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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0107 a,b
- Description
- Two, roughly circular, gold, bangle bracelets, each with a split in the side. (a) round gold wire, hollow and slightly dented all around, split at side separates approximately .6 cm. (b) hollow, flat, gold band approximately .2 x .3 cm. design etched on outer surface consisting of faceted band alon…
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- Title
- Bangle Bracelet
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 0.2 x 6.0 x 6.9 cm
- Description
- Two, roughly circular, gold, bangle bracelets, each with a split in the side. (a) round gold wire, hollow and slightly dented all around, split at side separates approximately .6 cm. (b) hollow, flat, gold band approximately .2 x .3 cm. design etched on outer surface consisting of faceted band along each edge with line texture between forming diamond and X-shapes around circumference. Roughly oval with dents and creases all around, ends touch at split in side, but do not meet. Marks: “WAB 14K”
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- adornment
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0107 a,b
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0111 a-d
- Description
- A collection of four bangle bracelets, (a) gold wire, circle of hollow gold wire .2 mm in diameter. (b) twisted wire, pinkish gold circle of twisted wire 2 mm in diameter. (c,d) flat silver hoops, handmade from wire 3 x 2 mm.
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- Title
- Bangle Bracelet
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 0.2 x 5.9 x 6.8 cm
- Description
- A collection of four bangle bracelets, (a) gold wire, circle of hollow gold wire .2 mm in diameter. (b) twisted wire, pinkish gold circle of twisted wire 2 mm in diameter. (c,d) flat silver hoops, handmade from wire 3 x 2 mm.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- adornment
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0111 a-d
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- Date
- 1925 – 1940
- Material
- grass; glass; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1025
- Description
- Base has a postcard under glass of Banff Avenue, summer scene, from Administration Building. Thin wood sides woven with red reeds.
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- Title
- Basket
- Date
- 1925 – 1940
- Material
- grass; glass; paper
- Dimensions
- 2.0 x 10.5 x 16.5 cm
- Description
- Base has a postcard under glass of Banff Avenue, summer scene, from Administration Building. Thin wood sides woven with red reeds.
- Subject
- households
- souvenirs
- Banff
- Credit
- Purchased from Alan McClelland, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1025
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- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- willow; pine root; bear grass; maidenhair fern; woodwardia
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0074
- Description
- A basket hat with natural light with black and red brown design. Zig-zag design around sides formed of elongated trapazoidal forms stepping up and down on one another with a triangle at the base and top of each zig-zag, trapezoids are brown on bottom half, black across top. Rim of hat is banded wi…
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- Title
- Basket Hat
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- willow; pine root; bear grass; maidenhair fern; woodwardia
- Dimensions
- 9.5 x 18.5 cm
- Description
- A basket hat with natural light with black and red brown design. Zig-zag design around sides formed of elongated trapazoidal forms stepping up and down on one another with a triangle at the base and top of each zig-zag, trapezoids are brown on bottom half, black across top. Rim of hat is banded with brown bars and brown and black line beneath. Bottom has band of black and brown surrounding a series of brown parallelograms forming a circle. Centre of base is a circle of lighter brown. The hat is a twining technique over ribs radiating from the centre with extra ribs added to expand the shape, design not visible on inside but mottled pattern in reverse of outer pattern is vaguely seen against the brown interior.
- Subject
- Indigenous, Hupa
- households
- clothing
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0074
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- Date
- 1923
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1202
- Description
- women’s one piece, navy bathing suit with 6 red strips at bottom of attached skirt, thick tight knit weave, tapered at waist, high slight V-neck, left side short shoulder strap, right side short shoulder straps meant to be fastened with missing button; right front corner has a stitched emblem of wo…
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- Title
- Bathing Suit
- Date
- 1923
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 41.0 x 84.0 cm
- Description
- women’s one piece, navy bathing suit with 6 red strips at bottom of attached skirt, thick tight knit weave, tapered at waist, high slight V-neck, left side short shoulder strap, right side short shoulder straps meant to be fastened with missing button; right front corner has a stitched emblem of woman in red bathing suit and cap, diving with the word "JANTZEN" below her breast; inside label is black cloth with stitched "Jantzen c 1923/PAT Sept 26 1921/SWIMMING SUIT”.
