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- 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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- Date
- 1965 – 1975
- Material
- stone; wood; buckskin
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0020
- Description
- A calumet with heavy squared grey stone (steatite?) bowl and wooden stem made from tree branch; bowl is carved from stone in L-shape with conical shaped fire-bowl cut into top leg of "L" and narrow fringed buckskin band fastened around at end; fringed buckskin band sewn to fit around joint of stem …
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- Title
- Calumet
- Date
- 1965 – 1975
- Material
- stone; wood; buckskin
- Dimensions
- 4.9 x 2.8 x 29.9 cm
- Description
- A calumet with heavy squared grey stone (steatite?) bowl and wooden stem made from tree branch; bowl is carved from stone in L-shape with conical shaped fire-bowl cut into top leg of "L" and narrow fringed buckskin band fastened around at end; fringed buckskin band sewn to fit around joint of stem and bowl is painted with a black dot on each face covering square bowl end; pipe stem is branch with bark removed, carved flat at mouthpiece, with small hole drilled through its length; stem painted with green band near bowl, and green and black bands in middle to emphasize a natural knuckle where twigs have been carved off, black arrows along length pointing toward mouthpiece, and four black symbols representing tomahawks, with green dots.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- ceremonial
- smoking
- Stoney
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0020
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- Date
- 1930 – 1975
- Material
- stone
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0021
- Description
- An L-shaped pipe bowl of green-grey stone with long squared cylindrical base and squat squared fire-bowl rising at right angles to base; fire bowl has conical hole cut through to join smoke hole drilled in base at right angle; front ends of stone slightly tapered; has not been smoked. Tag attached …
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- Title
- Calumet Bowl
- Date
- 1930 – 1975
- Material
- stone
- Dimensions
- 4.4 x 2.5 x 11.7 cm
- Description
- An L-shaped pipe bowl of green-grey stone with long squared cylindrical base and squat squared fire-bowl rising at right angles to base; fire bowl has conical hole cut through to join smoke hole drilled in base at right angle; front ends of stone slightly tapered; has not been smoked. Tag attached in Catharine Whyte’s handwriting: “Beckie Beaver/ Mar. 24, 1975 - made by Dan Wildman - but never used - gray peace pipe, wants it back.”
- Subject
- Indigenous
- ceremonial
- smoking
- Stoney
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0021
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- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- stone; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0029 a,b
- Description
- A large calumet with large red stone T-shaped bowl (a); and long thick wooden stick stem (b); cylindrical smoke bowl joins base in V-joint; bowl base is flattened along bottom and along the top in front of the smoke bowl where it tapers slightly and is cut off at angle; stone smoothly polished to d…
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- Title
- Calumet
- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- stone; wood
- Dimensions
- 12.0 x 4.1 x 63.4 cm
- Description
- A large calumet with large red stone T-shaped bowl (a); and long thick wooden stick stem (b); cylindrical smoke bowl joins base in V-joint; bowl base is flattened along bottom and along the top in front of the smoke bowl where it tapers slightly and is cut off at angle; stone smoothly polished to dull sheen; thick, round stem (b) is carved from tree branch with hole drilled through its length; long tube mouthpiece carved at one end, and shorter tube joint for bowl at other.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- ceremonial
- smoking
- Stoney
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0029 a,b
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- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- stone; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0030 a,b
- Description
- A calumet with grey stone T-shape bowl and long wooden stem; (a) cylindrical smoke bowl sits atop long narrow base which tapers toward front where it is cut off at angle, and is carved into cube shape at end where stem joins; bowl is incised with scratched design of diamond shapes on sides, around …
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- Title
- Calumet
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- stone; wood
- Dimensions
- 6.7 x 2.2 x 48.7 cm
- Description
- A calumet with grey stone T-shape bowl and long wooden stem; (a) cylindrical smoke bowl sits atop long narrow base which tapers toward front where it is cut off at angle, and is carved into cube shape at end where stem joins; bowl is incised with scratched design of diamond shapes on sides, around smoke bowl, and on each face of the cube; pipe stem (b) is shaped from stick which thickens and is flattened at bottom near bowl joint; mouthpiece is formed by whittling stem flat at one end, with carved round dowel joint at other to join to bowl; a series of charred lines have been burnt into top and sides of stem; end of stem near mouthpiece shows evidence of having been painted yellow ochre at one time.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Noah Goat
- ceremonial
- smoking
- Stoney
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0030 a,b
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- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- stone; wood; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0036
- Description
- A long squared red stone pipe stem which tapers at one end; long thin lines have been incised along the length on the sides of each face, and a simplified scroll pattern along the length of the top face; small wooden tube mouthpiece has been inserted at narrower end of stem, and a larger wooden tub…
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- Title
- Calumet Stem
- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- stone; wood; fibre
- Dimensions
- 1.6 x 2.3 x 32.5 cm
- Description
- A long squared red stone pipe stem which tapers at one end; long thin lines have been incised along the length on the sides of each face, and a simplified scroll pattern along the length of the top face; small wooden tube mouthpiece has been inserted at narrower end of stem, and a larger wooden tube which is wrapped with fine string at the other to join the pipe bowl; has been smoked.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- ceremonial
- smoking
- Stoney
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0036
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- Date
- 1880 – 1940
- Material
- skin; glass; grass
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0007
- Description
- A long pouch of deerskin with a four pointed opening which folds over to form a pointed flap where a tying thong is attached. The edge of the opening is beaded. There is long leather fringe along the bottom bottom edge that has bugle beads strung close to the music. The bottom third of the bag is…
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- Title
- Calumet Bag
- Date
- 1880 – 1940
- Material
- skin; glass; grass
- Dimensions
- 16.0 x 74.0 cm
- Description
- A long pouch of deerskin with a four pointed opening which folds over to form a pointed flap where a tying thong is attached. The edge of the opening is beaded. There is long leather fringe along the bottom bottom edge that has bugle beads strung close to the music. The bottom third of the bag is completely beaded with a white background and two red and blue diamond shapes.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- Kootenay
- beadwork
- smoking
- ceremonial
- Ktunaxa
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0007
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