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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1006
- Description
- Old woman blanket, purple with green red stripes. Thin tightly woven pattern sequence, 12.5 purple, 3.0 red with white stripe, 3.0 burgundy with pink stripe, 3.0 green with orange stripe, 0.3 white stripe, pattern then repeated.
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- Title
- Blanket
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Dimensions
- 0.4 x 149.0 x 195.0 cm
- Description
- Old woman blanket, purple with green red stripes. Thin tightly woven pattern sequence, 12.5 purple, 3.0 red with white stripe, 3.0 burgundy with pink stripe, 3.0 green with orange stripe, 0.3 white stripe, pattern then repeated.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- outerwear
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1006
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- skin; fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1024
- Description
- Brown leather, square toe, yellow lace, felt trim, ankle-high, 2.3 thick band of light red felt around inside of top edge of ankle, fabric laces through 7 metal eyelets each side, leather loop top of heel, two rows of metal tacks in toe of sole, grooved edge on heel, pressed letters on sole "STEEL…
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- Title
- Boot
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- skin; fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 14.8 x 10.5 x 30.2 cm
- Description
- Brown leather, square toe, yellow lace, felt trim, ankle-high, 2.3 thick band of light red felt around inside of top edge of ankle, fabric laces through 7 metal eyelets each side, leather loop top of heel, two rows of metal tacks in toe of sole, grooved edge on heel, pressed letters on sole "STEEL SHANK", light green felt linings.
- Credit
- Gift of Blair Porter, Cochrane, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1024
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Cable Ski Binding
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact108.04.1002
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1002
- Description
- All metal, early ski binding. Wound steel cable in loop 91.5 cm long. Heel piece has heavier coiled metal around cable 18.0 long. Tighly coiled metal covers rest of cable.
- Title
- Cable Ski Binding
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- metal
- Description
- All metal, early ski binding. Wound steel cable in loop 91.5 cm long. Heel piece has heavier coiled metal around cable 18.0 long. Tighly coiled metal covers rest of cable.
- Credit
- Gift of Joan Vroom, Banff, 1966
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1002
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- Date
- 1930 – 1975
- Material
- stone
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0021
- Description
- An L-shaped pipe bowl of green-grey stone with long squared cylindrical base and squat squared fire-bowl rising at right angles to base; fire bowl has conical hole cut through to join smoke hole drilled in base at right angle; front ends of stone slightly tapered; has not been smoked. Tag attached …
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- Title
- Calumet Bowl
- Date
- 1930 – 1975
- Material
- stone
- Dimensions
- 4.4 x 2.5 x 11.7 cm
- Description
- An L-shaped pipe bowl of green-grey stone with long squared cylindrical base and squat squared fire-bowl rising at right angles to base; fire bowl has conical hole cut through to join smoke hole drilled in base at right angle; front ends of stone slightly tapered; has not been smoked. Tag attached in Catharine Whyte’s handwriting: “Beckie Beaver/ Mar. 24, 1975 - made by Dan Wildman - but never used - gray peace pipe, wants it back.”
- Subject
- Indigenous
- ceremonial
- smoking
- Stoney
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0021
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- Date
- 1935 – 1940
- Material
- skin, beaver; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0032
- Description
- A man's fur cap with ear lappets and a visor. The ear lappets fold up and tie, with a ribbon, over the crown of the hat when not in use. This hat has a quilted lining.
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- Title
- Cap
- Date
- 1935 – 1940
- Material
- skin, beaver; fibre
- Dimensions
- 16.0 x 29.0 cm
- Description
- A man's fur cap with ear lappets and a visor. The ear lappets fold up and tie, with a ribbon, over the crown of the hat when not in use. This hat has a quilted lining.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0032
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- Date
- 1935 – 1945
- Material
- wood; stone; skin; fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.0011
- Description
- Small shaped stone clubhead with handle made from poplar branch which has been bent over clubhead and back on itself. The two ends of the branch forming the handle are tightly bound together with a strip of leather wound about them and nailed into them. The clubhead is held securely in place by ban…
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- Title
- Club
- Date
- 1935 – 1945
- Material
- wood; stone; skin; fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 11.5 x 44.7 cm
- Description
- Small shaped stone clubhead with handle made from poplar branch which has been bent over clubhead and back on itself. The two ends of the branch forming the handle are tightly bound together with a strip of leather wound about them and nailed into them. The clubhead is held securely in place by bands of leather wrapped around many times and held in place with nails and wire. Apiece of hemp cord is tied around notch at bottom of handle.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- warfare
- hunting
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.0011
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- Date
- prior to 1950
- Material
- stone; skin; glass; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.1007
- Description
- Stone club head attached to a beaded handle. The handle is attached to the stone by a fur thong (1.0 wide). Beadwork design is lines of red, white and blue.
