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- Date
- prior to 1979
- Material
- skin; shell; metal; feather; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3015
- Description
- Pieced white buckskin trimmed with three different sets (two geometric, one floral) of bead strips, a medallion and six other pieces of beadwork with diamond patterns. There are a number of ermine pelts, cowrie shells, bells, dyed feathers and a plastic shrunken head souvenir attached to the robe.…
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- Title
- Beaded Cape
- Date
- prior to 1979
- Material
- skin; shell; metal; feather; plastic
- Description
- Pieced white buckskin trimmed with three different sets (two geometric, one floral) of bead strips, a medallion and six other pieces of beadwork with diamond patterns. There are a number of ermine pelts, cowrie shells, bells, dyed feathers and a plastic shrunken head souvenir attached to the robe. Tag attached: “note incl- ‘Julia say (sic) not chicken but poss. sun dance cape’.”
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- beadwork
- ceremonial
- souvenirs
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3015
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- Date
- 1875 – 1925
- Material
- glass; skin; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0067
- Description
- A heavily beaded yoke, edged with beaded loop lace, to be worn over the shoulders and hanging in front and back with a point at the middle. Completely covered with blue background beading and simple large stylized four-petalled flower in red with black at inner part of each petal around red centre,…
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- Title
- Beaded Collar
- Date
- 1875 – 1925
- Material
- glass; skin; fibre
- Dimensions
- 43.0 x 36.0 cm
- Description
- A heavily beaded yoke, edged with beaded loop lace, to be worn over the shoulders and hanging in front and back with a point at the middle. Completely covered with blue background beading and simple large stylized four-petalled flower in red with black at inner part of each petal around red centre, and four elongated green leaves, one between each petal. Long black stems curving off to each side hold three-pointed blossom of dark green and orange outlined in lighter green with two dark green leaves beneath. Same motif repeated on back but slight colour variations. Entire yoke edged with wide, looped netting of cylindrical beads forming lace like effect with strings of buckskin threaded with beads hanging from the outermost edge. Netting beads of transparent amber, green, turquoise, white, and red.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0067
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; glass; plastic; skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3045
- Description
- Black velvet collar with patterned fabric backing, two buckskin ties. Red and yellow looped beaded edge. Four felt appliqued designs, orange background with green inside, blue beaded edges. Two red appliqued designs with light blue edging. A large beaded yellow flower is centre front. Pink se…
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- Title
- Beaded Collar
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; glass; plastic; skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 25.0 x 56.0 cm
- Description
- Black velvet collar with patterned fabric backing, two buckskin ties. Red and yellow looped beaded edge. Four felt appliqued designs, orange background with green inside, blue beaded edges. Two red appliqued designs with light blue edging. A large beaded yellow flower is centre front. Pink sequins in a zig-zag near top edge and scattered throughout. The collar has a metal hook and eye closure.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3045
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; plastic; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3044 a,b
- Description
- Magenta coloured velvet collar and belt. a) Belt (headband?) has buckskin ties. Decorated with light green sequinned leaves.b) Collar has three sequinned stylized flowers outlined with with beads. Sequins are shiny light green. Collar has pink threaded fringe.
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- Title
- Beaded Collar
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; plastic; glass
- Dimensions
- 9.0 (a); 34.0 (b) x 60.0 (a); 47.0 (b) cm
- Description
- Magenta coloured velvet collar and belt. a) Belt (headband?) has buckskin ties. Decorated with light green sequinned leaves.b) Collar has three sequinned stylized flowers outlined with with beads. Sequins are shiny light green. Collar has pink threaded fringe.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- beadwork
- crafts
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3044 a,b
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- Date
- 1955 – 1965
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0074 a,b
- Description
- A pair of heavily beaded eagle design glove gauntlets. Were made for gloves, but either the gloves were never made, most likely, or wore out. The gauntlets have buckskin backs, white buckskin fringe and lining of cotton. The eagle design is a very handsome, black eagle with white markings visible u…
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- Title
- Beaded Cuffs
- Date
- 1955 – 1965
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 23.0 x 42.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of heavily beaded eagle design glove gauntlets. Were made for gloves, but either the gloves were never made, most likely, or wore out. The gauntlets have buckskin backs, white buckskin fringe and lining of cotton. The eagle design is a very handsome, black eagle with white markings visible under upraised wings, yellow bill, eye, legs, white fan tail with black end feathers, all on a brilliant red ground bordered by alternate rows of black and white beads. Matches collar 103.07.0075.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- Leah Hunter
- John Hunter
- eagle
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0074 a,b
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; glass; feathers; metal; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3013 a-c
- Description
- Young girl's long sleeved purple knit dress, zippered back. Beaded V shape yoke, white background with red and blue diamond shapes. Centered is a beaded spade shape, same beading designs. Feathers on the yoke. Two spade shaped braid discs (b,c), same design with buckskin ties.
