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Date
1965 – 1975
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.08.0236
Description
A square buckskin purse with side and bottom panels added for width. Large beaded geometric motif at centre of front with green diamond and triangles at centre accented with pink and red, the whole figure outlined with a white band following the shape. The back has a green and white outlined open c…
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Title
Beaded Bag
Date
1965 – 1975
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Dimensions
28.0 x 9.0 x 27.0 cm
Description
A square buckskin purse with side and bottom panels added for width. Large beaded geometric motif at centre of front with green diamond and triangles at centre accented with pink and red, the whole figure outlined with a white band following the shape. The back has a green and white outlined open cross with a white triangle and diamond hanging from its base having red accents and green centres. Front and back edges of the sides and bottom are bound with a thick band of white and red bars beaded over the seams. Rounded flap has same red and white trimming its edges with two holes cut through at middle for tying with a double buckskin wrapped rolled handles. Inside completely lined with light brown cotton fabric.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0236
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Date
1965 – 1976
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.08.0237
Description
A cylindrical buckskin bag completely beaded around sides with large red poppies and buds with green stems and leaves, on a pearly white background. Long buckskin fringe around base of bag. Very wide, soft buckskin fringe around base of bag. Very wide, soft buckskin double drawstring. Drawstring th…
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Title
Beaded Bag
Date
1965 – 1976
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Dimensions
28.0 x 18.5 cm
Description
A cylindrical buckskin bag completely beaded around sides with large red poppies and buds with green stems and leaves, on a pearly white background. Long buckskin fringe around base of bag. Very wide, soft buckskin fringe around base of bag. Very wide, soft buckskin double drawstring. Drawstring thongs tied at ends and fringed, bag completely lined with bright orange cotton fabric.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
Rose Labelle
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0237
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Date
1965 – 1975
Material
skin; hair; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.08.0240
Description
A rectangular pouch of white buckskin with the bottom half made from hairy deer hide from the fetlocks of a deer with the bony outgrowth still attached. Bottom half of back of tan buckskin. White buckskin fringe across bottom of purse, and along bottom of white buckskin upper portion of bag. Lightl…
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Title
Beaded Bag
Date
1965 – 1975
Material
skin; hair; glass; fibre
Dimensions
37.0 x 20.0 cm
Description
A rectangular pouch of white buckskin with the bottom half made from hairy deer hide from the fetlocks of a deer with the bony outgrowth still attached. Bottom half of back of tan buckskin. White buckskin fringe across bottom of purse, and along bottom of white buckskin upper portion of bag. Lightly beaded along bottom of buckskin with blue and yellow triangles sitting on a thick band of red and yellow alternating bars, with an interrupted line of blue beads below and above. Bands continue around back of purse but triangles do not. Top edge of purse cut into large scallops and trimmed with red and blue bead edging. Double drawstring of buckskin through slits cut at neck of purse. Lined with white satin fabric.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0240
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Date
1965 – 1979
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.08.0264
Description
A flat pouch shaped buckskin bag, fringed along sides and bottom, with braided buckskin drawstring through slits at neck. Raw edges of buckskin are notched. Beaded panel in bottom two thirds of front contains picture of large yellow sun with pointed rays outlined in orange, setting over straight la…
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Title
Beaded Bag
Date
1965 – 1979
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
26.0 x 21.0 cm
Description
A flat pouch shaped buckskin bag, fringed along sides and bottom, with braided buckskin drawstring through slits at neck. Raw edges of buckskin are notched. Beaded panel in bottom two thirds of front contains picture of large yellow sun with pointed rays outlined in orange, setting over straight landscape of green with iridescent black cylindrical beads below. Orange four pointed star in upper left corner and crescent moon in upper right are outlined in black. Worked on white diagonally beaded background with red lettering beaded below, "Sun set in the west".
