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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.0032 a,b
- Description
- Heavy, short skis, with metal toe plate and bindings. They become thicker at the beautifully curved tip. Metal edging is screwed on, holes going in through the skis below the bindings. The binding is "ATTENHOFFER'S ALPINA".
- Title
- Alpine Skis
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 9.0 x 135.0 cm
- Description
- Heavy, short skis, with metal toe plate and bindings. They become thicker at the beautifully curved tip. Metal edging is screwed on, holes going in through the skis below the bindings. The binding is "ATTENHOFFER'S ALPINA".
- Subject
- activities
- sports
- winter
- skiing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.0032 a,b
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1099 a,b
- Description
- Pair of home made unpainted skis. Very little camber, in fact practically flat. Rounded point. Metal screwed on edges, metal bindings "Ramy-Wike made in France".
- Title
- Alpine Skis
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 190.0 cm
- Description
- Pair of home made unpainted skis. Very little camber, in fact practically flat. Rounded point. Metal screwed on edges, metal bindings "Ramy-Wike made in France".
- Credit
- Gift of Eddie Hunter, Banff, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1099 a,b
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.0033 a,b
- Description
- Wood skis with screwed on metal edges," Monarch" and under toe is embossed " Northland, USA Laconia N.H." Binding is " Monarch/Automatic".
- Title
- Alpine Skis
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 7.5 x 200.0 cm
- Description
- Wood skis with screwed on metal edges," Monarch" and under toe is embossed " Northland, USA Laconia N.H." Binding is " Monarch/Automatic".
- Subject
- activities
- sports
- winter
- skiing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.0033 a,b
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- Date
- 1988
- Material
- plastic; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1094
- Description
- Pair Rossignol ST competition alpine skis. White background with black and orange stripes with rooster (red, blue and white) on tip. Steel edges and hilt, no bindings. Red, white and blue shield with Rossignol across and "Made in France" below, black circle with "R" above binding. On ski surface…
- Title
- Alpine Skis
- Date
- 1988
- Material
- plastic; metal
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 175.0 cm
- Description
- Pair Rossignol ST competition alpine skis. White background with black and orange stripes with rooster (red, blue and white) on tip. Steel edges and hilt, no bindings. Red, white and blue shield with Rossignol across and "Made in France" below, black circle with "R" above binding. On ski surface Rossignol 3 times with a "R" in a circle between
- Subject
- sports
- skiing
- Karen Percy
- Credit
- Gift of Karen Percy, Banff, 1989
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1094
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Animal Figurine
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0084
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- metal, bronze; ivory
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0084
- Description
- A bronze charging bull with its tail raised and its head down and slightly turned to one side. The bull has a broad snout, curly hair on its head, and curved ivory horns. The bull has been cast with features and hair texture showing in detail including cloven hooves. The figurine’s black patina …
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- Title
- Animal Figurine
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- metal, bronze; ivory
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 14.0 cm
- Description
- A bronze charging bull with its tail raised and its head down and slightly turned to one side. The bull has a broad snout, curly hair on its head, and curved ivory horns. The bull has been cast with features and hair texture showing in detail including cloven hooves. The figurine’s black patina worn at high points showing bronze colour through.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0084
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- wood; ivory
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0085 a,b
- Description
- Two nearly identical carved wooden elephants with ivory tusks and inlaid ivory eyes. Each elephant is standing with its trunk hanging to the ground and slightly curled under at the end. The grain of wood is vertical with end grain showing as stippled texture on the back and under the belly. Eac…
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- Title
- Animal Figurine
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- wood; ivory
- Dimensions
- 14.0 x 6.7 x 12.5 cm
- Description
- Two nearly identical carved wooden elephants with ivory tusks and inlaid ivory eyes. Each elephant is standing with its trunk hanging to the ground and slightly curled under at the end. The grain of wood is vertical with end grain showing as stippled texture on the back and under the belly. Each elephant has a grooved crease carved in the top of its head, two creases in each ear, and three along each side.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0085 a,b
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Animal Figurine
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0087
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0087
- Description
- Scarab beetle carved from a lump of terracotta with its head and legs in relief on sides with smoothly curved back shell incised with outlines of wings. The bottom of the base has a flat incised pictograph of a beetle at the bottom inside a large oval shape with cross-hatched rectangle above him …
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- Title
- Animal Figurine
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 3.5 x 5.5 x 8.8 cm
- Description
- Scarab beetle carved from a lump of terracotta with its head and legs in relief on sides with smoothly curved back shell incised with outlines of wings. The bottom of the base has a flat incised pictograph of a beetle at the bottom inside a large oval shape with cross-hatched rectangle above him and circle above that, and two long triangular shapes at each side of the oval. The figurine is glazed with green-blue slip.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0087
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Athletic Pin Collection
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.09.1032%20a-e
- Date
- 1930 – 1945
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1032 a-e
- Description
- Five ski pins attached to Dell Brewster's ski cap. (a) "First Trans Canada Ski Train 1937, bronze (b) Olympic pin, 5 lined circles in different colours (c) "Ski Runners 1940" blue, white, red enamelled bronze (d) German eagle with wreath in mouth, red green enamel (e) Swiss "St. Moritz" silver sk…
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- Title
- Athletic Pin Collection
- Date
- 1930 – 1945
- Material
- metal
- Description
- Five ski pins attached to Dell Brewster's ski cap. (a) "First Trans Canada Ski Train 1937, bronze (b) Olympic pin, 5 lined circles in different colours (c) "Ski Runners 1940" blue, white, red enamelled bronze (d) German eagle with wreath in mouth, red green enamel (e) Swiss "St. Moritz" silver skier, red and white Swiss shield.
