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Date
1875 – 1930
Material
metal; wood; fibre
Catalogue Number
104.05.0057 a,b
Description
A very thin knife with ebony handle like rifle butt and wooden scabbard wrapped with bands of black cord. (a) dirk, short, narrow, pointed steel blade with reverse curve to sharp shoulder on under side of hilt. Small carved ebony handle shaped like a rifle butt, with carved band of scallops and d…
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Title
And Scabbard Dirk
Date
1875 – 1930
Material
metal; wood; fibre
Dimensions
2.1 x 1.0 x 15.0 cm
Description
A very thin knife with ebony handle like rifle butt and wooden scabbard wrapped with bands of black cord. (a) dirk, short, narrow, pointed steel blade with reverse curve to sharp shoulder on under side of hilt. Small carved ebony handle shaped like a rifle butt, with carved band of scallops and diamond shapes around middle. Two decorative notches carved across butt of handle. Note: handle checked along length. (b) scabbard, small, simple and straight, carved of two pieces of wood with triangular opening at mouth. Top carved to curve downward on one side to accommodate shoulder of blade. Girded with four double bands of finely braided cord, evenly spaced along length, and a fifth triple band at top beneath shoulder. Note: top fibre hands loose and slide up and down.
Subject
warfare
fighting
Japanese
Edward S. Morse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.05.0057 a,b
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Date
1875 – 1910
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
103.01.0132
Description
A gold filled pin of three flower blossoms and leaves joined side by side in a line. Pin arches upward slightly, each flower consists of a stem with three sets of compound leaves branching from it, and a cluster of tiny closed buds above. Pin spike hinge and curled hook clasp soldered to back, but …
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Title
Bar Pin
Date
1875 – 1910
Material
metal
Dimensions
1.3 x 0.9 x 3.5 cm
Description
A gold filled pin of three flower blossoms and leaves joined side by side in a line. Pin arches upward slightly, each flower consists of a stem with three sets of compound leaves branching from it, and a cluster of tiny closed buds above. Pin spike hinge and curled hook clasp soldered to back, but pin spike missing.
Subject
Whyte home
households
adornment
Japanese
Edward S. Morse;
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0132
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Date
1875 – 1910
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
103.01.0189
Description
A gold, snake-like, dragon tied in a knot. Cast bronze dragon in high relief with minute detail, scales, teeth, facial features , coiled round into knot with one foot extended forward, and tail behind. Spikes along back. Long pin spike soldered to flat plate at tail end, hinges to fasten beneath lo…
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Title
Bar Pin
Date
1875 – 1910
Material
metal
Dimensions
1.5 x 0.8 x 4.9 cm
Description
A gold, snake-like, dragon tied in a knot. Cast bronze dragon in high relief with minute detail, scales, teeth, facial features , coiled round into knot with one foot extended forward, and tail behind. Spikes along back. Long pin spike soldered to flat plate at tail end, hinges to fasten beneath locking barrel clasp at other end.
Subject
Whyte home
households
adornment
animal
dragon
Japanese
Edward S. Morse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0189
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Date
1877 – 1883
Material
wood; fibre; metal
Catalogue Number
102.04.0187
Description
A small gourd-shaped flower holder of wickerwork with open mouth at top finished with braided rim; small butterfly or moth of coiled wicker with leaf fibre wings and small metal eyes, is attached to side of form by coiled metal spring; small loop handle near mouth; hollow bamboo tube inside.
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Title
Basketry Vase
Date
1877 – 1883
Material
wood; fibre; metal
Dimensions
6.5 x 4.5 x 5.5 cm
Description
A small gourd-shaped flower holder of wickerwork with open mouth at top finished with braided rim; small butterfly or moth of coiled wicker with leaf fibre wings and small metal eyes, is attached to side of form by coiled metal spring; small loop handle near mouth; hollow bamboo tube inside.
Subject
households
miniatures
Japanese
E.S. Morse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0187
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Date
1877 – 1883
Material
wood; fibre; paper
Catalogue Number
102.04.0188
Description
A small sac-shaped flower holder of brown wickerwork with open mouth at top finished with braided rim. Three-leaved vine attached to side of mouth is of leaf fibre backed with newspaper on shaped frame with coiled vine stem. Small loop on opposite side of mouth. Bamboo tube for holding water is mis…
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Title
Basketry Vase
Date
1877 – 1883
Material
wood; fibre; paper
Dimensions
11.0 x 5.0 cm
Description
A small sac-shaped flower holder of brown wickerwork with open mouth at top finished with braided rim. Three-leaved vine attached to side of mouth is of leaf fibre backed with newspaper on shaped frame with coiled vine stem. Small loop on opposite side of mouth. Bamboo tube for holding water is missing.
