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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- sinew; stone; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.3003
- Description
- Shaped stone axe head, flat on one side, lashed to peeled wooden handle with sinew.
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- Title
- Tomahawk Ax
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- sinew; stone; wood
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 19.5 x 45.0 cm
- Description
- Shaped stone axe head, flat on one side, lashed to peeled wooden handle with sinew.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- tools
- warfare
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.3003
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- skin; stone; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.3004
- Description
- Large shaped stone head attached to hide and fur wrapped wooden handle. Tag with CRW writing “Richard Kaquitts found it diggin grave at Morley,” another tag reads “Stone tomahawk head found by Richard Kaquitts.”
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- Title
- Tomahawk Ax
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- skin; stone; wood
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 22.0 x 46.0 cm
- Description
- Large shaped stone head attached to hide and fur wrapped wooden handle. Tag with CRW writing “Richard Kaquitts found it diggin grave at Morley,” another tag reads “Stone tomahawk head found by Richard Kaquitts.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.3004
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- feather; skin; stone; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.3005
- Description
- Rounded stone attached with short fringe to hide covered wooden handle. There is a hide loop strap attached to the end of the handle. Feathers are attached along the length of the handle and on top of the head. There is a teal blue band around the handle near the head. The head and handle are m…
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- Title
- Tomahawk Ax
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- feather; skin; stone; wood
- Dimensions
- 4.2 x 9.0 x 31.0 cm
- Description
- Rounded stone attached with short fringe to hide covered wooden handle. There is a hide loop strap attached to the end of the handle. Feathers are attached along the length of the handle and on top of the head. There is a teal blue band around the handle near the head. The head and handle are marked with yellow.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- tools
- warfare
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.3005
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- Date
- 1973
- Material
- stone
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.3006 a-c
- Description
- Three shaped stone tomahawk heads.a) Smooth oval stone with an indent around the centre. Tag with CRW’s writing: “4 StoneTomahawk heads found by Nial Dixon 1973 on Old Man River near Leindbrek in Summer 1973” and on reverse, in another hand, “July 13/82 Note: only 2 found in pkg together.”b) Rough…
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- Title
- Fragment
- Date
- 1973
- Material
- stone
- Dimensions
- 4.7 (a); 7.0 (b); 1.7 (c) x 7.0 (a); 9.0 (b); 9.0 (c) x 11.5 (a); 12.0 (b); 10.0 (c) cm
- Description
- Three shaped stone tomahawk heads.a) Smooth oval stone with an indent around the centre. Tag with CRW’s writing: “4 StoneTomahawk heads found by Nial Dixon 1973 on Old Man River near Leindbrek in Summer 1973” and on reverse, in another hand, “July 13/82 Note: only 2 found in pkg together.”b) Rough egg-shaped stone with indent around the centre.c) Dark, trapezoid-shaped stone that is relatively flat.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- tools
- warfare
- Nial Dixon
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.3006 a-c
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- skin; stone; feather
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.1011
- Description
- buckskin covered (wire) with rock and feathers; stone 11.0 x 4.0 x 4.0, elongated egg-shaped rock is bound in the middlewith buckskin which continues up the shaft, thicker at the end; down featherstied on a string to the shaft near the rock; 2 wing feathers tied on nearcentre; 2 buckskin thongs ca …
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- Title
- Club
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- skin; stone; feather
- Dimensions
- 47.5 cm
- Description
- buckskin covered (wire) with rock and feathers; stone 11.0 x 4.0 x 4.0, elongated egg-shaped rock is bound in the middlewith buckskin which continues up the shaft, thicker at the end; down featherstied on a string to the shaft near the rock; 2 wing feathers tied on nearcentre; 2 buckskin thongs ca 36.0 long, fringed at the end, dangle from end ofclub.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- hunting
- warfare
- Deer Lodge
- souvenirs
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.1011
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- Date
- 1916 – 1916
- Material
- fibre; metal; glass; rubber
- Catalogue Number
- 104.51.0001 a,b
- Description
- A gas mask (a) and its case (b).a) A gas mask made of fine rubberized canvas. The mask is held securely to the face by four elastic straps and one twill tape strap. The mask has round glass lenses with metal frames. There is a spring clamp inside to pinch the nostrils and a rubber tube for inser…
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- Title
- Gas Mask
- Date
- 1916 – 1916
- Material
- fibre; metal; glass; rubber
- Dimensions
- 23.0 (b) x 22.0 (a); 8.5 (b) x 65.0 (a) (inclusive); 25.0 (b) cm
- Description
- A gas mask (a) and its case (b).a) A gas mask made of fine rubberized canvas. The mask is held securely to the face by four elastic straps and one twill tape strap. The mask has round glass lenses with metal frames. There is a spring clamp inside to pinch the nostrils and a rubber tube for insertion into the mouth that leads to a metal nozzle outside with a rubber sack. The breathing aparatus is attached to a cloth hose with rigid rings leading to metal canister with a filter at the bottom. b) The rectangular carrying case is made of khaki coloured canvas with a snapping flap and ring on the sides. The case has two compartments to fit the canister on one side and a metal coil at the bottom of the other which also contains the mask. A long cord with a square envelope and cardboard is attached to one corner. The case has a canvas shoulder strap with an adjustable metal buckle and button. There is an instruction sheet inside. The case has “-RIS ONLY” and “3” stencilled on the flap.
