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Date
1970 – 1990
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
102.04.1046
Description
Copper coloured ashtray with circular picture in the bottom of an RCMP member on horseback, “Royal Canadian Mounted Police” printed above image, and label which reads: “Miette Hot Springs”.
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Title
Ashtray
Date
1970 – 1990
Material
metal
Description
Copper coloured ashtray with circular picture in the bottom of an RCMP member on horseback, “Royal Canadian Mounted Police” printed above image, and label which reads: “Miette Hot Springs”.
Subject
households
smoking
souvenirs
Credit
Purchased from Rundle Memorial United Church, Banff, 1988
Catalogue Number
102.04.1046
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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
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.”
Subject
Indigenous
Stoney
Joe Abraham
Laurier Hunter
ceremonial
religious
crafts
carving
smoking
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
109.02.3047
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Date
1890 – 1915
Material
metal; fibre; glass
Catalogue Number
103.08.1049 a-f
Description
A tall silver coloured opium pipe complete with tweezers and brush. The main body is two cylinders 6.5 cm high 3.3 cm dia. with two smaller cylinders between them, decorated with birds, flowers and grasses. One of the bigger cylinders has a flip up lid, the other is the base for a long pipe 34.5…
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Title
Opium Pipe
Date
1890 – 1915
Material
metal; fibre; glass
Description
A tall silver coloured opium pipe complete with tweezers and brush. The main body is two cylinders 6.5 cm high 3.3 cm dia. with two smaller cylinders between them, decorated with birds, flowers and grasses. One of the bigger cylinders has a flip up lid, the other is the base for a long pipe 34.5 cm high. It has another cylinder protruding out from the base beside the long pipe, a heavy open rod 12.5 cm long fits into it. Tweezers are 13.0 cm long. The brush has a 13.5 cm long metal handle. There is another open ended cylinder which fits into one of the small cylinders on the base. The tweezers and the brush stand in these. A long silk string has a fancy flat knot from which hang two small glass painted balls then the tassels bound tightly with wire. A metal hook is tied onto the string as well, it hooks on to the top of the pipe. Inscriptions on the outside of the pipe have been translated as “Long Good Luck”, and the inside says “Made in Hong Kong”.
Subject
Bankhead
Chow Dung Hee
Slippy
Henry Ness
smoking
Credit
Gift of Pauline Ness Williams, Kanata, 1997
Catalogue Number
103.08.1049 a-f
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Date
1970 – 1995
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
102.04.1042
Description
Flat round red container with flip-up round metal lid. On the lid is a picture of Banff Avenue and Cascade Mountain and, written in red, “Banff Canada”.
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Title
Portable Ashtray
Date
1970 – 1995
Material
metal
Description
Flat round red container with flip-up round metal lid. On the lid is a picture of Banff Avenue and Cascade Mountain and, written in red, “Banff Canada”.
Subject
households
smoking
souvenirs
Credit
Gift of Phyllis H. Horpenuk, Banff, 1990
Catalogue Number
102.04.1042
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Date
prior to 1913
Material
leather; metal
Catalogue Number
103.08.0558
Description
A small rectangular pouch with flap that closes with two snap buttons. Pouch is made of brown leather with scaly appearance.
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Title
Tobacco Pouch
Date
prior to 1913
Material
leather; metal
Dimensions
8.7 x 14.1 cm
Description
A small rectangular pouch with flap that closes with two snap buttons. Pouch is made of brown leather with scaly appearance.
Subject
smoking accessories
Conrad Kain
Credit
Gift of Alpine Club of Canada, Canmore, 1986
Catalogue Number
103.08.0558
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