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Date
prior to 1970
Material
wood; feather; skin; hair; bone; sinew
Catalogue Number
104.06.3007 a,b
Description
Two clubs decorated with wood burning and feathers, fur and hair.a) Wood carved to look like a bird head from the top of the handle, with a bone beak inserted into the wood. The club has striped feathers and horse hair attached to the handle with sinew. Stripes and the bird’s eyes are burnt into …
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Title
Club
Date
prior to 1970
Material
wood; feather; skin; hair; bone; sinew
Dimensions
39.0 (a); 52.0 (b) x 4.5 (a); 10.0 (b) x 12.0 (a); 12.0 (b) cm
Description
Two clubs decorated with wood burning and feathers, fur and hair.a) Wood carved to look like a bird head from the top of the handle, with a bone beak inserted into the wood. The club has striped feathers and horse hair attached to the handle with sinew. Stripes and the bird’s eyes are burnt into the wood.b) Long straight handle with a hide strap at the end. The handle is decorated with burnt markings and has fur and hide attached. The club has a wood burl for a head. There are feathers attached to the burl and it is also has decorative burn marks.
Subject
Indigenous
crafts
carving
dancing
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.06.3007 a,b
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Date
prior to 1970
Material
wood; skin; bone
Catalogue Number
104.06.3008
Description
Very smooth cylindrical peeled wood handle covered with hide at one end and topped with an animal vertebrea and a hide tassel at the other. The vertebrea has been painted in areas and situated to resemble a big horn sheep.
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Title
Club
Date
prior to 1970
Material
wood; skin; bone
Dimensions
42.0 x 8.5 x 12.0 cm
Description
Very smooth cylindrical peeled wood handle covered with hide at one end and topped with an animal vertebrea and a hide tassel at the other. The vertebrea has been painted in areas and situated to resemble a big horn sheep.
Subject
Indigenous
crafts
carving
dancing
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.06.3008
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Date
prior to 1970
Material
fruit; fibre; glass; hair; metal; skin
Catalogue Number
108.05.3009
Description
Male doll with carved and dried apple used to create the face with a piece of braided hair attached across the top of the head. The doll has a wrapped and padded wire body. The doll is wearing a blue velvet regalia with grey fringed commercial leather details (apron, moccasins, gauntlets, leg cuf…
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Title
Doll
Date
prior to 1970
Material
fruit; fibre; glass; hair; metal; skin
Dimensions
4.5 x 10.0 x 18.0 cm
Description
Male doll with carved and dried apple used to create the face with a piece of braided hair attached across the top of the head. The doll has a wrapped and padded wire body. The doll is wearing a blue velvet regalia with grey fringed commercial leather details (apron, moccasins, gauntlets, leg cuffs and shirt details) that are beaded with black and yellow beads. The doll has a stiff hair roach attached to his head with a green, yellow and black beaded circle centered at the front.
Subject
Indigenous
regalia
crafts
beadwork
dancing
children
toy
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.05.3009
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Date
prior to 1970
Material
plastic; skin; glass
Catalogue Number
108.05.3014
Description
Small plastic male doll with cut marks on the head from alteration. The doll is wearing a black regalia set decorated with white beads and sequins held on with blue beads. A thong wrapped hoop is attached to the doll’s left arm. There are hide fringes at the calves, wrists, and on the head (like…
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Title
Doll
Date
prior to 1970
Material
plastic; skin; glass
Dimensions
4.5 x 7.5 x 10.0 cm
Description
Small plastic male doll with cut marks on the head from alteration. The doll is wearing a black regalia set decorated with white beads and sequins held on with blue beads. A thong wrapped hoop is attached to the doll’s left arm. There are hide fringes at the calves, wrists, and on the head (like a roach). The feet, covered in moccasins that have blue and orange beads, are attached to a hide loop.
Subject
Indigenous
crafts
beadwork
children
dancing
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.05.3014
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Date
1970
Material
wood; feather; skin; hoof; stone
Catalogue Number
104.06.3010
Description
Flat, triangular stone lashed to a long wooden handle with hide. The handle, from commercial stock, is decorated with small animal and human footprints burnt into the wood. There are feathers attached to the handle with hide. The top of the tomahawk has a bunch of dew claws attached with hide.
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Title
Tomahawk Ax
Date
1970
Material
wood; feather; skin; hoof; stone
Dimensions
65.5 x 3.5 x 15.0 cm
Description
Flat, triangular stone lashed to a long wooden handle with hide. The handle, from commercial stock, is decorated with small animal and human footprints burnt into the wood. There are feathers attached to the handle with hide. The top of the tomahawk has a bunch of dew claws attached with hide.
Subject
Indigenous, Stoney
Tom Simeon
Hanna Daniels
crafts
dancing
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.06.3010
Images
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