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Date
1910 – 1950
Material
wood; metal; plastic; feather; paint
Catalogue Number
104.05.0003 a-z, aa
Description
A set of twenty-seven arrows: - Four handmade wooden arrows with three feathers at one notched end. The other end of each arrow is sharpened to a point. There are coloured bands painted under the feathers. - Ten very thin wooden arrows with pointed metal tips. The notched end of each arrow has s…
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Title
Arrow
Date
1910 – 1950
Material
wood; metal; plastic; feather; paint
Dimensions
72.0 (average) cm
Description
A set of twenty-seven arrows: - Four handmade wooden arrows with three feathers at one notched end. The other end of each arrow is sharpened to a point. There are coloured bands painted under the feathers. - Ten very thin wooden arrows with pointed metal tips. The notched end of each arrow has small feathers and painted coloured bands. Four of these arrows are marked “South Bend Quality Tackle Bait Co.”. Two of these arrows are marked “The Oreno Pat. Pending”.- Five wooden arrows with pointed metal tips. These arrows have red, yellow and white bands at the feathered end. One of these arrows has a pointed spike projecting from the tip. These arrows are marked “made in U.S.A. Rounsville-Pohm, Hazel Crest, Ill. 29”. - Two wooden arrows with pointed metal tips at one end, and plastic notches at the other. There are red, white, blue and yellow bands at the notched end of each arrow. - Two arrows with blue and white bands at the notched feathered end. These arrows have a darker harder wood piece, with a metal tip, scarfed to the other end.- One handmade arrow, in the manner of Indigenous arrows, that is painted blue at the notched end. The opposite end is sharpened to a point. - Three odd arrows: one arrow with a plastic tip and faded blue bands at the notched, feathered end; one arrow with a red and yellow band at the notched feathered end and metal tip; one arrow that was once painted completely red with plastic notch and metal tip (no feathers).
Subject
Indigenous
hunting
households
sports, archery
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.05.0003 a-z, aa
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Date
1900 – 1930
Material
wood; feather; sinew
Catalogue Number
104.05.0038 a,b,c
Description
Three handmade arrows carved from wooden twigs, each with three split and trimmed shaft feathers bound to a notched end. All three arrows have sharpened tips and are painted with coloured bands: a) An arrow with red, green and yellow bands under feathers. Long pieces of down have been left at the…
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Title
Arrow
Date
1900 – 1930
Material
wood; feather; sinew
Dimensions
69.5 (a); 72.7 (b); 58.0 (c) cm
Description
Three handmade arrows carved from wooden twigs, each with three split and trimmed shaft feathers bound to a notched end. All three arrows have sharpened tips and are painted with coloured bands: a) An arrow with red, green and yellow bands under feathers. Long pieces of down have been left at the bottom of the featers. b) An arrow with bands of red, blue, and red under the feathers. c) An arrow with bands of blue, red, blue,yellow, blue, red, and blue under the feathers, and with a red band at the tip.
Subject
Indigenous
hunting
sports, archery
crafts
carving
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.05.0038 a,b,c
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Date
prior to 1970
Material
bone; feather; metal; wood
Catalogue Number
104.05.3001
Description
Eight handmade arrows. Each arrow has a wooden shaft, feathers and down fletching attached to the shaft with waxed thread (sinew?), and a carved nock.a-c) Three similar arrows (72.0 x 0.8 cm) with red and green coloured bands around the shaft at the fletching. d-f) Three similar arrows (74.0 x 0.9…
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Title
Arrow
Date
prior to 1970
Material
bone; feather; metal; wood
Dimensions
1.2 (g) x 77.5 (g) cm
Description
Eight handmade arrows. Each arrow has a wooden shaft, feathers and down fletching attached to the shaft with waxed thread (sinew?), and a carved nock.a-c) Three similar arrows (72.0 x 0.8 cm) with red and green coloured bands around the shaft at the fletching. d-f) Three similar arrows (74.0 x 0.9 cm) with no markings.g) Long arrow with thick shaft (77.5 x 1.2 cm) and a serrated bone arrowhead attached with waxed thread. The shaft is marked with red at the fletching and the arrowhead.h) Arrow (69.0 x 0.7 cm) with the fletching feathers cut square. There are red bands around the shaft and at the fletching. There is a metal (copper?) band at the tip.DO NOT DISPLAY AS OF JULY 2013: Corleigh Powderface (Belton)
Subject
Indigenous
crafts
carving
sports, archery
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.05.3001
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Date
1920
Material
wood; grass, reed; feather; metal, steel
Catalogue Number
104.05.0007 a-p
Description
A set of sixteen arrows: a,b) Two wooden arrows tipped with steel arrowheads. Each of these arrows have three feathers at the end of the shaft. c,d) Two arrows with reed shafts and long wooden points. These arrows are notched at the end of the shaft and have no feathers.e) One reed arrow with the…
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Title
Arrows
Date
1920
Material
wood; grass, reed; feather; metal, steel
Dimensions
78.0 (longest) cm
Description
A set of sixteen arrows: a,b) Two wooden arrows tipped with steel arrowheads. Each of these arrows have three feathers at the end of the shaft. c,d) Two arrows with reed shafts and long wooden points. These arrows are notched at the end of the shaft and have no feathers.e) One reed arrow with the wooden point broken off. This arrow is notched at the end of the shaft and has no feathers. f-p) Eleven wooden arrows shaped to a point at one end and notched at the other end. Each arrow has three feathers tied on at the notched end of the shaft. Some of these arrows have painted bands under the feathers.
