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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
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
1970 – 1980
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.05.3028
Description
Unfinished hide jacket (no front fasteners) with two front pockets and beaded floral motif on the pocket flaps and on the yoke in red white and green. There is fringe (25.0 cm long) across the back and halfway down the back of both arms. There is thread sewn in a running stitch around the right c…
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Title
Beaded Jacket
Date
1970 – 1980
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Dimensions
152.0 x 83.4 cm
Description
Unfinished hide jacket (no front fasteners) with two front pockets and beaded floral motif on the pocket flaps and on the yoke in red white and green. There is fringe (25.0 cm long) across the back and halfway down the back of both arms. There is thread sewn in a running stitch around the right cuff and on both of the front opening flaps. The back yoke is lined with yellow fabric.
Subject
Indigenous
regalia
sewing
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.05.3028
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Date
1870 – 1890
Material
skin, deer; glass
Catalogue Number
103.05.0005 a,b
Description
A pair of completely beaded leggings with a deerskin flap. These leggings tie around the legs with thongs. The beadwork is of a yellow background with pink, red and blue triangular design.
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Title
Beaded Leggings
Date
1870 – 1890
Material
skin, deer; glass
Dimensions
32.0 x 30.0 cm
Description
A pair of completely beaded leggings with a deerskin flap. These leggings tie around the legs with thongs. The beadwork is of a yellow background with pink, red and blue triangular design.
Subject
Indigenous
Blood
Peigan
beadwork
decorative
regalia
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.05.0005 a,b
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Date
1875 – 1890
Material
skin; skin, ermine; hair, sheep; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.05.0010 a,b
Description
Natural skin leggings fringed along the length of one side. A beaded strip along the outside length of each legging has a white background with a coloured design. There are ermine tails fastened into the fringe. The fringe is approximately 10 cm long.
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Title
Beaded Leggings
Date
1875 – 1890
Material
skin; skin, ermine; hair, sheep; glass; fibre
Dimensions
27.0 x 71.0 cm
Description
Natural skin leggings fringed along the length of one side. A beaded strip along the outside length of each legging has a white background with a coloured design. There are ermine tails fastened into the fringe. The fringe is approximately 10 cm long.
Subject
Indigenous
Stoney
Blackfoot
Siksika
beadwork
decorative
regalia
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.05.0010 a,b
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Date
1875 – 1900
Material
skin; fibre, cotton; glass
Catalogue Number
103.05.0045 a,b
Description
A pair of beaded leggings worn on the leg from the knee to the ankle. The leggings tie on at the back of the leg with thongs. The leggings have a design of three vertical stripes and two diamond shapes of yellow, red, green and blue on a white background.
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Title
Beaded Leggings
Date
1875 – 1900
Material
skin; fibre, cotton; glass
Dimensions
35.0 x 30.0 cm
Description
A pair of beaded leggings worn on the leg from the knee to the ankle. The leggings tie on at the back of the leg with thongs. The leggings have a design of three vertical stripes and two diamond shapes of yellow, red, green and blue on a white background.
Subject
Indigenous
Blood
Blackfoot
Siksika
decorative
regalia
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.05.0045 a,b
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Date
1978
Material
fibre; glass; skin
Catalogue Number
106.06.3022
Description
Two beaded strips with orange, black and white diamonds on a blue ground. The strips have thong ties at one end and are joined by three blue heart-shaped patches at the opposite end. Each patch is blue with an orange, black and white diamond at the centre. All of the pieces are outlined with ora…
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Title
Beaded Martingale
Date
1978
Material
fibre; glass; skin
Dimensions
63.0 x 75.5 cm
Description
Two beaded strips with orange, black and white diamonds on a blue ground. The strips have thong ties at one end and are joined by three blue heart-shaped patches at the opposite end. Each patch is blue with an orange, black and white diamond at the centre. All of the pieces are outlined with orange and worked on canvas. Tag attached: “David Bearspaw Sept 6/78.”