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
accessories
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0264
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Date
1965 – 1970
Material
skin; glass; hair; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.08.0266
Description
A long, flat, rectangular buckskin purse completely beaded on the front, short buckskin flap, fringes across the bottom, and rolled buckskin loop handle wrapped with beads and a patch of brown fur at the middle. Front completely beaded with blue background and large simple motif of a red diamond wi…
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Title
Beaded Bag
Date
1965 – 1970
Material
skin; glass; hair; fibre
Dimensions
33.5 x 20.0 cm
Description
A long, flat, rectangular buckskin purse completely beaded on the front, short buckskin flap, fringes across the bottom, and rolled buckskin loop handle wrapped with beads and a patch of brown fur at the middle. Front completely beaded with blue background and large simple motif of a red diamond with red chevron above and below, all connected with white outline bands. Sides and top trimmed with an edging of notched buckskin. Flap formed from an extension of the back folded over at the top and notched at the edge. Flap fastens through two small slits on each side with a doubled thong sewn to the front of the purse. Handle wrapped with red beads at the bottom and white at the centre covered with the patch of fur and sewn to the sides of the purse through small pieces of fringed buckskin at the ends. Front of purse lined with purple fabric printed with musical instruments.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
accessories
Elaine Twoyoungman
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0266
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Date
1965 – 1975
Material
skin; hair; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.08.0293
Description
A flat, square, round bottomed buckskin purse with long spotted fawn hair panel set into front. Fringes around bottom and part way up sides, small flap at top, and strap handle of buckskin. Buckskin panels on either side of fawn hair contain three arrow motifs of green, blue and pearly pink. Panel …
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Title
Beaded Bag
Date
1965 – 1975
Material
skin; hair; glass; fibre
Dimensions
24.0 x 24.0 cm
Description
A flat, square, round bottomed buckskin purse with long spotted fawn hair panel set into front. Fringes around bottom and part way up sides, small flap at top, and strap handle of buckskin. Buckskin panels on either side of fawn hair contain three arrow motifs of green, blue and pearly pink. Panel at bottom repeats same motif three times. Motif repeated across flap with vertical bands of feather stitching beaded in blue with green tips. Inside of purse and strap lined with tightly woven white fabric. Buttonhole tab of buckskin, sewn to underside of top flap, buttons over rolled buckskin toggle attached to front of purse. Back of purse has long notched buckskin strip down the middle.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
accessories
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0293
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Date
1960 – 1979
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.08.0294
Description
A nearly square buckskin purse with back completely beaded with an eagle. Narrow strip set in between front and back to allow for depth. Pointed buckskin flap with notched edge and slit at the point, buttons over a buckskin toggle sewn to the purse beneath. Long narrow notch edged buckskin strap ha…
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Title
Beaded Bag
Date
1960 – 1979
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Dimensions
26.0 x 3.5 x 25.0 cm
Description
A nearly square buckskin purse with back completely beaded with an eagle. Narrow strip set in between front and back to allow for depth. Pointed buckskin flap with notched edge and slit at the point, buttons over a buckskin toggle sewn to the purse beneath. Long narrow notch edged buckskin strap handle. Beaded back panel trimmed with narrow bands of notched buckskin, contains a black eagle contour beaded with white head and white tipped tail feathers, yellow beak and talons, on a blue green background. Interior of purse lined with yellowish beige fabric.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
accessories
animal
eagle
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0294
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Date
1960 – 1979
Material
skin; hair; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.08.0295
Description
A rectangular white buckskin purse with front of beaver fur. Fringed along sides and bottom with white buckskin. Long strap of buckskin reinforced with a strip of buckskin sewn over two cords for strength and tied to sides of purse with thongs. Scallop edged flap is lightly beaded with stepped moti…
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Title
Beaded Bag
Date
1960 – 1979
Material
skin; hair; glass; fibre
Dimensions
28.0 x 34.0 cm
Description
A rectangular white buckskin purse with front of beaver fur. Fringed along sides and bottom with white buckskin. Long strap of buckskin reinforced with a strip of buckskin sewn over two cords for strength and tied to sides of purse with thongs. Scallop edged flap is lightly beaded with stepped motif at centre of small blue, yellow, red and green squares. Motifs at each side of three adjoined triangles of blue outlined with red, then green, and small arrows shooting toward them of yellow, green, red and blue. Flap edged with tightly looped green beading, and ties through double slits at each side with doubled thongs attached to front of purse. Completely lined with white satiny fabric.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
accessories
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0295
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Date
1960 – 1970
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.08.1126
Description
Beaded drawstring pouch with fringe along centre bottom. Floral beadwork on front in green, yellow, red, blue and orange. This bag is a great example of recycling - beaded panels are moccasin tops, back of bag is in four sections.
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Title
Beaded Bag
Date
1960 – 1970
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Dimensions
30.0 x 37.0 cm
Description
Beaded drawstring pouch with fringe along centre bottom. Floral beadwork on front in green, yellow, red, blue and orange. This bag is a great example of recycling - beaded panels are moccasin tops, back of bag is in four sections.
