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Date
1930 – 1945
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
106.06.0047
Description
A decorative bridle piece, heavily beaded, made of two pieces of elongated round ended pieces of buckskin sewn together. Beaded pattern of heart, spade, diamond, club card suits in red and frosty blue separated by oblique lines in blue green, and all on a white ground. On the bare surface are two 1…
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Title
Beaded Caparison
Date
1930 – 1945
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
8.0 x 92.0 cm
Description
A decorative bridle piece, heavily beaded, made of two pieces of elongated round ended pieces of buckskin sewn together. Beaded pattern of heart, spade, diamond, club card suits in red and frosty blue separated by oblique lines in blue green, and all on a white ground. On the bare surface are two 10 cm long buckskin strips sewn to the back, parallel to the length of the piece, and thongs at both ends.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
animal
horse
Jack Labelle
Mrs. Ben Kaquitts;
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
106.06.0047
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Date
1945 – 1955
Material
fibre; glass; skin
Catalogue Number
106.06.0048 a,b
Description
A decorative bridle in two pieces, heavily beaded on canvas. (a) is the bridle proper, consisting of two strips of beads in an elongated cravat form, with headband and nose band, forming headstall and (b) is a chevron shaped heavily beaded piece of canvas which would fit elsewhere on the horse. Des…
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Title
Beaded Caparison
Date
1945 – 1955
Material
fibre; glass; skin
Dimensions
22.0 x 45.0 cm
Description
A decorative bridle in two pieces, heavily beaded on canvas. (a) is the bridle proper, consisting of two strips of beads in an elongated cravat form, with headband and nose band, forming headstall and (b) is a chevron shaped heavily beaded piece of canvas which would fit elsewhere on the horse. Design is dark blue ground bordered by light blue beads and on the blue ground double ended arrows in light blue, bordered by orange emanating from double diamonds in orange.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
animal
horse
Leah Hunter
Jack Labelle
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
106.06.0048 a,b
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Date
1930 – 1940
Material
fibre; glass; skin; feathers
Catalogue Number
106.06.0052 a-c
Description
Three pieces of beaded canvas with various ties on them, the two longer strips having feathers connected as well. The two longer strips are a red ground with bare canvas ends, and three like patterns of triangles in yellow with stepped square black tops on either side of a stepped square pink cross…
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Title
Beaded Caparison
Date
1930 – 1940
Material
fibre; glass; skin; feathers
Dimensions
7.0 x 55.5 cm
Description
Three pieces of beaded canvas with various ties on them, the two longer strips having feathers connected as well. The two longer strips are a red ground with bare canvas ends, and three like patterns of triangles in yellow with stepped square black tops on either side of a stepped square pink cross with black edges. Two buckskin thongs at the midpoint. The feathers are connected at the edges adjacent to the patterned points. The shorter strip has a red ground and two of the same pattern on it, and ties at either end.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
animal
horse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
106.06.0052 a-c
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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.”
Subject
Indigenous
Stoney
Reba Bearspaw
beadwork
animals, horses
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
106.06.3025
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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.”
Subject
Indigenous
Stoney
David Bearspaw
animals, horses
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
106.06.3026
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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.”
Subject
Indigenous
Stoney
David Bearspaw
animals, horses
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
106.06.3028
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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.”
