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- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- fibre; glass; shells
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1065
- Description
- Basket beads and cowrie shell decorated woman's blouse, light cotton blouse lined with "Ogilvie Flour" cotton, decorated front and back with tube beads in rows, netting style, front colours: green, dark blue,light blue, red, white, back colours: green, white, light blue, little dark blue, bottom ro…
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- Title
- Beaded Blouse
- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- fibre; glass; shells
- Dimensions
- 95.0 x 55.0 cm
- Description
- Basket beads and cowrie shell decorated woman's blouse, light cotton blouse lined with "Ogilvie Flour" cotton, decorated front and back with tube beads in rows, netting style, front colours: green, dark blue,light blue, red, white, back colours: green, white, light blue, little dark blue, bottom row front and back cowrie shells.
- Credit
- Purchased from Alan McClelland, Banff, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1065
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Beaded Bracelet
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.01.0016
- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- glass; shell, abalone; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0016
- Description
- A child's bracelet strung on a twisted cloth strap. The bracelet has six blue Chinese trade beads separated by a shaped abalone shell from two white, one cobalt blue, and one red white-heart bead.
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- Title
- Beaded Bracelet
- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- glass; shell, abalone; fibre
- Dimensions
- 7.5 cm
- Description
- A child's bracelet strung on a twisted cloth strap. The bracelet has six blue Chinese trade beads separated by a shaped abalone shell from two white, one cobalt blue, and one red white-heart bead.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- West Coast
- beadwork
- regalia
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0016
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Beaded Caparison
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact106.06.0045
- Date
- 1970 – 1972
- Material
- fibre; glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0045
- Description
- Long bead strip with three circular medallions alternating with two rectangular panels. Beaded medallions of light blue ground with orange and red triangular motifs in centre and blunted arrows at circumference of medallion, in red, white, blue. Panels are dominant deep blue and orange ground with …
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- Title
- Beaded Caparison
- Date
- 1970 – 1972
- Material
- fibre; glass; metal
- Dimensions
- 18.0 x 109.0 cm
- Description
- Long bead strip with three circular medallions alternating with two rectangular panels. Beaded medallions of light blue ground with orange and red triangular motifs in centre and blunted arrows at circumference of medallion, in red, white, blue. Panels are dominant deep blue and orange ground with symmetrical geometric decoration in white, light blue and red. Two brass rings for suspension at one end, so it hangs vertically.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- Reba Bearspaw
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0045
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Beaded Caparison
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact106.06.0046%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- fibre; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0046 a,b
- Description
- Two beadstrips which together form a decorative headstall for a horse in ceremonial parade, heavily beaded canvas, the elongated strips have a white ground on which geometric figures in stepped square patterns form triangles, crosses, and diamonds in blue, burgundy, and green. At the wider end of …
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- Title
- Beaded Caparison
- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- fibre; glass
- Dimensions
- 9.5 x 51.5 cm
- Description
- Two beadstrips which together form a decorative headstall for a horse in ceremonial parade, heavily beaded canvas, the elongated strips have a white ground on which geometric figures in stepped square patterns form triangles, crosses, and diamonds in blue, burgundy, and green. At the wider end of each a cutout square allows for attaching to headstall. The beads of (a) at the top are a clear blue glass, on (b) they are a frosty opaque blue.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- animal
- horse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0046 a,b
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Beaded Caparison
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact106.06.0049
- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- fibre; glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0049
- Description
- A decorative martingale for a horse in parade. Heavily beaded, it broadly forms an "H" of two strips with geometric figures on them, and a cross bar with a floral emblem on it. The vertical strips have buckskin ties at the tops, and are white with various triangles and diamonds, principally in verm…
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- Title
- Beaded Caparison
- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- fibre; glass; skin
- Dimensions
- 43.0 x 82.0 cm
- Description