Subject
Indigenous, Stoney
beadwork
crafts
Whyte family
Credit
Gift of Harold C. Whyte, Penticton, 2002
Catalogue Number
103.08.1126
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Date
1960 – 1979
Material
glass; skin; metal; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.07.0069
Description
A beaded belt with narrow short buckskin strap at one end and small metal buckle on buckskin strap at other. Beadwork on canvas with light green background having four diamond shapes outlined in red and blue spaced along its length. At the centre between two of the diamonds are two stepped triangle…
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Title
Beaded Belt
Date
1960 – 1979
Material
glass; skin; metal; fibre
Dimensions
5.0 x 89.0 cm
Description
A beaded belt with narrow short buckskin strap at one end and small metal buckle on buckskin strap at other. Beadwork on canvas with light green background having four diamond shapes outlined in red and blue spaced along its length. At the centre between two of the diamonds are two stepped triangles with their points together made of small squares of red, blue, yellow and green beads. At each side between two diamonds is an orange white orange diagonal stripe and a dark red blue dark red diagonal line with a blue and red stepped "X" between. The long edges have red and white beaded edging. Belt is lined with muslin.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.07.0069
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Date
1969 – 1972
Material
fibre; glass
Catalogue Number
103.07.0072
Description
An unused, heavily beaded, medium length belt. Bead pattern is dominant black ground, with staircase figures in orange boundaries around green, red, and black beads, and staircase diamonds bordered configuration is in a black rectangle, and black rectangles form panels which are divided, and belt b…
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Title
Beaded Belt
Date
1969 – 1972
Material
fibre; glass
Dimensions
4.7 x 76.0 cm
Description
An unused, heavily beaded, medium length belt. Bead pattern is dominant black ground, with staircase figures in orange boundaries around green, red, and black beads, and staircase diamonds bordered configuration is in a black rectangle, and black rectangles form panels which are divided, and belt bordered by pearly white beads. Plain cotton backing, buckskin ties at each end.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
Reba Bearspaw
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.07.0072
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Date
1960 – 1979
Material
glass; fibre; skin
Catalogue Number
103.07.0082
Description
A delicate loosely woven loom woven bead belt with no backing material. Woven alternating areas of small black, jet?, cylindrical beads, dyed blue wooden hair pipe shaped beads, and cylindrical small iridescent blue beads. Edges of belt are irregular caused by different sizes of beads used, a small…
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Title
Beaded Belt
Date
1960 – 1979
Material
glass; fibre; skin
Dimensions
33.0 x 78.0 cm
Description
A delicate loosely woven loom woven bead belt with no backing material. Woven alternating areas of small black, jet?, cylindrical beads, dyed blue wooden hair pipe shaped beads, and cylindrical small iridescent blue beads. Edges of belt are irregular caused by different sizes of beads used, a small buckskin thong at each corner for fastening belt.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.07.0082
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Date
1965 – 1970
Material
fibre; glass; skin
Catalogue Number
103.07.0087
Description
Beaded on cotton belt with buckskin tabs at ends and ties. The bead pattern is a sky blue ground of rectangles separated by other bands of blue laid crosswise. The long rectangles contain elongated diamonds of red, white, blue and dark blue beads, lying in the length of the rectangle. The smaller c…
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Title
Beaded Belt
Date
1965 – 1970
Material
fibre; glass; skin
Dimensions
5.8 x 82.2 cm
Description
Beaded on cotton belt with buckskin tabs at ends and ties. The bead pattern is a sky blue ground of rectangles separated by other bands of blue laid crosswise. The long rectangles contain elongated diamonds of red, white, blue and dark blue beads, lying in the length of the rectangle. The smaller cross bars contain more regular diamonds. The edges are trimmed with skyline bead fringe. Backing is a commercial cotton floral print.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.07.0087
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Date
1965 – 1975
Material
fibre; glass; skin
Catalogue Number
103.07.0089
Description
A heavily beaded belt, fairly narrow, with buckskin tabs and ties, cotton backed. Dominant yellow bead colour ground on which orange "butterflies" are bordered alternately by black and blue beads, no border beads.
