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- Date
- 1870 – 1910
- Material
- metal; stone; pearl
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0131 a,b
- Description
- Two small bar pins set with pearls alternating with pale blue sapphires. Gold bar has tiny gold spikes to hold pearls, and small prongs to hold sapphires at same height as pearls. Hinged gold pin spike at one end of back fastens in clasp at opposite end. (a) smaller - four pearls alternated with th…
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- Title
- Bar Pin
- Date
- 1870 – 1910
- Material
- metal; stone; pearl
- Dimensions
- 0.7 x 0.3 x 2.3 cm
- Description
- Two small bar pins set with pearls alternating with pale blue sapphires. Gold bar has tiny gold spikes to hold pearls, and small prongs to hold sapphires at same height as pearls. Hinged gold pin spike at one end of back fastens in clasp at opposite end. (a) smaller - four pearls alternated with three sapphires, prong fitting holding sapphires quite solid, clasp is simple hook. (b) longer - five sapphires alternating with four pearls. Prong fitting holding sapphires quite open, almost being four legs on which each stone rests. Pearl of uniform size but slightly irregular in shape. Hook clasp has simple locking mechanism.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- adornment
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0131 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.
- 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.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0189
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- Date
- 1875 – 1925
- Material
- metal; stone; pearl
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0190 a-c
- Description
- Three long bar pins, each containing sapphires. Long, hinged pin spike across back fastens under locking hook clasp. (a) with pearls, long, narrow, rhodium plated, delicate wire filigree set with five, small 3 dia., blue sapphires spaced evenly across, with four, small .2 dia. cultured pearls set …
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- Title
- Bar Pin
- Date
- 1875 – 1925
- Material
- metal; stone; pearl
- Dimensions
- 1.1 x 0.7 x 7.4 cm
- Description
- Three long bar pins, each containing sapphires. Long, hinged pin spike across back fastens under locking hook clasp. (a) with pearls, long, narrow, rhodium plated, delicate wire filigree set with five, small 3 dia., blue sapphires spaced evenly across, with four, small .2 dia. cultured pearls set between. Filigree follows small, triangular, leaf shape on either side of the sapphires. Solid areas sharply engraved to pick up light and sparkle. Back gold colour. (b) with moonstones, long, oval, clear moonstone 1.6 x .6 at middle, flanked by smaller, clear, round .5 dia. moonstone each side. Halfway along remainder of each side is large .5 dia. blue sapphire. Areas between stones filled with heavy interlocking wire circles. (c) star sapphire , long, elliptical, solid gold pin with design around flowers and leaves pierced through. Oval .9 x .6 , domed star sapphire at middle. Hook clasp does not lock.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- adornment
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0190 a-c
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- Date
- 1875 – 1925
- Material
- metal; pearl
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0191 a-c
- Description
- Three small bar pins, 2 of delicate filigree, 1 arced with pearls. Hinged pin spike across back fastens under locking hook clasp. (a) rhodium filigree, narrow rectangle containing delicate, straight wires connecting four small flowers across pin. Rhodium plated metal sharply engraved to pick up th…
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- Title
- Bar Pin
- Date
- 1875 – 1925
- Material
- metal; pearl
- Dimensions
- 0.6 x 0.4 x 2.6 cm
- Description
- Three small bar pins, 2 of delicate filigree, 1 arced with pearls. Hinged pin spike across back fastens under locking hook clasp. (a) rhodium filigree, narrow rectangle containing delicate, straight wires connecting four small flowers across pin. Rhodium plated metal sharply engraved to pick up the light and sparkle. Back and sides gold colour. (b)gold filigree,as (a) but delicate wire ellipse on either side of single, central flower. (c) pearls, small, flat, gold bar shaped in 90 degree are with eleven, small, cultured pearls set along are, pearls graduate in size from .1 to .2 cm, with largest at the middle. Pin spike passes from one end of arc to other. Hook clasp does not have locking mechanism.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- adornment
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0191 a-c
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- Date
- 1935 – 1975
- Material
- metal; stone; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0192 a,b
- Description
- Two medium sized bar pins with clear oval stones at centres. Long hinged pin spikes across back fasten under locking hook clasps. (a) gold elliptical shaped with gold wire cross-hatching forming large diamond shapes on each side, enclosed with another wire outlining the shape of the pin. Large 1.1…
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- Title
- Bar Pin
- Date
- 1935 – 1975
- Material
- metal; stone; glass
- Dimensions
- 0.9 x 0.8 . x 4.1 cm
- Description