- A decorative martingale for a horse in parade. Heavily beaded, it broadly forms an "H" of two strips with geometric figures on them, and a cross bar with a floral emblem on it. The vertical strips have buckskin ties at the tops, and are white with various triangles and diamonds, principally in vermilion with green and blue borders, gonfalon lower ends. The centre panel is almost square and is a very pale blue ground with a conventional flower made up of circles upon it in deep green and blood red, plus four leaves of light green. Below the panel is a fringe of light buckskin, running from strut to strut.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- animal
- horse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0049
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Beaded Caparison
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact106.06.3025
- Date
- 1978
- Material
- fibre; glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3025
- Description
- Two bead strips joined by a hide strap, with fringe at the join. Each strip has a forked end with a piece of thong attached in the notch. The strips are yellow with blue, dark blue, and red diagonals and dark blue squares. One strip has dark blue triangles near the fringe, and the other has unbe…
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- Title
- Beaded Caparison
- Date
- 1978
- Material
- fibre; glass; skin
- Dimensions
- 13.0 x 47.0 cm
- Description
- Two bead strips joined by a hide strap, with fringe at the join. Each strip has a forked end with a piece of thong attached in the notch. The strips are yellow with blue, dark blue, and red diagonals and dark blue squares. One strip has dark blue triangles near the fringe, and the other has unbeaded canvas in the same place. Tag attached: “Reba Bearspaw pawned Aug 2/78.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3025
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Beaded Caparison
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact106.06.3026
- Date
- 1979
- Material
- fibre; glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3026
- Description
- Two large circles (20.5 cm diameter) joined by a rectangle (27.0 x 51.2 cm) with hide strips attached to the back. The pieces are beaded on canvas with yellow and dark blue geometric patterns on a blue ground. Tag with CRW writing: “David Bearspaw Feb 7 1979 1 Horse collar a bag (struckthrough) …
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- Title
- Beaded Caparison
- Date
- 1979
- Material
- fibre; glass; skin
- Dimensions
- 20.5 x 60.8 cm
- Description
- Two large circles (20.5 cm diameter) joined by a rectangle (27.0 x 51.2 cm) with hide strips attached to the back. The pieces are beaded on canvas with yellow and dark blue geometric patterns on a blue ground. Tag with CRW writing: “David Bearspaw Feb 7 1979 1 Horse collar a bag (struckthrough) large bead work.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3026
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Beaded Caparison
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact106.06.3027%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- fibre; glass; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3027 a,b
- Description
- Two beaded pieces with matching beadwork. Each piece has a short tapered strip attached to a beaded circle. The strips have repeated red and white triangles on a blue ground. The circles (16.5 diameter) have a red, green and white pinwheel pattern on a blue ground with sequins around the outer e…
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- Title
- Beaded Caparison
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- fibre; glass; plastic
- Dimensions
- 16.5 x 31.3 cm
- Description
- Two beaded pieces with matching beadwork. Each piece has a short tapered strip attached to a beaded circle. The strips have repeated red and white triangles on a blue ground. The circles (16.5 diameter) have a red, green and white pinwheel pattern on a blue ground with sequins around the outer edge.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- animals, horses
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3027 a,b
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Beaded Caparison
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact106.06.3028
- Date
- 1978
- Material
- fibre; feather; glass; skin; shell
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3028
- Description
- Two bead strips, with thong ties at the ends, with three cross-pieces. The caparison is beaded with red and white chevrons on a blue ground with red and yellow outlines on the cross-pieces. There are fur strips with cowrie shells and beads with feathers (15.0 cm long) attached to the pointed ends…
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- Title
- Beaded Caparison
- Date
- 1978
- Material
- fibre; feather; glass; skin; shell
- Dimensions
- 54.0 x 60.0 cm
- Description
- Two bead strips, with thong ties at the ends, with three cross-pieces. The caparison is beaded with red and white chevrons on a blue ground with red and yellow outlines on the cross-pieces. There are fur strips with cowrie shells and beads with feathers (15.0 cm long) attached to the pointed ends of the cross-pieces. Tag with CRW writing: “David Bearspaw Oct 1st 78 for horse, goes over head and down each side, get back for Stampede - /80, to John Van- for Valerie’s car.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3028
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Beaded Caparison
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact106.06.3030
- Date
- 1978
- Material
- fibre; glass; skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3030
- Description
- Beaded bridle of two long side straps with two cross-pieces decorated with yellow and orange triangles on a blue ground. One cross-piece is movable. The tops of the bridle are tied together with leather thong. The bridle has a metal bit, commercial chinstrap and long reins (109.0 cm long) attac…
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- Title
- Beaded Caparison
- Date
- 1978
- Material
- fibre; glass; skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 32.0 x 65.5 cm
- Description