Subject
Indigenous
Stoney
David Bearspaw
animals, horses
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
106.06.3030
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Date
1940 – 1950
Material
glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.07.0076
Description
A man's regalia collar of heavily glass beaded canvas, cotton backed. The collar portion is a white ground with red triangles radiating from the upper curve, and the cravat portion, attached by sewing represents a feather, white ground with red bars radiating from a central shaft. The edge of the …
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Title
Beaded Collar
Date
1940 – 1950
Material
glass; fibre
Dimensions
26.0 x 30.0 cm
Description
A man's regalia collar of heavily glass beaded canvas, cotton backed. The collar portion is a white ground with red triangles radiating from the upper curve, and the cravat portion, attached by sewing represents a feather, white ground with red bars radiating from a central shaft. The edge of the "cravat" is fringed in white and red beads. Collar closes by button and button loop of buckskin.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
Beatrice Poucette
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.07.0076
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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.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
McLean Family
CRW funeral
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0067
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Date
1930 – 1950
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.07.1003 a,b
Description
Pair of beaded buckskin glove and gauntlet decoration. (a) Glove back 9.8x10.5, solid beadwork, white background. Three points at knuckles, green, red, violet horseshoe design, attached to gauntlet. Gauntlet back 19.5x20.0 with 9.0 long fringe. White background, dark and light green and gold le…
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Title
Beaded Cuffs
Date
1930 – 1950
Material
skin; glass
Description
Pair of beaded buckskin glove and gauntlet decoration. (a) Glove back 9.8x10.5, solid beadwork, white background. Three points at knuckles, green, red, violet horseshoe design, attached to gauntlet. Gauntlet back 19.5x20.0 with 9.0 long fringe. White background, dark and light green and gold leaves and stems. Three blossoms red, dark blue and gold. Silver beads at tips of blossoms. (b) same as (a) but without fringe.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Iva (Mrs. Len) Smith, 1976
Catalogue Number
103.07.1003 a,b
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Date
1930 – 1950
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.07.1028 a,b
Description
A pair of beaded cuffs for gauntlets, tapezoid shape, blue background with groups of oblong designs, centre design is orange-white-blue, a smaller design of white-yellow-green is lateral, a red-white edge with 3 groups of oblong brown-red-white-blue-cherry, each piece has a thing sewn on to the glo…
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Title
Beaded Cuffs
Date
1930 – 1950
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
19.0 x 13.0 cm
Description
A pair of beaded cuffs for gauntlets, tapezoid shape, blue background with groups of oblong designs, centre design is orange-white-blue, a smaller design of white-yellow-green is lateral, a red-white edge with 3 groups of oblong brown-red-white-blue-cherry, each piece has a thing sewn on to the glove edge.
Subject
Indigenous
Stoney
regalia
Credit
Gift of Unknown, 1968
Catalogue Number
103.07.1028 a,b
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Date
1930 – 1950
Material
skin, deer; glass
Catalogue Number
103.05.1049
Description
long, beaded, white buckskin dress with fringes, pullover style, full length, front and back one piece each, arms sewn on, long fringes at yoke (ca. 31.0) fringes at shoulder seams, arms, sides and arm openings, fringe cut into bottom of skirt, front has symmetrical beading: 5 point white star with…
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Title
Beaded Dress
Date
1930 – 1950
Material
skin, deer; glass
Dimensions
65.0 x 120.0 cm
Description
long, beaded, white buckskin dress with fringes, pullover style, full length, front and back one piece each, arms sewn on, long fringes at yoke (ca. 31.0) fringes at shoulder seams, arms, sides and arm openings, fringe cut into bottom of skirt, front has symmetrical beading: 5 point white star with red (13.0) 2 rosettes, 2 spades, 2 clubs, on back: 1star, 2 rosettes on shoulders, down the arms triangular shape with 2 diamonds, 6 brass bells tied onto fringes at back.
Subject
Indigenous
regalia
beadwork
Pearl Moore
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
103.05.1049
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Date
1930 – 1940
Material
skin, deer; glass
Catalogue Number
103.05.1047
Description
White buckskin with beads, Pearl Moore's, plain neck opening has thongs to tie at shoulders, 3 rosettes, 2 green,white and red other blue, white and red, on front, horizontal bead strip 36.0 x 3.2 has 3 beadstrips hanging down, beading ca 18.0 long on buckskin strip ca 30.0 long, ends cut into frin…
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Title
Beaded Dress
Date
1930 – 1940
Material
skin, deer; glass
Dimensions
49.5 x 99.0 cm
Description
White buckskin with beads, Pearl Moore's, plain neck opening has thongs to tie at shoulders, 3 rosettes, 2 green,white and red other blue, white and red, on front, horizontal bead strip 36.0 x 3.2 has 3 beadstrips hanging down, beading ca 18.0 long on buckskin strip ca 30.0 long, ends cut into fringe, same on back except only one rosette, fringe at breast and waist, 11 buckskin rosettes with thongs hanging from centre, on skirt, fringes at bottom of dress.
Subject
Indigenous
regalia
beadwork
Pearl Moore
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
103.05.1047
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Date
1940
Material
skin, deer; shell, cowrie
Catalogue Number
103.05.0006
Description
A girl's deerskin dress fringed at the bottom of sleeves and at the hem. The dress is decorated with widely spaced horizontal rows of cowrie shells across the yoke and extending half way down the sleeves. There is a single row of shells at the hem.