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Title
Beaded Belt
Date
1965 – 1975
Material
fibre; glass; skin
Dimensions
4.7 x 78.2 cm
Description
A heavily beaded belt, fairly narrow, with buckskin tabs and ties, cotton backed. Dominant yellow bead colour ground on which orange "butterflies" are bordered alternately by black and blue beads, no border beads.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.07.0089
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Date
1965 – 1979
Material
glass; skin; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.07.0106
Description
A completely beaded belt on blue denim with green flowered cotton lining. Round buckskin flap at each end with single buckskin thong attached at centre. White background covered with a series of orange diamonds outlined in green, and orange stepped diamonds outlined in green with white centres. Sub…
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Title
Beaded Belt
Date
1965 – 1979
Material
glass; skin; fibre
Dimensions
6.3 x 79.5 cm
Description
A completely beaded belt on blue denim with green flowered cotton lining. Round buckskin flap at each end with single buckskin thong attached at centre. White background covered with a series of orange diamonds outlined in green, and orange stepped diamonds outlined in green with white centres. Substantial border along each edge of orange and green hands worked in lazy stitch. Edging of white beads interrupted with a single green bead.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.07.0106
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Date
1965 – 1975
Material
fibre; glass; skin
Catalogue Number
103.07.0113
Description
A heavily beaded Indigenous belt on canvas with buckskin tabs at either end, but no ties, cotton backed. Design is a powder blue ground with regularly placed geometric figures of stepped diamonds formed in squares of blue and red, indigo and red, blue indigo and red, and at the middle two chevrons …
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Title
Beaded Belt
Date
1965 – 1975
Material
fibre; glass; skin
Dimensions
7.0 x 115.0 cm
Description
A heavily beaded Indigenous belt on canvas with buckskin tabs at either end, but no ties, cotton backed. Design is a powder blue ground with regularly placed geometric figures of stepped diamonds formed in squares of blue and red, indigo and red, blue indigo and red, and at the middle two chevrons of indigo and red.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.07.0113
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Date
1960 – 1970
Material
fibre; glass; skin
Catalogue Number
103.07.0114
Description
Black brown orange on white ground. Occasional loosening of beads. Inconsistencies in pattern, signed by "Leanne Bearspaw", looks like child's printing .
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Title
Beaded Belt
Date
1960 – 1970
Material
fibre; glass; skin
Dimensions
0.2 x 6.4 x 87.5 cm
Description
Black brown orange on white ground. Occasional loosening of beads. Inconsistencies in pattern, signed by "Leanne Bearspaw", looks like child's printing .
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.07.0114
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Date
1850 – 1940
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.07.1011
Description
A beaded belt with an orange border and a blue background. The belt has a repeating geometric pattern in red, white, black and orange.
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Title
Beaded Belt
Date
1850 – 1940
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Dimensions
99.0 x 8.5 cm
Description
A beaded belt with an orange border and a blue background. The belt has a repeating geometric pattern in red, white, black and orange.
Subject
Indigenous
regalia
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Unknown, 1968
Catalogue Number
103.07.1011
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Date
1965 – 1970
Material
glass; fibre; skin
Catalogue Number
103.07.0075
Description
A heavily beaded collar with huge pendant hanging from it. Pendant bears an eagle in black and white with yellow bill, claws, and eye. Red pendant is heart shaped, beaded directly on canvas, heart shaped with buckskin backing stripe of bands. Ties at ends, and buckskin backing. Matches 103.07.00…
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Title
Beaded Collar
Date
1965 – 1970
Material
glass; fibre; skin
Dimensions
30.0 x 44.0 cm
Description
A heavily beaded collar with huge pendant hanging from it. Pendant bears an eagle in black and white with yellow bill, claws, and eye. Red pendant is heart shaped, beaded directly on canvas, heart shaped with buckskin backing stripe of bands. Ties at ends, and buckskin backing. Matches 103.07.0074.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
Jack Labelle
John Hunter
eagle
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.07.0075
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Date
1960 – 1970
Material
skin; glass; hair; metal
Catalogue Number
103.05.0078
Description
Fringed white buckskin with beaded orange diamonds on yoke and sleeves, and bells across front yoke. Soft, hand tanned skin is machine stitched and hand stitched, with simple round neck and elbow length sleeves. Fringed at hem, edge of sleeves, down sides, and around yoke, yoke and sleeves decorate…
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Title
Beaded Dress
Date
1960 – 1970
Material
skin; glass; hair; metal
Dimensions
59.0 x 110.0 cm
Description
Fringed white buckskin with beaded orange diamonds on yoke and sleeves, and bells across front yoke. Soft, hand tanned skin is machine stitched and hand stitched, with simple round neck and elbow length sleeves. Fringed at hem, edge of sleeves, down sides, and around yoke, yoke and sleeves decorated with large stepped diamonds of red, orange, blue and white beads, having oblique green feather stitched lines from the sides. Trimmed at edge of neck and sleeves and shoulders with narrow beaded bands of orange with green and blue pattern, fringe strands across front strung with cylindrical blue and white trade beads, with a jingle bell at the bottom of each. Four small tassels of brown fur, (squirrel?) on front and back of yoke. Double strand tassels of green trade beads with loops of pearlized beads at the end are spaced around the middle of the skirt in a line.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
Catharine Whyte
Princess White Shield
Mary Kootenay
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.05.0078
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