- Beaded bridle of two long side straps with two cross-pieces decorated with yellow and orange triangles on a blue ground. One cross-piece is movable. The tops of the bridle are tied together with leather thong. The bridle has a metal bit, commercial chinstrap and long reins (109.0 cm long) attached. The top of each rein is wrapped with bands of blue, orange, black and white beads. Tag attached: “David Bearspaw Sept 6/78.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3030
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Beaded Caparison
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact106.06.1047%20a-d
- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- skin; glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.1047 a-d
- Description
- Four piece beaded head stall decoration. (a) side of headstall, 40.5x7.0, gold coloured metal beads and green glass beads outline entire piece. Four geometric designs in dark blue, red and yellow with white background. Circular end has red and white beads. Two buckskin thongs sewn onto each end…
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- Title
- Beaded Caparison
- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- skin; glass; skin
- Description
- Four piece beaded head stall decoration. (a) side of headstall, 40.5x7.0, gold coloured metal beads and green glass beads outline entire piece. Four geometric designs in dark blue, red and yellow with white background. Circular end has red and white beads. Two buckskin thongs sewn onto each end. (b) Noseband, 31.2x6.8. Most of metal beads missing. Same colours as (a) but in continuous angular rows. (c and d) on display, unable to describe.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- ceremonial
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.1047 a-d
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- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- glass; fibre; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1024
- Description
- Poncho style beaded collar with fringes, 2 piece, sewn together at the shoulders, rust coloured background beads, 2 rows of hanging blue equilateral triangles front and back form a V from shoulders to centre, zigzag clear beads frame head, circles of white-light blue and orange-dark blue designs on…
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- Title
- Beaded Collar
- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- glass; fibre; skin
- Dimensions
- 47.7 x 31.5 cm
- Description
- Poncho style beaded collar with fringes, 2 piece, sewn together at the shoulders, rust coloured background beads, 2 rows of hanging blue equilateral triangles front and back form a V from shoulders to centre, zigzag clear beads frame head, circles of white-light blue and orange-dark blue designs on front, multicoloured designs rest and hang from V stripe on back, completely fringed ca. 12.0 long, notched neck opening.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1969
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1024
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- Date
- 1905 – 1915
- Material
- glass; skin; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0069
- Description
- A large triangular pennant shaped piece of beaded canvas with buckskin tie at each corner, and short buckskin fringe at truncated point. Backed with buckskin cut to shape with notched edge, medium blue background with three triangular motifs in a vertical row, each having a red cross hanging from i…
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- Title
- Beaded Cravat
- Date
- 1905 – 1915
- Material
- glass; skin; fibre
- Dimensions
- 15.0 x 34.5 cm
- Description
- A large triangular pennant shaped piece of beaded canvas with buckskin tie at each corner, and short buckskin fringe at truncated point. Backed with buckskin cut to shape with notched edge, medium blue background with three triangular motifs in a vertical row, each having a red cross hanging from its point. Top two triangles are white with red squares outlining, and yellow centres at the red crosses. The bottom triangle has a yellow band at the top, a blue band beneath and a white square beneath that, all outlined with red squares and a white centre in the red cross hanging from it. White band borders sides and bottom with a red diagonal stripe at the middle. Canvas band at outside edges were once covered with red wool blanket cloth which shows here and there in patches.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- beadwork
- Hector Crawler
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0069
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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1035 a,b
- Description
- 2 bands of 3 colour stripes on white ground, bands ca 4.0 wide with blue on edges, red then green centres running from side to side, white background, 3 edges trimmed with red wool. (a) 31.2x16.6 tapers slightly to 29.5 (b) 31.7x17.0
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- Title
- Beaded Cuffs
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- glass; fibre
- Description
- 2 bands of 3 colour stripes on white ground, bands ca 4.0 wide with blue on edges, red then green centres running from side to side, white background, 3 edges trimmed with red wool. (a) 31.2x16.6 tapers slightly to 29.5 (b) 31.7x17.0
- Subject
- Indigenous
- clothing
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1035 a,b
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- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- skin, moose; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0011 a,b
- Description
- A pair of beaded gauntlet cuffs. Each cuff has a long (23.0 cm) fringe along one side, and is decorated with three multicoloured, stylized, stemmed flowers on a white background. The stems of the three flowers converge at a central, multicoloured, lobed circle.