Subject
Indigenous
Plains
hunting
sports, archery
travel
souvenirs
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.05.0007 a-p
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Date
1880 – 1920
Material
wood, ash; sinew
Catalogue Number
104.05.0005
Description
A bow carved from ash with tapered ends. The bow has a drawstring of twisted sinew.
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Title
Bow
Date
1880 – 1920
Material
wood, ash; sinew
Dimensions
130.0 cm
Description
A bow carved from ash with tapered ends. The bow has a drawstring of twisted sinew.
Subject
hunting
sports, archery
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.05.0005
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Date
1900 – 1930
Material
wood; sinew
Catalogue Number
104.05.0008
Description
A slightly flattened wooden bow carved to shape with tapering ends. The bow has a sinew drawstring.
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Title
Bow
Date
1900 – 1930
Material
wood; sinew
Dimensions
140.5 cm
Description
A slightly flattened wooden bow carved to shape with tapering ends. The bow has a sinew drawstring.
Subject
Indigenous, Stoney
hunting
sports, archery
Philip Moore
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.05.0008
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Date
1890 – 1920
Material
wood; sinew
Catalogue Number
104.05.0009
Description
A wooden bow with decorative weaving around the handgrip. The bow has a sinew drawstring.
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Title
Bow
Date
1890 – 1920
Material
wood; sinew
Dimensions
132.0 cm
Description
A wooden bow with decorative weaving around the handgrip. The bow has a sinew drawstring.
Subject
hunting
sports, archery
tourism
souvenir
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.05.0009
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Date
1890 – 1920
Material
wood; sinew
Catalogue Number
104.05.0010
Description
A very simple bow made from a branch of wood which shows where smaller branches have been cut off. The bow has a sinew drawstring.
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Title
Bow
Date
1890 – 1920
Material
wood; sinew
Dimensions
124.0 cm
Description
A very simple bow made from a branch of wood which shows where smaller branches have been cut off. The bow has a sinew drawstring.
Subject
Indigenous, Stoney
hunting
sports, archery
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.05.0010
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Date
1890 – 1920
Material
wood; sinew
Catalogue Number
104.05.0011
Description
A very simple wooden bow, made from a branch, that is slightly curved at the ends. The bow has a sinew drawstring.
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Title
Bow
Date
1890 – 1920
Material
wood; sinew
Dimensions
130.5 cm
Description
A very simple wooden bow, made from a branch, that is slightly curved at the ends. The bow has a sinew drawstring.
Subject
Indigenous, Stoney
hunting
sports, archery
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.05.0011
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Date
1910 – 1940
Material
metal, steel; cork; skin
Catalogue Number
104.05.0025
Description
A steel, slightly shaped, bow with a cork handgrip. The bow has a wire drawstring that is wrapped with leather at each end.
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Title
Bow
Date
1910 – 1940
Material
metal, steel; cork; skin
Dimensions
158.5 cm
Description
A steel, slightly shaped, bow with a cork handgrip. The bow has a wire drawstring that is wrapped with leather at each end.
Subject
sports, archery
hunting
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.05.0025
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