- Two medium sized bar pins with clear oval stones at centres. Long hinged pin spikes across back fasten under locking hook clasps. (a) gold elliptical shaped with gold wire cross-hatching forming large diamond shapes on each side, enclosed with another wire outlining the shape of the pin. Large 1.1 x .7 cm , oval, water opal, Australia Stone? flashing green and red fire. Back of pin flat, forming silhouette of front. (b) rhodium ? plated, sparkling silver coloured ellipse of fine, delicate, filigree bordered by a narrow band of sharply engraved pattern which picks up the light. Framed at centre is oval 1.4 x .9 piece of transparent glass with a small diamond .2 cm dia. at the centre set in a diamond shaped setting. Back of glass carved with radiating spikes which show through and form pattern around diamond.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- adornment
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0192 a,b
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Beaded Moccasins
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- Date
- 1960 – 1975
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1002 a,b
- Description
- Moccasins of tan buckskin, tall flap beaded with 2 pink flowers, unadorned, small foot cut in Rocky Mountain style, high ankle with single two-stemmed tulip-like flower of pink outlined in red, 2 oblique red and white mixed lines at either side, long square tongue, single , long tying thong fixed t…
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- 1960 – 1975
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 13.5 x 6.5 x 16.5 cm
- Description
- Moccasins of tan buckskin, tall flap beaded with 2 pink flowers, unadorned, small foot cut in Rocky Mountain style, high ankle with single two-stemmed tulip-like flower of pink outlined in red, 2 oblique red and white mixed lines at either side, long square tongue, single , long tying thong fixed to one side of flap, slight smoked smell.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1002 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
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- skin, deer; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0002 a,b
- Description
- A pair of soft moccasins of deerskin with an ankle flap and thong at the ankle for tying. The beadwork designs is of very simple three petaled flowers, two on the toe and one on the side, and also diagonally striped leaves.
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- skin, deer; glass
- Dimensions
- 26.5 cm
- Description
- A pair of soft moccasins of deerskin with an ankle flap and thong at the ankle for tying. The beadwork designs is of very simple three petaled flowers, two on the toe and one on the side, and also diagonally striped leaves.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0002 a,b
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Beaded Moccasins
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- Date
- 1870 – 1880
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0005 a,b
- Description
- A pair of soft moccasins with parfleche soles and a thong threaded through holes at the ankle for tying. The beadwork is of yellow, red and blue geometric design in a wide strip from the ankle, along the instep to the toe. There is also a narrow strip of beadwork vertically along the back of the he…
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- 1870 – 1880
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 25.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of soft moccasins with parfleche soles and a thong threaded through holes at the ankle for tying. The beadwork is of yellow, red and blue geometric design in a wide strip from the ankle, along the instep to the toe. There is also a narrow strip of beadwork vertically along the back of the heel.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0005 a,b
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Beaded Moccasins
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- Date
- 1870 – 1880
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0003 a,b
- Description
- A pair of soft moccasins with a fringe along the back of the heel. There is a casing at the ankle for a thong used to tie the moccasins on the foot. These moccasins are completely beaded on the uppers with the exception of an area of the ankle. The design is on a blue background except for the in…
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- 1870 – 1880
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 23.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of soft moccasins with a fringe along the back of the heel. There is a casing at the ankle for a thong used to tie the moccasins on the foot. These moccasins are completely beaded on the uppers with the exception of an area of the ankle. The design is on a blue background except for the instep which is white with a stepped triangle which has a cross at its tip. The colours of beads are: blue, white, red, dark blue, and black.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- decorative
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0003 a,b
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Beaded Moccasins
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0035 a,b
- Description
- A pair of heavily beaded buckskin moccasins with large ankle flap and narrow tongue. Entire toe and outside of foot covered with beading. Blue background with single green stepped diamond at centre of toe outlined with red-orange squares, then white squares, and hanging from a light blue stepped t…