Subject
households
miniatures
Japanese
E. S. Morse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0188
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Date
1920 – 1940
Material
skin, moose
Catalogue Number
103.08.0001
Description
A rectangular flat bag of moosehide with a long moosehide fringe and a handle formed from two strips of moosehide tied together. The front of the bag is entirely beaded, with a background of turquoise patterned with red diagonal stripes in a row along each side and a column of red pyramids up the…
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Title
Beaded Bag
Date
1920 – 1940
Material
skin, moose
Dimensions
10.0 x 35.0 cm
Description
A rectangular flat bag of moosehide with a long moosehide fringe and a handle formed from two strips of moosehide tied together. The front of the bag is entirely beaded, with a background of turquoise patterned with red diagonal stripes in a row along each side and a column of red pyramids up the centre.
Subject
Indigenous, Stoney
children
decorative
regalia
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0001
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Date
1870 – 1900
Material
skin, deer; glass
Catalogue Number
103.08.0003
Description
A long, narrow, curve bottomed flat bag with a rounded flap. The bag has a leather tassel hanging from the bottom edge. The front of the bag is completely beaded with a light blue background and a column of triangles of green, red, yellow and blue beads.
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Title
Beaded Bag
Date
1870 – 1900
Material
skin, deer; glass
Dimensions
15.0 x 44.5 cm
Description
A long, narrow, curve bottomed flat bag with a rounded flap. The bag has a leather tassel hanging from the bottom edge. The front of the bag is completely beaded with a light blue background and a column of triangles of green, red, yellow and blue beads.
Subject
Indigenous, Stoney
decorative
regalia
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0003
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Date
1920 – 1950
Material
skin, deer
Catalogue Number
103.08.0013
Description
A small, rounded flat deerskin pouch with a thong at the neck used to close the pouch. The bag has a fringe of beads along all of its edges and is decorated in the centre with a large circle of beads with five diamond shapes around a smaller inner circle. There is also beadwork at the end of the…
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Title
Beaded Bag
Date
1920 – 1950
Material
skin, deer
Dimensions
11.0 x 16.5 cm
Description
A small, rounded flat deerskin pouch with a thong at the neck used to close the pouch. The bag has a fringe of beads along all of its edges and is decorated in the centre with a large circle of beads with five diamond shapes around a smaller inner circle. There is also beadwork at the end of the fastening thong with three beaded loops.
Subject
Indigenous
Southern Plains
Oklahoma Territory
Pan Indian
Kiowa
decorative
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0013
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Date
1920 – 1930
Material
skin, deer; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.08.0017
Description
A long narrow bag made of deerskin which is cinched in the middle allowing either end to hang down and hold items. Both ends of the bag are fringed and have beadwork forming three spikey white leaves outlined in red with small red flowers. The bag is lined with sheer aqua coloured rayon or nylon,…
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Title
Beaded Bag
Date
1920 – 1930
Material
skin, deer; fibre
Dimensions
13.0 x 49.0 cm
Description
A long narrow bag made of deerskin which is cinched in the middle allowing either end to hang down and hold items. Both ends of the bag are fringed and have beadwork forming three spikey white leaves outlined in red with small red flowers. The bag is lined with sheer aqua coloured rayon or nylon, and has two leather covered rings that push down to secure the bag’s contents.
