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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.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.24.0001
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- Date
- 1875 – 1920
- Material
- bone; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 104.24.0002
- Description
- A hide scraper made from the leg bone of a deer or elk, from just below the knee, and carved into a squared shape. The scraper is hollowed and one half of its length is cut away leaving a flattened sharpened serrated end. The animal’s hide is still on the knee joint at the top and there is a han…
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- Title
- Hide Scraper
- Date
- 1875 – 1920
- Material
- bone; skin
- Dimensions
- 38.0 x 6.0 x 6.3 cm
- Description
- A hide scraper made from the leg bone of a deer or elk, from just below the knee, and carved into a squared shape. The scraper is hollowed and one half of its length is cut away leaving a flattened sharpened serrated end. The animal’s hide is still on the knee joint at the top and there is a hanging thong threaded through a drilled hole at the knee. The bone is tightly wrapped with strips of rawhide (or sinew?) one third of its length to hold the two pieces together where the bone was split.
- Subject
- households
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- animals
- elk
- deer
- crafts
- carving
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.24.0002
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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
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.3003
- Description
- Two carved bears, with features drawn on with marker, attached to a piece of driftwood with dowels. The bottom of the driftwood has “N. ONeSPOT” written in ink.
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- Title
- Sculpture
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 27.0 x 16.5 x 16.3 cm
- Description
- Two carved bears, with features drawn on with marker, attached to a piece of driftwood with dowels. The bottom of the driftwood has “N. ONeSPOT” written in ink.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.3003
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.3008
- Description
- Carved wooden bison attached to a rough slice of wood (aspen?) with a dowel. The bison is light coloured wood with its features defined with wood burning (pyrography).
- Title
- Sculpture
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 12.2 x 10.0 x 16.0 cm
- Description
- Carved wooden bison attached to a rough slice of wood (aspen?) with a dowel. The bison is light coloured wood with its features defined with wood burning (pyrography).
- Subject
- Indigenous
- animals, bison
- crafts
- carving
- pyrography
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.3008
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Untitled (Unfinished carving on ivory tooth?)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactunk.06.111
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- c. 1920
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.111
- Description
- A unfinished carving on an ivory tooth.
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