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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/artifact106.06.3028
- 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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- 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
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- glass; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1061
- Description
- Beads strung on heavy cotton thread in diamond shapes, no backing, dominant colour light blue in main body with bands of dark blue and amber in rows across. "T" opening for neck outlined with very pale blue beads, rawhide strips sewn onto top front opening with rawhide strip 34.0 long laced throu…
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- Title
- Beaded Collar
- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- glass; metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 44.0 x 72.0 cm
- Description
- Beads strung on heavy cotton thread in diamond shapes, no backing, dominant colour light blue in main body with bands of dark blue and amber in rows across. "T" opening for neck outlined with very pale blue beads, rawhide strips sewn onto top front opening with rawhide strip 34.0 long laced through for tie. Two pieces of string tied 3.0 from opening on shoulder to hold together when worn. Another band of beads at centre front and back 45.0 x 6.0 with 2 bands of light mauve beads, attached to bottom are 2 strings of short tube beads, dark blue on ends, others amber, each with a small brass bell at the bottom, some bells missing. Edges bound with cotton with narrow rawhide ties under arms.
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1061
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- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- hair, sheep; glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1050 a,b
- Description
- Pair hide beaded cuffs with red stroud sleeves, sleeves cut off above elbow, beaded band 13.5 wide, white bead trim, dark blue background, 2 green and white diamond designs 10.0 x 8.3, red serge sewn onto edges, buckskin laces looped through cuff, cotton lined wool sleeve has 2 cotton strips, blue …
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- Title
- Beaded Cuffs
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- hair, sheep; glass; skin
- Dimensions
- 38.0 cm
- Description
- Pair hide beaded cuffs with red stroud sleeves, sleeves cut off above elbow, beaded band 13.5 wide, white bead trim, dark blue background, 2 green and white diamond designs 10.0 x 8.3, red serge sewn onto edges, buckskin laces looped through cuff, cotton lined wool sleeve has 2 cotton strips, blue and beige, ca 1.0 wide, sewn onto sleeve, across at the wrist and up the arm. a: 38.0 long b: 43.0 long
- Subject
- Indigenous
- clothing
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1050 a,b
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- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- glass; hair; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1036 a,b
- Description
- Strips of various colours, red wool on 3 edges, beaded onto canvas, 3 strips of different colours red, purple, yellow-purple, white purple, light blue background, red wool sewn over edges for border 3 sides. (a) 34.0 x 16.0 (b) 33.5 x 16.0
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- Title
- Beaded Cuffs
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- glass; hair; fibre
- Description
- Strips of various colours, red wool on 3 edges, beaded onto canvas, 3 strips of different colours red, purple, yellow-purple, white purple, light blue background, red wool sewn over edges for border 3 sides. (a) 34.0 x 16.0 (b) 33.5 x 16.0
- Subject
- Indigenous
- clothing
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1036 a,b
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- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- skin; fibre; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0060 a,b
- Description
- A pair of beaded strips that are worked in rows on heavy canvas wih strips of leather trim at the bottom. Each cuff has a design of two yellow pyramids outlined with dark red and black on a white background.
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- Title
- Beaded Cuffs
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- skin; fibre; glass
- Dimensions
- 5.5 x 20.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of beaded strips that are worked in rows on heavy canvas wih strips of leather trim at the bottom. Each cuff has a design of two yellow pyramids outlined with dark red and black on a white background.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Blackfoot
- Siksika
- decorative
- regalia
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0060 a,b
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Beaded Headband
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.04.0001
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- skin, deer; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0001
- Description
- A headband of beads sewn on to deer hide. The beads are sewn on in a lazy stitch, with transparent white beads forming the background and squares of blue and orange as a pattern. There is bead trim around both edges.
