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Artist
C. H. Wood
Date
1901
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WoC.02.01
Description
Colour: brown. Heads and forepaws of two lions - male and female, lying on straw.
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Artist
C. H. Wood
Title
Pair of Lions
Date
1901
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
50.2 x 72.6 cm
Description
Colour: brown. Heads and forepaws of two lions - male and female, lying on straw.
Subject
Bill Peyto
animal
lion
Credit
Gift of Robert Peyto, Shawnigan Lake, 1967
Catalogue Number
WoC.02.01
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Date
1878
Material
metal; wood
Catalogue Number
104.04.1008
Description
Single action revolver; ammunition loaded through loading gate on right hand side of cylinder; cylinder has five chambers; wooden grip; crosshatching on top of hammer; no trigger guard; trigger is shaped to match support;Marks: on grip: “Diablo” in cursive writing carved into grip on left side; …
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Title
Revolver
Date
1878
Material
metal; wood
Dimensions
3 x 8 x 18 cm
Description
Single action revolver; ammunition loaded through loading gate on right hand side of cylinder; cylinder has five chambers; wooden grip; crosshatching on top of hammer; no trigger guard; trigger is shaped to match support;Marks: on grip: “Diablo” in cursive writing carved into grip on left side; stamped under cylinder on left hand side: “38 CAL”; “C”; stamped on top of barrel: “colt’s pt f a. mfg. cc hartford. ct. u.s.a.”
Subject
Bill Peyto
packers and guides
Credit
Gift of Tom Boon, Sidney, 1999
Catalogue Number
104.04.1008
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Date
1900 – 1925
Material
fibre; wood
Catalogue Number
103.08.1077
Description
One pair of handmade snow goggles with two eyepieces joined together with yarn. Each eyepiece has a narrow opening. The goggles have a twisted fibre headband.
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Title
Snow Goggles
Date
1900 – 1925
Material
fibre; wood
Description
One pair of handmade snow goggles with two eyepieces joined together with yarn. Each eyepiece has a narrow opening. The goggles have a twisted fibre headband.
Subject
sports
skiing
snowshoeing
Bill Peyto
Credit
Gift of Robert Peyto, Shawnigan Lake, 1967
Catalogue Number
103.08.1077
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Date
1910 – 1940
Material
mineral, talc
Catalogue Number
107.02.1013
Description
Mountain scene on a flat piece of talc by Bill Peyto.
Title
Picture
Date
1910 – 1940
Material
mineral, talc
Description
Mountain scene on a flat piece of talc by Bill Peyto.
Subject
art
artists
Bill Peyto
Jimmy Simpson
crafts
carving
drawing
Credit
Gift of James (Sr.) Simpson, 1968
Catalogue Number
107.02.1013
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Date
1885 – 1940
Material
metal; ceramic; glass; bone
Catalogue Number
111.01.1004
Description
Artifacts found while digging footings for lawn sculpture at back of museum - includes horseshoe, coathook, inkwell, tiles, bricks, nail, bone, piece of bottle, piece of china.
Title
Fragment
Date
1885 – 1940
Material
metal; ceramic; glass; bone
Description
Artifacts found while digging footings for lawn sculpture at back of museum - includes horseshoe, coathook, inkwell, tiles, bricks, nail, bone, piece of bottle, piece of china.
Subject
households
Bill Peyto
Jack Sinclair
guides and packers
mining
Credit
Gift of Robert Smith, Banff, 1983
Catalogue Number
111.01.1004
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Date
1894 – 1900
Material
metal; wood; skin
Catalogue Number
104.04.1009
Description
Enfield 303 rifle with wooden stock and handgrip that braces the barrel along its length. The barrel has been cut off at the end (tool marks). The trigger guard is marked with a maker’s mark. The magazine is attached with a link of metal chain. One side of the rifle, on the attachment that joi…
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Title
Rifle
Date
1894 – 1900
Material
metal; wood; skin
Dimensions
12.2 x 6.1 x 102.6 cm
Description
Enfield 303 rifle with wooden stock and handgrip that braces the barrel along its length. The barrel has been cut off at the end (tool marks). The trigger guard is marked with a maker’s mark. The magazine is attached with a link of metal chain. One side of the rifle, on the attachment that joins the trigger guard, is marked with a crown, “VR,” “ENFIELD 1896 L E L “. The action is marked with “E” and “6448.” The rifle has a leather carrying strap.