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Title
Beaded Dress
Date
1940
Material
skin, deer; shell, cowrie
Dimensions
87.0 (shoulders) x 100.0 cm
Description
A girl's deerskin dress fringed at the bottom of sleeves and at the hem. The dress is decorated with widely spaced horizontal rows of cowrie shells across the yoke and extending half way down the sleeves. There is a single row of shells at the hem.
Subject
Indigenous
Plains
regalia
Banff
Indian Days
decorative
Blackfoot
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.05.0006
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Date
1945 – 1955
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.05.0088
Description
A woman's dress of light buckskin with a very heavily beaded yoke of beaded canvas sewn at the waist to the buckskin skirt. The arms are similarly all heavily beaded canvas. Fringed skirt, also fringed at side seams and along waistline, tunic portion is open. White ground of beads is decorated with…
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Title
Beaded Dress
Date
1945 – 1955
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Dimensions
53.0 x 128.0 cm
Description
A woman's dress of light buckskin with a very heavily beaded yoke of beaded canvas sewn at the waist to the buckskin skirt. The arms are similarly all heavily beaded canvas. Fringed skirt, also fringed at side seams and along waistline, tunic portion is open. White ground of beads is decorated with central squares of gold, blue and red and stepped square diagonals ray out from it, stepped square diamonds on either side. Yoke and shoulders decorated with vermilion and green squares. Skirt has thong fringes hanging from leather rosettes.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.05.0088
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Date
1940 – 1950
Material
glass; skin
Catalogue Number
106.06.3045
Description
Beaded headstall with a browband and a noseband attached to two side straps. The headstall is blue with a repeated motif of a blue, red and white diamond with a blue and yellow line and a red and yellow chevron or arrow at each end of the diamond. The headstall also has: red, yellow and blue diam…
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Title
Beaded Headstall
Date
1940 – 1950
Material
glass; skin
Dimensions
36.0 x 54.0 cm
Description
Beaded headstall with a browband and a noseband attached to two side straps. The headstall is blue with a repeated motif of a blue, red and white diamond with a blue and yellow line and a red and yellow chevron or arrow at each end of the diamond. The headstall also has: red, yellow and blue diamonds; blue, white, red and silver six-pointed stars; and blue, white red and yellow flowers on medallions.
Subject
Indigenous
animals, horses
crafts
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
106.06.3045
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Date
1940 – 1960
Material
fibre; glass; skin
Catalogue Number
106.06.3046
Description
Headstall with browband attached to long beaded strip with hide loops, one loop is covered with floral beaded medallion. Entire piece has white background with small geometric designs: orange and green triangles; blue and white diamonds; red and white diamonds; red and blue diamonds; green and ora…
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Title
Beaded Headstall
Date
1940 – 1960
Material
fibre; glass; skin
Dimensions
21.0 x 45.0 cm
Description
Headstall with browband attached to long beaded strip with hide loops, one loop is covered with floral beaded medallion. Entire piece has white background with small geometric designs: orange and green triangles; blue and white diamonds; red and white diamonds; red and blue diamonds; green and orange crosses; and blue and orange crosses. A diamond-shaped patch, with a rounded red and green cross, hangs from the centre of the headband. The ends of the long strip have hide medallions and thong ties.
Subject
Indigenous
crafts
beadwork
animals, horses
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
106.06.3046
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Date
1935 – 1955
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.05.0095
Description
A woman's tan buckskin jacket, fringed and lightly beaded with flowers, smoked buckskin, edges pinked. Cut western style with collar, yoke, inset sleeves, and pockets with front opening full length. 12.0 cm fringes below front yoke, and down backs of sleeves continuing across yoke in back. Front ti…
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Title
Beaded Jacket
Date
1935 – 1955
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Dimensions
57.0 x 63.0 cm
Description
A woman's tan buckskin jacket, fringed and lightly beaded with flowers, smoked buckskin, edges pinked. Cut western style with collar, yoke, inset sleeves, and pockets with front opening full length. 12.0 cm fringes below front yoke, and down backs of sleeves continuing across yoke in back. Front ties closed with four sets of buckskin thongs. Six large beaded flowers on two front pockets, front yoke and back are shades of blue with red and yellow accents, with yellow leaves outlined in green. Each side of front band contains four chevrons in shades of blue with red accents, pointing toward front opening. Machine stitched and completely lined with cream coloured fabric. Two inside breast pockets with stitching above to indicate that there may have been flaps there at one time.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
CRW
Catharine Robb Whyte
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.05.0095
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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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