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Date
1960 – 1970
Material
wood; fibre; metal
Catalogue Number
107.02.0020
Description
Simple stick figurine of a pack horse with a diamond hitch pack. Body formed from a small log, four nails serve as the legs, the 4cm. long neck is a nail bored through the head which is made from a twig section 3.5 x 1 cm. diam. Two eyes represented by two small nails, two ears are also two small…
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Title
Animal Figurine
Date
1960 – 1970
Material
wood; fibre; metal
Dimensions
11.5 x 8.7 x 13.3 cm
Description
Simple stick figurine of a pack horse with a diamond hitch pack. Body formed from a small log, four nails serve as the legs, the 4cm. long neck is a nail bored through the head which is made from a twig section 3.5 x 1 cm. diam. Two eyes represented by two small nails, two ears are also two small nails. The bark from the twig has been shaved at the bottom of the head to suggest the muzzle, an indentation is cut into bottom of head to accommodate the string bridal. The string rein is attached to top of the bulging pack which is fastened with a triple diamond hitch. Two small blocks of wood pack boxes are nailed to the body, one on either side. These blocks are concealed by an unbleached cotton tarp, cotton is stuffed, and bulges unevenly over the securing string. Cinch is fashioned from a piece of insulated copper wire. Strand of thick string nailed to rear for tail. Abrand has been burned into left front: "M" ("M" standing on rocking arch).
Subject
households
decorative
miniatures
animal
horse
packers and guides
diamond hitch
Chuck Millar
Mount Assiniboine
Erling Strom
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.02.0020
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Date
1960 – 1965
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
102.04.0331
Description
Slope-sided, small bowl with slightly concave, grey-green base and red interior with grey, circular animal decoration, sun and "HP" on sloped sides.
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Title
Decorative Ashtray
Date
1960 – 1965
Material
metal
Dimensions
2.2 x 9.1 cm
Description
Slope-sided, small bowl with slightly concave, grey-green base and red interior with grey, circular animal decoration, sun and "HP" on sloped sides.
Subject
households
decorative
animal
horse
elephant
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0331
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Date
1964
Material
leather; fabric; sheep hair; animal hair; metal
Catalogue Number
106.06.1084
Description
An elaborate leather saddle, with seat, horn, fenders and stirrups decoratively hand-tooled, complete with a woven and braided cinch (girth) and leather stirrups. The skirt is lined with sheepskin. Carved into the leather below the horn: “CAB 1964” and brand “R” with an inverted arc underneath. The…
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Title
Horse Saddle
Date
1964
Material
leather; fabric; sheep hair; animal hair; metal
Dimensions
96.0 x 58.0 x 70.0 cm
Description
An elaborate leather saddle, with seat, horn, fenders and stirrups decoratively hand-tooled, complete with a woven and braided cinch (girth) and leather stirrups. The skirt is lined with sheepskin. Carved into the leather below the horn: “CAB 1964” and brand “R” with an inverted arc underneath. There is a leather strap, for gripping, wound around the horn and a metal concho attaches the strap to the saddle. Below the horn, viewer’s right, there is a leather strap threaded through the fork and secured with a screw; buckled onto this is a large metal ring buckle with the woven cinch attached to that. The cinch is a mixture of rope, hair, fibre and pink wool woven and braided into a horizontal line in pink, braided rope and then a pyramid; same on the other half. On either side of the cantel there is a rosette concho of leather with a metal concho over that, and two pieces of dangling leather, same on the back jockey behind the cantel, and in the middle the maker’s stamp again “RAY HOLES” on top and underneath “GRANGEVILLE, IDA”. A leather tab is attached to saddle, viewer’s left, with a leather rosette concho, on top of which is a metal concho; stamped on this is the maker’s mark “QUARTER HORSE TREE”, an oval with a cutout in the middle “RAY HOLES” on top and underneath “GRANGEVILLE, IDA”. The saddle has large fenders and attached to those are the stirrups.
Subject
transportation
animal
horse
riding
Charlie Beil
Credit
Purchased from Brad Bischoff, Canmore, 2010
Catalogue Number
106.06.1084
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Date
1965 – 1975
Material
wood; skin
Catalogue Number
106.06.0051
Description
Carved piece of wood with man's face wearing tall red hat and having carved blue twist representing body, with red thunderbird motif wrapped around green pole at bottom. Features and carving accentuated by charring wood. Wrist strap of buckskin at top fastened through two slits at ends to hand tied…
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Title
Quirt Riding Whip
Date
1965 – 1975
Material
wood; skin
Dimensions
3.9 x 4.5 x 44.8 cm
Description
Carved piece of wood with man's face wearing tall red hat and having carved blue twist representing body, with red thunderbird motif wrapped around green pole at bottom. Features and carving accentuated by charring wood. Wrist strap of buckskin at top fastened through two slits at ends to hand tied around "hat", and lash at bottom of a strip of buckskin passes through hole drilled at bottom and then through slit in itself with two ends hanging loose.
Subject
Indigenous
craft
animal
horse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
106.06.0051
Images
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