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 13.0 x 28.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of heavily beaded buckskin moccasins with large ankle flap and narrow tongue. Entire toe and outside of foot covered with beading. Blue background with single green stepped diamond at centre of toe outlined with red-orange squares, then white squares, and hanging from a light blue stepped triangle outlined with red orange squares, then white squares. This diamond, flanked by the triangle, is repeated again on the outer side of the heel. The beadwork is trimmed around the sole edge with a checkered band of red orange and light blue squares. Long buckskin thongs are threaded through slits in the moccasin on either side of the tongue, and on one moccasin through slits in the tongue as well.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- footwear
- Dan Wildman
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0035 a,b
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Beaded Moccasins
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- Date
- 1935 – 1945
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0036 a,b
- Description
- A pair of lightly beaded Rocky Mountain style moccasins, each made from a single piece of hide, folded at the instep and felled and seamed on the foot's outside. Cuff band at the ankle sewn on, as is vamp at arch with tongue, fringed at heel. Bead pattern in blue, yellow, vermilion and black is a r…
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- 1935 – 1945
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 13.0 x 28.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of lightly beaded Rocky Mountain style moccasins, each made from a single piece of hide, folded at the instep and felled and seamed on the foot's outside. Cuff band at the ankle sewn on, as is vamp at arch with tongue, fringed at heel. Bead pattern in blue, yellow, vermilion and black is a rectangle with a double pointed arrow through it, triangles extruding from top and bottom, and a small diamond pattern at the toe. Edge of cuff, and outline of tongue are in blue, orange, white, red, black and yellow beads.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- footwear
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0036 a,b
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Beaded Moccasins
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- Date
- 1965 – 1975
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0037 a,b
- Description
- A pair of lightly beaded buckskin moccasins cut from one piece to shape of foot then stitched along outside of sole and up back of heel. Wide notch edged ankle flap with narrow rectangular tongue. Toe beaded with two large light blue wedges containing red orange, green and orange checks, hanging in…
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- 1965 – 1975
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 11.0 x 25.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of lightly beaded buckskin moccasins cut from one piece to shape of foot then stitched along outside of sole and up back of heel. Wide notch edged ankle flap with narrow rectangular tongue. Toe beaded with two large light blue wedges containing red orange, green and orange checks, hanging in a row with an arrow point hanging from the tip. A narrow beaded band of black and white interlocked triangles runs along the seam is covered with an orange, green and blue stripe of beads. Long buckskin strips attached to moccasin on either side of tongue under ankle flap for typing, have never been used.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- footwear
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0037 a,b
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Beaded Moccasins
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- Date
- 1935 – 1945
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0038 a,b
- Description
- A pair of handmade low top slipper style moccasins, tucked at the heel, a vamp inserted over the arch, and a simple thong tie on the ankle piece. Decorated simply but effectively with blue and red beads at the seam of the vamp, and a red embroidery diamond stitched at the toe of the vamp. Moccasins…
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- 1935 – 1945
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 9.5 x 21.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of handmade low top slipper style moccasins, tucked at the heel, a vamp inserted over the arch, and a simple thong tie on the ankle piece. Decorated simply but effectively with blue and red beads at the seam of the vamp, and a red embroidery diamond stitched at the toe of the vamp. Moccasins are lined with an extra layer of buckskin forming an inner sole to the slipper, machine stitched in.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0038 a,b
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Beaded Moccasins
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- Date
- 1965 – 1979
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0039 a,b
- Description
- A pair of hand made buckskin moccasins cut to shape of foot from one piece and seamed along outer side and up heel. Seams have lighter buckskin piping. Narrow scalloped ankle flap of lighter buckskin, small buckskin pull tab inside at top of heel. Toe of moccasin lightly beaded with conventional fl…
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- 1965 – 1979
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 10.5 x 9.5 x 23.5 cm
- Description
- A pair of hand made buckskin moccasins cut to shape of foot from one piece and seamed along outer side and up heel. Seams have lighter buckskin piping. Narrow scalloped ankle flap of lighter buckskin, small buckskin pull tab inside at top of heel. Toe of moccasin lightly beaded with conventional flower with four blue petals and dark brown centre, four green leaves between each petal, and light blue and yellow semi-circles beneath the petals, with a stem and blue leaves leading up under the tongue. Beaded at the outside heel is an orange circular flower with heavy green leaves on each side. Small rounded tongue has edging trim of blue and yellow beads. Very short buckskin tie attaches through sides and tongue of moccasins, never used.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- footwear
