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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.3021 a,b
- Description
- Two heavy leather straps with leather thongs attached to the ends of the straps (a - 62.0 cm long with thongs, b - 67.0 cm long with thongs). Each strap has four round metal bells (4.0 cm diameter) tied on with leather thongs. White adhesive tape has been wrapped around the straps.
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- Title
- Armband
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 31.0 cm
- Description
- Two heavy leather straps with leather thongs attached to the ends of the straps (a - 62.0 cm long with thongs, b - 67.0 cm long with thongs). Each strap has four round metal bells (4.0 cm diameter) tied on with leather thongs. White adhesive tape has been wrapped around the straps.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- dancing
- music
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.3021 a,b
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- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- fibre, plant; fibre, raffia
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0048
- Description
- A very loosely woven bag of straw with the straw warp only woven together in five rows. The bag has a braided edge at the top, and a braided handle that threads through the top row of straw. The bag is decorated with a red and green raffia design sewn on the front.
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- Title
- Bag
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- fibre, plant; fibre, raffia
- Dimensions
- 23.0 x 36.0 cm
- Description
- A very loosely woven bag of straw with the straw warp only woven together in five rows. The bag has a braided edge at the top, and a braided handle that threads through the top row of straw. The bag is decorated with a red and green raffia design sewn on the front.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0048
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- Date
- 1950 – 1965
- Material
- fibre, cotton; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0056
- Description
- A flat, rectangular, white cotton bag with two short handles, and wooden rods threaded through a casing at the opening. The bag is decorated with an underwater seascape appliqued on the front.
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- Title
- Bag
- Date
- 1950 – 1965
- Material
- fibre, cotton; wood
- Dimensions
- 32.0 x 46.5 cm
- Description
- A flat, rectangular, white cotton bag with two short handles, and wooden rods threaded through a casing at the opening. The bag is decorated with an underwater seascape appliqued on the front.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0056
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- Date
- 1950 – 1965
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0370
- Description
- A rectangular basket formed from a strip of bark which has been scored and turned up at the sides which are gathered together at the top and fastened to a carved, straight stick which acts as a handle. Handle has carved knobs at the end and is tied to the sides of the basket with raffia so that the…
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- Title
- Basket
- Date
- 1950 – 1965
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 19.2 x 16.6 x 34.6 cm
- Description
- A rectangular basket formed from a strip of bark which has been scored and turned up at the sides which are gathered together at the top and fastened to a carved, straight stick which acts as a handle. Handle has carved knobs at the end and is tied to the sides of the basket with raffia so that the knobs protrude beyond a bit. A strip of bark has been wrapped around the handle at either side. Basket is varnished.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Grey Campbell
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0370
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- Date
- 1880 – 1900
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0376
- Description
- Small round twined basket with rounded base and high sides closing in slightly at the mouth, natural buff colour background with brown design and black accents, design repeated three times around sides is of four brown parallelograms stacked on one another in stairlike fashion moving up to the righ…
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- Title
- Basket
- Date
- 1880 – 1900
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 10.5 x 13.5 cm
- Description
- Small round twined basket with rounded base and high sides closing in slightly at the mouth, natural buff colour background with brown design and black accents, design repeated three times around sides is of four brown parallelograms stacked on one another in stairlike fashion moving up to the right, with serrated edges of black-tipped triangles along the sides and narrow black lines between each parallelogram. Between each steplike series on the buff background is an oblique double zig-zag line running from bottom to top of the basket. Lip is finished with three rows of twining of a lighter brown colour, pattern not visible on inside. Paper tag rimmed with metal is attached with cord and wax through lip of basket; no writing is visible.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Indigenous
- basketry
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0376
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Basketry Cup And Saucer
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- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0372 a,b
- Description
- A small cup and saucer woven completely of split cedar(?) (a) cup - very simple deep shape with stiff braided loop handle at one side, three imbricated parallelograms around outside, one blue, one pink, one green, twining technique, lip finished in lighter colour twining. (b) saucer - small shallow…
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- Title
- Basketry Cup And Saucer
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 4.5 x 8.2 cm
- Description
- A small cup and saucer woven completely of split cedar(?) (a) cup - very simple deep shape with stiff braided loop handle at one side, three imbricated parallelograms around outside, one blue, one pink, one green, twining technique, lip finished in lighter colour twining. (b) saucer - small shallow dish of twining technique to match cup with a series of green, pink and red parallelograms imbricated around the edge, which is finished with a lighter colour twining.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- miniatures
- Indigenous
- basketry
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0372 a,b
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- Date
- 1880 – 1920
- Material
- glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0031
- Description
- A collection of twenty-three yellow beads and fifty-four green beads from a broken necklace.
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- Title
- Bead
- Date
- 1880 – 1920
- Material
- glass
- Dimensions
- 1.0 (maximum) cm
- Description
- A collection of twenty-three yellow beads and fifty-four green beads from a broken necklace.