Subject
guiding
hunting
trapping
military
Boer War
Bill Peyto
Credit
Gift of George Bunney, Bowden, 2003
Catalogue Number
104.04.1009
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Date
1900 – 1910
Material
skin; metal; wood; hair; fibre
Catalogue Number
106.06.1083
Description
Brown leather saddle with decorative tooling including a flower on the seat back. The pommels are stuffed with plant fibre. The saddle is lined with sheepskin. The saddle has leather straps and metal reinforced wooden stirrups.
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Title
Saddle
Date
1900 – 1910
Material
skin; metal; wood; hair; fibre
Dimensions
87.6 x 51.6 x 64.2 cm
Description
Brown leather saddle with decorative tooling including a flower on the seat back. The pommels are stuffed with plant fibre. The saddle is lined with sheepskin. The saddle has leather straps and metal reinforced wooden stirrups.
Subject
guiding
outfitting
trapping
Bill Peyto
Credit
Gift of George Bunney, Bowden, 2003
Catalogue Number
106.06.1083
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Date
1911 – 1936
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
105.05.1033
Description
Dominion Parks FIRES, warning sign, sheet metal. Background light grey green. Realistic picture 10.0x20.8 of a forest fire at top, under that "Dominion Parks FIRES". FIRES in bold red 4.5 high letters, below that instructions and warnings in black and red lettering:"By order of the Department of th…
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Title
Identification Sign
Date
1911 – 1936
Material
metal
Dimensions
44.9 x 29.6 cm
Description
Dominion Parks FIRES, warning sign, sheet metal. Background light grey green. Realistic picture 10.0x20.8 of a forest fire at top, under that "Dominion Parks FIRES". FIRES in bold red 4.5 high letters, below that instructions and warnings in black and red lettering:"By order of the Department of the Interior. J.B. Harkin, Commissioner ofDominion Parks".
Subject
Dominion Parks
parks, fires
Harkin, J.B.
Healy Lakes
Bill Peyto
Credit
Gift of Keith McDougall, 1978
Catalogue Number
105.05.1033
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Date
1907 – 1920
Material
glass
Catalogue Number
101.02.1002
Description
From Peyto Cabin near Simpson Pass, thick, rectangular, clear glass pane roughly painted with thick brownpaint, "Bill Peyto/otyeP" (mirror writing) "T_(e)", crude drawing of owl sitting on branch below.
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Title
Windowpane
Date
1907 – 1920
Material
glass
Dimensions
38.3 x .7 x 29.6 cm
Description
From Peyto Cabin near Simpson Pass, thick, rectangular, clear glass pane roughly painted with thick brownpaint, "Bill Peyto/otyeP" (mirror writing) "T_(e)", crude drawing of owl sitting on branch below.
Subject
packers & guides
Bill Peyto
Simpson Pass
Credit
Gift of Ed Carleton, 1970
Catalogue Number
101.02.1002
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Date
1885 – 1925
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.03.1005 a,b
Description
Beaded, stylized floral toe, Rocky Mountain style cut in one piece, big stylized flower on toe with solid red/green leaves with teardrop and white glass bead but outlined in yellow with blue/white rounded shapes on top, motif outlined in broken line of transparent beads, long rectangular tongues (1…
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Title
Beaded Moccasins
Date
1885 – 1925
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Dimensions
18.5 x 12.0 x 28.0 cm
Description
Beaded, stylized floral toe, Rocky Mountain style cut in one piece, big stylized flower on toe with solid red/green leaves with teardrop and white glass bead but outlined in yellow with blue/white rounded shapes on top, motif outlined in broken line of transparent beads, long rectangular tongues (1 notched), tall soft ankle flap notched at edges, tying thongs at ankles.
Subject
Bill Peyto
Indigenous
beadwork
footwear
regalia
Credit
Gift of Robert Peyto, Shawnigan Lake, 1967
Catalogue Number
103.03.1005 a,b
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