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- Title
- Beaded Dress
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; glass; feathers; metal; plastic
- Dimensions
- 33.0 x 54.0 cm
- Description
- Young girl's long sleeved purple knit dress, zippered back. Beaded V shape yoke, white background with red and blue diamond shapes. Centered is a beaded spade shape, same beading designs. Feathers on the yoke. Two spade shaped braid discs (b,c), same design with buckskin ties.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3013 a-c
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Beaded Hatband
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3017
- Description
- Loom-beaded strap for a hat on light cotton fabric. Light blue background with three sets of multicoloured geometric designs separated by two facing arrows.
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- Title
- Beaded Hatband
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 2.5 x 50.0 cm
- Description
- Loom-beaded strap for a hat on light cotton fabric. Light blue background with three sets of multicoloured geometric designs separated by two facing arrows.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3017
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Beaded Headband
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.3001
- Description
- Beaded headband with a beaded triangle joined to the centre of the top edge. The ends of the band are attached together with white elastic. A pair of medallions are attached to the elastic. The headband is blue with a geometric design in yellow, red, white and green. There are two groups of fin…
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- Title
- Beaded Headband
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 27.5 x 27.0 cm
- Description
- Beaded headband with a beaded triangle joined to the centre of the top edge. The ends of the band are attached together with white elastic. A pair of medallions are attached to the elastic. The headband is blue with a geometric design in yellow, red, white and green. There are two groups of finge hanging from the bottom edge of the headband at either end of the triangle. The band is backed by white fabric (canvas?).
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.3001
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Beaded Headband
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- Date
- prior to 1979
- Material
- glass; plastic; fibre; feather
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.3002
- Description
- Beaded headband with a peak at the front centre. The headband is blue with dark blue triangle borders and edged with both blues. The band is decorated with a yellow, red and white geometric design. The ends of the band are joined with elastic, and the elastic is covered with a medallion that hol…
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- Title
- Beaded Headband
- Date
- prior to 1979
- Material
- glass; plastic; fibre; feather
- Dimensions
- 13.0 x 31.0 cm
- Description
- Beaded headband with a peak at the front centre. The headband is blue with dark blue triangle borders and edged with both blues. The band is decorated with a yellow, red and white geometric design. The ends of the band are joined with elastic, and the elastic is covered with a medallion that holds three feathers (eagle?) (24.0 cm long). The headband is backed with white fabric. Tag attached: “found in Eaton’s box marked ‘My Indian Headband’.”
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- beadwork
- Catharine Whyte
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.3002
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Beaded Headband
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- glass; plastic; skin; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.3004
- Description
- Beaded headband backed with hide. The ends of the band are joined with two pieces of black elastic. The top edge of the band has two arches. The top and bottom edges of the band are finished with yellow and blue beading. The band is blue and has a repeating geometric pattern in white, dark blue…
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- Title
- Beaded Headband
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- glass; plastic; skin; fibre
- Dimensions
- 8.0 x 28.2 cm
- Description
- Beaded headband backed with hide. The ends of the band are joined with two pieces of black elastic. The top edge of the band has two arches. The top and bottom edges of the band are finished with yellow and blue beading. The band is blue and has a repeating geometric pattern in white, dark blue, orange and red.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.3004
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Beaded Headband
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- glass; plastic; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.3006
- Description
- Beaded headband joined with elastic at the back. The band is decorated with slanted lines in red, light blue, orange, and dark blue. A triangle is attached at the centre of the top edge of the band and decorated with verticle lines in a reapeated pattern from the centre in dark blue, yellow, red,…
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- Title
- Beaded Headband
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- glass; plastic; fibre
- Dimensions
- 12.4 x 26.3 cm
- Description
- Beaded headband joined with elastic at the back. The band is decorated with slanted lines in red, light blue, orange, and dark blue. A triangle is attached at the centre of the top edge of the band and decorated with verticle lines in a reapeated pattern from the centre in dark blue, yellow, red, light blue, orange and pink. The band is headbacked with fabric.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.3006
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Beaded Headband
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- glass; fibre; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.3007
- Description
- Beaded headband with three peaks along the upper edge. The band has a geometric design in orange and white on a blue background. The upper edge of the band has a black and white border. The ends of the band have hide attached and leather thongs.
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- Title
- Beaded Headband
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- glass; fibre; skin
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 27.4 cm
- Description
- Beaded headband with three peaks along the upper edge. The band has a geometric design in orange and white on a blue background. The upper edge of the band has a black and white border. The ends of the band have hide attached and leather thongs.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.3007
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Beaded Headband
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.04.3010
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- glass; fibre; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.3010
- Description
- Loom-woven beaded headband in blue with a white, red and pink geometric design. The ends of the beading are joined with a strip of hide with scalloped edges. Green and light green ribbons (64.0 cm long) are sewn onto the centre of the hide strip.
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- Title
- Beaded Headband
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- glass; fibre; skin
- Dimensions
- 4.2 x 25.8 cm
- Description
- Loom-woven beaded headband in blue with a white, red and pink geometric design. The ends of the beading are joined with a strip of hide with scalloped edges. Green and light green ribbons (64.0 cm long) are sewn onto the centre of the hide strip.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- beadwork
- weaving
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.3010
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- Date
- 1955 – 1960
- Material
- skin; glass; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1152
- Description
- One men’s beaded buckskin jacket. Buckskin fringe from yoke and along sleeves. Beadwork on yoke, cuffs, pockets and along front placket, floral design in red, blue, green and white.