- Subject
- decorative
- crafts
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0031
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- Date
- 1950 – 1951
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1201
- Description
- A woman's tan buckskin jacket, fringed and lightly beaded with flower accents. Cut western style with ruffled collar, yoke, inset sleeves, and two ruffled pockets in front. 12.0 cm fringes below front yoke, and down backs of sleeves continuing across yoke in back. Front is closed with seven buttons…
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- Title
- Beaded Jacket
- Date
- 1950 – 1951
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 47.0 x 68.5 cm
- Description
- A woman's tan buckskin jacket, fringed and lightly beaded with flower accents. Cut western style with ruffled collar, yoke, inset sleeves, and two ruffled pockets in front. 12.0 cm fringes below front yoke, and down backs of sleeves continuing across yoke in back. Front is closed with seven buttons. Medium sized red, pink, purple, yellow beaded flowers on each front pocket. Front yoke and back beaded with white, yellow, blue, and green flower, leave and stem accents. Machine stitched and top collar lined with tan coloured silk. A small tag labelled with red cursive stiching “Wonnacott” inside the lapel
- Credit
- Gift of Bill Wonnacott, Victoria, 2016
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1201
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- hair, horse; glass; feather; fibre; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.3022 a,b
- Description
- Fur armbands with hanging pelts, feathers, hairlocks and large beaded medallions. Each medallion (6.0 cm diameter) has a scalloped blue beaded border with a multi coloured centre. Each hairlock has a beaded band in white, red and orange where it attaches to the armband. a) Armband (28.0 cm ci…
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- Title
- Beaded Armband
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- hair, horse; glass; feather; fibre; skin
- Dimensions
- 11.0 (a); 12.0 (b) x 105.0 (a); 110.0 (b) cm
- Description
- Fur armbands with hanging pelts, feathers, hairlocks and large beaded medallions. Each medallion (6.0 cm diameter) has a scalloped blue beaded border with a multi coloured centre. Each hairlock has a beaded band in white, red and orange where it attaches to the armband. a) Armband (28.0 cm circumference) lined with white polkadotted red fabric. This armband has a red squirrel pelt attached.b) Armband (22.0 cm circumference) lined with yellow and white fabric. This armband has a weasel pelt attached.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- ceremonial
- crafts
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.3022 a,b
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.3023 a,b
- Description
- Two armbands made from yarn.a) Thick bright pink yarn (10.0 to 20.0 cm long) tied onto a white shoelace (22.5 cm circumference).b) Lengths of purple yarn (16.0 cm long) folded in half and machine stiched with heavy black thread to create a fringe. Leather thongs are attached to each end of the arm…
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- Title
- Beaded Armband
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; skin
- Dimensions
- 19.0 (a); 18.0 (b) x 22.0 (a); 9.0 (b) cm
- Description
- Two armbands made from yarn.a) Thick bright pink yarn (10.0 to 20.0 cm long) tied onto a white shoelace (22.5 cm circumference).b) Lengths of purple yarn (16.0 cm long) folded in half and machine stiched with heavy black thread to create a fringe. Leather thongs are attached to each end of the armband (24.4 cm circumference).
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- ceremonial
- crafts
- sewing
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.3023 a,b
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- Date
- 1880
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0019 a,b
- Description
- A pair of beaded leather armlets. The design on each armlet is a turquoise background with vertical stripes and two stepped triangular shapes done in dark blue and red beads. There is scalloped beadwork around the edges, and thong ties at each end.
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- Title
- Beaded Armbands
- Date
- 1880
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 29.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of beaded leather armlets. The design on each armlet is a turquoise background with vertical stripes and two stepped triangular shapes done in dark blue and red beads. There is scalloped beadwork around the edges, and thong ties at each end.
- Subject
- Stoney Nakoda
- beadwork
- crafts
- decorative
- indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0019 a,b
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- Date
- 1880 – 1900
- Material
- skin; glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0030 a,b
- Description
- A pair of beadwork strips with the beads stitched directly on the hide in horizontal rows. The design of each strip is a white background with a dark blue X at the centre and diamond shapes at each end of medium blue, red and silver-coloured (possibly nickle) beads. Each strip has yellow looped be…
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- Title
- Beaded Armbands
- Date
- 1880 – 1900
- Material
- skin; glass; metal
- Dimensions
- 7.5 x 29.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of beadwork strips with the beads stitched directly on the hide in horizontal rows. The design of each strip is a white background with a dark blue X at the centre and diamond shapes at each end of medium blue, red and silver-coloured (possibly nickle) beads. Each strip has yellow looped beaded edging along the long sides. Both strips have a narrow leather thong through the beadwork at one end that is knotted and left with both ends hanging.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- decorative
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0030 a,b
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3050 a,b
- Description
- Two armbands with same pattern but reversed (mirror-image). Bottom edge of each band is curved and top edge is straight with thong ties attached to the top two corners. Each band is fully beaded with a white background and two motifs - a blue and yellow eight-pointed star with red chevrons and a …
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- Title
- Beaded Armbands
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 9.5 x 22.5 cm
- Description
- Two armbands with same pattern but reversed (mirror-image). Bottom edge of each band is curved and top edge is straight with thong ties attached to the top two corners. Each band is fully beaded with a white background and two motifs - a blue and yellow eight-pointed star with red chevrons and a yellow and red diamond with black and pink triangles.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3050 a,b
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- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0020
- Description
- A hide pouch with a small flap and long fringe around each side and along the bottom. The bag is decorated with green and white beads along the top edge, and a green and white beadwork diamond shape on the front.
