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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."
Subject
Indigenous, Stoney
warfare
Chief Jacob Bearspaw
Sally Bearspaw
treaties
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. "
Subject
Indigenous
warfare
Jim Buffalo
Archie Daniels
Custer's last stand
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.07.3035 b
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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
prior to 1970
Material
wood; hair; skin
Catalogue Number
104.06.1013
Description
Wooden head has a crude carved face one side. Buckskin strap 3.5 wide goes over head, fringes, small patch of fur on top of head. Fur covered handle has buckskin collar near lower end.
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Title
Club
Date
prior to 1970
Material
wood; hair; skin
Dimensions
34.0 cm
Description
Wooden head has a crude carved face one side. Buckskin strap 3.5 wide goes over head, fringes, small patch of fur on top of head. Fur covered handle has buckskin collar near lower end.
Subject
Indigenous
warfare
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1970
Catalogue Number
104.06.1013
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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
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.”
Subject
Indigenous, Stoney
Richard Kaquitts
tools
warfare
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
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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