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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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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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War Bonnet Headdress
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.09.0083
- 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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War Bonnet Headdress
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.09.3028
- Date
- prior to 1960
- Material
- feathers; fibre; hair; glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.3028
- Description
- Beaded band of alternating red and green rectangles with alternating yellow and blue checked crosses, edged in yellow. Medallions with circles of blue, green, red and yellow beads attached at each end of browband along with white fur strips. White feathers with long black hair and black fur patche…
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- Title
- War Bonnet Headdress
- Date
- prior to 1960
- Material
- feathers; fibre; hair; glass; skin
- Description
- Beaded band of alternating red and green rectangles with alternating yellow and blue checked crosses, edged in yellow. Medallions with circles of blue, green, red and yellow beads attached at each end of browband along with white fur strips. White feathers with long black hair and black fur patches at tips, and orange feathers at base. Skullcap brown fibre with attached blue and white feathers.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- ceremonial
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.3028
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War Bonnet Headdress
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.09.3027
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- feathers; glass; hair; fibre; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.3027
- Description
- Loom beaded red band, sewn on to red felt, with white and blue diamonds. Each end of browband has loom beaded rectangle with long hanging beaded strips and white fur. Dark feathers with light down at tips attached with red dots.
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- Title
- War Bonnet Headdress
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- feathers; glass; hair; fibre; skin
- Description
- Loom beaded red band, sewn on to red felt, with white and blue diamonds. Each end of browband has loom beaded rectangle with long hanging beaded strips and white fur. Dark feathers with light down at tips attached with red dots.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- beadwork
- ceremonial
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.3027
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War Bonnet Headdress
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.09.1155
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- feathers; skin; glass; hair
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1155
- Description
- Blue beaded brow band with red diamonds trimmed in dark blue, a line of two rows of yellow and one of red beads trim the band next to the face. Down feathers and ermine skins hang from the temples. Dark tipped white eagle feathers are bound with red wool and secured with narrow bands of white tap…
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- Title
- War Bonnet Headdress
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- feathers; skin; glass; hair
- Description
- Blue beaded brow band with red diamonds trimmed in dark blue, a line of two rows of yellow and one of red beads trim the band next to the face. Down feathers and ermine skins hang from the temples. Dark tipped white eagle feathers are bound with red wool and secured with narrow bands of white tape. The cap is made of skin.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- ceremonial
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1155
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War Bonnet Headdress
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.09.0006
- Date
- 1930
- Material
- feather, eagle; skin; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0006
- Description
- A war bonnet of feathers attached to a short strip of hide. The long eagle feathers have short downy feathers attached at the tips and two tassels of downy feathers hanging by each ear to frame the face. A hoop with three bells attached hangs by one ear. The brow band is decorated with orange, blac…
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- Title
- War Bonnet Headdress
- Date
- 1930
- Material
- feather, eagle; skin; metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 51.0 cm
- Description
- A war bonnet of feathers attached to a short strip of hide. The long eagle feathers have short downy feathers attached at the tips and two tassels of downy feathers hanging by each ear to frame the face. A hoop with three bells attached hangs by one ear. The brow band is decorated with orange, black and white beads. The bonnet has a felt crown with several downy feathers attached.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0006
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War Bonnet Headdress
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.09.0007
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- feather, eagle; skin, rabbit; skin, ermine; hair, horse; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0007
- Description
- A war bonnet consisting of a felt cap with eagle feathers attached all around. The tip of each feather has horsehair and a small tuft of rabbit fur attached to it. A band of white, red, blue and orange beadwork trims the headband, and ermine tails hang from each end of the headband, near the ears.…
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- Title
- War Bonnet Headdress
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- feather, eagle; skin, rabbit; skin, ermine; hair, horse; fibre
- Dimensions
- 65.0 (overall) cm
- Description
- A war bonnet consisting of a felt cap with eagle feathers attached all around. The tip of each feather has horsehair and a small tuft of rabbit fur attached to it. A band of white, red, blue and orange beadwork trims the headband, and ermine tails hang from each end of the headband, near the ears. The bonnet also has red ribbon trimmings.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0007
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War Bonnet Headdress
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.09.0008
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- feather; hair, horse; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0008
- Description
- A short feather headdress attached to a felt cap. The shafts of the white feathers are bound to the cap with red blanket cloth and have horsehair tufts at each tip. The headband is trimmed with white, blue, red and gold beads. A feather hangs by each ear. Red and green yarn is suspended from the …
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- Title
- War Bonnet Headdress
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- feather; hair, horse; fibre
- Dimensions
- 50.0 (overall) cm
- Description
- A short feather headdress attached to a felt cap. The shafts of the white feathers are bound to the cap with red blanket cloth and have horsehair tufts at each tip. The headband is trimmed with white, blue, red and gold beads. A feather hangs by each ear. Red and green yarn is suspended from the headband with key chains.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0008
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