- Subject
- households
- sports
- swimming
- Kidney
- MacAulay
- Credit
- Gift of Julie-Ann MacAulay, 2016
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1202
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- Date
- c. 1930
- Material
- fibre; wool; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1193
- Description
- Black wool one piece swimsuit, with attached overlay shirt and shorts underneath. Label at neck reads “MONARCH FITZ-U REG’T’N APP.FOR.” Left shoulder is attached with a small black button.
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- Title
- Bathing Suit
- Date
- c. 1930
- Material
- fibre; wool; plastic
- Dimensions
- 54 x 81.5 cm
- Description
- Black wool one piece swimsuit, with attached overlay shirt and shorts underneath. Label at neck reads “MONARCH FITZ-U REG’T’N APP.FOR.” Left shoulder is attached with a small black button.
- Subject
- households
- sports
- swimming
- Credit
- Gift of Marnie and Duane Kelly, Millarville, 2014
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1193
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- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- hair, sheep; fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1032 a,b
- Description
- 2 piece, wool suit with white stripe and stripe and trim, pullover bodice 76.0 x 44.0, wide shoulders, large arm opening, white knit ribbing 2.5 wide, 7.5 white knit-in stripe near bottom hem, bottoms 48.0 x 41.0, drawstring, navy cotton twill tape at waist, 7.5 wide knit-in white stipes near hem o…
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- Title
- Bathing Suit
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- hair, sheep; fibre, cotton
- Description
- 2 piece, wool suit with white stripe and stripe and trim, pullover bodice 76.0 x 44.0, wide shoulders, large arm opening, white knit ribbing 2.5 wide, 7.5 white knit-in stripe near bottom hem, bottoms 48.0 x 41.0, drawstring, navy cotton twill tape at waist, 7.5 wide knit-in white stipes near hem of legs
- Subject
- sports
- summer
- households
- clothing
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1032 a,b
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- Date
- 1815 – 1850
- Material
- glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1083 a-e
- Description
- Five various sized beaded bags mounted on bergundy coloured velvet in a 7.5 wide dark cherry wood frame with glass. (a) 4.5 wide silk top with drawstring. Three horizontal panels. Top and bottom are green leaves on brown background, bottom has yellow acorns, top has white. Centre panel is 8.5 w…
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- Title
- Beaded Purse
- Date
- 1815 – 1850
- Material
- glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 20.0 x 16.0 cm
- Description
- Five various sized beaded bags mounted on bergundy coloured velvet in a 7.5 wide dark cherry wood frame with glass. (a) 4.5 wide silk top with drawstring. Three horizontal panels. Top and bottom are green leaves on brown background, bottom has yellow acorns, top has white. Centre panel is 8.5 wide with blue background with finely detailed flowers in intense blues, reds and yellows with some white. (b) 24.0x16.5. Fine cotton bag with beading. 2.5 wide cotton at top with drawstring. Beadng black background with vase of aqua and white bands, gold and dark green pattern. Vase holds various shades of blue flowers with some white and gold. Underneath spray of similar flowers. Beaded fringe 3.5 across bottom. (c) 16.5x13.5. Beaded beige sateen bag with 1.5 drawstring. Gold geometric beading on off-white beaded background. Looped beading fringe. (d) 12.0x7.5. Small beaded bag on beige cotton. Shaded pink roses with green leaves in overall pattern on beige beaded background. Vase-like orange and yellow object in centre of pattern. Remnants of blue and beige handle. (e) 11.0x9.0. Beige sateen drawstring 1.0. Overall geometric pattern of blue, light blue and gold. Band of light blue with dark blue and gold open pattern with dark blue border. Bottom corners have looped tassels of same colours.NOTE: the frame and burgundy-coloured velvet was removed because of discolouration; bags are a deeper colour on velvet-pressed side and faded on glass-pressed-side.
