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- Date
- 1938 – 1938
- Material
- plaster
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0158
- Description
- An ashtray in the shape of a wagon wheel and decorated with a three dimensional bison skull and highlighted with brown paint. The ashtray is scorched from use, and the bison’s left horn broken and missing. The words “J Fuller ‘38’” are on one side of the ashtray, and “Made in Banff Can” is on the…
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- Title
- Ashtray
- Date
- 1938 – 1938
- Material
- plaster
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 13.5 x 14.3 cm
- Description
- An ashtray in the shape of a wagon wheel and decorated with a three dimensional bison skull and highlighted with brown paint. The ashtray is scorched from use, and the bison’s left horn broken and missing. The words “J Fuller ‘38’” are on one side of the ashtray, and “Made in Banff Can” is on the base.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- smoking
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0158
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3012
- Description
- Turned wood (looks like a baluster) with a shaped wooden bowl attached near the end opposite the mouthpiece. The pipe is nailed together. Tag with CRW writing: “From Big Horn probably Laurier Hunter” on one side, and “Old Wildman fr. Big Horn” on the reverse.
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- Title
- Calumet
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 16.0 x 3.5 x 67.0 cm
- Description
- Turned wood (looks like a baluster) with a shaped wooden bowl attached near the end opposite the mouthpiece. The pipe is nailed together. Tag with CRW writing: “From Big Horn probably Laurier Hunter” on one side, and “Old Wildman fr. Big Horn” on the reverse.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3012
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- glass; skin; stone; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3060
- Description
- Wooden pipe stem decorated with pyrography and wrapped with a section of bead-wrapped hide (yellow, black, red and white) with fringe at each end. The simple grey stone bowl is attached to the stem. Tag attached: “$20.00”.
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- Title
- Calumet
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- glass; skin; stone; wood
- Dimensions
- 7.2 x 2.6 x 52.0 cm
- Description
- Wooden pipe stem decorated with pyrography and wrapped with a section of bead-wrapped hide (yellow, black, red and white) with fringe at each end. The simple grey stone bowl is attached to the stem. Tag attached: “$20.00”.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- ceremonial
- religious
- smoking
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3060
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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
- prior to 1870
- Material
- stone, catlinite; wood; quill; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0014 a,b
- Description
- A quill-wrapped wooden pipe stem with a carved pipestone bowl.a) A long pipe stem made from a hollowed piece of wood wrapped with multi-coloured quills. b) A red-brown right angle pipe bowl carved from pipestone.
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- Title
- Calumet
- Date
- prior to 1870
- Material
- stone, catlinite; wood; quill; fibre
- Dimensions
- 8.5 (bowl) x 54.0 cm
- Description
- A quill-wrapped wooden pipe stem with a carved pipestone bowl.a) A long pipe stem made from a hollowed piece of wood wrapped with multi-coloured quills. b) A red-brown right angle pipe bowl carved from pipestone.
- Subject
- Indigenous, Stoney
- Plains Cree
- Woodland Ojibwa
- Plains Ojibwa
- crafts
- carving
- quillwork
- smoking
- ceremonial
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0014 a,b
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3022
- Description
- Light hide machine sewn bag with drawstring at top and fringe attached to bottom edge. Both sides of the bag have a beaded patch (15.0 x 20.0 cm) with red, white and yellow triangles and a diamond on a blue background with dark blue triangles along the edges.
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- Title
- Calumet Bag
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- glass; skin
- Dimensions
- 20.0 x 57.0 cm
- Description
- Light hide machine sewn bag with drawstring at top and fringe attached to bottom edge. Both sides of the bag have a beaded patch (15.0 x 20.0 cm) with red, white and yellow triangles and a diamond on a blue background with dark blue triangles along the edges.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- beadwork
- ceremonial
- smoking
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3022
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- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0004
- Description
- A long leather pouch with long leather fringe along the bottom edge. The opening is shaped and beaded around the edge. The bottom third of the bag is beaded with a light blue background and a diagonal design in red, and a blue with orange design at the top and bottom. Horizontal lines of beads (…
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- Title
- Calumet Bag
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 14.0 x 74.0 (approx.) cm
- Description
- A long leather pouch with long leather fringe along the bottom edge. The opening is shaped and beaded around the edge. The bottom third of the bag is beaded with a light blue background and a diagonal design in red, and a blue with orange design at the top and bottom. Horizontal lines of beads (interrupted after every third bead) form the design on the back of pouch.
- Subject
- Indigenous, Stoney
- smoking
- ceremonial
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0004
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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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Calumet Fragment
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- stone
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3046
- Description
- Red-brown calumet bowl in the shape of a horse with the hole through the top of the horse’s head. Obvious repair across horse’s hind-quarters and the front legs are broken. The end where this section attaches to the stem is jagged and has putty or glue attached.See narrative
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- Title
- Calumet Fragment
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- stone
- Dimensions
- 7.1 x 2.2 x 18.2 cm
- Description
- Red-brown calumet bowl in the shape of a horse with the hole through the top of the horse’s head. Obvious repair across horse’s hind-quarters and the front legs are broken. The end where this section attaches to the stem is jagged and has putty or glue attached.See narrative
- Subject
- Indigenous
- ceremonial
- religious
- smoking
- crafts
- carving
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3046
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- wood, cedar; metal; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.0028
- Description
- A rectangular cigar box of natural cedar with dovetailed corner joints. The lid closes with a metal latch. The front is stamped with “Panatella, aged in Canada.” The lid has a red shield-shaped label reading “Pandora Cigars.” The interior of the box is divided into two compartments with advert…
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- Title
- Cigar Box
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- wood, cedar; metal; paper
- Dimensions
- 6.6 x 12.6 x 27.8 cm
- Description
- A rectangular cigar box of natural cedar with dovetailed corner joints. The lid closes with a metal latch. The front is stamped with “Panatella, aged in Canada.” The lid has a red shield-shaped label reading “Pandora Cigars.” The interior of the box is divided into two compartments with advertising copy and a price ticket (ten cents). The base bears warning regarding the use of the box.
- Subject
- households
- smoking
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.0028
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