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- Title
- Beaded Jacket
- Date
- 1955 – 1960
- Material
- skin; glass; metal; fibre
- Description
- One men’s beaded buckskin jacket. Buckskin fringe from yoke and along sleeves. Beadwork on yoke, cuffs, pockets and along front placket, floral design in red, blue, green and white.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- beadwork
- Andy Russell
- Credit
- Gift of Andy Russell, Waterton Park, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1152
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- Date
- prior to 1979
- Material
- skin; glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3029
- Description
- Hide jacket with a metal zipper and the pulltab marked “EXPORT.” The jacket has beadwork with a floral motif on the yoke and both cuffs in shades of pink and green. There is also a scalloped line of beading alongside the zipper. Beadwork has been removed from the jacket - two false pocket flaps …
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- Title
- Beaded Jacket
- Date
- prior to 1979
- Material
- skin; glass; metal
- Dimensions
- 160.0 x 64.5 cm
- Description
- Hide jacket with a metal zipper and the pulltab marked “EXPORT.” The jacket has beadwork with a floral motif on the yoke and both cuffs in shades of pink and green. There is also a scalloped line of beading alongside the zipper. Beadwork has been removed from the jacket - two false pocket flaps and a scalloped line alongside the zipper. The bottom edge of the jacket has been fringed (21.0 cm long) and there is fringe along the yoke and over the shoulders (12.4 cm).
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3029
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- Date
- prior to 1979
- Material
- skin; glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3034
- Description
- Buckskin jacket with metal zipper with a pulltab marked “CLIX.” The jacket has two front pockets. There is fringe (14.0 cm long) along the bottom edge of the yoke on both the front andback. The jacket is decorated with simple stepped geometric (triangles and diamond) beadwork in white, dark blue…
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- Title
- Beaded Jacket
- Date
- prior to 1979
- Material
- skin; glass; metal
- Dimensions
- 164.0 x 81.8 cm
- Description
- Buckskin jacket with metal zipper with a pulltab marked “CLIX.” The jacket has two front pockets. There is fringe (14.0 cm long) along the bottom edge of the yoke on both the front andback. The jacket is decorated with simple stepped geometric (triangles and diamond) beadwork in white, dark blue, red, blue orange, black and pink on the front and back yokes.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3034
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- skin, deer; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0005 a,b
- Description
- A pair of completely beaded leggings with a deerskin flap. These leggings tie around the legs with thongs. The beadwork is of a yellow background with pink, red and blue triangular design.
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- Title
- Beaded Leggings
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- skin, deer; glass
- Dimensions
- 32.0 x 30.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of completely beaded leggings with a deerskin flap. These leggings tie around the legs with thongs. The beadwork is of a yellow background with pink, red and blue triangular design.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Blood
- Peigan
- beadwork
- decorative
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0005 a,b
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- Date
- 1875 – 1890
- Material
- skin; skin, ermine; hair, sheep; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0010 a,b
- Description
- Natural skin leggings fringed along the length of one side. A beaded strip along the outside length of each legging has a white background with a coloured design. There are ermine tails fastened into the fringe. The fringe is approximately 10 cm long.
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- Title
- Beaded Leggings
- Date
- 1875 – 1890
- Material
- skin; skin, ermine; hair, sheep; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 27.0 x 71.0 cm
- Description
- Natural skin leggings fringed along the length of one side. A beaded strip along the outside length of each legging has a white background with a coloured design. There are ermine tails fastened into the fringe. The fringe is approximately 10 cm long.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0010 a,b
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- Date
- 1875 – 1900
- Material
- skin; fibre, cotton; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0045 a,b
- Description
- A pair of beaded leggings worn on the leg from the knee to the ankle. The leggings tie on at the back of the leg with thongs. The leggings have a design of three vertical stripes and two diamond shapes of yellow, red, green and blue on a white background.
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- Title
- Beaded Leggings
- Date
- 1875 – 1900
- Material
- skin; fibre, cotton; glass
- Dimensions
- 35.0 x 30.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of beaded leggings worn on the leg from the knee to the ankle. The leggings tie on at the back of the leg with thongs. The leggings have a design of three vertical stripes and two diamond shapes of yellow, red, green and blue on a white background.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Blood
- Blackfoot
- Siksika
- decorative
- regalia
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0045 a,b
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- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0090 a,b
- Description
- A pair of soft white buckskin leggings with wide notch edged flange at sides, a long beadstrip running the length of each, and buckskin thongs holding the leggings together forming a fringe at the side of the beadstrip. Beadstrips worked in canvas and sewn to leggings are white background with doub…
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- Title
- Beaded Leggings
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 40.0 x 91.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of soft white buckskin leggings with wide notch edged flange at sides, a long beadstrip running the length of each, and buckskin thongs holding the leggings together forming a fringe at the side of the beadstrip. Beadstrips worked in canvas and sewn to leggings are white background with double red, yellow and blue stepped diagonal lines along its length, and three small blue squares in a line across the bottom. Wide buckskin strap at top for fastening to belt.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0090 a,b
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