- Subject
- sports
- winter
- skiing
- Olympics
- Dell Brewster
- Credit
- Gift of Dell Brewster, Banff, 1967
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1032 a-e
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Athletic Plaque
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- Date
- 1936
- Material
- metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1045
- Description
- Black wooden plaque in shape of shield. Silver band across top etched "Brewster Trophy". Below that a silver coloured shield shape with a downhill skier centered. Across the top of this is etched "Championship Canadian Rockies" and below skier is "Combined Downhill and Slalom 1936". Small name…
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- Title
- Athletic Plaque
- Date
- 1936
- Material
- metal; wood
- Dimensions
- 32.0 x 24.5 cm
- Description
- Black wooden plaque in shape of shield. Silver band across top etched "Brewster Trophy". Below that a silver coloured shield shape with a downhill skier centered. Across the top of this is etched "Championship Canadian Rockies" and below skier is "Combined Downhill and Slalom 1936". Small name plate centered bottom, etched into that "E.P.N.S. R".
- Subject
- sports
- skiing
- Brewster Trophy
- Credit
- Gift of Ed (Mrs.) Jamieson, Banff, 1966
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1045
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Athletic Trophy
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.09.1094
- Date
- 1936
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1094
- Description
- Black turned wood, base for statuette trophy 103.09.1093. Solid wood, turned, central area has three silver plaques "King Edward Hotel Banff Western Canada Combined Downhill and Slalom", Shield shape "1936 J. Taylor Vancouver". "1938 Thobraatin Princeton",
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- Title
- Athletic Trophy
- Date
- 1936
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 15.7 cm
- Description
- Black turned wood, base for statuette trophy 103.09.1093. Solid wood, turned, central area has three silver plaques "King Edward Hotel Banff Western Canada Combined Downhill and Slalom", Shield shape "1936 J. Taylor Vancouver". "1938 Thobraatin Princeton",
- Subject
- sports
- winter
- skiing
- King Edward Hotel
- Credit
- Gift of J. L. King, 1974
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1094
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Avalanche Probe
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact108.04.0059%20
- Date
- 1980
- Material
- leather; metal; cable
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.0059
- Description
- A dark grey metal avalanche probe held in a bright orange leather pouch with a metal clasp. The avalanche probe features 7 pieces connected via a cable that runs throughout the probe. One end of the probe has a lighter silver knob with tap near it. The other end has a brass-coloured metal end. The …
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- Title
- Avalanche Probe
- Date
- 1980
- Material
- leather; metal; cable
- Dimensions
- 2.5 x 7.5 x 53.9 cm
- Description
- A dark grey metal avalanche probe held in a bright orange leather pouch with a metal clasp. The avalanche probe features 7 pieces connected via a cable that runs throughout the probe. One end of the probe has a lighter silver knob with tap near it. The other end has a brass-coloured metal end. The orange leather pouch features text along the middle on one side which reads “Lindenmann Lawinen-Sonde” and text at the top of the pouch which reads “SCOTT” in handwriting.
- Subject
- ski
- skiing
- winter
- avalanche
- safety
- Chic Scott
- mountaineering
- Credit
- Gift of Charles (Chic) Scott, Cochrane, 2003
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.0059
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Avalanche Transceiver
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.04.1013%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1980 – 1985
- Material
- metal; plastic; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 105.04.1013 a,b
- Description
- Motronic “Pieps 2” avalanche beacon or transceiver. Orange plastic with metal parts. Labeled on side with “Pieps 2. Motronic. Made in Austria.” and instructions for use. Yellow fabric case with black cord marked “Pieps 2. Motronic. Canada.”
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- Title
- Avalanche Transceiver
- Date
- 1980 – 1985
- Material
- metal; plastic; fibre
- Dimensions
- 11.7 x 7.0 cm
- Description
- Motronic “Pieps 2” avalanche beacon or transceiver. Orange plastic with metal parts. Labeled on side with “Pieps 2. Motronic. Made in Austria.” and instructions for use. Yellow fabric case with black cord marked “Pieps 2. Motronic. Canada.”