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- Title
- Beaded Bag
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- skin
- Dimensions
- 14.0 x 20.0 cm
- Description
- A hide pouch with a small flap and long fringe around each side and along the bottom. The bag is decorated with green and white beads along the top edge, and a green and white beadwork diamond shape on the front.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0020
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- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0380
- Description
- A flat greyish, soft, leather pouch laced together around the edges with buckskin thongs. Double drawstring of buckskin thongs threaded through slits cut at top. Triple strands of thongs doubled and knotted through holes in three places on the front, hanging in a long mass of fringes from the bag. …
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- Title
- Beaded Bag
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 14.5 x 52.0 cm
- Description
- A flat greyish, soft, leather pouch laced together around the edges with buckskin thongs. Double drawstring of buckskin thongs threaded through slits cut at top. Triple strands of thongs doubled and knotted through holes in three places on the front, hanging in a long mass of fringes from the bag. Fringes threaded with four to six large, handmade glass beads on each, white, amber, red, blue, green.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- accessories
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0380
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- Date
- 1885 – 1905
- Material
- glass; fibre; hair
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1033
- Description
- Beaded Blackfoot dance belt with 5 hanging panels, belt band 15.5 wide at centre tapers to 9.0 at ends, stitched onto cotton covered heavy canvas. Open floral design centered with a red and white club-like flower. 5 hanging panels: centre piece 27.0 long, 2 outside panels squarish with correspondin…
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1885 – 1905
- Material
- glass; fibre; hair
- Dimensions
- 43.0 x 86.0 cm
- Description
- Beaded Blackfoot dance belt with 5 hanging panels, belt band 15.5 wide at centre tapers to 9.0 at ends, stitched onto cotton covered heavy canvas. Open floral design centered with a red and white club-like flower. 5 hanging panels: centre piece 27.0 long, 2 outside panels squarish with corresponding blue tassels, 2 each side (2 missing each side) Other 2 panels of a different design and colours - were arm bands, belt bandends are cotton ca 8.5 long with 2 cotton ties each side, edge beading lightblue.
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1033
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- Date
- 1880 – 1930
- Material
- skin; glass; metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0008
- Description
- A woman's beaded belt with harness leather straps and a brass buckle. The beadwork has a white border and three patterned sections alternating with two solid leather squares. The beaded patterns are worked in yellow, pink, blue, dark blue and red.
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1880 – 1930
- Material
- skin; glass; metal, brass
- Dimensions
- 7.5 x 116.0 cm
- Description
- A woman's beaded belt with harness leather straps and a brass buckle. The beadwork has a white border and three patterned sections alternating with two solid leather squares. The beaded patterns are worked in yellow, pink, blue, dark blue and red.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Blood
- Peigan
- Blackfoot
- regalia
- decorative
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0008
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- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- skin; glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0009
- Description
- A woman's beaded belt, worked on harness leather, that fastens with a buckle. The belt has a light blue background with a design in dark blue, red and white beads.
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- skin; glass; metal
- Dimensions
- 4.4 x 120.0 cm
- Description
- A woman's beaded belt, worked on harness leather, that fastens with a buckle. The belt has a light blue background with a design in dark blue, red and white beads.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- decorative
- regalia
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0009
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- Date
- 1880 – 1890
- Material
- skin; glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0016
- Description
- A woman's beaded belt of harness leather that fastens with a buckle. The belt is worked in beads of blue, yellow and pink in predominently solid coloured sections with small white beaded patterns that alternate with areas of leather.
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1880 – 1890
- Material
- skin; glass; metal
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 105.0 cm
- Description
- A woman's beaded belt of harness leather that fastens with a buckle. The belt is worked in beads of blue, yellow and pink in predominently solid coloured sections with small white beaded patterns that alternate with areas of leather.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Blackfoot
- Siksika
- decorative
- regalia
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0016
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- Date
- 1955 – 1965
- Material
- glass; skin; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0070
- Description
- Completely beaded belt on canvas. Beaded diagonal blue, green, white red stripes along its length, meeting at the middle then reversing the slant. Buckskin ties at each end with two more set in approximately 10 cm form each end, one on underside and one on topside, so that belt overlaps when tied.
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1955 – 1965
- Material
- glass; skin; fibre
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 92.0 cm
- Description
- Completely beaded belt on canvas. Beaded diagonal blue, green, white red stripes along its length, meeting at the middle then reversing the slant. Buckskin ties at each end with two more set in approximately 10 cm form each end, one on underside and one on topside, so that belt overlaps when tied.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0070
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