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Jack Fuller interview

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Part Of
Whyte Museum Oral History Programme collection
Date Range
1969
Reference Code
S1 / 12
Description Level
6 / Item
Part Of
Whyte Museum Oral History Programme collection
Description Level
6 / Item
Series
I. Interviews
Reference Code
S1 / 12
Responsibility
Interviewer: Elizabeth Rummel
Interviewer: Maryalice Harvey Stewart
Date Range
1969
Physical Description
1 sound recording
Subject Access
Best, Cora
Campbell, Gray
Fuller, Cyril
Harrison, George
Horses
Jones, Ken
Kootenay Plains
Legace, Ray
Mount Assiniboine Lodge
Skoki Lodge
Smith, Soapy
Tally-hos
Indigenous Peoples
Wood carving
Finding Aid
Recording summary and reference cassette available
Title Source
Title based on contents of recording
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Karoo Ashevak : spirits

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
[1973?]
Publisher
New York : American Indian Arts Centre
Call Number
NK6020 K3
Publisher
New York : American Indian Arts Centre
Published Date
[1973?]
Physical Description
[44]p. : ill., ports.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Eskimos - Art
Eskimos - Canada - Sculpture
Sculpture, Canadian
Eskimos - Carving
Notes
Contains pictures of "fifteen whalebone carvings" by Karoo Ashevak
Call Number
NK6020 K3
Location
Art Library is located in Curatorial Department - Please contact Curatorial Department for access
Collection
Art Library
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Date
1900 – 1950
Material
skin; wood; clay; bone; ivory
Catalogue Number
103.08.0010
Description
A leather thong knotted at one end and threaded with a clay bead, a bone hairpipe bead, another bead of wood, and a small carved ivory seal.
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Title
Fob
Date
1900 – 1950
Material
skin; wood; clay; bone; ivory
Dimensions
21.5 cm
Description
A leather thong knotted at one end and threaded with a clay bead, a bone hairpipe bead, another bead of wood, and a small carved ivory seal.
Subject
Indigenous
decorative
regalia
beadwork
carving
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0010
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Date
1920 – 1935
Material
wood
Catalogue Number
103.08.0093
Description
A carved wooden pipe bowl in the shape of a human head with a grape leaf wreath around the head like a crown. The opening of the bowl is in the back of the head. The pipe’s stem has broken off.
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Title
Pipe
Date
1920 – 1935
Material
wood
Dimensions
6.5 x 4.5 (approximately) x 7.5 cm
Description
A carved wooden pipe bowl in the shape of a human head with a grape leaf wreath around the head like a crown. The opening of the bowl is in the back of the head. The pipe’s stem has broken off.
Subject
smoking
crafts
carving
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0093
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Date
1900 – 1930
Material
wood; feather; sinew
Catalogue Number
104.05.0038 a,b,c
Description
Three handmade arrows carved from wooden twigs, each with three split and trimmed shaft feathers bound to a notched end. All three arrows have sharpened tips and are painted with coloured bands: a) An arrow with red, green and yellow bands under feathers. Long pieces of down have been left at the…
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Title
Arrow
Date
1900 – 1930
Material
wood; feather; sinew
Dimensions
69.5 (a); 72.7 (b); 58.0 (c) cm
Description
Three handmade arrows carved from wooden twigs, each with three split and trimmed shaft feathers bound to a notched end. All three arrows have sharpened tips and are painted with coloured bands: a) An arrow with red, green and yellow bands under feathers. Long pieces of down have been left at the bottom of the featers. b) An arrow with bands of red, blue, and red under the feathers. c) An arrow with bands of blue, red, blue,yellow, blue, red, and blue under the feathers, and with a red band at the tip.
Subject
Indigenous
hunting
sports, archery
crafts
carving
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.05.0038 a,b,c
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Date
n.d.
Material
stone
Catalogue Number
104.06.0002
Description
A club head made from a rounded stone with an indent carved around the middle of the stone. The thongs used to attach the head to a wooden handle would have been tied around this indent, and then secured to the handle.
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Title
Club
Date
n.d.
Material
stone
Description
A club head made from a rounded stone with an indent carved around the middle of the stone. The thongs used to attach the head to a wooden handle would have been tied around this indent, and then secured to the handle.
Subject
Indigenous, Plains
military
hunting
crafts
carving
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.06.0002
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Date
1890 – 1910
Material
wood; stone; skin
Catalogue Number
104.06.0003
Description
A war club made from a rounded oval stone attached to a vermillion-stained leather-covered wooden handle with a leather strap. The club has a leather fringe hanging from a strap at the head. There is a leather thong wrapped just below the head and this thong is attached to the head through a dril…
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Title
Club
Date
1890 – 1910
Material
wood; stone; skin
Dimensions
53.0 cm
Description
A war club made from a rounded oval stone attached to a vermillion-stained leather-covered wooden handle with a leather strap. The club has a leather fringe hanging from a strap at the head. There is a leather thong wrapped just below the head and this thong is attached to the head through a drilled hole in the stone. The stone head has incised rings at one end and a carved arrow at other.
Subject
Indigenous, Stoney
tourism
souvenirs
crafts
carving
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.06.0003
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Date
1945 – 1960
Material
wood
Catalogue Number
104.20.0133
Description
A deep bowl carved from a single piece of wood and oiled to bring out the grain. The bowl has thin walls, a rounded bottom, and the mouth is slightly narrower than the base.
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Title
Bowl
Date
1945 – 1960
Material
wood
Dimensions
11.5 cm
Description
A deep bowl carved from a single piece of wood and oiled to bring out the grain. The bowl has thin walls, a rounded bottom, and the mouth is slightly narrower than the base.
Subject
households
crafts
woodwork
carving
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0133
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Date
1870 – 1920
Material
wood
Catalogue Number
104.20.0156
Description
A rectangular thick wooden tray carved from a piece of dark wood. The tray is slightly irregular in shape and has rounded corners. The centre of the tray has a slight depression with sloping sides. There is an illegible sticker on the base (possibly Chinese).
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Title
Serving Tray
Date
1870 – 1920
Material
wood
Dimensions
13.5 x 20.0 cm
Description
A rectangular thick wooden tray carved from a piece of dark wood. The tray is slightly irregular in shape and has rounded corners. The centre of the tray has a slight depression with sloping sides. There is an illegible sticker on the base (possibly Chinese).
Subject
households
crafts
carving
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0156
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Date
1875 – 1920
Material
bone, elk; fibre; metal, steel
Catalogue Number
104.24.0001
Description
A hide scraper made from the leg bone of an elk, and carved to form a long handle which fits the hand well. There is a short right angle carved at the bottom and split horizontally to hold a rounded steel blade that is sharpened at the edge. The bone is notched and tied firmly with a strip of cot…
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Title
Hide Scraper
Date
1875 – 1920
Material
bone, elk; fibre; metal, steel
Dimensions
24.0 x 5.5 x 8.0 cm
Description
A hide scraper made from the leg bone of an elk, and carved to form a long handle which fits the hand well. There is a short right angle carved at the bottom and split horizontally to hold a rounded steel blade that is sharpened at the edge. The bone is notched and tied firmly with a strip of cotton fabric to secure the blade. A shiny metal hook is attached at the top along with a short loop of thong for hanging.
Subject
households
Indigenous
Stoney
crafts
carving
animals
elk
Norman Luxton
F.O. “Pat” Brewster
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.24.0001
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