- Subject
- households
- needlework
- beadwork
- Mary Schaffer
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1083 a-e
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- fibre; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1020
- Description
- Beaded floral pattern on black, shaped velvet belt, lined with cotton, 3 hooks and eyes closings, border of rose coloured beads on sequinism, each fastened separately, open floral pattern, red-orange-mauve flowers with gold and silver centres, stems and leaves are blue-green-gold with red-gold and…
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- fibre; glass
- Dimensions
- 10.2 x 79.0 cm
- Description
- Beaded floral pattern on black, shaped velvet belt, lined with cotton, 3 hooks and eyes closings, border of rose coloured beads on sequinism, each fastened separately, open floral pattern, red-orange-mauve flowers with gold and silver centres, stems and leaves are blue-green-gold with red-gold and blue-mauve buds, sequins scattered and grouped.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- households
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of W. J. Wright, Kamloops, 1969
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1020
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Beaded Bracelet
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- Date
- 1925 – 1950
- Material
- metal; stone
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0149
- Description
- Crude, various coloured stones on long silver bar links. Flat, sterling silver links taper at the middle and have small eye pierced through each end. Links joined by small piece of wire shaped into a figure 8 through the eyes. Ring at one end, and two opposing hooks which swivel together to lock ar…
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- Title
- Beaded Bracelet
- Date
- 1925 – 1950
- Material
- metal; stone
- Dimensions
- 1.5 x 21.9 cm
- Description
- Crude, various coloured stones on long silver bar links. Flat, sterling silver links taper at the middle and have small eye pierced through each end. Links joined by small piece of wire shaped into a figure 8 through the eyes. Ring at one end, and two opposing hooks which swivel together to lock around ring, clasp bracelet into loop. Stones threaded on the six bars are (1) large brown bead jasper ?, (2) flat green bead quartz ?, round clear bead microline? , (3) cylindrical blue bead (lapis , large triangular aqau bead turquoise, (4) small green bead quartz ? , large red torus shaped bead jasper , small orange bead jasper ? , (5) large clear round bead - microline? , (6) large red bead jasper.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0149
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- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- fibre, silk; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1163
- Description
- Black silk dress that hangs straight through the body from the shoulders (chemise) with cap sleeves. The dress is heavily decorated with beadwork - coloured circles and black geometric shapes. A white tag at the back of the neck is marked “16” in red.
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- Title
- Beaded Dress
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- fibre, silk; glass
- Dimensions
- 71.2 x 126.8 cm
- Description
- Black silk dress that hangs straight through the body from the shoulders (chemise) with cap sleeves. The dress is heavily decorated with beadwork - coloured circles and black geometric shapes. A white tag at the back of the neck is marked “16” in red.
- Subject
- households
- fashion
- Mary McCowan
- Credit
- Gift of Barbara Phillips, Kamloops, 2003
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1163
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- Date
- 1985
- Material
- skin, deer; glass; fibre;
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1185
- Description
- A tanned, buckskin jacket with floral beadwork design. It appears to be Stoney beadwork because of the colour combinations. The jacket has beading on the shoulders and the the top front and has fringes below. The beading above across the back is of flowers with colours red, orange, beige, blue, whi…
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- Title
- Beaded Jacket
- Date
- 1985
- Material
- skin, deer; glass; fibre;
- Dimensions
- 52.0; with arms 143.0 x 81.0 cm
- Description
- A tanned, buckskin jacket with floral beadwork design. It appears to be Stoney beadwork because of the colour combinations. The jacket has beading on the shoulders and the the top front and has fringes below. The beading above across the back is of flowers with colours red, orange, beige, blue, white and red and leaves in colours of green and turquoise. The beaded butterflies on the front are (two on each side) red and blue wings surrounded by pink, and blue and orange wings surrounded by beige; all the antennae are blue. The collar is pinked and also has a strip of 1.0 pinked buckskin sewn onto it 1.50 cm from the edge. The jacket is closed by leather thongs for tying. There are two front pockets, with pinked edges. The pockets are beaded in red, yellow, blue, green and white in what seems to be a flower. There is a lining, extending 25.5 cm down from the collar, in red and white checked cotton with two horizontal lines of red hearts and flowers with green leaves. On viewer’s left there are two border strips of white and blue flowers on red with green leaves. The back of the collar is lined with maroon velvet.REF: 103.08.1148 In the pocket of the jacket at the time of cataloguing: a square (26.0cm) white linen handkerchief with a lace border. It has green embroidered shamrocks and stems plus seven (approx.0.50 cm) dots around the shamrocks.REF: 105.02.1182 In the pocket of the jacket at the time of cataloguing: a piece of paper (11.0x12.5cm wide) with Willie’s notes on it. One side is written in script with a black felt pen “2 Rolled oats 1 milk 3 cream 1 Butter Veg fruit oranges Veg Meat”, viewer’s left, printed “NEWSPAPER GRACE” a line underneath and then “CARD FOR ERLING”. On the opposite side written in script in blue ball point pen “Bread at Pop’s, Grace and Gladys slene (sic) cody”. There are scribbles over the writing.