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Date
1900 – 1973
Material
leather; wood; antler; horn;
Catalogue Number
106.06.0064
Description
Small-scale antler, wood, and leather saddle with horn stirrups with leather halter and straps. According to accompanying note from Catharine Robb Whyte, the saddle was meant for a child to ride a large dog. A tag originally attached to the saddle reads “Little saddle made by Paul Dixon. Parts were…
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Title
Dog Saddle
Date
1900 – 1973
Material
leather; wood; antler; horn;
Dimensions
48.9 x 18.6 x 34.0 cm
Description
Small-scale antler, wood, and leather saddle with horn stirrups with leather halter and straps. According to accompanying note from Catharine Robb Whyte, the saddle was meant for a child to ride a large dog. A tag originally attached to the saddle reads “Little saddle made by Paul Dixon. Parts were one[?] used by Great grandmother.”
Subject
saddle
transportation
tools
Indigenous Peoples
Stoney Nakoda
First Nations
dogs
children;
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
106.06.0064
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.744
Description
Rough sketch of a man with his right foot resting higher than his left, he has a gun in his left hand, his right hand waving, and he is wearing traditional clothing. To the right of the Native man there is a rough gestural drawing of what was finalized for the man. On the top half of the page there…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
27.5 x 21.0 cm
Description
Rough sketch of a man with his right foot resting higher than his left, he has a gun in his left hand, his right hand waving, and he is wearing traditional clothing. To the right of the Native man there is a rough gestural drawing of what was finalized for the man. On the top half of the page there is a rough sketch of a horse that appears to be resting. verso: on the bottom half of the page there is two rough gestural drawings of horse, each appear to be in pasture eating grass.
Subject
horse
saddle
pasture
grass
man
Indigenous
clothing
traditional
gun
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.744
Images
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This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
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