black bear glued to a flat stone. The bear is standing on all fours and has two holes (one patched) in the rear left leg. The bear has been coloured with red and black. There are four glue spots on the bottom of the stone.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- carving
- woodwork
- animals, bears
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.3002
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- wood; feather
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.3007
- Description
- Profile of seated person with feather glued to back of head. The name “Selfridge” is written in pen on the bottom. One side is flat, the other rounded.
- Title
- Carving
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- wood; feather
- Dimensions
- 12.0 x 2.5 x 5.0 cm
- Description
- Profile of seated person with feather glued to back of head. The name “Selfridge” is written in pen on the bottom. One side is flat, the other rounded.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Selfridge
- crafts
- carving
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.3007
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