- Credit
- Gift of Douglas Leonard, Canmore, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 105.04.1013 a,b
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- Date
- 1930 – 1935
- Material
- fibre; skin; metal; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0324
- Description
- Grey canvas backpack with leather straps, mounted on metal frame. Four pockets, one on either side and front and a zippered pouch on inside upper flap. Edges of pocket flaps bound by leather. Leather shoulder straps riveted to bottom of frame and buckled to top. Bag closure is thin rope and plastic…
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- Title
- Backpack
- Date
- 1930 – 1935
- Material
- fibre; skin; metal; plastic
- Dimensions
- 46.0 x 17.0 x 40.0 cm
- Description
- Grey canvas backpack with leather straps, mounted on metal frame. Four pockets, one on either side and front and a zippered pouch on inside upper flap. Edges of pocket flaps bound by leather. Leather shoulder straps riveted to bottom of frame and buckled to top. Bag closure is thin rope and plastic toggle. Leather inset inside bag: “Bergans Original 39306”. “Mrs P. WHYTE BANFF ALBERTA” is faintly written on the front flap. A red plastic tag that reads “MOUNTAIN TRAVEL USA” “C. WHYTE” on one side and “If Lost Or Found Please Notify MOUNTAIN TRAVEL (USA) 1398 Solano Avenue Albany, California 94706” on the other is attached to the top handle. A fabric label that reads “Bergans ORIGINAL MADE IN OSLO NORWAY” with a drawing of two men is attached to the back of the bag.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0324
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- fibre ; metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1069
- Description
- Metal back frame in typical Bergen style, leather straps, bag is heavy cotton (canvas), grommet and string closure at top plus both sides for tightening, 3 outer pockets with buckle closures, top flap has 2 leather straps for buckle closure, hand printed on flap, "B.G.F. MOODIE - CALGARY"
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- Title
- Backpack
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- fibre ; metal; skin
- Dimensions
- 44.0 x 42.5 cm
- Description
- Metal back frame in typical Bergen style, leather straps, bag is heavy cotton (canvas), grommet and string closure at top plus both sides for tightening, 3 outer pockets with buckle closures, top flap has 2 leather straps for buckle closure, hand printed on flap, "B.G.F. MOODIE - CALGARY"
- Subject
- Moodie, Gordon B.
- sports
- hiking
- skiing
- Credit
- Gift of Margaret Moodie, Vancouver, 1987
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1069
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Baseball Cap Hat
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.04.1080
- Date
- 1987
- Material
- fibre, cotton corduroy; polyester; paper; plastic; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1080
- Description
- A blue corduroy cap with a sun visor, the crown divided into six pie-shaped pieces sewn down and meeting at the top with a fabric-covered metal button. The inside has a white net polyester lining sewn down with royal blue strips of polyester fabric and a hard piece of plastic on the inside forehea…
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- Title
- Baseball Cap Hat
- Date
- 1987
- Material
- fibre, cotton corduroy; polyester; paper; plastic; metal
- Dimensions
- 18.0 x 20.0 x 27.0 w/ sun visor cm
- Description
- A blue corduroy cap with a sun visor, the crown divided into six pie-shaped pieces sewn down and meeting at the top with a fabric-covered metal button. The inside has a white net polyester lining sewn down with royal blue strips of polyester fabric and a hard piece of plastic on the inside forehead to support the patch in front. There is machine-embroidered felt-like blue patch (8.8 x 6.5cm wide) heat-applied on the front. Written on the patch in white lettering “HUSKY”, underneath and to the viewer’s right, in dark yellow lettering “World Downhill 1987”, below that an image of a ski racer in a downhill racing crouch position with a red maple leaf behind; below the skier, viewer’s right, in yellow “PREVIEW 88” and then “NAKISKA” in white. There is a white label, sewn onto the inside band viewer’s left, with black lettering “ A.C.I.C. INT. ENT. LTD. Calgary, Alberta For Husky Oil CA 11259 Corduroy”
- Subject
- sports
- skiing
- Eddie Hunter
- Credit
- Gift of Eddie Hunter, Banff, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1080
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Baseball Cap Hat
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- Date
- 1982
- Material
- fibre; polyester; paper; plastic; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1081 a,b
- Description
- (a) A blue polyester (with foam and plastic) cap with a sun visor; the crown is divided into four pie-shaped pieces in the back and one large foam piece across the crown forehead and sewn down meeting at the top with a fabric-covered metal button. There is machine-embroidered white satin patch (7.2…
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- Title
- Baseball Cap Hat
- Date
- 1982
- Material
- fibre; polyester; paper; plastic; metal
- Dimensions
- 27.0 x 21.0 x 18.0 w/visor cm
- Description
- (a) A blue polyester (with foam and plastic) cap with a sun visor; the crown is divided into four pie-shaped pieces in the back and one large foam piece across the crown forehead and sewn down meeting at the top with a fabric-covered metal button. There is machine-embroidered white satin patch (7.2cm square) sewn down with yellow thread around the border. The Superman logo is on the patch in red and yellow and written underneath in red block letters “CALGARY ‘82”. There is a white label, viewer’s left, with blue lettering “CA02839 100% Polyester Laminated poly foam Lamine de mousse de polyurethane SIZE A-JUST M/L 7” - 71/2” Made in Korea Fabrique en Cores”(b) A small plastic Canadian flag pin, red on the ends, and a red maple leaf (1.2x 0.60cm high) on a white background middle, pinned on with a tie-tack style (spike and clutch closure attachment) pin closure onto the cap’s patch.