Subject
Indigenous, Stoney
decorative
regalia
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0017
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Date
1920 – 1940
Material
skin; fibre; glass
Catalogue Number
103.08.0242
Description
A soft buckskin purse of two wedge panels and an edge bottom piece, well finished welt seams, velvet drawstring panels at top of bag, drawstrings of buckskin, brocade lining. One side of bag has conventional flowers in white with yellow centres and pink with blue centres, clear glass leaves, and a …
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Title
Beaded Bag
Date
1920 – 1940
Material
skin; fibre; glass
Dimensions
20.0 x 28.5 cm
Description
A soft buckskin purse of two wedge panels and an edge bottom piece, well finished welt seams, velvet drawstring panels at top of bag, drawstrings of buckskin, brocade lining. One side of bag has conventional flowers in white with yellow centres and pink with blue centres, clear glass leaves, and a bud from which the flower stems emerge. The other side has blue flowers with brown centres and green and clean glass leaves. The buckskin velvet seam and the side and bottom panel are decorated with a strung bead fringe of red baby blue dark blue yellow and black and white beads.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
accessories
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0242
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Date
1920 – 1970
Material
glass; fibre; skin; plastic
Catalogue Number
103.08.3002
Description
Flat square bag with beading on one side and fringe (24.0 cm long) along bottom edge that is trimmed with plastic hollow beads. The bag is lined with printed yellow fabric and has two handles that are tied together with a strip of hide. The front of the bag has a beaded design edged with black ve…
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Title
Beaded Bag
Date
1920 – 1970
Material
glass; fibre; skin; plastic
Dimensions
29.0 x 33.0 cm
Description
Flat square bag with beading on one side and fringe (24.0 cm long) along bottom edge that is trimmed with plastic hollow beads. The bag is lined with printed yellow fabric and has two handles that are tied together with a strip of hide. The front of the bag has a beaded design edged with black velvet, the back is finished with red felt (wool?). Beaded design has blue background with dark red, blue and white corners. There are two identical designs (17.5 x 14.0 cm) in diamond shapes with geometric shapes in green, dark blue, red and orange. Two small diamond shapes with a red cross in the centre separate the two major motifs.
Subject
Indigenous
crafts
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.3002
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Date
1920 – 1940
Material
glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.07.1039
Description
White beaded background with 5 geometric designs, white pony beads stitched through canvas, 3 similar designs ca 17.0 x 7.0 diamond shapes, all outlined with dark blue, 2 outer designs with yellow, light blue and orange, centre design with dark blue, light blue and orange, 2 smaller diamond and squ…
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Title
Beaded Belt
Date
1920 – 1940
Material
glass; fibre
Dimensions
10.5 x 91.5 cm
Description
White beaded background with 5 geometric designs, white pony beads stitched through canvas, 3 similar designs ca 17.0 x 7.0 diamond shapes, all outlined with dark blue, 2 outer designs with yellow, light blue and orange, centre design with dark blue, light blue and orange, 2 smaller diamond and square designs separate the 3 outlined in dark blue, with light blue and orange centres, buckskin ends sewn on with 2 thongs each end, ca 21.0 long.
Subject
Indigenous
clothing
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
103.07.1039
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Date
1920 – 1940
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.07.0065
Description
A buckskin, beaded belt with tapered ends. The beadwork pattern is a series of regular diamonds in rose with green and red beaded centres on a ground of white beads. At the ends of the beadwork pattern are a number of bead tassles, or fringe, in clear beads.
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Title
Beaded Belt
Date
1920 – 1940
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
4.0 x 79.5 cm
Description
A buckskin, beaded belt with tapered ends. The beadwork pattern is a series of regular diamonds in rose with green and red beaded centres on a ground of white beads. At the ends of the beadwork pattern are a number of bead tassles, or fringe, in clear beads.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.07.0065
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Date
1920 – 1935
Material
fibre; glass; metal; skin
Catalogue Number
103.07.0066
Description
A short length belt of linen canvas heavily beaded, with buckskin tab at each end, one holding dye stamped steel buckle. Beadwork pattern is white ground with diagonal white and red stripe alternating along edges. Interior pattern is principally staircase designs in orange, blue and red, and swallo…
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Title
Beaded Belt
Date
1920 – 1935
Material
fibre; glass; metal; skin
Dimensions
5.0 x 81.5 cm
Description
A short length belt of linen canvas heavily beaded, with buckskin tab at each end, one holding dye stamped steel buckle. Beadwork pattern is white ground with diagonal white and red stripe alternating along edges. Interior pattern is principally staircase designs in orange, blue and red, and swallowtailed tabards in orange with deep red borders.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.07.0066
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Date
1925 – 1935
Material
glass; skin; metal; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.07.0067
Description
A completely beaded belt with small buckskin tab at one end and small metal buckle attached by buckskin tab to other. Lined with white cotton with black floral pattern. Light pinkish purple background between vertical bands made up of five multicoloured bars adjacent to each other, each band being …
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Title
Beaded Belt
Date
1925 – 1935
Material
glass; skin; metal; fibre
Dimensions
4.3 x 96.0 cm
Description
A completely beaded belt with small buckskin tab at one end and small metal buckle attached by buckskin tab to other. Lined with white cotton with black floral pattern. Light pinkish purple background between vertical bands made up of five multicoloured bars adjacent to each other, each band being different except for the three in the middle which are green, yellow and blue. Edged with a spiral edging of angular black beads.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.07.0067
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Date
1920 – 1940
Material
fibre; glass
Catalogue Number
103.07.0088
Description
A wide heavily beaded cotton backed belt. Beadwork pattern is a dark green ground, bilateral symmetrical forms of red diamonds with white borders, and staircases of yellow, white and red forms. Cotton backing has been machine stitched to the heavier bead base.
