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Date
1870 – 1900
Material
stone, catlinite; wood
Catalogue Number
109.02.0010 a,b
Description
A wooden pipe stem and carven pipestone bowl.a) A pipe stem of a long sightly curved hollowed willow (?) branch with light coloured wood at the mouthpiece becoming dark at the other end. b) The small red-brown bowl is of very simple design, at a right angle to the stem, and is slightly flaring to t…
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Title
Calumet
Date
1870 – 1900
Material
stone, catlinite; wood
Dimensions
4.5 (bowl) x 29.0 cm
Description
A wooden pipe stem and carven pipestone bowl.a) A pipe stem of a long sightly curved hollowed willow (?) branch with light coloured wood at the mouthpiece becoming dark at the other end. b) The small red-brown bowl is of very simple design, at a right angle to the stem, and is slightly flaring to the opening. The bowl is incised with simple animal and geometric shapes.
Subject
Indigenous, Stoney
women
smoking
ceremonial
carving
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
109.02.0010 a,b
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Date
1870 – 1910
Material
stone, catlinite; wood
Catalogue Number
109.02.0012 a,b
Description
A wooden pipe stem with a pipestone bowl.a) A straight rather short pipe stem carved of wood and hollowed like a straw. The stem has two coloured rings painted around it.b) A simple right-angled bowl carved from red-brown pipestone. There is a ring carved where the stem joins.
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Title
Calumet
Date
1870 – 1910
Material
stone, catlinite; wood
Dimensions
5.5 (bowl) x 18.0 cm
Description
A wooden pipe stem with a pipestone bowl.a) A straight rather short pipe stem carved of wood and hollowed like a straw. The stem has two coloured rings painted around it.b) A simple right-angled bowl carved from red-brown pipestone. There is a ring carved where the stem joins.
Subject
Indigenous, Stoney
ceremonial
carving
smoking
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
109.02.0012 a,b
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Date
1870 – 1900
Material
skin; quill; glass; hair, horse
Catalogue Number
109.02.0005
Description
A long narrow bag with fringe along the bottom edge and a drawstring closing and flap at the top. The bag is completely beaded with a white background and figures of two horses (one white, one dark) with four crosses beaded at the top. The top of the fringe is wrapped with quills, predominently r…
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Title
Calumet Bag
Date
1870 – 1900
Material
skin; quill; glass; hair, horse
Dimensions
18.0 x 95.0 cm
Description
A long narrow bag with fringe along the bottom edge and a drawstring closing and flap at the top. The bag is completely beaded with a white background and figures of two horses (one white, one dark) with four crosses beaded at the top. The top of the fringe is wrapped with quills, predominently red with white and dark zig-zag pattern. The flap is beaded at the end with three hair tassels.
Subject
Indigenous, Sioux
beadwork
quillwork
animals, horses
smoking
Pat Brewster
Philip Moore
ceremonial
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
109.02.0005
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Date
1875 – 1910
Material
wood
Catalogue Number
109.02.0019
Description
Tubular wooden pipe stem carved from a piece of wood with narrow diameter ends, one to fit into a pipe bowl, and the other for a mouthpiece. A hole has been drilled through its length and knots and woodgrain are visible.
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Title
Calumet Stem
Date
1875 – 1910
Material
wood
Dimensions
2.1 x 2.1 x 25.8 cm
Description
Tubular wooden pipe stem carved from a piece of wood with narrow diameter ends, one to fit into a pipe bowl, and the other for a mouthpiece. A hole has been drilled through its length and knots and woodgrain are visible.
Subject
Indigenous, Stoney
ceremonial
carving
smoking
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
109.02.0019
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Date
1870 – 1880
Material
metal; wood
Catalogue Number
103.08.0253 a-c
Description
Three tobacco pipes (kiseru) which consist of tiny brass bowls with elongated extensions which connect to bamboo stems which connect to brass mouthpieces which are extruded and come to a small bore. (a) has Japanese calligraphic ideogram under bowl and mouthpiece, no other decoration. (b) has deco…
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Title
Pipe
Date
1870 – 1880
Material
metal; wood
Dimensions
1.6 x 1.0 x 16.5 cm
Description
Three tobacco pipes (kiseru) which consist of tiny brass bowls with elongated extensions which connect to bamboo stems which connect to brass mouthpieces which are extruded and come to a small bore. (a) has Japanese calligraphic ideogram under bowl and mouthpiece, no other decoration. (b) has decorations that look like an old man of the sea, and (c) has floral decorations on bowl and mouthpiece.
Subject
households
Japanese
Edward S. Morse
pastime
smoking
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0253 a-c
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Date
1875 – 1925
Material
skin; metal; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.08.0369
Description
A small oblong leather hanging pouch hanging from an oval brass ring. Front of pebbly textured brown leather, with back and flap of one piece of smooth, lighter brown leather. Pouch is stiff and shaped to give it thickness. Snap clasp at edge of flap is cast silver snail with frog climbing on its …
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Title
Tobacco Pouch
Date
1875 – 1925
Material
skin; metal; fibre
Dimensions
7.3 x 1.6 x 10.0 cm
Description
A small oblong leather hanging pouch hanging from an oval brass ring. Front of pebbly textured brown leather, with back and flap of one piece of smooth, lighter brown leather. Pouch is stiff and shaped to give it thickness. Snap clasp at edge of flap is cast silver snail with frog climbing on its back. Braided cord through grommets at top of the flap, passes through ornately pierced silver bead and is attached through eye of oval, brass ring. Ring has scrolly cloud or wave design around. Leather at top of pouch front is rolled down the flap closing over it.
Subject
Whyte home
travel
souvenir
pastime
smoking
animal
snail
frog
Japanese
E. S. Morse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0369
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