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- Title
- Clubhead
- Date
- prior to 1950
- Material
- stone; skin; glass; wood
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 16.5 cm
- Description
- Stone club head attached to a beaded handle. The handle is attached to the stone by a fur thong (1.0 wide). Beadwork design is lines of red, white and blue.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- armament
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.1007
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- Date
- 1933 – 1960
- Material
- hair
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0127 a-c
- Description
- A pair of cuffs and matching scarf knit in a series of navy blue, white red, and light blue horizontal stripes. (a,b) cuffs, knit in ribbing with single hole in one side of each to accommodate thumb and hold cuffs in place. (c) scarf, tube knit and closed at both ends.
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- Title
- Cuff; Scarf Set
- Date
- 1933 – 1960
- Material
- hair
- Dimensions
- 10.5 x 13.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of cuffs and matching scarf knit in a series of navy blue, white red, and light blue horizontal stripes. (a,b) cuffs, knit in ribbing with single hole in one side of each to accommodate thumb and hold cuffs in place. (c) scarf, tube knit and closed at both ends.
- Subject
- households
- winter
- hobbies
- painting
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0127 a-c
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Cut-Out Picture
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.02.1015
- Date
- 1936
- Material
- wood; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1015
- Description
- Wood cut out in one piece, frame is 1.0 cm wide with a ski trail weaving from the top to a standing skier on bottom edge. Painted in white at bottom "Skoki". On the back written in pen: "Rupe Edwards - Skoki / 36". Paper pasted on to frame for background.
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- Title
- Cut-Out Picture
- Date
- 1936
- Material
- wood; paper
- Dimensions
- 24.0 x 17.0 cm
- Description
- Wood cut out in one piece, frame is 1.0 cm wide with a ski trail weaving from the top to a standing skier on bottom edge. Painted in white at bottom "Skoki". On the back written in pen: "Rupe Edwards - Skoki / 36". Paper pasted on to frame for background.
- Subject
- sports
- skiing
- winter
- Skoki
- Rupe Edwards
- Credit
- Gift of Dorothy Boyce, Banff, 1990
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1015
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- feather; glass; fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0001
- Description
- A dance bustle of golden eagle wing feathers placed in a circle around a beaded medallion. There are smaller downier feathers attached to the wing feather tips. Orange, red and green dots attached to each feather form concentric circles. The round central medallion has a white four petaled flowe…
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- Title
- Dance Bustle
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- feather; glass; fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 31.0 (depth) x 50.0 x 50.0 cm
- Description
- A dance bustle of golden eagle wing feathers placed in a circle around a beaded medallion. There are smaller downier feathers attached to the wing feather tips. Orange, red and green dots attached to each feather form concentric circles. The round central medallion has a white four petaled flower outlined in red on a dark background.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0001
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Flying Goggles
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.08.0559
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- rubber; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0559
- Description
- A pair of black rubber Polaroid flying goggles with a beige stretchy strap with metal clasp to adjust size. No lens. At the top of the rubber in the middle reads “POLAROID FLYING GOGGLES A.A.F. TYPE B-8 T.M. REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.” Along the top are perforated holes to allow air flow. The inside of th…
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- Title
- Flying Goggles
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- rubber; metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 9.3 x 3.1 x 26.6 cm
- Description
- A pair of black rubber Polaroid flying goggles with a beige stretchy strap with metal clasp to adjust size. No lens. At the top of the rubber in the middle reads “POLAROID FLYING GOGGLES A.A.F. TYPE B-8 T.M. REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.” Along the top are perforated holes to allow air flow. The inside of the goggles is a suede-like fabric.