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Title
Beaded Belt
Date
1920 – 1940
Material
fibre; glass
Dimensions
7.2 x 73.2 cm
Description
A wide heavily beaded cotton backed belt. Beadwork pattern is a dark green ground, bilateral symmetrical forms of red diamonds with white borders, and staircases of yellow, white and red forms. Cotton backing has been machine stitched to the heavier bead base.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.07.0088
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Date
1920 – 1940
Material
skin; glass; metal
Catalogue Number
103.07.0092
Description
A commercial leather belt with steel buckle which has been heavily beaded. Design of white ground which runs from buckle to belt tab with "stepped" design in blue green blue white blue red blue at the extremities, two eyes of green border around red with blue centres. Another stepped design of indi…
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Title
Beaded Belt
Date
1920 – 1940
Material
skin; glass; metal
Dimensions
5.8 x 88.0 cm
Description
A commercial leather belt with steel buckle which has been heavily beaded. Design of white ground which runs from buckle to belt tab with "stepped" design in blue green blue white blue red blue at the extremities, two eyes of green border around red with blue centres. Another stepped design of indigo blue indigo white indigo red indigo and at the centre back of the belt's a green cross with single cross bar. The beading is direct to leather, no backing or lining.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalis
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.07.0092
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Date
1925 – 1940
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.07.0093
Description
A piece of commercially tanned heavy leather, "harness leather", which has been heavily beaded. Buckskin thongs or ties at the ends. Design is a white bordered ground applied in lazy stitch lines, four rectangles red bordered on length sides and a geometric baby blue and indigo double hour glass ar…
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Title
Beaded Belt
Date
1925 – 1940
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
8.8 x 80.7 cm
Description
A piece of commercially tanned heavy leather, "harness leather", which has been heavily beaded. Buckskin thongs or ties at the ends. Design is a white bordered ground applied in lazy stitch lines, four rectangles red bordered on length sides and a geometric baby blue and indigo double hour glass around a red rectangle, alternated with harlequin diamonds in green and vermillion bordered in indigo with four points of brass beads also bordered by indigo.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.07.0093
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Date
1920 – 1940
Material
skin; metal; glass
Catalogue Number
103.07.0094
Description
A heavily studded commercial belt, with steel buckle held in a riveted loop, to which a slender band of baby blue beads have been added between two rows of studs in a sustaining diagonal.
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Title
Beaded Belt
Date
1920 – 1940
Material
skin; metal; glass
Dimensions
2.4 x 100.3 cm
Description
A heavily studded commercial belt, with steel buckle held in a riveted loop, to which a slender band of baby blue beads have been added between two rows of studs in a sustaining diagonal.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.07.0094
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Date
1920 – 1940
Material
fibre; glass
Catalogue Number
103.07.1020
Description
Beaded floral pattern on black, shaped velvet belt, lined with cotton, 3 hooks and eyes closings, border of rose coloured beads on sequinism, each fastened separately, open floral pattern, red-orange-mauve flowers with gold and silver centres, stems and leaves are blue-green-gold with red-gold and…
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Title
Beaded Belt
Date
1920 – 1940
Material
fibre; glass
Dimensions
10.2 x 79.0 cm
Description
Beaded floral pattern on black, shaped velvet belt, lined with cotton, 3 hooks and eyes closings, border of rose coloured beads on sequinism, each fastened separately, open floral pattern, red-orange-mauve flowers with gold and silver centres, stems and leaves are blue-green-gold with red-gold and blue-mauve buds, sequins scattered and grouped.
Subject
Indigenous
households
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of W. J. Wright, Kamloops, 1969
Catalogue Number
103.07.1020
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