- All Records
- ARCHAEOLOGY
- 1890s
- 1810s
- 1720s
- 1760s
- Date Range From
- 1200
- Date Range To
- 1750
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Materials
- STONE
- Catalogue Number
- P19890042002
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Date Range From
- 1200
- Date Range To
- 1750
- Materials
- STONE
- No. Pieces
- 1
- Diameter
- 10.8
- Description
- GROUND STONE BALL, GRANITIC LITHIC. EVIDENCE OF USE ON ONE SURFACE.
- Subjects
- FOOD PROCESSING T&E
- Historical Association
- ARCHAEOLOGY
- History
- NORTHWESTERN PLAINS, LATE PREHISTORIC PERIOD? DONOR FOUND ON FARM IN SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN. PROBABLE USE, PULVERIZING BONE OR SINEW. DONOR RETIRED & RESIDING IN LETHBRIDGE. REMAINDER OF DONATION IN EDUCATION COLLECTION.
- Catalogue Number
- P19890042002
- Acquisition Date
- 1989-06
- Collection
- Museum
Images
- Other Name
- BUFFALO STONE CHARM
- Date Range From
- 1800
- Date Range To
- 1870
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Materials
- BUFFALO STOMACH STONE
- Catalogue Number
- P19738064000
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- BUFFALO STONE CHARM
- Date Range From
- 1800
- Date Range To
- 1870
- Materials
- BUFFALO STOMACH STONE
- No. Pieces
- 1
- Height
- 3.9
- Length
- 7.9
- Width
- 5.5
- Description
- DARK BROWN BUFFALO STOMACH STONE. SPALLS REMOVED FROM ONE LATERAL SURFACE.
- Subjects
- INDIGENOUS
- Historical Association
- ARCHAEOLOGY
- History
- PLAINS INDIGENOUS.
- Catalogue Number
- P19738064000
- Acquisition Date
- 1973-07
- Collection
- Museum
Images
- Other Name
- BUFFALO STONE CHARM
- Date Range From
- 1800
- Date Range To
- 1870
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Materials
- BUFFALO STONE
- Catalogue Number
- P19739141000
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- BUFFALO STONE CHARM
- Date Range From
- 1800
- Date Range To
- 1870
- Materials
- BUFFALO STONE
- No. Pieces
- 1
- Height
- 2.7
- Length
- 9.2
- Width
- 6.6
- Description
- RUBBED WITH RED OCHRE. VAGUELY HEART SHAPED. SURFACE HAS LARGE BUMPS. ONE SIDE HAS MORE RED STILL VISIBLE.
- Subjects
- INDIGENOUS
- Historical Association
- ARCHAEOLOGY
- History
- PLAINS INDIGENOUS. BUFFALO STONE MEDICINE CHARMS OF THIS SORT WERE USED FOR VARIOUS FORMS OF MAGIC. THIS "BUFFALO STONE" (STOMACH) CHARM PROBABLY PROVIDED THE WEARER WITH ENOUGH MEDICINE TO BECOME A GOOD HUNTER.
- Catalogue Number
- P19739141000
- Acquisition Date
- 1973-09
- Collection
- Museum
Images
- Other Name
- BUFFALO STONE CHARM
- Date Range From
- 1890
- Date Range To
- 1900
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Materials
- BUFFALO STONE
- Catalogue Number
- P19739142000
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- BUFFALO STONE CHARM
- Date Range From
- 1890
- Date Range To
- 1900
- Materials
- BUFFALO STONE
- No. Pieces
- 1
- Length
- 7.6
- Width
- 5.4
- Description
- CALCIUM DEPOSIT ON STONE.
- Subjects
- INDIGENOUS
- ADORNMENT
- Historical Association
- ARCHAEOLOGY
- History
- NORTHERN PLAINS CULTURE. BUFFALO STONE MEDICINE CHARMS OF THIS SORT WERE USED FOR VARIOUS FORMS OF MAGIC. THIS "BUFFALO STOMACH STONE" CHARM PROBABLY PROVIDED THE WEARER WITH ENOUGH MEDICINE TO BECOME A GOOD HUNTER.