Subject
Indigenous, Stoney
David Bearspaw
animals, horses
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
106.06.3022
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Date
1972
Material
fibre; feather; plastic; glass; skin
Catalogue Number
106.06.3032 a,b
Description
Navy blue fabric martingale and horse collar with beaded floral decoration. Each piece is edged with red fabric. a) “V” - shaped collar edged with feathers and thread fringe. Floral pattern in blue, white, orange and red is repeated on each arm of “V.” The collar is also decorated with sequins…
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Title
Beaded Martingale
Date
1972
Material
fibre; feather; plastic; glass; skin
Dimensions
19.0 (a); 37.0 (b) x 45.0 (a); 69.0 (b) cm
Description
Navy blue fabric martingale and horse collar with beaded floral decoration. Each piece is edged with red fabric. a) “V” - shaped collar edged with feathers and thread fringe. Floral pattern in blue, white, orange and red is repeated on each arm of “V.” The collar is also decorated with sequins held in place with beads. Tag with CRW writing: “Rachel Wildman wife of Killian from Nordegg - will pick up next Mon - Oct 12 1972” and other writing “Plains Cree horse ornament.”b) Martingale with two long strips, with striped fabric ties at one end, joined by a rectable at the centre. Both strips have one forked end and are decorated with a flipped, repeated pattern of orange, blue and white flowers. The centre piece has a white flower centred at the bottom with two blue and green flowers above. The martingale is also decorated with sequins held in place with beads. A strip of green fabric is attached to one side.
Subject
Indigenous
Plains Cree
Rachel Wildman
beadwork
animals, horses
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
106.06.3032 a,b
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Date
1970 – 1980
Material
glass; skin
Catalogue Number
109.02.3058
Description
Triangular piece of hide (deer?) with hair attached. A piece of thong is attached to the back of the hide. A beaded hide medallion is attached to the centre of the front (hair side). The medallion is decorated with a floral motif on a red background edged with rings of coloured beads - blue, pin…
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Title
Beaded Medallion
Date
1970 – 1980
Material
glass; skin
Dimensions
27.0 x 26.0 cm
Description
Triangular piece of hide (deer?) with hair attached. A piece of thong is attached to the back of the hide. A beaded hide medallion is attached to the centre of the front (hair side). The medallion is decorated with a floral motif on a red background edged with rings of coloured beads - blue, pink, green and red.
Subject
Indigenous
crafts
beadwork
decorative
regalia
ceremonial
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
109.02.3058
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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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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.
Subject
Indigenous, Cheyenne
beadwork
regalia
decorative
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.03.0005 a,b
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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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Date
1970 – 1979
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.03.0034 a,b
Description
A pair of soft white buckskin moccasins with wide scalloped flap sewn down to moccasin body, and lightly beaded wide round tongue attached separately. Tongue beaded at centre with red cross on orange cross shaped field outlined in blue. Tongue edged with orange bead trim accented with blue. Scallop…
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Title
Beaded Moccasins
Date
1970 – 1979
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
11.0 x 12.5 x 27.0 cm
Description
A pair of soft white buckskin moccasins with wide scalloped flap sewn down to moccasin body, and lightly beaded wide round tongue attached separately. Tongue beaded at centre with red cross on orange cross shaped field outlined in blue. Tongue edged with orange bead trim accented with blue. Scalloped edge of flap at ankle edged with blue accented with red, short buckskin thong ties through slits at ends of ankle flap and through tongue in bow above beaded motif. Short two eared fringe tab at each corner of heel. Moccasin body cut from one piece of buckskin to fit shape of foot.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
footwear
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.03.0034 a,b
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Date
1970 – 1975
Material
skin
Catalogue Number
103.03.0040 a,b
Description
A pair of undecorated, hightop moccasins, the slipper portion made from a single piece of hide, folded at inseam, sewn at outer seam. High top sewn on, handstitched throughout. Long ties threaded through hightops and through tongue where it meets vamp. No beading.
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Title
Beaded Moccasins
Date
1970 – 1975
Material
skin
Dimensions
11.0 x 26.5 cm
Description
A pair of undecorated, hightop moccasins, the slipper portion made from a single piece of hide, folded at inseam, sewn at outer seam. High top sewn on, handstitched throughout. Long ties threaded through hightops and through tongue where it meets vamp. No beading.
