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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
- fibre; metal; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3023 a-e
- Description
- Five piece regalia set. Each piece is made of red-orange fabric and is decorated with sequins held on with beads.a) Sleeveless top (57.0 x 51.0 cm) with button closure at one shoulder. Each side of the top has three sequin flowers - two red flowers and one yellow and blue flower at centre. b) La…
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- Title
- Dance Regalia
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; metal; glass
- Description
- Five piece regalia set. Each piece is made of red-orange fabric and is decorated with sequins held on with beads.a) Sleeveless top (57.0 x 51.0 cm) with button closure at one shoulder. Each side of the top has three sequin flowers - two red flowers and one yellow and blue flower at centre. b) Large apron (94.5x 92.0 cm) decorated with sequin diamonds and three sections hanging from the bottom edge. The two small side pieces have pointed lines of sequins, a blue plastic circle hanging form a short length of beaded thread, and commercial fringe at the tip. The larger centre piece hanging from the belt has black and silver decorative cloth edging, hanging blue circles, commercial fringe and yellow feathers attached to sequin circles.c) The small apron has a sequin flower, blue haning circles, commercial fringe along the bottom edge, and long thong ties. d,e) Wrist cuffs (14.0 x 13.0 cm) each with a blue flowers and a yellow sequin edge. The cuffs each have hidden hide ties.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- dancing
- beadwork
- ceremonial
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3023 a-e
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; glass; plastic; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3028 a-d
- Description
- Four piece regalia set of navy blue wool lined with dark blue cotton. Each piece of the set has white commercial fringe.a) Apron (12.0 x 72.0 cm with 80.0 cm long hanging pieces) with beaded scrollwork in orange and white on the belt. The belt has three fabric ties at each end. There are five h…
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- Title
- Dance Regalia
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; glass; plastic; skin
- Description
- Four piece regalia set of navy blue wool lined with dark blue cotton. Each piece of the set has white commercial fringe.a) Apron (12.0 x 72.0 cm with 80.0 cm long hanging pieces) with beaded scrollwork in orange and white on the belt. The belt has three fabric ties at each end. There are five hanging pieces from the belt - two short pointed pieces at the outside with two rows of fringe, two long hanging sections in the middle with a red and white sequin flower and orange and white beaded scrollwork, and a shorter piece hanging over the middle sections with a rounded bottom hem and a single red and white sequin flower topped with orange and white scrollwork. b) Vest (47.0 x 42.0 cm) with no fasteners. There are red and white sequin flowers and orange and white beaded scrollwork on the front top and back top underlined with fringe.d,e) Leg cuffs (36.5 x 23.5 cm) with two rows of fringe and rounded bottom hems. Each cuff has four dyed blue leather ties and a hook and eye closure at the top.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- dancing
- beadwork
- ceremonial
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3028 a-d
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; glass; plastic; feather; rubber
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3029 a-e
- Description
- Five piece regalia set with thin foam used to give the floral decorations dimension. Most of the pieces are edged with burgandy fabric.a) Small apron (42.0 x 40.0 cm) with centred floral design of grey foam outlined with blue, yellow and red beads. The leaves in the design are filled in with turq…
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- Title
- Dance Regalia
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; glass; plastic; feather; rubber
- Description
- Five piece regalia set with thin foam used to give the floral decorations dimension. Most of the pieces are edged with burgandy fabric.a) Small apron (42.0 x 40.0 cm) with centred floral design of grey foam outlined with blue, yellow and red beads. The leaves in the design are filled in with turquoise sequins. Ties are attached to the top corners and yellow feathers are attached to the three bottom corners.b) Collar (42.0 x 36.0 cm), almost diamond-shaped with a hole at the centre to go over the wearer’s head, decorated with a pink beaded flower on one side and a pink sequin flower on the other.c) Large apron (18.0 x 90.0 cm) with three sections (67.0 cm longest) hanging from a belt. The belt and centre section have a purple sequin flower and eight foam and bead flowers. There are purple feathers hanging from the edges and red, orange and blue feathers attached in a bunch to the centre hanging section.d,e) Cuffs (24.0 cm x 9.0 cm) edged with pink fabric and decorated with one foam and bead flower and a yellow feather (missing from e).
