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- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- skin, cow
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0043 a,b
- Description
- A pair of chaps made of long haired black cowhide to protect legs. There is softer black and white calf hide at the top of each leg. The chaps have two buttons on each leg and are tied together with thong.
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- Title
- Chaps
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- skin, cow
- Dimensions
- 18.0 x 64.5 cm
- Description
- A pair of chaps made of long haired black cowhide to protect legs. There is softer black and white calf hide at the top of each leg. The chaps have two buttons on each leg and are tied together with thong.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- regalia
- clothing
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0043 a,b
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- Date
- 1924 – 1925
- Material
- fibre; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0137
- Description
- A very fine burnt orange and black silk chemise style dress encrusted with gold ruching and embroidery. Dress has short sleeves, a rounded neck opening to the collarbones slightly gathered on each side, and falls straight from the underarms to the hem. Dress is burnt orange above hips in front, bla…
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- Title
- Formal Dress
- Date
- 1924 – 1925
- Material
- fibre; glass
- Dimensions
- 47.3 x 106.5 cm
- Description
- A very fine burnt orange and black silk chemise style dress encrusted with gold ruching and embroidery. Dress has short sleeves, a rounded neck opening to the collarbones slightly gathered on each side, and falls straight from the underarms to the hem. Dress is burnt orange above hips in front, black below hips and entirely in back, with burnt orange sleeves having wide black bands at the end. A narrow, 3.2 cm, black streamer ribbon hangs from the centre of neck in back, folded to three different lengths, sides of skirt are slit open to hips with material pleated to conceal the slit, with a detail of five burnt orange covered buttons in a row at the top of the pleat. The edges of the bodice are heavily encrusted with narrow gold ribbon rucking, interspersed with thick gold and blue silk embroidery, and accented with burnt orange beads scattered about.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0137
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- Date
- 1920 – 1980
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1030 a,b
- Description
- Lillian Gest's, floral pattern on glove back an gauntlet, one piece gauntlet, skin lined, machine sewn together, yellow thread hand sewn around thumb, fringe 10.0 long sewn on side, open floral pattern, flowers red, blue, pink, stem dark blue, leaves green and white.
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- Title
- Gauntlet Gloves
- Date
- 1920 – 1980
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 19.0 x 31.0 cm
- Description
- Lillian Gest's, floral pattern on glove back an gauntlet, one piece gauntlet, skin lined, machine sewn together, yellow thread hand sewn around thumb, fringe 10.0 long sewn on side, open floral pattern, flowers red, blue, pink, stem dark blue, leaves green and white.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- clothing
- beadwork
- Lillian Gest
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Lillian Gest, Philadelphia, USA, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1030 a,b
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- Date
- 1920 – 1975
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1019 a,b
- Description
- 2 hats, red felt, white cotton with pins, Lillian Gest's. (a) 18.0 dia. head size, one piece molded hat, 2.5 wide ribbon sweatband sewn onto hat and also hat band, folded at side to make a bow, machine stitching around edge of brim, narrow elastic band stitches at sides as chin straps (b) 18.0 diam…
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- Title
- Hat
- Date
- 1920 – 1975
- Material
- fibre
- Description
- 2 hats, red felt, white cotton with pins, Lillian Gest's. (a) 18.0 dia. head size, one piece molded hat, 2.5 wide ribbon sweatband sewn onto hat and also hat band, folded at side to make a bow, machine stitching around edge of brim, narrow elastic band stitches at sides as chin straps (b) 18.0 diameters, white with blue button and hat band 3.5 sweatband, 2 manufacturer's labels sewn on sweatband, stitched brim is 6.0 wide, 2 small round holes each side above ears, narrow elastic band attached to sweatband with small safety pins. pins 105.02.1054 a-k on hat
- Subject
- households
- clothing
- Lillian Gest
- Credit
- Gift of Lillian Gest, Philadelphia, USA, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1019 a,b
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Hatband Ornament, Headwear
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0022
- Description
- A braided leather hatband with the length doubled around in a circle and held together in four places with wrappings of leather.