- Subject
- households
- military
- uniforms
- chemical warfare
- WWI
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.51.0001 a,b
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- Date
- 1914 – 1918
- Material
- fibre, cotton; metal; glass; rubber; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.51.0002 a,b
- Description
- A gas mask (a) in a carrying case (b).a) A hood of two layers of brushed denim with metal rings holding glass lenses at the eyes and a metal tube at the mouth with remnents of a rubber bag stuck to the outside. The letter “P” is stamped a the neck on the front.b) A khaki coloured rectangular canv…
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- Title
- Gas Mask
- Date
- 1914 – 1918
- Material
- fibre, cotton; metal; glass; rubber; plastic
- Dimensions
- 69.5 (b) (with strap) x 48.0 (a); 29.0 (b) x 53.0 (a); 17.5 (b) cm
- Description
- A gas mask (a) in a carrying case (b).a) A hood of two layers of brushed denim with metal rings holding glass lenses at the eyes and a metal tube at the mouth with remnents of a rubber bag stuck to the outside. The letter “P” is stamped a the neck on the front.b) A khaki coloured rectangular canvas bag with a flap and two buttons to secure the flap. The bag has a long strap with three buttons at one side. The name “Lieut. T.C. Creagham” is written on the flap.
- Subject
- households
- military
- uniforms
- chemical warfare
- WWI
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.51.0002 a,b
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- Date
- 1800 – 1900
- Material
- metal; skin; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0048 a-c
- Description
- A Japanese samurai sword with dirk and brown scabbard. (a) sword, long curved steel blade attached by brass collar to hilt. Handle of wood with pebbled texture of sharkskin applied and showing through diamond shaped openings left in decorative wrapping with leather strips over handle. Metal cap at…
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- Title
- Fighting Sword
- Date
- 1800 – 1900
- Material
- metal; skin; fibre
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 6.5 x 72.1 cm
- Description
- A Japanese samurai sword with dirk and brown scabbard. (a) sword, long curved steel blade attached by brass collar to hilt. Handle of wood with pebbled texture of sharkskin applied and showing through diamond shaped openings left in decorative wrapping with leather strips over handle. Metal cap at end of handle has low relief casting of gilded dragonfly on one corner, a small bronze insect is caught below the leather wrapping on either side of the handle. Rectangular sword guard at hilt has incised design and vestiges of gold painted design with a decorative opening either side. (b) dirk, short narrow blade set into metal handle with inlay of bronze in shape of stem with leaves and two seed pods on one side, fits into slit in top of scabbard. Note: part of inlay missing. (c) scabbard, hollow wood shaped to fit the blade and covered with finely textured brown leather. Slots on either side near hilt are banded at top with smooth black strip, wood?, horn?, and further down as well, where dirk enters. Ornate metal cap at tip extends in a strip 16.0 cm along back edge and 5.0 cm along front edge with narrow metal band around scabbard 10.0 cm from tip. Small gilded dragonfly on one corner of cap at tip.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0048 a-c
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With Scabbard Cutlass
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- Date
- 1850 – 1925
- Material
- metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0049 a,b
- Description
- A cutlass with wooden handle and scabbard trimmed with brass. (a) cutlass, knife with short thick curved blade inlaid with ornate silver organic and geometric pattern on one side. Thick brass S-shaped guard at hilt, handle of dark brown wood with inlaid brass diamond shape on either side, and tu…
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- Title
- With Scabbard Cutlass
- Date
- 1850 – 1925
- Material
- metal; wood
- Dimensions
- 7.5 x 2.3 x 41.0 cm
- Description
- A cutlass with wooden handle and scabbard trimmed with brass. (a) cutlass, knife with short thick curved blade inlaid with ornate silver organic and geometric pattern on one side. Thick brass S-shaped guard at hilt, handle of dark brown wood with inlaid brass diamond shape on either side, and turned brass cap at ends with floral medallion at tip. (b) scabbard, slightly curved wooden scabbard shaped to fit blade. Wide brass band at mouth has moth shaped plaque, with incised features, standing out from one side. Tip covered with wide brass band and small knob at end. Single narrow brass band girds middle of scabbard, with indication on wood that there may have been another band at one time .
- Subject
- warfare
- hunting
- fighting
- Japanese
- Edward S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0049 a,b
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And Scabbard Sword
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- Date
- 1850 – 1909
- Material
- metal; wood; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0050 a,b
- Description
- A small narrow sword with wooden scabbard and handle shaped like angular dragon's head. (a) sword, small with thin, narrow, sharply pointed blade, of one piece with handle which is shaped like angular dragon head on long neck. Blade is inlaid with strips of bronze on each side and along spine with …
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- Title
- And Scabbard Sword
- Date
- 1850 – 1909
- Material
- metal; wood; skin
- Dimensions
- 3.6 x 3.5 x 53.5 cm
- Description
- A small narrow sword with wooden scabbard and handle shaped like angular dragon's head. (a) sword, small with thin, narrow, sharply pointed blade, of one piece with handle which is shaped like angular dragon head on long neck. Blade is inlaid with strips of bronze on each side and along spine with incised geometric designs, and a double notch cut into spine on each side near the middle. Handle is overlaid with bronze strips into which designs and features of dragon have been cut. (b) scabbard, made of two pieces of wood shaped to fit the blade and held together with five metal strips around the outside, evenly spaced along length, one strap missing. Front side completely carved with intricate geometric design and small slit carved out near top through which is tied a leather thong.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0050 a,b
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