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- Title
- Beaded Headband
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- skin, deer; glass
- Dimensions
- 57.0 (circumference) cm
- Description
- A headband of beads sewn on to deer hide. The beads are sewn on in a lazy stitch, with transparent white beads forming the background and squares of blue and orange as a pattern. There is bead trim around both edges.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- regalia
- decorative
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0001
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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
- 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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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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Beaded Martingale
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- Date
- 1972
- Material
- fibre; feather; plastic; glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3032 a,b
- Description
- Navy blue fabric martingale and horse collar with beaded floral decoration. Each piece is edged with red fabric. a) “V” - shaped collar edged with feathers and thread fringe. Floral pattern in blue, white, orange and red is repeated on each arm of “V.” The collar is also decorated with sequins…
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- Title
- Beaded Martingale
- Date
- 1972
- Material
- fibre; feather; plastic; glass; skin
- Dimensions
- 19.0 (a); 37.0 (b) x 45.0 (a); 69.0 (b) cm
- Description
- Navy blue fabric martingale and horse collar with beaded floral decoration. Each piece is edged with red fabric. a) “V” - shaped collar edged with feathers and thread fringe. Floral pattern in blue, white, orange and red is repeated on each arm of “V.” The collar is also decorated with sequins held in place with beads. Tag with CRW writing: “Rachel Wildman wife of Killian from Nordegg - will pick up next Mon - Oct 12 1972” and other writing “Plains Cree horse ornament.”b) Martingale with two long strips, with striped fabric ties at one end, joined by a rectable at the centre. Both strips have one forked end and are decorated with a flipped, repeated pattern of orange, blue and white flowers. The centre piece has a white flower centred at the bottom with two blue and green flowers above. The martingale is also decorated with sequins held in place with beads. A strip of green fabric is attached to one side.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3032 a,b
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Beaded Medallion
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- Date
- 1970 – 1980
- Material
- glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3058
- Description
- Triangular piece of hide (deer?) with hair attached. A piece of thong is attached to the back of the hide. A beaded hide medallion is attached to the centre of the front (hair side). The medallion is decorated with a floral motif on a red background edged with rings of coloured beads - blue, pin…
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- Title
- Beaded Medallion
- Date
- 1970 – 1980
- Material
- glass; skin
- Dimensions
- 27.0 x 26.0 cm
- Description
- Triangular piece of hide (deer?) with hair attached. A piece of thong is attached to the back of the hide. A beaded hide medallion is attached to the centre of the front (hair side). The medallion is decorated with a floral motif on a red background edged with rings of coloured beads - blue, pink, green and red.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- beadwork
- decorative
- regalia
- ceremonial
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3058
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Beaded Moccasins
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.03.1042%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1042 a,b
- Description
- A pair high top baby moccasins, one-piece construction with added high ankle flaps, serrated edges on flaps, green beads spiral to ca 5.3 dia. circle, mauve beads outline circle with short ca 1.0 long rows of mauve beads emanating from the circle.
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 9.5 x 5.0 x 12.0 cm
- Description
- A pair high top baby moccasins, one-piece construction with added high ankle flaps, serrated edges on flaps, green beads spiral to ca 5.3 dia. circle, mauve beads outline circle with short ca 1.0 long rows of mauve beads emanating from the circle.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- Mary Schaffer
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1042 a,b
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Beaded Moccasins
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- Date
- 1875 – 1925
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1021 a,b
- Description
- Men’s traditional moccasins made of of white tail deer. Completely beaded, pale blue/red/yellow tepee, Rocky Mountain style cut of one piece, pale blue background, red and yellow tepee design on toe, red and yellow bow design along each side of foot, sole edge trimmed in stepped red and dark blue m…
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- 1875 – 1925
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 26.5 x 12.5 x 26.5 cm
- Description
- Men’s traditional moccasins made of of white tail deer. Completely beaded, pale blue/red/yellow tepee, Rocky Mountain style cut of one piece, pale blue background, red and yellow tepee design on toe, red and yellow bow design along each side of foot, sole edge trimmed in stepped red and dark blue motifs, large soft ankle flap, small, rectangular tongue, long buckskin laces, soles patched at heel and ball of foot.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- regalia
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1021 a,b
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Beaded Moccasins
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- Date
- c. 1900
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1022 a,b
- Description
- Blackfoot, white beaded toe, green ankle cuff, Rocky Mountain style cut in one piece, entirely beaded toe, small geometric designs (band around edge of brown/ochre/green stepped triangles, 3 horizontal red bars, 3 blue/red/yellow feather motifs hanging from each on toe) faded green wool cuff trimm…
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- c. 1900
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 20.2 x 12.0 x 25.5 cm
- Description
- Blackfoot, white beaded toe, green ankle cuff, Rocky Mountain style cut in one piece, entirely beaded toe, small geometric designs (band around edge of brown/ochre/green stepped triangles, 3 horizontal red bars, 3 blue/red/yellow feather motifs hanging from each on toe) faded green wool cuff trimmed in white beadwork pattern, high ankle flap above cuff, long rectangular cuff, long buckskin laces, stitched 3.0 cm slash right sole.
- Subject
- Indigenous, Blackfoot
- footwear
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1969
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1022 a,b
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