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- Title
- Beaded Cuffs
- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- skin, moose; glass
- Dimensions
- 21.0 x 24.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of beaded gauntlet cuffs. Each cuff has a long (23.0 cm) fringe along one side, and is decorated with three multicoloured, stylized, stemmed flowers on a white background. The stems of the three flowers converge at a central, multicoloured, lobed circle.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Plateau
- decorative
- regalia
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0011 a,b
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- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.1019
- Description
- triangular, green-red stripes form "V", fringed, neck edge has a beaded rim of blue-green-red, side edges have red-green rectangular border, "V" stripe inside has dark green-red beads, point has purple beads, centre of neck is a solid triangle of pink and silver beads 9.5 long on both edges.
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- Title
- Beaded Gorget
- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 28.0 x 16.5 cm
- Description
- triangular, green-red stripes form "V", fringed, neck edge has a beaded rim of blue-green-red, side edges have red-green rectangular border, "V" stripe inside has dark green-red beads, point has purple beads, centre of neck is a solid triangle of pink and silver beads 9.5 long on both edges.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.1019
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Beaded Headband
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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- skin; glass; feathers; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.3003
- Description
- Beaded headband, white background with red cross with green tips at centre, two vertical bands in brown and black. Two rosettes in red, black and white at each temple. A pyramid design in light blue, yellow and red. From the rosettes hang two downy feathers (14.0 cm long). Beaded on to fibre wi…
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- Title
- Beaded Headband
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- skin; glass; feathers; fibre
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 53.0 cm
- Description
- Beaded headband, white background with red cross with green tips at centre, two vertical bands in brown and black. Two rosettes in red, black and white at each temple. A pyramid design in light blue, yellow and red. From the rosettes hang two downy feathers (14.0 cm long). Beaded on to fibre with short buckskin thongs.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- crafts
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.3003
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- Date
- 1970 – 1980
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3028
- Description
- Unfinished hide jacket (no front fasteners) with two front pockets and beaded floral motif on the pocket flaps and on the yoke in red white and green. There is fringe (25.0 cm long) across the back and halfway down the back of both arms. There is thread sewn in a running stitch around the right c…
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- Title
- Beaded Jacket
- Date
- 1970 – 1980
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 152.0 x 83.4 cm
- Description
- Unfinished hide jacket (no front fasteners) with two front pockets and beaded floral motif on the pocket flaps and on the yoke in red white and green. There is fringe (25.0 cm long) across the back and halfway down the back of both arms. There is thread sewn in a running stitch around the right cuff and on both of the front opening flaps. The back yoke is lined with yellow fabric.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- sewing
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3028
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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- skin, deer; skin, ermine; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0007 a,b
- Description
- A pair of deerskin leggings fringed along the length of each side with ermine tails attached along the fringe and tied with red yarn. A wide beaded strip along the outer edge of the leggings has a white background with three bow shaped motifs and four diagonal stripes made up of small diamonds of …
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- Title
- Beaded Leggings
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- skin, deer; skin, ermine; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 29.0 x 75.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of deerskin leggings fringed along the length of each side with ermine tails attached along the fringe and tied with red yarn. A wide beaded strip along the outer edge of the leggings has a white background with three bow shaped motifs and four diagonal stripes made up of small diamonds of coloured beads. The leggings have tabs to tie the legging on to the leg or tighten the legging around the leg.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- regalia
- decorative
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0007 a,b
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Beaded Martingale
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact106.06.3022
- Date
- 1978
- Material
- fibre; glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3022
- Description
- Two beaded strips with orange, black and white diamonds on a blue ground. The strips have thong ties at one end and are joined by three blue heart-shaped patches at the opposite end. Each patch is blue with an orange, black and white diamond at the centre. All of the pieces are outlined with ora…
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- Title
- Beaded Martingale
- Date
- 1978
- Material
- fibre; glass; skin
- Dimensions
- 63.0 x 75.5 cm
- Description
- Two beaded strips with orange, black and white diamonds on a blue ground. The strips have thong ties at one end and are joined by three blue heart-shaped patches at the opposite end. Each patch is blue with an orange, black and white diamond at the centre. All of the pieces are outlined with orange and worked on canvas. Tag attached: “David Bearspaw Sept 6/78.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3022
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