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Date
1870 – 1900
Material
skin; quill; glass; hair, horse
Catalogue Number
109.02.0005
Description
A long narrow bag with fringe along the bottom edge and a drawstring closing and flap at the top. The bag is completely beaded with a white background and figures of two horses (one white, one dark) with four crosses beaded at the top. The top of the fringe is wrapped with quills, predominently r…
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Title
Calumet Bag
Date
1870 – 1900
Material
skin; quill; glass; hair, horse
Dimensions
18.0 x 95.0 cm
Description
A long narrow bag with fringe along the bottom edge and a drawstring closing and flap at the top. The bag is completely beaded with a white background and figures of two horses (one white, one dark) with four crosses beaded at the top. The top of the fringe is wrapped with quills, predominently red with white and dark zig-zag pattern. The flap is beaded at the end with three hair tassels.
Subject
Indigenous, Sioux
beadwork
quillwork
animals, horses
smoking
Pat Brewster
Philip Moore
ceremonial
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
109.02.0005
Images
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Date
1880 – 1940
Material
skin; glass; grass
Catalogue Number
109.02.0007
Description
A long pouch of deerskin with a four pointed opening which folds over to form a pointed flap where a tying thong is attached. The edge of the opening is beaded. There is long leather fringe along the bottom bottom edge that has bugle beads strung close to the music. The bottom third of the bag is…
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Title
Calumet Bag
Date
1880 – 1940
Material
skin; glass; grass
Dimensions
16.0 x 74.0 cm
Description
A long pouch of deerskin with a four pointed opening which folds over to form a pointed flap where a tying thong is attached. The edge of the opening is beaded. There is long leather fringe along the bottom bottom edge that has bugle beads strung close to the music. The bottom third of the bag is completely beaded with a white background and two red and blue diamond shapes.
Subject
Indigenous
Stoney
Kootenay
beadwork
smoking
ceremonial
Ktunaxa
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
109.02.0007
Images
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
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