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- dancing
- beadwork
- ceremonial
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3029 a-e
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; glass; plastic; skin; shell; bone
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3035 a,b
- Description
- Velvet burgundy belt and tunic.a) Belt (67.5 cm long) edged with purple rickrack and decorated with two simple silver sequin flowers. The belt has thong ties at each end. One end of the belt has hair pipes and a shell medallion attached to the thong.b) Tunic (68.5 x 92.0 cm) with bell sleeves (…
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- Title
- Dance Regalia
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; glass; plastic; skin; shell; bone
- Description
- Velvet burgundy belt and tunic.a) Belt (67.5 cm long) edged with purple rickrack and decorated with two simple silver sequin flowers. The belt has thong ties at each end. One end of the belt has hair pipes and a shell medallion attached to the thong.b) Tunic (68.5 x 92.0 cm) with bell sleeves (bottom seam open) that have thong and cowrie shells hanging from the bottom. The sleeves and bottom of the tunic are deocrated with purple, yellow, and blue rickrack. There are six groups of cowrie shells with hanging beaded thongs spaced evenly around the bottom third of the tunic. The split neck opening is edged with thick white rickrack.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- dancing
- beadwork
- ceremonial
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3035 a,b
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; glass; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3036 a-c
- Description
- Three piece regalia set.a) Collar (37.0 x 66.0 xm) of pinkish-purple taffeta decorated wtih red applique flowers outlined with blue sequins. Each flower has a blue and white beaded centre. The collar is edged with pink commercial fringe (14.0 cm long).b) Dress (93.5 x 110.0 cm) of blue taffeta wit…
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- Title
- Dance Regalia
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; glass; plastic
- Description
- Three piece regalia set.a) Collar (37.0 x 66.0 xm) of pinkish-purple taffeta decorated wtih red applique flowers outlined with blue sequins. Each flower has a blue and white beaded centre. The collar is edged with pink commercial fringe (14.0 cm long).b) Dress (93.5 x 110.0 cm) of blue taffeta with square pleats at the waist. The dress is decorated with red and white ribbon sewn horizontally to the skirt. c) Belt (10.5 x 65.5 cm) of same fabric as the collar. The belt is edged with white sequins on the long edges and blue sequins on the short edges. There are four repeated red applique shapes, two with white sequin centres, spaced along the length of the belt oulined with blue sequins.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- dancing
- beadwork
- ceremonial
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3036 a-c
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3037
- Description
- Replica of a hairbag (could be displayed Re: Corleigh Belton July 2013). Small bag, stiched shut along the top edge, with both sides fully beaded. One side has a pattern of green and white squares with a blue and black triangle border, the other side has a multicoloured stepped diamond on a blue b…
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- Title
- Hairbag
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- glass; skin
- Dimensions
- 9.5 x 16.3 cm
- Description
- Replica of a hairbag (could be displayed Re: Corleigh Belton July 2013). Small bag, stiched shut along the top edge, with both sides fully beaded. One side has a pattern of green and white squares with a blue and black triangle border, the other side has a multicoloured stepped diamond on a blue background with a black edge on three sides and three black squares along the top edge. The bag has a braided hide handle (39.0 x 2.0 cm) with fur attached. The bottom edge of the bag has beaded hanging thong with fur tufts at the end.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- beadwork
- ceremonial
- religious
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3037
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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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Beaded Medallion
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact109.02.3058
- Date
- 1970 – 1980
- Material
- glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3058
- Description
- Triangular piece of hide (deer?) with hair attached. A piece of thong is attached to the back of the hide. A beaded hide medallion is attached to the centre of the front (hair side). The medallion is decorated with a floral motif on a red background edged with rings of coloured beads - blue, pin…
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- Title
- Beaded Medallion
- Date
- 1970 – 1980
- Material
- glass; skin
- Dimensions
- 27.0 x 26.0 cm
- Description
- Triangular piece of hide (deer?) with hair attached. A piece of thong is attached to the back of the hide. A beaded hide medallion is attached to the centre of the front (hair side). The medallion is decorated with a floral motif on a red background edged with rings of coloured beads - blue, pink, green and red.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- beadwork
- decorative
- regalia
- ceremonial
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3058
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- Date
- 1875 – 1895
- Material
- wood; metal; skin; feather
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0004
- Description
- A ceremonial pipe tomahawk which can serve either function. The metal wedge-shaped blade is surmounted by a pipe bowl on a shaft of wood that is covered with leather with four vertical rows of brass tacks. There is a fur lined piece of leather, probably used as hand grip, around the centre. Att…
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- Title
- Tomahawk Ax
- Date
- 1875 – 1895
- Material
- wood; metal; skin; feather
- Dimensions
- 162.0 cm
- Description
- A ceremonial pipe tomahawk which can serve either function. The metal wedge-shaped blade is surmounted by a pipe bowl on a shaft of wood that is covered with leather with four vertical rows of brass tacks. There is a fur lined piece of leather, probably used as hand grip, around the centre. Attached to the end of the tomahawk is a beaded band with long fringe at the end. The band has a white beaded background and design of three yellow triangles with red bases and blue corners. Two feathers hang from beaded leather thongs attached to the axehead with a tuft of grey fur.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0004
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