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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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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
- 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
- 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 – 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
- prior to 1970
- Material
- glass; skin; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3007
- Description
- Narrow, fully beaded belt with metal buckle. White background with three groups of blue and red diamond designs separated with blue double headed arrows. The beads are sewn on canvas, and the belt is backed with very soft hide.
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- glass; skin; metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 3.5 x 76.0 cm
- Description
- Narrow, fully beaded belt with metal buckle. White background with three groups of blue and red diamond designs separated with blue double headed arrows. The beads are sewn on canvas, and the belt is backed with very soft hide.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- ceremonial
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3007
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Beaded Caparison
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3037 a,b
- Description
- Two large beaded medallions with fringe along the bottom edge and a hide strip attached to the back at the top. Each beaded orange circle, worked on canvas, is decorated with blue, white and red chevrons forming a eight-pointed star at the centre.
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- Title
- Beaded Caparison
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 20.5 x 37.5 cm
- Description
- Two large beaded medallions with fringe along the bottom edge and a hide strip attached to the back at the top. Each beaded orange circle, worked on canvas, is decorated with blue, white and red chevrons forming a eight-pointed star at the centre.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3037 a,b
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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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Beaded Necklace
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- grass; glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.3028
- Description
- Round-braided strand (1.5 cm diameter) of sweetgrass with fringed buckskin ends that are beaded (13.0 cm long) in orange and light green and tied together. Each end of the beading is finished with beaded loops.
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- Title
- Beaded Necklace
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- grass; glass; skin
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 60.0 cm
- Description
- Round-braided strand (1.5 cm diameter) of sweetgrass with fringed buckskin ends that are beaded (13.0 cm long) in orange and light green and tied together. Each end of the beading is finished with beaded loops.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- regalia
- beadwork
- ceremonial
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.3028
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Beaded Necklace
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- grass; glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.3029
- Description
- Very finely round-braided strand (2.0 cm diameter) of sweetgrass with fringed buckskin ends that are beaded (12.5 cm long) in white and light green and tied together. Each end of the beading is finished with leather fringe (7.0 cm long). Tag in CRW’s handwriting “Be_l_y Beaver - Sweetgrass Oct 1…
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- Title
- Beaded Necklace
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- grass; glass; skin
- Dimensions
- 9.3 x 62.0 cm
- Description
- Very finely round-braided strand (2.0 cm diameter) of sweetgrass with fringed buckskin ends that are beaded (12.5 cm long) in white and light green and tied together. Each end of the beading is finished with leather fringe (7.0 cm long). Tag in CRW’s handwriting “Be_l_y Beaver - Sweetgrass Oct 17 credit.”
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- regalia
- beadwork
- ceremonial
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.3029
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Beaded Necklace
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- grass; glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.3030
- Description
- Round-braided strand ( 1.7 cm diameter) of sweetgrass. Both ends of the strand are joined in a red, white and orange beaded (9.0 cm long) buckskin tube with fringe (16.5 cm long) at the end.
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- Title
- Beaded Necklace
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- grass; glass; skin
- Dimensions
- 8.0 x 72.0 cm
- Description
- Round-braided strand ( 1.7 cm diameter) of sweetgrass. Both ends of the strand are joined in a red, white and orange beaded (9.0 cm long) buckskin tube with fringe (16.5 cm long) at the end.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- regalia
- beadwork
- ceremonial
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.3030
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Beaded Necklace
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- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0011
- Description
- Necklace of beads woven on a bead loom. A strap of green beads with red beads along edges is attatched to a circular medallion of green beads with three pink, beaded, diamond shapes inside. The pendant has beaded pink edges and two loops of red and green beads hanging off of the bottom edge of th…
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- Title
- Beaded Necklace
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 36.5 cm
- Description