- Catalogue Number
- P19739142000
- Acquisition Date
- 1973-09
- Collection
- Museum
Images
- Date Range From
- 1850
- Date Range To
- 1900
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Materials
- WOOD, STONE, BUCKSKIN
- Catalogue Number
- P19738049000
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Date Range From
- 1850
- Date Range To
- 1900
- Materials
- WOOD, STONE, BUCKSKIN
- No. Pieces
- 1
- Length
- 43.2
- Width
- 6.9
- Description
- WOODEN HANDLE, ROUND STONE HEAD, BUCKSKIN. HAWK FEATHER. FEATHER DECORATION ON HEAD. IDENTIFIED AS WAR CLUB.CONSERVATION REPORT ON FILE.
- Subjects
- INDIGENOUS
- ARMAMENT-BLUDGEON
- Historical Association
- ARCHAEOLOGY
- History
- PLAINS INDIGENOUS CULTURE.
- Catalogue Number
- P19738049000
- Acquisition Date
- 1973-07
- Collection
- Museum
- Date Range From
- 1000
- Date Range To
- 1750
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Materials
- CHERT?
- Catalogue Number
- P19860130000
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Date Range From
- 1000
- Date Range To
- 1750
- Materials
- CHERT?
- No. Pieces
- 1
- Height
- 15.0
- Length
- 11.3
- Diameter
- 26.1
- Description
- BROWN. FLAKED ON 2/3 OF EDGE. SOME INCISING HOLLOW CENTRAL PORTION WITH BEVELLED EDGE MAY HAVE BEEN WORKED. POSSIBLE USE AS A FIRE DRILL STONE? CENTRAL PORTION COULD ALSO BE THE RESULT OF EROSION.
- Subjects
- INDIGENOUS
- Historical Association
- ARCHAEOLOGY
- History
- FOUND ON A FARM (SURFACE COLLECTION 1955) N.E. 11-8-9 W OF 3RD M. PROBABLY NORTHERN PLAINS CULTURE ORIGIN, LATE PREHISTORIC PERIOD.
- Catalogue Number
- P19860130000
- Acquisition Date
- 1986-08
- Collection
- Museum
Images
- Other Name
- ENGLISH TYPE GUN FLINT
- Date Range From
- 1750
- Date Range To
- 1870
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Materials
- CHALCEDONY
- Catalogue Number
- P19738044000
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- ENGLISH TYPE GUN FLINT
- Date Range From
- 1750
- Date Range To
- 1870
- Materials
- CHALCEDONY
- No. Pieces
- 1
- Height
- 0.9
- Length
- 3.3
- Width
- 3.0
- Description
- LARGE SPALL OFF STRIKING EDGE. BUFF COLOURED.
- Subjects
- ARMAMENT-ACCESSORY
- Historical Association
- ARCHAEOLOGY
- Catalogue Number
- P19738044000
- Acquisition Date
- 1973-07
- Collection
- Museum
Images
- Date Range From
- 1000
- Date Range To
- 1750
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Materials
- SANDSTONE MATERIAL
- Catalogue Number
- P19860128000
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Date Range From
- 1000
- Date Range To
- 1750
- Materials
- SANDSTONE MATERIAL
- No. Pieces
- 1
- Height
- 13.6
- Length
- 8.7
- Diameter
- 22.8
- Description
- FORMATION RINGS ON ONE END. SOME RED PAINT FLECKS. ABRASION MARKS. ROUNDED ONE END. NEAR FLAT OPPOSITE END.
- Subjects
- INDIGENOUS
- Historical Association
- ARCHAEOLOGY
- History
- FOUND ON FARM IN S.W. SASKATCHEWAN. SURFACE COLLECTED 1955. N.E. 11-8-9 W OF 3RD M. PROBABLY NORTHERN PLAINS CULTURE OF LATE PREHISTORIC PERIOD.
- Catalogue Number
- P19860128000
- Acquisition Date
- 1986-08
- Collection
- Museum
Images
HATCHET, TRADE
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- Date Range From
- 1800
- Date Range To
- 1860
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Materials
- WOOD, BRASS
- Catalogue Number
- P19641141000
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Date Range From
- 1800
- Date Range To
- 1860
- Materials
- WOOD, BRASS
- No. Pieces
- 1
- Length
- 23.5(BLADE)
- Width
- 7.3(BLADE)
- Description
- 51.4 CM (HANDLE) X 1.6 CM X 2.5 CM DIA. (PIPE BOWL). WOOD HANDLE, BRASS HATCHET HEAD. HANDLE IS DIAMOND CUT WITH INCISED RED DIAMOND MARKINGS.
