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- Date
- 1991
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.50.1009
- Description
- Gold and silver coloured scissors with large oval handles and long blunt-ended blades. Blue and green ribbon is tied around the scissors below the handles. One of the scissor blades is engraved “Grand Opening Ski Norquay Banff” in fancy script.
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- Title
- Scissors
- Date
- 1991
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Description
- Gold and silver coloured scissors with large oval handles and long blunt-ended blades. Blue and green ribbon is tied around the scissors below the handles. One of the scissor blades is engraved “Grand Opening Ski Norquay Banff” in fancy script.
- Subject
- ceremonial
- sports
- skiing
- Norquay
- Credit
- Gift of Brewster Transportation & Tours, Banff, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 104.50.1009
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Roach Headdress
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.09.3034
- Date
- 1978
- Material
- hair; fibre; skin; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.3034
- Description
- Stiff white hair with brown and black hair inside. Multi-coloured woven centre centre of pink, green and purple yarn. Leather thong ties. Stored on wooden holder with pointed end through woven centre. Tag with CRW’s writing: “Roach Mary Chiniquay Jr. Don’t sell Feb 25 1978.”
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- Title
- Roach Headdress
- Date
- 1978
- Material
- hair; fibre; skin; wood
- Description
- Stiff white hair with brown and black hair inside. Multi-coloured woven centre centre of pink, green and purple yarn. Leather thong ties. Stored on wooden holder with pointed end through woven centre. Tag with CRW’s writing: “Roach Mary Chiniquay Jr. Don’t sell Feb 25 1978.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.3034
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- Date
- 1977
- Material
- skin; wood; sinew
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0017
- Description
- A round hand drum of creamy coloured rawhide stretched over carefully constructed and reinforced wooden frame hoop. Edges of rawhide pierced and laced with heavy sinew along circumference of hoop with lacing caught at evenly spaced intervals with other pieces of sinew which are stretched tightly ac…
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- Title
- Hand Drum
- Date
- 1977
- Material
- skin; wood; sinew
- Dimensions
- 5.4 x 31.3 cm
- Description
- A round hand drum of creamy coloured rawhide stretched over carefully constructed and reinforced wooden frame hoop. Edges of rawhide pierced and laced with heavy sinew along circumference of hoop with lacing caught at evenly spaced intervals with other pieces of sinew which are stretched tightly across back of drum and woven about in a ring with another piece of sinew at the centre. Face of drum scratched.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0017
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Commemorative; Coffee Cup
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.20.1073
- Date
- 1976
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1073
- Description
- Typical coffee cup with wide handle. Beige coloured with gold trim on lip. On side a colourful symbol of sword, horns, star, etc. "Al Azhar Temple" "Banff Oldtimer's Ceremonial Nov.19-20, 1976 Harry E. Alger, Potentate"
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- Title
- Commemorative; Coffee Cup
- Date
- 1976
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 9.5 cm
- Description
- Typical coffee cup with wide handle. Beige coloured with gold trim on lip. On side a colourful symbol of sword, horns, star, etc. "Al Azhar Temple" "Banff Oldtimer's Ceremonial Nov.19-20, 1976 Harry E. Alger, Potentate"
- Credit
- Gift of Tom Williams, Calgary, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1073
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- Date
- 1974
- Material
- fibre; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3049
- Description
- British “Union Jack” flag with rope halyard and large wooden toggle attached. Tag: “Tom Wesley of Morley brought this March 14 1974 pawned - M-p Bk used at signing of Treaty 1877.”
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- Title
- Flag
- Date
- 1974
- Material
- fibre; wood
- Dimensions
- 127.0 x 262.0 cm
- Description
- British “Union Jack” flag with rope halyard and large wooden toggle attached. Tag: “Tom Wesley of Morley brought this March 14 1974 pawned - M-p Bk used at signing of Treaty 1877.”
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- Tom Wesley
- ceremonial
- treaties
- Treaty 7
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3049
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- Date
- 1973
- Material
- stone
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3039 a,b
- Description
- Two rocks with CRW writing on a yellow tag “Jack Labelle June 1973” and a piece of paper, also with CRW writing: “Brought by Jack Labelle. by Chiniki old village. old campgds hardly see it but saw tin. about 4-6 m down June 4 1973. Looking with a pick. found tomahawk rock & stone.” a) Heart-shaped …
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- Title
- Incense Rock
- Date
- 1973
- Material
- stone
- Dimensions
- 2.0 (a); 3.5 (b) x 10.2 (a); 4.6 (b) x 10.5 (a); 9.0 (b) cm
- Description
- Two rocks with CRW writing on a yellow tag “Jack Labelle June 1973” and a piece of paper, also with CRW writing: “Brought by Jack Labelle. by Chiniki old village. old campgds hardly see it but saw tin. about 4-6 m down June 4 1973. Looking with a pick. found tomahawk rock & stone.” a) Heart-shaped tomohawk stone, grey with white spots.b) White and grey rock with hole in white side.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- Jack Labelle
- ceremonial
- religious
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3039 a,b
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- Date
- 1972
- Material
- stone
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3040 a,b
- Description
- Two rocks with CRW writing on tag: “Jack Labelle will pay back by end of Nov 1972 or these are mine,” with “Jack Labelle” on reverse along with CRW writing: “probably belonged to David Simeon.” The large rock (a) has a rounded shape and another type of rock included in an indentation. The rock is…
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- Title
- Incense Rock
- Date
- 1972
- Material
- stone
- Dimensions
- 10.0 (a); 4.0 (b) x 8.6 (a); 4.0 (b) x 16.4 (a); 10.0 (b) cm
- Description
- Two rocks with CRW writing on tag: “Jack Labelle will pay back by end of Nov 1972 or these are mine,” with “Jack Labelle” on reverse along with CRW writing: “probably belonged to David Simeon.” The large rock (a) has a rounded shape and another type of rock included in an indentation. The rock is charred. The small rock (b) is shaped like a pestle, is darkened from use and charred and has fossils(?) exposed along the shaft.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3040 a,b
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Calumet Fragment
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact109.02.3047
- 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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Roach Headdress
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.09.3033
- Date
- 1971
- Material
- hair; fibre; wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.3033
- Description
- Roach with natural brown and dyed red stiff hair tied together. Centre of roach is short woven and tied hair. Stored on wooden form, attached with screw.
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- Title
- Roach Headdress
- Date
- 1971
- Material
- hair; fibre; wood; metal
- Description
- Roach with natural brown and dyed red stiff hair tied together. Centre of roach is short woven and tied hair. Stored on wooden form, attached with screw.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.3033
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Roach Headdress
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.09.3036
- Date
- 1970
- Material
- hair; fibre; glass; skin; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.3036
- Description
- Stiff white and dark brown hair with braided red flannel fabric centre. Roach attached to loom beaded headband with heavy brown thread. Headband white with blue and red triangles and red and yellow “T” shapes and blue and yellow “T” shapes. Stored on wooden form. Tag CRW’s writing: “Myna Left …
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- Title
- Roach Headdress
- Date
- 1970
- Material
- hair; fibre; glass; skin; wood
- Description
- Stiff white and dark brown hair with braided red flannel fabric centre. Roach attached to loom beaded headband with heavy brown thread. Headband white with blue and red triangles and red and yellow “T” shapes and blue and yellow “T” shapes. Stored on wooden form. Tag CRW’s writing: “Myna Left Hand Jan 26 ‘70 Wants this back when she brings 2 coats April 12 Says it’s not hers. Might be Mina Benjamin.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.3036
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