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- Date
- prior to 1974
- Material
- skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3035 b
- Description
- b) Heavy leather belt with separate sewn-on bullet loops. Brass coloured metal buckle. Tag CRW's writing "Must have been rawhide took good care of it Octo. 10, 1974. Jim Buffalo, a Crow indian from Browning gave the belt to Archies Daniels last Tuesday 1st of October. He claimed his grandfather i…
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- Title
- Cartridge Belt
- Date
- prior to 1974
- Material
- skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 8.0 x 115.0 cm
- Description
- b) Heavy leather belt with separate sewn-on bullet loops. Brass coloured metal buckle. Tag CRW's writing "Must have been rawhide took good care of it Octo. 10, 1974. Jim Buffalo, a Crow indian from Browning gave the belt to Archies Daniels last Tuesday 1st of October. He claimed his grandfather in battle with Sioux Indians during Custer's last stand and it was very new from one of Custer's men, a dead soldier. Looted alot of things. Some got sabres. Must have gotten it from a dead soldier. Had it for 7 years after his father had it. Jim Buffalo is 68 and family had it for 70 years. Grandfather gave it to son then to Jim B. "
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3035 b
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- Date
- prior to 1974
- Material
- skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3036
- Description
- Ordinary leather belt with four rows of silver coloured studs, some missing. Metal buckle.
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- Title
- Treaty Belt
- Date
- prior to 1974
- Material
- skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 112.0 cm
- Description
- Ordinary leather belt with four rows of silver coloured studs, some missing. Metal buckle.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- warfare
- David Bearspaw
- treaties
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3036
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- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- antler; stone; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.0010
- Description
- Long sturdy piece of elk antler with double prong at end with a heavy large stone clubhead resting in the crotch. The clubhead is secured with a strip of cowhide across the top tied securely around the stone with a leather thong which passes through holes drilled at the end of each prong and knotte…
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- Title
- Club
- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- antler; stone; skin
- Dimensions
- 11.5 x 14.5 x 60.5 cm
- Description
- Long sturdy piece of elk antler with double prong at end with a heavy large stone clubhead resting in the crotch. The clubhead is secured with a strip of cowhide across the top tied securely around the stone with a leather thong which passes through holes drilled at the end of each prong and knotted around the shaft of the antler handle. A leather thong strap passes through a hole drilled at the end of the handle.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- warfare
- hunting
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.0010
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- Date
- 1935 – 1945
- Material
- wood; stone; skin; fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.0011
- Description
- Small shaped stone clubhead with handle made from poplar branch which has been bent over clubhead and back on itself. The two ends of the branch forming the handle are tightly bound together with a strip of leather wound about them and nailed into them. The clubhead is held securely in place by ban…
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- Title
- Club
- Date
- 1935 – 1945
- Material
- wood; stone; skin; fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 11.5 x 44.7 cm
- Description
- Small shaped stone clubhead with handle made from poplar branch which has been bent over clubhead and back on itself. The two ends of the branch forming the handle are tightly bound together with a strip of leather wound about them and nailed into them. The clubhead is held securely in place by bands of leather wrapped around many times and held in place with nails and wire. Apiece of hemp cord is tied around notch at bottom of handle.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- warfare
- hunting
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.0011
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- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- wood; skin; feather; stone
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.0012
- Description
- Club with clubhead, probably a cylindrically shaped stone, completely covered with buckskin and attached to willow branch handle nearly completely wrapped with buckskin. Head is secured to handle by means of leather strap passing over and nailed to handle then completely covered with soft buckskin …
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- Title
- Club
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- wood; skin; feather; stone
- Dimensions
- 5.5 x 19.0 x 60.0 cm
- Description
- Club with clubhead, probably a cylindrically shaped stone, completely covered with buckskin and attached to willow branch handle nearly completely wrapped with buckskin. Head is secured to handle by means of leather strap passing over and nailed to handle then completely covered with soft buckskin sewed to its shape forming a loose, but secure, clubhead. There is a collar of hide with hair on at the neck, then the handle is wrapped with narrow thong of buckskin about 1/3 of the way down where there is a fringed collar of buckskin, and then a large piece of buckskin is sewed on to cover the rest of the handle. A wrist strap of stiff hide is held to the end of the handle with a tightly wrapped thong of buckskin covered with another fringed collar band. A single eagle feather hangs from the middle of the handle.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- warfare
- hunting
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.0012
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- Date
- 1825 – 1900
- Material
- stone
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.0015
- Description
- A fairly large natural rock, sandstone? of rough texture except for one flat side which is slightly polished and smooth. Grooved indentation carved about middle, to hold thong for swinging .
