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- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- skin; quill; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0007
- Description
- A loom woven quill belt with a white background with a red and purple triangular pattern along the top and bottom edges. There is a band of turquoise, red and pink diamond shapes along the centre of the belt, and a chequerboard pattern at each end of white alternating with yellow, blue, red and tu…
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- skin; quill; glass
- Dimensions
- 4.3 x 64.0 cm
- Description
- A loom woven quill belt with a white background with a red and purple triangular pattern along the top and bottom edges. There is a band of turquoise, red and pink diamond shapes along the centre of the belt, and a chequerboard pattern at each end of white alternating with yellow, blue, red and turquoise squares. The belt is fastened with thongs, and is trimmed with beads along the outside edges.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0007
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- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- skin, deer; fibre; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0017
- Description
- A beaded woman's belt that fastens with thong ties. The belt has a solid background with a repeated pattern of six small diamonds, forming a rectangle, alternating with an eight-sided star.
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- skin, deer; fibre; glass
- Dimensions
- 4.5 x 91.0 cm
- Description
- A beaded woman's belt that fastens with thong ties. The belt has a solid background with a repeated pattern of six small diamonds, forming a rectangle, alternating with an eight-sided star.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Blackfoot
- Siksika
- decorative
- regalia
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0017
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- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- fibre; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0090
- Description
- A wide heavily beaded belt or bead strip, of heavy canvas with burgundy cotton backing. The beaded design is of conventional flowers in an overall symmetrical form mirroring from the centre of the belt, an orange yellow flower with green leaves, followed by, in sequence, a three petalled deep red a…
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- fibre; glass
- Dimensions
- 7.3 x 91.6 cm
- Description
- A wide heavily beaded belt or bead strip, of heavy canvas with burgundy cotton backing. The beaded design is of conventional flowers in an overall symmetrical form mirroring from the centre of the belt, an orange yellow flower with green leaves, followed by, in sequence, a three petalled deep red and blue flower, two leaves, a white and pale blue flower, three yellow and green tulip shaped flowers, a deep red and vermillion flower and a long stalked branching flower with three buds of vermillion, yellow, and grey beads. The ground is a deep blue bordered on both sides by a narrow green band.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0090
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- Date
- 1915 – 1930
- Material
- fibre; glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0091
- Description
- A heavily beaded belt of medium width, finished with a commercially tanned belt end with chrome plated steel buckle and commercially tanned tab, both of which are sewn to the beaded canvas cotton backed strip which is the body of the belt. The bead strip design consists of white rectangles separate…
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1915 – 1930
- Material
- fibre; glass; metal
- Dimensions
- 5.2 x 92.0 cm
- Description
- A heavily beaded belt of medium width, finished with a commercially tanned belt end with chrome plated steel buckle and commercially tanned tab, both of which are sewn to the beaded canvas cotton backed strip which is the body of the belt. The bead strip design consists of white rectangles separated by bands of long beads in silver grey between dark blue bead lines, all the rectangles bordered by stripes of light blue, outside them are four crossed bars, and beyond them a cross in red with quadrants of white and blue alternating. Some bead loss on the tab.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0091
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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0112
- Description
- A heavily beaded belt (framed) of commercially tanned harness leather, wide strap. Design of sky blue ground with symmetrical figures on it, starting from one end, stepped oblique triangles in brown indigo turquoise and orange then stepped diamond with stepped crowns in pink blue and pink black ros…
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 10.0 x 84.0 cm
- Description
- A heavily beaded belt (framed) of commercially tanned harness leather, wide strap. Design of sky blue ground with symmetrical figures on it, starting from one end, stepped oblique triangles in brown indigo turquoise and orange then stepped diamond with stepped crowns in pink blue and pink black rose then five rectangles in cross form, yellow centred and bordered by rust lengths and blue widths. Belt at one time had red bead border of which more than half is gone. Near one end there is a 2.5 centimeter tear. The belt body is two pieces of leather sewn together at the middle.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0112
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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3015
- Description
- Narrow buckskin belt with commercially prepared hide ties. Six beaded teardrop shapes in various colours sewn onto belt. Many pointed hide medallion at both ends.
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 4.5 x 75.0 cm
- Description
- Narrow buckskin belt with commercially prepared hide ties. Six beaded teardrop shapes in various colours sewn onto belt. Many pointed hide medallion at both ends.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3015
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- Date
- c. 1920
- Material
- glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1046
- Description
- Beaded red background with three sets of a linear design, white beaded border. Leather at ends for tying. Tag: P.NN L.NN $6.00
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- c. 1920
- Material
- glass; skin
- Description
- Beaded red background with three sets of a linear design, white beaded border. Leather at ends for tying. Tag: P.NN L.NN $6.00
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- Mary Schaffer
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1046
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- Date
- prior to 1930
- Material
- glass; skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1045
- Description
- Narrow beaded belt with metal buckle. White beaded backgroud with red and yellow geometric designs separated by vertical bands of black, blue and yellow. Tag: Sarcee PSOP 12.50
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- prior to 1930
- Material
- glass; skin; metal
- Description
- Narrow beaded belt with metal buckle. White beaded backgroud with red and yellow geometric designs separated by vertical bands of black, blue and yellow. Tag: Sarcee PSOP 12.50
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- Mary Schaffer
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1045
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- Date
- 1910 – 1960
- Material
- leather; beads; metal;
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0327
- Description
- Short thin beaded leather belt decorated in a geometric repeating pattern done in red, green, and blue beads on a white background. The metal buckle is lightly decorated. Also includes a small blue elastic fabric band with an unknown purpose.
