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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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Date
1898
Material
metal; wood
Catalogue Number
104.05.0064 a,b
Description
A bayonet with wooden handle and metal scabbard which has large swinging arm at mouth. (a) bayonet, single edged, straight steel blade with wide groove down length of side. Straight guard crossing between handle and blade like the crossbar of a 'T' is of steel and has 1.7 cm hole through top side t…
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Title
Scabbard Bayonet
Date
1898
Material
metal; wood
Dimensions
8.7 x 2.2 x 40.2 cm
Description
A bayonet with wooden handle and metal scabbard which has large swinging arm at mouth. (a) bayonet, single edged, straight steel blade with wide groove down length of side. Straight guard crossing between handle and blade like the crossbar of a 'T' is of steel and has 1.7 cm hole through top side to accommodate barrel of rifle. Smooth, slightly shaped wood handle with large steel rivets through, has wide steel band at end with pommel on underside and mounting slot along top side. Marks: stamped on blade near hilt, "1898" other side "US". Note: pieces of wood chipped from both sides of handle, rusty.( b) scabbard, steel, simply shaped to fit blade with small ball at point. Long metal strap riveted at mouth of scabbard forms loop and swivels.
Subject
warfare
fighting
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.05.0064 a,b
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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
1850 – 1925
Material
wood; metal; skin; glass
Catalogue Number
104.49.0004
Description
Very narrow thick steel blade flattened and flaring to curved edge with square hole at back for handle, blade painted yellow ochre colour. Handle seems a much newer commercial handle which has been cut off at the end and shaved to fit into hatchet head with a wooden wedge driven in to tighten. Han…
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Title
Tomahawk Ax
Date
1850 – 1925
Material
wood; metal; skin; glass
Dimensions
3.2 x 13.5 x 37.0 cm
Description
Very narrow thick steel blade flattened and flaring to curved edge with square hole at back for handle, blade painted yellow ochre colour. Handle seems a much newer commercial handle which has been cut off at the end and shaved to fit into hatchet head with a wooden wedge driven in to tighten. Handle wrapped at middle with loose fringed buckskin band, 11 cm, which is completely covered with a background of medium blue beads containing three bars of green beads outlined with dark blue beads. Bottom of handle wrapped with a wide fringed band of buckskin, 14 cm , sewn to fit along its length with black thread. Thong tied around top with long strip of untanned hide with white hairy surface.
Subject
Indigenous
warfare
hunting
beadwork
Beaver
Enos Hunter
John Chiniki
Chief Crowfoot
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.49.0004
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Date
1780 – 1850
Material
metal; wood
Catalogue Number
104.06.1004
Description
Triangular iron blade, wooden pipe shaped handle, blade 14.2 long flares from 1.3 cm wide to 4.8 cm wide, 5 horizontal lines are etched extending around top of blade, edge of blade is chipped, wooden handle 32.5 long has an "H" etched into the wood 10.6 cm from bottom, 4 wires wind around the handl…
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Title
Tomahawk Ax
Date
1780 – 1850
Material
metal; wood
Dimensions
2.6 x 20.5 x 32.5 cm
Description
Triangular iron blade, wooden pipe shaped handle, blade 14.2 long flares from 1.3 cm wide to 4.8 cm wide, 5 horizontal lines are etched extending around top of blade, edge of blade is chipped, wooden handle 32.5 long has an "H" etched into the wood 10.6 cm from bottom, 4 wires wind around the handle 7.5 cm form top, handle has a black top and bottom, top curves to form a pipe shaped handle, blade seems to be inserted directly through top part of the handle
Subject
Indigenous
warfare
Credit
Gift of Don Maskel, 1967
Catalogue Number
104.06.1004
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