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- Title
- Hatband Ornament, Headwear
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- skin
- Description
- A braided leather hatband with the length doubled around in a circle and held together in four places with wrappings of leather.
- Subject
- decorative
- clothing
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0022
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- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.10.0006
- Description
- A simply shaped sheath for a knife with a leather strap to hang the sheath from a belt. The sheath is decorated with beadwork in a band along the top edge composed of blue, green, red, yellow and black crosses on white background. Another band of beadwork follows the rounded shape of the sheath …
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- Title
- Knife Sheath
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 12.0 x 29.0 cm
- Description
- A simply shaped sheath for a knife with a leather strap to hang the sheath from a belt. The sheath is decorated with beadwork in a band along the top edge composed of blue, green, red, yellow and black crosses on white background. Another band of beadwork follows the rounded shape of the sheath with a pattern of coloured diagonal stripes on a white background. There is an attached tie-shaped decorative flap of leather that has a beaded floral design at the centre and is trimmed with beads along the edges.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.10.0006
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- skin, rabbit
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0054
- Description
- An unlined hand muff made of pieced grey and white rabbit fur.
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- Title
- Muff
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- skin, rabbit
- Dimensions
- 24.0 x 30.0 cm
- Description
- An unlined hand muff made of pieced grey and white rabbit fur.
- Subject
- clothing
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0054
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Mustela Erminea Tail
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact112.01.0019
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- skin
- Catalogue Number
- 112.01.0019
- Description
- Twenty-three ermine tails of white fur with black tips.
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- Title
- Mustela Erminea Tail
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- skin
- Dimensions
- 1.0 (average) x 1.0 (average) x 8.0 (average) cm
- Description
- Twenty-three ermine tails of white fur with black tips.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- sewing
- needlework
- decoration
- clothing
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 112.01.0019
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Photographic Pin
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.0073%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- paper; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0073 a,b
- Description
- Two small round pins framing small photographs. a) A thin copper coloured metal frame with an embossed design. The frame clips to a metal backing with straight pin attached. The backing holds a round metal disk with a plastic covered photo portrait of a man in cowboy gear next to a man wearing a h…
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- Title
- Photographic Pin
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- paper; metal
- Dimensions
- 0.4 (a); 0.5 (b) x 2.8 (a); 3.2 (b) x 2.8 (a); 3.2 (b) cm
- Description
- Two small round pins framing small photographs. a) A thin copper coloured metal frame with an embossed design. The frame clips to a metal backing with straight pin attached. The backing holds a round metal disk with a plastic covered photo portrait of a man in cowboy gear next to a man wearing a hat and bow tie. b) Slightly larger pin, as above, with a plain brass coloured frame and twisted metal trim around the edge. The frame contains a photo of Pearl Brewster Moore wearing a soft felt riding hat and a tie at her neck.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0073 a,b
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- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- metal, silver
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0025
- Description
- A heavy silver man's ring with an oval shaped flat face on top. There are three deep incisions into the oval plane and side of the ring on each side.
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- Title
- Ring
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- metal, silver
- Dimensions
- 2.3 cm
- Description
- A heavy silver man's ring with an oval shaped flat face on top. There are three deep incisions into the oval plane and side of the ring on each side.