- Subject
- sports
- skiing
- Eddie Hunter
- Credit
- Gift of Eddie Hunter, Banff, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1081 a,b
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Baseball Cap Hat
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.04.1082
- Date
- 1984
- Material
- fibre; polyester; paper; plastic;
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1082
- Description
- A blue cotton and polyester cap with a visor. The crown is divided into four pie-shaped pieces in the back and one large cotton piece across the crown forehead and sewn down meeting at the top with a hard plastic button. There is stamped area (6.5x9.0cm wide) with a woman, viewer’s left, in a beret…
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- Title
- Baseball Cap Hat
- Date
- 1984
- Material
- fibre; polyester; paper; plastic;
- Dimensions
- 19.0 x 26.0 cm
- Description
- A blue cotton and polyester cap with a visor. The crown is divided into four pie-shaped pieces in the back and one large cotton piece across the crown forehead and sewn down meeting at the top with a hard plastic button. There is stamped area (6.5x9.0cm wide) with a woman, viewer’s left, in a beret surrounded by a circle, and a simulated skier, viewer’s right, all outlined in beige paint, with “1984” printed underneath. There is a white label, viewer’s left, sewn on the front and resting on the visor, with black lettering ”cap-a-roo”. On the inside label ”TRI-GARREX LIMITED Ottawa, Canada COTTON 50% COTTON POLYESTER 50% POLYESTER LAMINATED TO POLYEUROTHANE MADE IN/FABRIQUE AU HAITI
- Subject
- sports
- skiing
- Eddie Hunter
- Credit
- Gift of Eddie Hunter, Banff, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1082
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Basket, Ski Pole Ski Pole
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact106.04.0003
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal; leather
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.0003
- Description
- One ski pole basket. A silver metal ring with three red leather straps equally spaced attached to the ring. Within each leather strap is a 8.2 cm cut in the middle with a cut circle on each end of the cut. The straps are connected via a metal rivet. The leather is smooth on the top and rough/untrea…
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- Title
- Basket, Ski Pole Ski Pole
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal; leather
- Description
- One ski pole basket. A silver metal ring with three red leather straps equally spaced attached to the ring. Within each leather strap is a 8.2 cm cut in the middle with a cut circle on each end of the cut. The straps are connected via a metal rivet. The leather is smooth on the top and rough/untreated on the bottom side.
- Credit
- Gift of Frank Gourlay, Banff, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.0003
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Beaded Moccasins
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- skin; glass; hair
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1106 a-c
- Description
- Pair of moccasins (a,b) with fur trim around openings, vamp has floral beaded design in red, green, yellow and blue. Single moccasin (c) has simple beaded design in orange, gold and white and embroidery in green and yellow.
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- skin; glass; hair
- Description
- Pair of moccasins (a,b) with fur trim around openings, vamp has floral beaded design in red, green, yellow and blue. Single moccasin (c) has simple beaded design in orange, gold and white and embroidery in green and yellow.
- Subject
- clothing
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- Deer Lodge
- souvenirs
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1106 a-c
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Beaded Moccasins
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- skin; glass; hair
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1107 a-d
- Description
- Pair of moccasins (a,b), low slipper style, vamp has floral beadwork in red, blue, yellow & green. Pair of moccasins (c,d), low slipper style, fur trim around openings, vamp has floral design in red, yellow, green, blue and brown. Beaded trim around edge of vamp in brown. Small tag reads: “#24 …
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- skin; glass; hair
- Description
- Pair of moccasins (a,b), low slipper style, vamp has floral beadwork in red, blue, yellow & green. Pair of moccasins (c,d), low slipper style, fur trim around openings, vamp has floral design in red, yellow, green, blue and brown. Beaded trim around edge of vamp in brown. Small tag reads: “#24 1 - G.A.C. / 9.00”
- Subject
- clothing
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- Deer Lodge
- souvenirs
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1107 a-d
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