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0039 a,b
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Beaded Moccasins
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- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0041 a,b
- Description
- A pair of small, child's moccasins, each made from a piece of hide folded over and seamed at outer side and up at heel, tongue part of body. Cuffed with sewn on piece of buckskin. Simple floral motif in beadwork on vamps, two blossoms in red and blue outlined in white beads, and a lower pair of blo…
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 12.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of small, child's moccasins, each made from a piece of hide folded over and seamed at outer side and up at heel, tongue part of body. Cuffed with sewn on piece of buckskin. Simple floral motif in beadwork on vamps, two blossoms in red and blue outlined in white beads, and a lower pair of blossoms in brown outlined in blue. Trim of cuff decorated with alternate blue and red beads, and tongue outlined in yellow. Tie for each moccasin is threaded under cuff and emerges by side of tongue at edge of cuff.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- children
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0041 a,b
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Beaded Moccasins
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- Date
- 1935 – 1945
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0044 a,b
- Description
- A pair of buckskin moccasins cut in one piece to shape of foot and handsewn along outside of sole and up heel. Toe beaded with three stylized diamond shaped leaved outlined in white and containing multi-coloured checked squares, light blue, black, red, green, yellow and hanging from a wide stepped …
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- 1935 – 1945
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 9.0 x 13.0 x 27.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of buckskin moccasins cut in one piece to shape of foot and handsewn along outside of sole and up heel. Toe beaded with three stylized diamond shaped leaved outlined in white and containing multi-coloured checked squares, light blue, black, red, green, yellow and hanging from a wide stepped triangle checked with the same colours under the tongue. The small rounded tongue and folded down ankle flap have narrow scalloped beaded border of white with blue, black and red beads in each scallop. The ankle flap has four sets of double diamond shapes outlined in white and filled in with the same colours as on the toe. Very thin short buckskin ties heavily beaded at the ends with double tassels wrapped with bands of green, red, black light blue and white beads. Have been used.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0044 a,b
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Beaded Moccasins
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- skin; glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0047 a,b
- Description
- A pair of moccasins, the body of each slipper cut from a single piece of hide, tongue added and ankle flap as well. Heavily beaded with white bead ground and floral motifs in burgundy, blue, and brass beads on toes, on either side of vamp, and at back of heel, rosettes of red and gold on both lower…
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- skin; glass; metal
- Dimensions
- 11.3 x 27.9 cm
- Description
- A pair of moccasins, the body of each slipper cut from a single piece of hide, tongue added and ankle flap as well. Heavily beaded with white bead ground and floral motifs in burgundy, blue, and brass beads on toes, on either side of vamp, and at back of heel, rosettes of red and gold on both lower ankles.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- footwear
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0047 a,b
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Beaded Moccasins
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- Date
- 1935 – 1945
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0048 a,b
- Description
- A pair of heavily beaded moccasins cut from one piece of buckskin shaped to the foot and seamed along outer sole and up heel. Completely beaded across toe and instep with beads continuing along outside to heel. Blue background with pink diamond containing green square with smaller white diamond a…
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- 1935 – 1945
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 12.0 x 26.5 cm
- Description
- A pair of heavily beaded moccasins cut from one piece of buckskin shaped to the foot and seamed along outer sole and up heel. Completely beaded across toe and instep with beads continuing along outside to heel. Blue background with pink diamond containing green square with smaller white diamond at centre, on toe and at side, with small red crosses having green centres in a row along each side. Border around sole worked in lazy stitch on same blue background with diagonal pink and black lines alternated with white bars. Large ankle flap with long narrow rectangular tongue and long buckskin ties, small fringe at heel base.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- footwear
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0048 a,b
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