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1910 – 1960
- Material
- leather; beads; metal;
- Dimensions
- 0.3 x 6.1 x 74.4 cm
- Description
- Short thin beaded leather belt decorated in a geometric repeating pattern done in red, green, and blue beads on a white background. The metal buckle is lightly decorated. Also includes a small blue elastic fabric band with an unknown purpose.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0327
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- Date
- 1910 – 1940
- Material
- glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1014
- Description
- Vari-coloured shamrock designs on light blue. 12 "shamrocks", 2 green in centre, brown green on each end, others multi coloured mainly dark red, light red and blue. 21.0 ca. thong is looped through belt 14.0 from end. Other end has a knotted loop.
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1910 – 1940
- Material
- glass; skin
- Dimensions
- 10.0 x 104.0 cm
- Description
- Vari-coloured shamrock designs on light blue. 12 "shamrocks", 2 green in centre, brown green on each end, others multi coloured mainly dark red, light red and blue. 21.0 ca. thong is looped through belt 14.0 from end. Other end has a knotted loop.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1014
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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- glass; skin; fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1056 a-c
- Description
- 3 beaded belts with buckles (a) 96.5 x 3.3 beaded onto heavy cotton, backing light patterned cotton, bead design in 5 parts, 3 red and white geometric design, 2 yellow and green geometric design, dark blue beaded border, metal buckle attached with leather, other end leather strap 9.5 x 1.5, (b) 9…
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- Title
- Beaded Belts
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- glass; skin; fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 3.3 x 96.5 cm
- Description
- 3 beaded belts with buckles (a) 96.5 x 3.3 beaded onto heavy cotton, backing light patterned cotton, bead design in 5 parts, 3 red and white geometric design, 2 yellow and green geometric design, dark blue beaded border, metal buckle attached with leather, other end leather strap 9.5 x 1.5, (b) 90.7 x 4.0, beaded onto heavy cotton, white background with 6 rectangular designs ca 2.5 wide spaced regularly with 5 star shapes between, metal belt buckle 4.5 x 2.5 attached one end with buckskin, other end buckskin strap 14.0 x 2.2 (c) 100.5 x 4.0, beaded onto buckskin, multi-coloured geometric design, predominant colours orange, yellow, dark blue, border both sides of light green and mauve, metal belt buckle 4.5 x3.2 sewn onto beads, other end buckskin strap 10.5 x 1.4.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1056 a-c
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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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- skin; glass; hide
- 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; hide
- 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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Beaded Caparison
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- 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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- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1042
- Description
- V-shaped, blue and red pattern on white, beaded fringe, 2 bead strips sewn together to a V point, each strip is 35.5 x 6.2, white background, 3 arrow style designs of red, light blue and dark blue rectangles, 5 beads x 2 rows, each pointing towards centre, from the outer edge hangs bead netting in …
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- Title
- Beaded Collar
- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- glass; fibre
- Description
- V-shaped, blue and red pattern on white, beaded fringe, 2 bead strips sewn together to a V point, each strip is 35.5 x 6.2, white background, 3 arrow style designs of red, light blue and dark blue rectangles, 5 beads x 2 rows, each pointing towards centre, from the outer edge hangs bead netting in brown beads from which hang ca 4.0 long red and black beads, inside edge has white bead edging heavy woven material is the backing, lined with silk, back lined with purple material.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- clothing
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1042
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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
- 1915 – 1945
- Material
- glass; fibre; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.1001
- Description
- Blue design on red beaded collar and cravat, wide cravat's rounded bottom contains orange diamond shape at centre outlined in blue border and oblique blue lines from top and bottom points, similar, smaller design on each side of collar in solid blue, round collar ties at back of neck by buckskin th…
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- Title
- Beaded Cravat
- Date
- 1915 – 1945
- Material
- glass; fibre; skin
- Dimensions
- 29.3 x 32.2 cm
- Description
- Blue design on red beaded collar and cravat, wide cravat's rounded bottom contains orange diamond shape at centre outlined in blue border and oblique blue lines from top and bottom points, similar, smaller design on each side of collar in solid blue, round collar ties at back of neck by buckskin thongs, beadwork on heavy canvas fabric.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- beadwork
- regalia
- Twoyoungmen
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.1001
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