- Necklace of beads woven on a bead loom. A strap of green beads with red beads along edges is attatched to a circular medallion of green beads with three pink, beaded, diamond shapes inside. The pendant has beaded pink edges and two loops of red and green beads hanging off of the bottom edge of the disk.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- souvenirs
- Stoney
- decorative
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0011
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- grass; glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.3016 a-h
- Description
- Round-braided strands of sweetgrass with fringed buckskin ends that are beaded (12.2 to 14.0 cm long) and tied together. Each end of the beading is finished with beaded loops. a) 60.0 x 7.0 x 1.2 cm, light blue and orange beading; b) 58.0 x 6.0 x 1.3 cm, red and light green beading beading;c) …
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- Title
- Beaded Necklace
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- grass; glass; skin
- Dimensions
- 60.0 cm
- Description
- Round-braided strands of sweetgrass with fringed buckskin ends that are beaded (12.2 to 14.0 cm long) and tied together. Each end of the beading is finished with beaded loops. a) 60.0 x 7.0 x 1.2 cm, light blue and orange beading; b) 58.0 x 6.0 x 1.3 cm, red and light green beading beading;c) 59.0 x 8.0 x 1.6 cm, light green and orange beading;d) 66.0 x 6.3 x 1.5 cm, light blue and red beading;e) 61.0 x 8.9 x 1.4 cm, light blue and red beading;f) 59.0 x 10.0 x 1.9 cm, red and light blue beading;g) 59.0 x 9.2 x 1.3 cm, red and light blue beading;h) 59.0 x 8.0 x 1.6 cm, red and light blue beading.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- regalia
- beadwork
- ceremonial
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.3016 a-h
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Beaded Necklace
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- bone; skin; hoof
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.3010
- Description
- Bones (toe bones?) strung on a leather thong (62.0 cm long) with 6 groups of two dew claws (deer? elk?) hanging from short lenghts of thong. Tag with CRW's writing: "Archie Daniels ask him about these vertebrae & deer nails"
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- Title
- Beaded Necklace
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- bone; skin; hoof
- Dimensions
- 17.5 x 35.8 cm
- Description
- Bones (toe bones?) strung on a leather thong (62.0 cm long) with 6 groups of two dew claws (deer? elk?) hanging from short lenghts of thong. Tag with CRW's writing: "Archie Daniels ask him about these vertebrae & deer nails"
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- ceremonial
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.3010
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- Date
- 1955 – 1965
- Material
- skin; hair; wood; feather
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0023
- Description
- Hand drum with round hoop frame covered with hide and brown-grey fur around outside with six long striped features hanging from a buckskin thong spaced evenly around the circumference. Drum head is a circle of hide laced around its edges into the middle of the hoop and painted with a red and blue b…
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- Title
- Bear Drum
- Date
- 1955 – 1965
- Material
- skin; hair; wood; feather
- Description
- Hand drum with round hoop frame covered with hide and brown-grey fur around outside with six long striped features hanging from a buckskin thong spaced evenly around the circumference. Drum head is a circle of hide laced around its edges into the middle of the hoop and painted with a red and blue band around the border with a pencil drawing of a bear's head at the centre. Handholds in the back formed of twisted hide in two loops attached to two strings of twisted hide stretched across the back, with an additional long strap of twisted hide for hanging.See narative.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- ceremonial
- dancing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0023
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- Date
- 1955 – 1965
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0112
- Description
- Hand- carved duck of oiled, reddish brown wood. Centre of eyes have been painted black, detailed carving throughout surface, especially neck and head. Stamps on bottom resemble "no 50" and "Jul" (July?). Heavily incised lines on wing and tail, with lighter delicate feather texture scratched over su…
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- Title
- Bird Figurine
- Date
- 1955 – 1965
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 11.5 x 4.7 x 8.2 cm
- Description
- Hand- carved duck of oiled, reddish brown wood. Centre of eyes have been painted black, detailed carving throughout surface, especially neck and head. Stamps on bottom resemble "no 50" and "Jul" (July?). Heavily incised lines on wing and tail, with lighter delicate feather texture scratched over surface of body. Webbed feet carved in relief clutching surface of rock shaped base.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- miniatures
- craft
- carving
- animal
- bird
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0112
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- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- metal, copper; enamel
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0465
- Description
- A small copper bowl with a gold coloured enamel lining (lacquer?). The bowl has a very simple shape with a beaten texture showing on the exterior and a grain-like (brushed?) texture on the inside.
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- Title
- Bonbon Dish
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- metal, copper; enamel
- Dimensions
- 2.5 cm
- Description
- A small copper bowl with a gold coloured enamel lining (lacquer?). The bowl has a very simple shape with a beaten texture showing on the exterior and a grain-like (brushed?) texture on the inside.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- crafts
- metalwork
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0465
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