Subject
Indigenous
footwear
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.03.0040 a,b
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Date
1970 – 1975
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.03.0042 a,b
Description
A pair of tiny, baby's moccasins, of soft pliable buckskin, folded at inseam, sewn at outseam, up the back, and "cuffed" with light doeskin. Piping of doeskin at all seams of moccasin body, ties of doeskin run from cuff to cuff and through holes. Tongue is folded over and stitched to its own back. …
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Title
Beaded Moccasins
Date
1970 – 1975
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
5.0 x 11.0 cm
Description
A pair of tiny, baby's moccasins, of soft pliable buckskin, folded at inseam, sewn at outseam, up the back, and "cuffed" with light doeskin. Piping of doeskin at all seams of moccasin body, ties of doeskin run from cuff to cuff and through holes. Tongue is folded over and stitched to its own back. Simple geometric design of orange, yellow and black in stepped squares with "figures"of yellow outlined in black radiating from cruciform figure.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
children
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.03.0042 a,b
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Date
1970 – 1975
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.03.0043 a,b
Description
A pair of light buckskin, lightly beaded, soft, child's slipper style moccasins. Each body is folded over and seamed at heel up to slipper cuff, and is gathered around an inset panel vamp, low top, no ties. Vamp is decorated with a simple outline five petal flower in yellow with six black dot beads…
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Title
Beaded Moccasins
Date
1970 – 1975
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
8.0 x 15.0 cm
Description
A pair of light buckskin, lightly beaded, soft, child's slipper style moccasins. Each body is folded over and seamed at heel up to slipper cuff, and is gathered around an inset panel vamp, low top, no ties. Vamp is decorated with a simple outline five petal flower in yellow with six black dot beads inside it. Edge of vamp highlighted with bright pink and blue beads in pairs. Edge of slipper is trimmed in darker buckskin with little beads in couples of red and green all the way around.
Subject
Indigenous
beaded
children
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.03.0043 a,b
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Date
1977
Material
glass; plastic; skin
Catalogue Number
103.03.3006 a,b
Description
One pair of dark brown high top moccasins. The top is attached to the foot with a strip of hide. Each moccasin has a single long lace. The moccasins are decorated with a floral motif with a large orange, blue, red, yellow and green flower at the back and green and orange flowers at each side. T…
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Title
Beaded Moccasins
Date
1977
Material
glass; plastic; skin
Dimensions
17.2 x 33.0 cm
Description
One pair of dark brown high top moccasins. The top is attached to the foot with a strip of hide. Each moccasin has a single long lace. The moccasins are decorated with a floral motif with a large orange, blue, red, yellow and green flower at the back and green and orange flowers at each side. The top edge of the moccasins have green and orange beaded trim. Tag attached: “written on paper bag moc’s were contained in ‘Joan Hunter Dec 31 ‘77 will get back’.”
Subject
Indigenous
Stoney
regalia
beadwork
Joan Hunter
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.03.3006 a,b
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Date
1973 – 1978
Material
glass; claw; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.01.0088
Description
A necklace of a double strand of seed beads with five large cat (cougar ?) claws attached at front. The length is composed of blue and white beads strung on each strand with six blue beads, then five white, then six more blue, then the two strands joined together by a single white bead, with this p…
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Title
Beaded Necklace
Date
1973 – 1978
Material
glass; claw; fibre
Dimensions
42.5 cm
Description
A necklace of a double strand of seed beads with five large cat (cougar ?) claws attached at front. The length is composed of blue and white beads strung on each strand with six blue beads, then five white, then six more blue, then the two strands joined together by a single white bead, with this pattern of loops thus formed repeated along its length. The five claws are evenly spaced at the front with two of these beaded loops between each.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
accessories
animal
cougar
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0088
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Date
1973 – 1978
Material
bone; glass; wood
Catalogue Number
103.01.0089
Description
Single strand necklace of phalangeal bones alternated with single blue glass beads. At front of necklace five of the bones are turned sideways to hang out from necklace. Back of necklace is composed of eight short carved wooden dowels strung together and having dots charred in them, then a bead, th…
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Title
Beaded Necklace
Date
1973 – 1978
Material
bone; glass; wood
Dimensions
38.0 cm
Description
Single strand necklace of phalangeal bones alternated with single blue glass beads. At front of necklace five of the bones are turned sideways to hang out from necklace. Back of necklace is composed of eight short carved wooden dowels strung together and having dots charred in them, then a bead, then another dowel piece, then a bead before starting the sequence of bones and beads.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0089
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Date
1972 – 1978
Material
glass; skin; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.01.0087 a-d
Description
Beaded medallions on beaded neck straps; (a) is red and white throughout and centre medallion is white, ten-pointed snowflake design; (b) also red and white and centre medallion white, ten-pointed flower design with red circular centre; (c) is yellow and red dominant with red centre design having f…
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Title
Beaded Necklaces
Date
1972 – 1978
Material
glass; skin; fibre
Dimensions
7.0 x 38.5 cm
Description
Beaded medallions on beaded neck straps; (a) is red and white throughout and centre medallion is white, ten-pointed snowflake design; (b) also red and white and centre medallion white, ten-pointed flower design with red circular centre; (c) is yellow and red dominant with red centre design having four swallow-tail or forked points; (d) green and white, medallion is green circle with white centre having four forked points; (a,b,c) have open beadwork on neck straps but (d) is beaded onto circular coil.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
accessories
ceremonial
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0087 a-d
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