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Date
1960 – 1970
Material
plastic
Catalogue Number
102.04.0347 a,b
Description
Heat resistant plastic ashtrays with photographic reproduction of Indigenous people (Stoney) in dish, white bases. (a) is rectangular, with rounded corners and ridged foot, stamped "Canadian Scenes, Made in Italy" on bottom. Scene of horse mounted Chief and standing woman with Mount Rundle in backg…
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Title
Ashtray
Date
1960 – 1970
Material
plastic
Dimensions
1.3 x 10.5 x 14.9 cm
Description
Heat resistant plastic ashtrays with photographic reproduction of Indigenous people (Stoney) in dish, white bases. (a) is rectangular, with rounded corners and ridged foot, stamped "Canadian Scenes, Made in Italy" on bottom. Scene of horse mounted Chief and standing woman with Mount Rundle in background, bottom left corner chipped (b) is square with rounded corners, stamped "MB Italy" logo on bottom. Pictures same Chief in portrait, signed "Banff" and marked "Indian Chief, Canada".
Subject
households
decorative
Indigenous
Stoney
souvenirs
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0347 a,b
Images
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Date
1968 – 1972
Material
wood
Catalogue Number
107.02.0022
Description
Popular tree trunk and branch which has been cut across the crotch and inverted to resemble a boot. Deep scars on bark occur at random. One curious vertical scar, approximately 2cm. x 21cm. from toe to top of instep giving the impression of a front closure.
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Title
Objet Trouve
Date
1968 – 1972
Material
wood
Dimensions
30.5 x 10.5 x 33 cm
Description
Popular tree trunk and branch which has been cut across the crotch and inverted to resemble a boot. Deep scars on bark occur at random. One curious vertical scar, approximately 2cm. x 21cm. from toe to top of instep giving the impression of a front closure.
Subject
Indigenous
households
decorative
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.02.0022
Images
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This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
Date
1960 – 1965
Material
bark; grass; quill; fibre
Catalogue Number
102.04.0176
Description
Birchbark disc with braided sweetgrass sewn to it in three spiralled circles, then a twelve-pointed star fanning out from outermost grass circle to a further triple-spiralled ring of sweetgrass. Disc is decorated simply with parallel strokes in three lines of quills. “3.00” written in ballpoint on …
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Title
Table Mat
Date
1960 – 1965
Material
bark; grass; quill; fibre
Dimensions
14.5 cm
Description
Birchbark disc with braided sweetgrass sewn to it in three spiralled circles, then a twelve-pointed star fanning out from outermost grass circle to a further triple-spiralled ring of sweetgrass. Disc is decorated simply with parallel strokes in three lines of quills. “3.00” written in ballpoint on underside.
Subject
households
decorative
Indigenous
crafts
quillwork
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0176
Images
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
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