Aboriginal Weapons and Pipe
Database ID | 25991 | |
Institution | Saskatchewan Archives Board | |
Fonds/Collection | Saskatchewan Archives Board Photo Collection | |
Series | S-B | |
File/Item Reference | S-B356 | |
Date of creation | n.d. | |
Physical description/extent | 1 photograph; 9 x 13 | |
Number of images | 1 | |
Scope and content | A photograph of various Aboriginal artifacts including a bow and quiver with arrows, a flintlock pistol, an axe head, and a pipe. On the back is inscribed "This bow is half wood and half sinew There is no other like it in Canada. The Two long painted arrows were used on Buffalo. The gun is a flint lock." Presumably from a private collection in Medicine Hat, Alberta. On the back is typed "The Pender Agencies . . . Medicine Hat Canada". | |
Restrictions on access | See Saskatchewan Archives Board | |
Copyright holder | Unknown | |
Copyright expiry date | Unknown | |
Type | Archival | |
Primary Media | Photographs | |
Provenance Access Point | Saskatchewan Archives Board Photo Collection | |
Language of material | English | |
Place | Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada | |
Treaty boundaries | Treaty 4 Treaty 6 Treaty 7 | |
Cultural region | Plains | |
Subject | Warfare -- Weapons Art and Artifacts Art and Artifacts -- Tools Art and Artifacts -- Stonework Culture Culture -- Spirituality Hunting and Trapping | |
Date Range(s) | 1910-1919 1920-1929 1930-1939 | |
Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/25991 |