- Subject
- decorative
- clothing
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0025
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- Date
- 1920 – 1925
- Material
- skin; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1012 a,b
- Description
- Men's high brown leather dress shoes, ca. 1925; ankle-high shoes of fine brown leather, tapered toes with extra piece of leather across, long flat brown laces through 11 closely spaced eyelet sreinforced inside by metal grommets, white twill fabric lining, sole leather lighter at toe, darker under …
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- Title
- Shoe
- Date
- 1920 – 1925
- Material
- skin; metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 15.3 x 10.5 x 31.8 cm
- Description
- Men's high brown leather dress shoes, ca. 1925; ankle-high shoes of fine brown leather, tapered toes with extra piece of leather across, long flat brown laces through 11 closely spaced eyelet sreinforced inside by metal grommets, white twill fabric lining, sole leather lighter at toe, darker under instep, "Goodyear Wing Foot" rubber heels stamped inside right shoe, "Made exclusively for J.D.Anderson/Banff", manufacturer's stamp on sole.
- Subject
- households
- clothing
- J. D. Anderson
- Credit
- Gift of Harold McBride Mortimer, Banff, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1012 a,b
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- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1078
- Description
- Handmade wooden shoe tree. A metal wire is threaded through a hole near the ankle.
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- Title
- Shoe Tree
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 9.0 x 8.0 x 25.5 cm
- Description
- Handmade wooden shoe tree. A metal wire is threaded through a hole near the ankle.
- Subject
- households
- clothing
- Joe Smith
- Credit
- Gift of Ulysse LaCasse, Banff, 1969
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1078
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- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1023
- Description
- Ordinary metal shoehorn. Stamped into concave side: "David Spencer Ltd. Victoria, B.C.". Also "Made in U.S.A." and stamped in a circle near top: "Pat. 12-16-13". Other part unreadable.
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- Title
- Shoehorn
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 4.1 x 11.2 cm
- Description
- Ordinary metal shoehorn. Stamped into concave side: "David Spencer Ltd. Victoria, B.C.". Also "Made in U.S.A." and stamped in a circle near top: "Pat. 12-16-13". Other part unreadable.
- Subject
- households
- clothing
- Sam Ward
- Credit
- Gift of Sam Ward, Banff, 1973
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1023
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- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- metal, silver; metal, gold
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0049
- Description
- A round swivel sterling silver and gold stud bearing the Star of David and stamped on the back with the letter “A”.
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- Title
- Stud
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- metal, silver; metal, gold
- Dimensions
- 1.0 x 0.7 (back) x 1.0 (back) cm
- Description
- A round swivel sterling silver and gold stud bearing the Star of David and stamped on the back with the letter “A”.
- Subject
- clothing
- organizations
- Masons
- Fred Brewster
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0049
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- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1031
- Description
- One piece, navy wool, attached bloomers, narrow shoulder straps close to neck, snap closure on left shoulder, bloomers are atttached at lower waist, bottom of skirt has strips of blue, navy and red 10.0 from hem.
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- Title
- Swim Suit
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Dimensions
- 39.0 x 80.0 cm
- Description
- One piece, navy wool, attached bloomers, narrow shoulder straps close to neck, snap closure on left shoulder, bloomers are atttached at lower waist, bottom of skirt has strips of blue, navy and red 10.0 from hem.
- Subject
- sports
- summer
- households
- clothing
- swimming
- Credit
- Gift of Alan McClelland, Banff, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1031
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- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0050
- Description
- An oval shaped sping-type tie clip with a script monogram and 'texture' border at the edge. Small teeth at one side of the clip grip the tie. The monogrammed letters are “F.A.B.”.
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- Title
- Tie Clip
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 0.9 x 1.5 x 2.0 cm
- Description
- An oval shaped sping-type tie clip with a script monogram and 'texture' border at the edge. Small teeth at one side of the clip grip the tie. The monogrammed letters are “F.A.B.”.
- Subject
- clothing
- Fred Brewster
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0050
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- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- skin, cow
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0042
- Description
- A child’s black vest made from cowhide with the hair still on. There are five buttons at the front opening.
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- Title
- Vest
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- skin, cow
- Dimensions
- 20.0 x 29.0 cm
- Description
- A child’s black vest made from cowhide with the hair still on. There are five buttons at the front opening.
- Subject
- regalia
- clothing
- children
- indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0042
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