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- Date
- prior to 1974
- Material
- skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3035 a
- Description
- (a) Heavy leather belt with separate cartridge holder loops sewn on. Metal buckle with separate strap attached with copper rivets at other end. Tag in CRW's writing: "Sally Bearspaw Mrs Tom Twoyoungmen belt was given to all the chiefs for ammunion at time of signing of Treaty. This was old Chief…
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- Title
- Cartridge Belt
- Date
- prior to 1974
- Material
- skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 8.0 x 103.0 cm
- Description
- (a) Heavy leather belt with separate cartridge holder loops sewn on. Metal buckle with separate strap attached with copper rivets at other end. Tag in CRW's writing: "Sally Bearspaw Mrs Tom Twoyoungmen belt was given to all the chiefs for ammunion at time of signing of Treaty. This was old Chief Jacob Bearspaws Feb 16 1974," and on reverse: "when gov't talks about Treaty they wear bullet belt. Wants Frank to wear it so he will have more power."
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3035 a
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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
- 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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Dirk; Scabbard Sword
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- Date
- 1800 – 1880
- Material
- metal; wood; leather; skin; fibre; horn
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0051 a-c
- Description
- A Japanese samurai sword with black cord handle and black scabbard. (a) sword, long curved steel blade connected at hilt with brass to wooden handle covered with white pebbly sharkskin which shows through diamond shapes left open under silk cord which wraps handle. Metal band at base of hilt and me…
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- Title
- Dirk; Scabbard Sword
- Date
- 1800 – 1880
- Material
- metal; wood; leather; skin; fibre; horn
- Dimensions
- 7.4 x 66.6 cm
- Description
- A Japanese samurai sword with black cord handle and black scabbard. (a) sword, long curved steel blade connected at hilt with brass to wooden handle covered with white pebbly sharkskin which shows through diamond shapes left open under silk cord which wraps handle. Metal band at base of hilt and metal cap at its end have relief casting of leaves and blossoms, and a bronze casting of blossoms is caught under black cord wrapping handle, oval sword guard has cut out relief of branches and blossoms, with holes on either side large enough to allow dirk to pass through. (b) dirk, long thin blade set into brass handle with cast relief of heron standing in stream with incised bushes around. Japanese calligraphy on other side of handle. (c) scabbard, slightly curved to fit blade. Wood covered with fine grained leather with narrow black band, horn? at mouth and another at top of slit pocket where dirk slides in. Pocket groove on one side near top to accommodate dirk, and semi-circular black piece of carved horn on opposite side, threaded through with flat braided black silk cord to tie scabbard to belt
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0051 a-c
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Needle Bayonet
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- Date
- 1870 – 1875
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0052
- Description
- Long narrow bayonet with four edges, cross-section shape of cross, tapering to point. Base of bayonet formed into elbow which is joined to metal tube to fit over barrel of rifle. Spiral slit in tube fits over sight on rifle and twists to secure bayonet in place, metal clamp on tube to tighten.
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- Title
- Needle Bayonet
- Date
- 1870 – 1875
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 6.4 x 2.7 x 56.0 cm
- Description
- Long narrow bayonet with four edges, cross-section shape of cross, tapering to point. Base of bayonet formed into elbow which is joined to metal tube to fit over barrel of rifle. Spiral slit in tube fits over sight on rifle and twists to secure bayonet in place, metal clamp on tube to tighten.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0052
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Scabbard Bayonet
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- Date
- 1871 – 1872
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0053 a-d
- Description
- A pair of long bayonets with ridged brass handles and steel scabbards. (a,b) bayonets, long narrow steel blade with slight reverse curve, set into solid brass handle with ridges around the handgrip. Deep wide groove along length either side of blade. Sword guard like crossbar of a 'T' of steel curl…
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- Title
- Scabbard Bayonet
- Date
- 1871 – 1872
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 10.2 x 2.3 x 69.7 cm
- Description
- A pair of long bayonets with ridged brass handles and steel scabbards. (a,b) bayonets, long narrow steel blade with slight reverse curve, set into solid brass handle with ridges around the handgrip. Deep wide groove along length either side of blade. Sword guard like crossbar of a 'T' of steel curling down on under side, with circular hole on upper side to accommodate barrel of rifle. Slot on upper side of handle along length to slide barrel in and support bayonet. Marks: (a) engraved atop blade, "Culle Fevrier 1872", serial no., "T60071" (b) engraved atop blade, "Lt. Etienne Juin 1871", serial no., "L78693". Scabbards, steel, formed to fit the shape of the blades, with round knob at tip and small square loop of steel for belt soldered near mouth of each. Marks: near mouth opposite loop, serial no. "X77249", near mouth opposite loop, serial no. "S5181", and "*" and "F".
- Subject
- Norman Sanson
- Riel Rebellion
- warfare
- fighting
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0053 a-d
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And Scabbard Dagger
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- Date
- 1850 – 1920
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0056 a,b
- Description
- A long straight knife with fluted wooden handle and scabbard ornately trimmed with brass. (a) dagger, short, narrow, pointed, double edged steel blade with small, dark, fluted wooden handle. Blade guard, cast of brass with raised curlicue design, turns upward at sides, handle tip of cast brass wit…
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- Title
- And Scabbard Dagger
- Date
- 1850 – 1920
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 1.7 x 3.3 x 24.5 cm
- Description
- A long straight knife with fluted wooden handle and scabbard ornately trimmed with brass. (a) dagger, short, narrow, pointed, double edged steel blade with small, dark, fluted wooden handle. Blade guard, cast of brass with raised curlicue design, turns upward at sides, handle tip of cast brass with similar design and small lug with hole through at one side Note: blade guard loose; wooden handle cracked along length; blade pitted. (b) scabbard, narrow and straight, made of two pieces of wood held together by two rings of heavy cast brass with raised floral motifs, becoming oval medallions on one side with cast relief of dragon like figures. Cast brass bands at mouth and tip repeat dragon floral motif of other two bands and have floral motif cut through exposing pebbly stone inlay in wood. Brass ring near top with small brass loop on one side.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0056 a,b
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