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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0004
- Description
- A beaded belt that is fastened with thongs. The beadwork pattern is a white background with a red border along the outside edges, with a series of light blue diamonds, outlined in red, centred along the length of the belt.
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 83.0 cm
- Description
- A beaded belt that is fastened with thongs. The beadwork pattern is a white background with a red border along the outside edges, with a series of light blue diamonds, outlined in red, centred along the length of the belt.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0004
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- Date
- 1930 – 1975
- Material
- stone
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0021
- Description
- An L-shaped pipe bowl of green-grey stone with long squared cylindrical base and squat squared fire-bowl rising at right angles to base; fire bowl has conical hole cut through to join smoke hole drilled in base at right angle; front ends of stone slightly tapered; has not been smoked. Tag attached …
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- Title
- Calumet Bowl
- Date
- 1930 – 1975
- Material
- stone
- Dimensions
- 4.4 x 2.5 x 11.7 cm
- Description
- An L-shaped pipe bowl of green-grey stone with long squared cylindrical base and squat squared fire-bowl rising at right angles to base; fire bowl has conical hole cut through to join smoke hole drilled in base at right angle; front ends of stone slightly tapered; has not been smoked. Tag attached in Catharine Whyte’s handwriting: “Beckie Beaver/ Mar. 24, 1975 - made by Dan Wildman - but never used - gray peace pipe, wants it back.”
- Subject
- Indigenous
- ceremonial
- smoking
- Stoney
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0021
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- feather; glass; fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0001
- Description
- A dance bustle of golden eagle wing feathers placed in a circle around a beaded medallion. There are smaller downier feathers attached to the wing feather tips. Orange, red and green dots attached to each feather form concentric circles. The round central medallion has a white four petaled flowe…
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- Title
- Dance Bustle
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- feather; glass; fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 31.0 (depth) x 50.0 x 50.0 cm
- Description
- A dance bustle of golden eagle wing feathers placed in a circle around a beaded medallion. There are smaller downier feathers attached to the wing feather tips. Orange, red and green dots attached to each feather form concentric circles. The round central medallion has a white four petaled flower outlined in red on a dark background.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0001
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- Date
- prior to 1950
- Material
- skin
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0001
- Description
- A drum made of rawhide stretched over a square frame and held by lacing across the back. The hide is dyed blue with a narrow red border and a red four pointed star at the middle with a blue square at the centre of the star.
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- Title
- Drum
- Date
- prior to 1950
- Material
- skin
- Dimensions
- 36.0 x 0.6 x 32.0 cm
- Description
- A drum made of rawhide stretched over a square frame and held by lacing across the back. The hide is dyed blue with a narrow red border and a red four pointed star at the middle with a blue square at the centre of the star.
- Subject
- music
- ceremonial
- Indigenous, Stoney
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0001
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- Date
- prior to 1950
- Material
- skin; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0002
- Description
- A drum made of hide stretched over a round wooden frame and laced through holes pierced in the wood at the side. The ends of the lacing thongs are tied and hanging at each side. The drum has a natural brownish-grey colour.
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- Title
- Drum
- Date
- prior to 1950
- Material
- skin; wood
- Dimensions
- 6.5 cm
- Description
- A drum made of hide stretched over a round wooden frame and laced through holes pierced in the wood at the side. The ends of the lacing thongs are tied and hanging at each side. The drum has a natural brownish-grey colour.
- Subject
- music
- ceremonial
- Indigenous, Stoney
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0002
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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.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0003
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0461
- Description
- A long narrow fork carved from light brown wood. The fork has two wide flat carved rings at the end and just above the tines. The tines of the fork are three very sharp round prongs, set in a cluster rather than flat, that are about 2/5 of the length of the fork.
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- Title
- Fork
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 31.5 cm
- Description
- A long narrow fork carved from light brown wood. The fork has two wide flat carved rings at the end and just above the tines. The tines of the fork are three very sharp round prongs, set in a cluster rather than flat, that are about 2/5 of the length of the fork.
- Subject
- households
- social customs
- ceremonial
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0461
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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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- Date
- c. 1940
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3023 a-c
- Description
- Man's regalia set consisting of shirt and leggings. White buckskin with beadstrips of red background with white diamond and triangle designs outlined and accented with bright yellow, blue and green. Gros Ventre Nez Pierce influence.a) Shirt with open sides and long fringe (52.0 cm long) on one si…
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- Title
- Set Regalia
- Date
- c. 1940
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 159.0 (a) x 86.0 (a) cm
- Description
- Man's regalia set consisting of shirt and leggings. White buckskin with beadstrips of red background with white diamond and triangle designs outlined and accented with bright yellow, blue and green. Gros Ventre Nez Pierce influence.a) Shirt with open sides and long fringe (52.0 cm long) on one side. There are fabric backed beadstrips over the shoulders and along the arms. There are also beaded patches at the front and back centre. b,c) Leggings (83.0 x 42.0 cm) with beadstrips that match shirt. Each legging also has a beaded star in purple and green tube beads.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3023 a-c
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War Bonnet Headdress
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- skin; hair; feather; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0083
- Description
- A Indigenous headdress in traditional style, crown of two pieces of buckskin sewn together. White owl feathers erect and finished with black fur tufts and white horsehair. Ermine tails hanging by the ear medallions, fluffy downy feathers over the forehead bead strip, and the bead strip of orange wi…
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- Title
- War Bonnet Headdress
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- skin; hair; feather; glass
- Dimensions
- 28.0 x 41.0 cm
- Description
- A Indigenous headdress in traditional style, crown of two pieces of buckskin sewn together. White owl feathers erect and finished with black fur tufts and white horsehair. Ermine tails hanging by the ear medallions, fluffy downy feathers over the forehead bead strip, and the bead strip of orange with stepped triangles of red, blue, yellow and black applied in lazy stitch. Two medallions of similar triangles and orange pie wedges bordered in white. Two feathers hanging from the crown.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0083
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