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1185
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- Date
- 1920 – 1939
- Material
- hide, deer; fibre, cotton; glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1044
- Description
- Lillian Gest's beaded ladies jacket with fringes, straight cut, beaded floral design on collar, yoke, front panel, pocket and cuffs, 6 metal buttons, notched edges, fringes along yoke continuing down arms and bottom edges.
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- Title
- Beaded Jacket
- Date
- 1920 – 1939
- Material
- hide, deer; fibre, cotton; glass; metal
- Dimensions
- 57.0 x 57.0 cm
- Description
- Lillian Gest's beaded ladies jacket with fringes, straight cut, beaded floral design on collar, yoke, front panel, pocket and cuffs, 6 metal buttons, notched edges, fringes along yoke continuing down arms and bottom edges.
- Credit
- Gift of Lillian Gest, Philadelphia, USA, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1044
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Beaded Necklaces
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- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- metal; stone
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0097
- Description
- A strand of uniform sized green jade beads, strung on white thread. Small, hollow, lens shaped clasp with cutout design of four petaled flower flanked on each side by vertical bar. V shaped hook passes around end of clasp and then is pushed into hollow interior of clasp where it is locked by the pr…
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- Title
- Beaded Necklaces
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- metal; stone
- Dimensions
- 0.8 x 21.8 cm
- Description
- A strand of uniform sized green jade beads, strung on white thread. Small, hollow, lens shaped clasp with cutout design of four petaled flower flanked on each side by vertical bar. V shaped hook passes around end of clasp and then is pushed into hollow interior of clasp where it is locked by the pressure of the arms of the V. Pressing the arms together and pulling releases clasp. Fifty-four beads of a medium shade of green.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0097
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Beaded Necklaces
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- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0099 a-c
- Description
- In small (5.3x6.6x19 cm) green cardboard box with red and white collar label on top with writing, "Made by Catharine Robb for her aunt Nela Phinney. beed (sic) work." Three delicate, loom-beaded necklaces of glass and silver beads, each essentially a narrow strap that passes around the neck, the e…
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- Title
- Beaded Necklaces
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 1.8 x 43.5 cm
- Description
- In small (5.3x6.6x19 cm) green cardboard box with red and white collar label on top with writing, "Made by Catharine Robb for her aunt Nela Phinney. beed (sic) work." Three delicate, loom-beaded necklaces of glass and silver beads, each essentially a narrow strap that passes around the neck, the ends of which are woven together to form a flat, wide tab in front. (a) white glass beads, strap made of short lengths of eight parallel strands joining solidly woven squares with a woven pastel flower in each, wider panel at bottom where straps join, contains bouquet of same flowers. Bottom trimmed with looped and twisted fringe of white beads. (b) blue metallic beads, as (a) but only five strands between, the inner three being blue and the outer ones silver. Pink and yellow metallic bead flowers in square are more geometric. Strands joined together .5 cm from square with a small bar of silver and blue beads. Bottom square contains four flowers with a yellow X-shape between them. Twisted and looped fringe straight across bottom of blue and silver beads. (c) silver metallic beads, thicker, triple strands between flat squares have chain link appearance in their manner of beading. Square areas have black and silver checked pattern. Two squares stitched together at bottom, rather than woven together. Ends of necklace extend beyond this, as a continuation of the strap, each ending in a checkered square with long, loose, silver beaded fringes at the end. Box also contains three white calling cards, one for "Miss Catharine Robb, and two for Mr Russell Robb, Jr.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0099 a-c
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- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.0011
- Description
- White textured pattern damask woven bedspread; slightly stained.
