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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.”
Subject
Indigenous
Stoney
Joe Abraham
Laurier Hunter
ceremonial
religious
crafts
carving
smoking
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
109.02.3047
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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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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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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.
Subject
Indigenous, Stoney
ceremonial
events
Banff Indian Days
crafts
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.05.0004
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Date
1900 – 1920
Material
stone; wood; skin; glass
Catalogue Number
104.06.0001
Description
A war club with a leather-wrapped handle painted with red and black bands and decorated with rings of black and pink beads. The club’s stone head is covered with leather, and attached loosely, but securely to the handle. The head is painted with a red and black design (X on one side). The club h…
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Title
Club
Date
1900 – 1920
Material
stone; wood; skin; glass
Dimensions
93.0 cm
Description
A war club with a leather-wrapped handle painted with red and black bands and decorated with rings of black and pink beads. The club’s stone head is covered with leather, and attached loosely, but securely to the handle. The head is painted with a red and black design (X on one side). The club has tassels of soft leather fringe with beads hanging from the head and the end of the club.
Subject
Indigenous, Salish
ceremonial
military
crafts
decorative
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.06.0001
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Date
prior to 1950
Material
skin; wood; metal
Catalogue Number
104.33.0003
Description
A drum made of hide tightly stretched across a round (wood?) frame. The hide is dyed yellow with a red border and the design is divided into four quadrants by zig-zag lines. A red teepee with two figures in the door flap is drawn at the centre of the drum. Four similar yellow teepees are around…
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Title
Drum
Date
prior to 1950
Material
skin; wood; metal
Dimensions
7.5 cm
Description
A drum made of hide tightly stretched across a round (wood?) frame. The hide is dyed yellow with a red border and the design is divided into four quadrants by zig-zag lines. A red teepee with two figures in the door flap is drawn at the centre of the drum. Four similar yellow teepees are around the outside with the base of each resting on the red border. Metal disks on nails have been added as jingles.
Subject
music
ceremonial
Indigenous, North Western Plains
houses
crafts
painting
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.33.0003
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Date
1910 – 1935
Material
skin; wood
Catalogue Number
104.33.0004
Description
A round drum of rawhide stretched over a wooden hoop frame. Leather strips are laced through holes at the edge of the skin and pulled tightly across the back to form six spokes of leather which are woven around with another thong at the centre to tighten them even more. A thong loop wrist strap i…
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Title
Drum
Date
1910 – 1935
Material
skin; wood
Dimensions
6.5 cm
Description
A round drum of rawhide stretched over a wooden hoop frame. Leather strips are laced through holes at the edge of the skin and pulled tightly across the back to form six spokes of leather which are woven around with another thong at the centre to tighten them even more. A thong loop wrist strap is tied around one spoke. There is slight residue of red paint on the hide’s surface. The letters “EEB BNN” are written in pencil on the back of the drum.
Subject
music
ceremonial
Indigenous, Stoney
crafts
painting
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.33.0004
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Date
1890 – 1950
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
106.06.0001
Description
Beaded saddle made from pieces of leather, roughly in the shape of a cross, with notched edges and a cinch at one side. The top and bottom arms of the cross hold two padded pillows, each covered with beads of blue and white (patterns on front pillows different from that on back ones), with beaded …
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Title
Beaded Saddle
Date
1890 – 1950
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Dimensions
93.0 x 49.0 cm
Description
Beaded saddle made from pieces of leather, roughly in the shape of a cross, with notched edges and a cinch at one side. The top and bottom arms of the cross hold two padded pillows, each covered with beads of blue and white (patterns on front pillows different from that on back ones), with beaded rectangular flaps and two rounded tabs hanging from each pillow. The each tab has a long string of beads with a tassel hanging at the end.
Subject
Indigenous
Plains Ojibwa
Cree
crafts
beadwork
ceremonial
transportation
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
106.06.0001
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Date
prior to 1920
Material
wood
Catalogue Number
109.02.0008
Description
Oval mask carved of dark brown wood with pronounced planes forming the eyebrows, nose and upper lip. Almond-shaped eyes are carved through the wood. The mouth is deeply carved. Black paint outlines eyes, lips and eyebrows. The forehead and lower cheeks are painted red.
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Title
Ritual Mask
Date
prior to 1920
Material
wood
Dimensions
26.5 x 28.0 cm
Description
Oval mask carved of dark brown wood with pronounced planes forming the eyebrows, nose and upper lip. Almond-shaped eyes are carved through the wood. The mouth is deeply carved. Black paint outlines eyes, lips and eyebrows. The forehead and lower cheeks are painted red.
Subject
Indigenous, West Coast
crafts
carving
ceremonial
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
109.02.0008
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