- Credit
- Gift of Frank Gourlay, Banff, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0559
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- skin; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1051 a-d
- Description
- 2 pairs embroidered gauntlets with fringes a,b: (38.0 x 22.5) machine sewn construction, gauntlet lined with yellow cotton which also forms a 0.5 wide edging, on hand back embroidered pink and purple rose with green and yellow stem, on gauntlet embroidered 4-petal red and pink flower, green stems a…
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- Title
- Gauntlet Gloves
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- skin; fibre
- Description
- 2 pairs embroidered gauntlets with fringes a,b: (38.0 x 22.5) machine sewn construction, gauntlet lined with yellow cotton which also forms a 0.5 wide edging, on hand back embroidered pink and purple rose with green and yellow stem, on gauntlet embroidered 4-petal red and pink flower, green stems and leaves, dark blue flower in one corner, dark red in other, fringes ca 9.5, c,d: (36.0 x 19.0) machine sewn, gauntlet lined with unbleached cotton, on hand back embroidered star, light and dark red, 4 smaller designs, 2 light and dark red, other yellow and green, gauntlets, 1 light and dark red flower, green and yellow leaves, grey and white stems, fringes both sides ca 7.5.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1051 a-d
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1052 a-d
- Description
- 2 pair beaded and fringed gauntlets a,b: smoked buckskin, machine sewn, canvas lined gauntlet, 3 rows of beading on back of hand, red, blue, yellow, gauntlet has floral pattern, one large symmetrical flower, green, blue, red, yellow, 2 red and white flowers connected by dark blue stems, fringe 11.0…
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- Title
- Gauntlet Gloves
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 19.0 x 35.0 cm
- Description
- 2 pair beaded and fringed gauntlets a,b: smoked buckskin, machine sewn, canvas lined gauntlet, 3 rows of beading on back of hand, red, blue, yellow, gauntlet has floral pattern, one large symmetrical flower, green, blue, red, yellow, 2 red and white flowers connected by dark blue stems, fringe 11.0 long, c,d: white buckskin, machine sewn, green cotton lined gauntlet, 3 rows of beading on back of hand, 2 silver, 1 pink on gauntlet, 2 daisy-type flowers, pinks, 1 yellow centre, 1 black, 3 green leaves, dark brown stems, fringe 9.5 long. (a,b) 35.0 x 19.0 (c,d) 34.5 x 20.0
- Subject
- Indigenous
- clothing
- beadwork
- Deer Lodge
- souvenirs
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1052 a-d
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- Date
- 1935 – 1945
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0077 a,b
- Description
- A pair of lightly beaded tan buckskin gloves with fringe at side of gauntlet. Back of hand contains three vertical lines of blue and orange feathers stitch beading. Gauntlet contains tulip like flower with white at centre and orange stamens above outlined with two rows of blue then a single row of …
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- Title
- Gauntlet Gloves
- Date
- 1935 – 1945
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 20.0 x 34.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of lightly beaded tan buckskin gloves with fringe at side of gauntlet. Back of hand contains three vertical lines of blue and orange feathers stitch beading. Gauntlet contains tulip like flower with white at centre and orange stamens above outlined with two rows of blue then a single row of transparent beads, and a white stem and three leaves with green centres. Floating on each side above are two heart shaped flowers with orange centres outlined with beige, a beige stem and three leaves with brown centres. Notched edge of gauntlet shows where stitched to hand, reinforced stitching around fingers, thumb and gauntlet. Gauntlet lined with muslin.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0077 a,b
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- Date
- 1935 – 1945
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0101 a,b
- Description
- A pair of small child's gloves of buckskin with beaded design on gauntlet and back of hand, and fringes along outside of gauntlet. Gauntlet has large bell shaped turquoise flower with white and orange pointed petals at the top, with smaller star shaped flowers of green centres with red petals on a …
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- Title
- Gauntlet Gloves
- Date
- 1935 – 1945
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 13.0 x 22.1 cm
- Description
- A pair of small child's gloves of buckskin with beaded design on gauntlet and back of hand, and fringes along outside of gauntlet. Gauntlet has large bell shaped turquoise flower with white and orange pointed petals at the top, with smaller star shaped flowers of green centres with red petals on a turquoise stem in each corner at the top. Similar flowers with turquoise centres and black petals in each corner of the bottom a single star like blossom medallion with turquoise centre and red petals at the centre of the hand. Completely hand stitched with rolled edge at cuff. Cuff lined with patterned cotton having orange, blue and white oval shapes on black stems.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0101 a,b
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0102 a,b
- Description
