BANNER

Description: RECTANGULAR BANNER. DOWN LEFT SIDE OF BANNER ARE 4 LARGE BRASS GROMMETS ARE CANVAS REINFORCED PATCHES. LEFT SIDE OF BANNER HAS A VERTICAL, RED STRIPE WITH "ANCESTORS" WITHIN IT. BESIDE RED STRIPE IS THE WORD "AKAITAPIIWA" IN PURPLE. ALSO ON BANNER ARE TWO LARGE PURPLE FEATHERS WITH BLUE, RED, AND YELLOW ADORNMENTS. BANNER READS "MAY 1 TO SEPTEMBER 15 2002 SCOTIABANK SIR ALEXANDER GALT MUSEUM & ARCHIVES LETHBRIDGE". TOP AND BOTTOM OF BANNER HAVE LARGE SLEEVES THAT ARE LINED WITH A WHITE RUBBER MATERIAL. A TAG ON BACK SIDE OF BANNER READS "FLAGWORKS 1-800-661-FLAG".

History: BANNERS ARE COMMISSIONED BY MUSEUM FOR MAJOR EXHIBITIONS AND HUNG ON STREET LIGHTS ALONG THE 400 AND 500 BLOCK OF SCENIC DRIVE SOUTH, AS WELL AS THE WEST END OF 5TH AVENUE SOUTH. THE ANCESTORS/AKAITAPIIWA EXHIBIT WAS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN THE GALT MUSEUM & ARCHIVES, THE BLACKFOOT NATION, THE ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM, AND THE BRITISH MUSEUM AND WAS HELD IN 2001. THE ANCESTOR'S EXHIBIT WAS A DISPLAY OF MORE THAN 200 BLOOD (KAINAI) OBJECTS COLLECTED BY FREDERICK DEANE-FREEMAN AT THE TURN OF THE CENTURY. THE OBJECTS ARE HELD BY THE ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM AND THE BRITISH MUSEUM IN LONDON. THE EXHIBIT RAN FROM MAY 2002 THROUGH JANUARY 2003 AND WAS GENERATED BY THE GALT MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES. SCOTIABANK WAS A MAJOR SPONSOR OF THE EXHIBIT. SEE P20020029000-GA FOR HISTORY OF FEATHER MOTIF. **UPDATE: COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT ELISE PUNDYK INTERVIEWED OBJECT DONOR WILMA WOOD ON 15 MAY, 2018 AS PART OF PUNDYK'S 2017-2019 RELEVANCY AUDIT ASSIGNMENT. WOOD MADE NEW COMMENTS ON PREVIOUS DONATIONS AND ON GALT MUSEUM INSTITUTIONAL ITEMS THAT WERE ACTIVELY ADDED TO THE COLLECTION—MOST OF WHICH ARE RELATED TO THE GALT’S 2002 “ANCESTORS” EXHIBIT, DEVELOPED WHILE SHE WAS THE INSTITUTION’S DIRECTOR/CEO. FOR WOOD’S SPECIFIC MEMORIES ON THE OBJECTS, INCLUDING A FULL TRANSCRIPT OF HER INTERVIEW, SEE THIS RECORD’S PERMANENT FILE.