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- Title
- Bedspread
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 185.0 x 231.0 cm
- Description
- White textured pattern damask woven bedspread; slightly stained.
- Subject
- households
- furnishings
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.0011
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- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.0013
- Description
- White cotton bedspread with appliqued pastel floral designs edged in black chain stitching.
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- Title
- Bedspread
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 191.0 x 237.0 cm
- Description
- White cotton bedspread with appliqued pastel floral designs edged in black chain stitching.
- Subject
- households
- furnishings
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.0013
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- Date
- 1984
- Material
- glass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1043
- Description
- Glass beer mug shaped similar to a stein, 9.0 long handle. On one side a circular crest in yellow and blye of two mountain peaks with the words "Sunshine Village". The other side has an arch shaped crest with words "Celebrate 50th Anniversary " and "1934 Sunshine Village 1984" are centered around…
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- Title
- Beer Mug
- Date
- 1984
- Material
- glass
- Dimensions
- 14.0 cm
- Description
- Glass beer mug shaped similar to a stein, 9.0 long handle. On one side a circular crest in yellow and blye of two mountain peaks with the words "Sunshine Village". The other side has an arch shaped crest with words "Celebrate 50th Anniversary " and "1934 Sunshine Village 1984" are centered around a picture of the renovated old lodge with gondolar overhead. Joining the two crests are the words "Banff National Park - Canada"
- Subject
- households
- souvenir
- Sunshine Village
- Credit
- Gift of Sunshine Village, Banff, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1043
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0173
- Description
- A soft belt of red violet velvet with large silver buckle. Velvet is sewn into long tube and gathered slightly at end where attached to buckle. Two part buckle hooks together with large hook and eye on back. Cast buckle shaped like two pointed cinquefoils butting together at the flat side, each co…
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- Title
- Belt
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 8.5 x 93.5 cm
- Description
- A soft belt of red violet velvet with large silver buckle. Velvet is sewn into long tube and gathered slightly at end where attached to buckle. Two part buckle hooks together with large hook and eye on back. Cast buckle shaped like two pointed cinquefoils butting together at the flat side, each containing a female dancing figure in very high relief. Figure has firm breasts and tiny waist, and is wearing draped bloomers and tall headdress. Scrolls and flowers form garland around figure. Smooth border around pebbly background surface, follows shape of buckle each side of buckle has bar soldered across back to attach belt. Velvet attached one side only with loose basting stitches around bar.
- Subject
- households
- figure
- female
- religious
- Hinduism
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0173
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- Date
- 1925 – 1945
- Material
- metal; stone
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0174 a,b
- Description
- A belt clasp consisting of two circles of pierced brass set with a mosaic of turquoise chips. Circles have brass flanges with pierced design around edges of large, raised, round area of turquoise chips set in rough grouting held by a short brass collar. Pierced design on each piece different. Long,…
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- Title
- Belt Buckle
- Date
- 1925 – 1945
- Material
- metal; stone
- Dimensions
- 1.0 x 6.0 cm
- Description
- A belt clasp consisting of two circles of pierced brass set with a mosaic of turquoise chips. Circles have brass flanges with pierced design around edges of large, raised, round area of turquoise chips set in rough grouting held by a short brass collar. Pierced design on each piece different. Long, round, brass bar soldered across back of each piece forming loop to hold belt, one circle has flat eye which fits flat hook on other to clasp buckle together, hand made.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- accessories
- fashion
- households
- craft
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0174 a,b
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