- A pair of lightly beaded, well made gloves with gauntlets. Hand bodies are made of a single piece of leather folded on inside, fingers with inset panels machine stitched in, and thumb set in as well. Gauntlets of leather with fringes at outsides. Back of hand has a simple white floral motif bordere…
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- Title
- Gauntlet Gloves
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 18.0 x 33.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of lightly beaded, well made gloves with gauntlets. Hand bodies are made of a single piece of leather folded on inside, fingers with inset panels machine stitched in, and thumb set in as well. Gauntlets of leather with fringes at outsides. Back of hand has a simple white floral motif bordered in vermilion, and one in white with a blue centre and bordered in orange, the three blossoms connected by "dotted" beads in rose. Gauntlet is lined with flour sacking cotton.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0102 a,b
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0104 a,b
- Description
- A pair of finely made, lightly beaded, gauntleted gloves. The hand bodies are cut from a single piece of hide with the thumb inset, and gauntlet is made from two pieces seamed to the handpiece at the wrist and at the extremities. A fringe of buckskin is added at the outside. The wrist seam is disgu…
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- Title
- Gauntlet Gloves
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 19.0 x 35.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of finely made, lightly beaded, gauntleted gloves. The hand bodies are cut from a single piece of hide with the thumb inset, and gauntlet is made from two pieces seamed to the handpiece at the wrist and at the extremities. A fringe of buckskin is added at the outside. The wrist seam is disguised by a strip of lazy stitch green beads with a few lines of red and black. The edges of the gauntlets are bordered in black and white trapezoids, and across the gauntlets three strips of black and white triangles are accented by strips of yellow, vermilion, rose, and green.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0104 a,b
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0105 a,b
- Description
- A pair of heavily beaded gauntleted gloves. Hand body cut from a single piece of buckskin, thumb inset. Heavily beaded gauntlets sewn on at wrist, front panel of gauntlet being of canvas and sewn to buckskin back, with long fringe at outside edge. Pattern is a red ground bordered in yellow and a la…
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- Title
- Gauntlet Gloves
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 20.0 x 40.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of heavily beaded gauntleted gloves. Hand body cut from a single piece of buckskin, thumb inset. Heavily beaded gauntlets sewn on at wrist, front panel of gauntlet being of canvas and sewn to buckskin back, with long fringe at outside edge. Pattern is a red ground bordered in yellow and a large bright eight pointed yellow "sun" bordered in black, an inset square of red bordering black and a blue rectangle inside the square.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0105 a,b
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1077 a,b
- Description
- Pair of beaded gauntlets. Gauntlets lined with patterned fabric. Back of hand is a floral design of 3 flowers, red, mauve with orange and red with pink. Stem and branches are white. Light green leaves at base and 2 dark green and black leaves at top between the flowers. Gauntlets have a larger fl…
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- Title
- Gauntlet Gloves
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 24.5 x 38.0 cm
- Description
- Pair of beaded gauntlets. Gauntlets lined with patterned fabric. Back of hand is a floral design of 3 flowers, red, mauve with orange and red with pink. Stem and branches are white. Light green leaves at base and 2 dark green and black leaves at top between the flowers. Gauntlets have a larger floral design similar to back of hand but with larger flowers and flower buds, 4 at bottom, 2 similar together at the right, and 2 different at the left. Machine sewn gloves and gauntlets. Edges and junction of hand and gauntlet have a leather trim. Fringe along one side.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Fred McCullagh, Banff, 1965
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1077 a,b
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- skin; fibre; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1017 a,b
- Description
- A pair beaded gloves with gauntlets, gloves have 3 rows of orange and green stepped design on back of hand, gauntlets, yellow orange black rosette, centre top and green white stems and leaves, hand 18.0 x 10.0, gauntlet 14.0 x 17.0, fringe on gauntlelets ca. 7.5 long.
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- Title
- Gauntlet Gloves
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- skin; fibre; glass
- Description
- A pair beaded gloves with gauntlets, gloves have 3 rows of orange and green stepped design on back of hand, gauntlets, yellow orange black rosette, centre top and green white stems and leaves, hand 18.0 x 10.0, gauntlet 14.0 x 17.0, fringe on gauntlelets ca. 7.5 long.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Cyril Paris, Banff, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1017 a,b
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