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- Title
- Clubhead
- Date
- 1825 – 1900
- Material
- stone
- Dimensions
- 16.0 x 11.0 x 14.5 cm
- Description
- A fairly large natural rock, sandstone? of rough texture except for one flat side which is slightly polished and smooth. Grooved indentation carved about middle, to hold thong for swinging .
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.0015
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- Date
- 1950 – 1965
- Material
- wood; stone; skin; feather
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.0016
- Description
- A club with swinging head. Handle from branch of tree with bark stripped off and wrapped with wide band of buckskin at end which is tightly sewn on. Bulbous mushroom shaped stone clubhead attached with buckskin thong around middle tied to end of strong cord of twisted buckskin, 12 cm long, which is…
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- Title
- Swinging Club
- Date
- 1950 – 1965
- Material
- wood; stone; skin; feather
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 42.7 cm
- Description
- A club with swinging head. Handle from branch of tree with bark stripped off and wrapped with wide band of buckskin at end which is tightly sewn on. Bulbous mushroom shaped stone clubhead attached with buckskin thong around middle tied to end of strong cord of twisted buckskin, 12 cm long, which is secured to top of handle by narrow buckskin thongs tightly wrapped over it. Two feathers attached at this end of handle.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- warfare
- hunting
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.0016
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- stone; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.0018
- Description
- A swinging club with head of carved sandstone with deep groove for handle thong and three shallow incised grooves decorating larger side. A flexible handle of twisted buckskin cord is knotted around groove in rock with both ends wrapped together with a buckskin strip just below rock and again in m…
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- Title
- Swinging Club
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- stone; skin
- Dimensions
- 9.0 x 9.5 x 43.0 cm
- Description
- A swinging club with head of carved sandstone with deep groove for handle thong and three shallow incised grooves decorating larger side. A flexible handle of twisted buckskin cord is knotted around groove in rock with both ends wrapped together with a buckskin strip just below rock and again in middle of handle. Ends are knotted together with extra length of twisted buckskin hanging below.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- warfare
- hunting
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.0018
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Shillelagh Club
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- Date
- 1933
- Material
- wood; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.1001
- Description
- A dark coloured wooden club with a rectangular shaped head (6.0 x 5.7) at one end. The head has a depression in it and a hole has been bored (8.2 cm from the end) through the handle through which a ribbon is wound and tied in a circle for use as a wrist strap. The handle is inscribed "MM/17 May 193…
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- Title
- Shillelagh Club
- Date
- 1933
- Material
- wood; fibre
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 5.7 x 49.0 cm
- Description
- A dark coloured wooden club with a rectangular shaped head (6.0 x 5.7) at one end. The head has a depression in it and a hole has been bored (8.2 cm from the end) through the handle through which a ribbon is wound and tied in a circle for use as a wrist strap. The handle is inscribed "MM/17 May 1933"
- Subject
- Indigenous
- warfare
- Credit
- Gift of Fred McCullagh, Banff, 1965
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.1001
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- Date
- prior to 1966
- Material
- stone
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.1002 a,b
- Description
- (a) clubhead is a cylindrical shaped rock, 11.0 x 5.5 x 10.3 cm with a groove extending around the centre of the rock. Another short groove crosses it in the centre to attach the handle. It has shallow indentations over the surface. (b) clubhead is an oblong shaped rock, 13.2 x 8.0 x 9.0 cm with gr…
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- Title
- Clubhead
- Date
- prior to 1966
- Material
- stone
- Dimensions
- 8.0 x 13.2 cm
- Description
- (a) clubhead is a cylindrical shaped rock, 11.0 x 5.5 x 10.3 cm with a groove extending around the centre of the rock. Another short groove crosses it in the centre to attach the handle. It has shallow indentations over the surface. (b) clubhead is an oblong shaped rock, 13.2 x 8.0 x 9.0 cm with grooves aroung the rock near top and bottom
- Subject
- Indigenous
- warfare
- Credit
- Gift of Forrest (Pat) Oliver Brewster, Banff, 1966
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.1002 a,b
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