- Subjects
- INDIGENOUS
- WOODWORKING T&E
- Historical Association
- ARCHAEOLOGY
- History
- UNKNOWN MAKE. ASSOCIATED WITH CANADIAN FUR TRADE. CEREMONIAL TRADE HATCHET.
- Catalogue Number
- P19641141000
- Acquisition Date
- 1964-07
- Collection
- Museum
Images
- Date Range From
- 1800
- Date Range To
- 1900
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Materials
- QUARTZITE, WOOD, RAWHIDE
- Catalogue Number
- P19641142000
1 image
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Date Range From
- 1800
- Date Range To
- 1900
- Materials
- QUARTZITE, WOOD, RAWHIDE
- No. Pieces
- 1
- Height
- 61
- Length
- 10.2
- Width
- 9.0
- Description
- GREY QUARTZITE. RECENT WOODEN HANDLE WITH RAWHIDE AND BUCKSKIN BINDINGS ATTACHED.
- Subjects
- INDIGENOUS
- Historical Association
- ARCHAEOLOGY
- History
- NORTHERN PLAINS INDIGENOUS CULTURE. TOOL IS PRE-HISTORIC, HANDLE CONTEMPORARY. *UPDATE* IN 2015 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT JANE EDMUNDSON ASKED TWO FORMER MEMBERS OF THE LETHBRIDGE JUNIOR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, PHIL EDMUNDSON AND PAUL RUSZNAK, ABOUT THE FIRST NATIONS ARTIFACTS THAT THE GROUP DONATED TO THE GALT MUSEUM IN 1964, 1969, AND 1973. NEITHER RECALLED HOW THE JAYCEES CAME INTO OWNERSHIP OF THE ARTIFACTS, AS THEIR ACQUISITION PREDATED BOTH EDMUNDSON AND RUSZNAK’S MEMBERSHIP IN THE CHAMBER. RESEARCH CONDUCTED INTO LETHBRIDGE’S GURNEY MUSEUM FOUND A CONNECTION BETWEEN ITS PROPRIETOR, WALTER GURNEY, AND THE JAYCEES, WHO ACCORDING TO AN ARTICLE FROM THE APRIL 16, 1946 ISSUE OF THE LETHBRIDGE HERALD ADVOCATED ON GURNEY’S BEHALF FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO BE MADE TO THE FORMER BOARD OF TRADE BUILDING WHERE THE MUSEUM WAS HOUSED. AN ARTICLE FROM THE JULY 13, 1948 ISSUE OF THE HERALD DESCRIBES SOME OF THE FIRST NATIONS ARTIFACTS ON DISPLAY IN THE MUSEUM: “TOMAHAWKS, ARROW HEADS, PEACE PIPES, BEAD AND LEATHER WORK, CLOTHING AND WOODCRAFT”. UPON THE CLOSURE OF THE MUSEUM AND SALE OF GURNEY’S COLLECTION TO BELMORE SCHULTZ OF THE ALTAMONT MUSEUM IN COUTTS, MENTION WAS MADE IN A HERALD ARTICLE FROM MAY 16, 1961 OF “HISTORICAL INDIAN RELICS THAT BELONG TO THE JUNIOR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HAVE BEEN RETAINED IN THE CITY AND WILL BE AVAILABLE WHEN PROPER DISPLAY FACILITIES ARE AVAILABLE”. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE ARTIFACTS WERE TRANSFERRED TO THE JAYCEES BY GURNEY DURING THE DISSOLUTION OF HIS MUSEUM, BUT NO FURTHER CONFIRMATION WAS FOUND. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE GURNEY MUSEUM AND ITS COLLECTION, SEE RECORD P19890044001.
- UPDATE 16 AUGUST 2017: ON 25 JULY 2017, MUSEUM CURATOR AIMEE BENOIT FOUND EVIDENCE TO CONNECT THE INDIGENOUS COLLECTION DONATED BY THE LETHBRIDGE JAYCEES (AKA. JUNIOR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE) WITH FORMER LETHBRIDGE RESIDENTS THE LATE FRED BOTSFORD AND HIS LATE DAUGHTER DOROTHY CLARK. NOTES MADE BY AIMEE ON THE DISCOVERY AS WELL AS RELEVANT CLIPPINGS FROM THE LETHBRIDGE HERALD CAN BE FOUND ATTACHED TO THE PERMANENT FILE OF P19641140000.
- Catalogue Number
- P19641142000
- Acquisition Date
- 1964-07
- Collection
- Museum
Images
