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Date
1910 – 1945
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
107.01.1019
Description
Cast metal bison, grey-green colour.
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Title
Animal Figurine
Date
1910 – 1945
Material
metal
Dimensions
6.0 x 3.5 x 9.5 cm
Description
Cast metal bison, grey-green colour.
Subject
households
souvenirs
animals, buffalo
Hubert Green
Credit
Gift of Tony Green, Kingston, Lewes, U.K., 2002
Catalogue Number
107.01.1019
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Date
1910 – 1930
Material
wood; feathers; sinew, string
Catalogue Number
104.05.1006 a-e
Description
wooden arrows with feather flights, feathers cut in half along stem and trimmed to shape, bound tightly top and bottom with sinew, a: 76.0 long x 1.0 dia. painted bands of colour underfeather…
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Title
Arrows
Date
1910 – 1930
Material
wood; feathers; sinew, string
Dimensions
76.0 cm
Description
wooden arrows with feather flights, feathers cut in half along stem and trimmed to shape, bound tightly top and bottom with sinew, a: 76.0 long x 1.0 dia. painted bands of colour underfeathers, blue, red, yellow, green. b: 74.5 long x .8 dia. colours red and blue. c: 74.5 long x .8 dia. colours green, yellow, blue, red. d: 69.4 long x.8 dia. colours blue, red e: 63.2 long, irregular and with a slight bend, feathers held in place with a string.
Subject
Indigenous
hunting
Deer Lodge
souvenirs
Credit
Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1985
Catalogue Number
104.05.1006 a-e
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Date
1915 – 1920
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
102.04.1011
Description
Beaten brass, heart-shaped ashtray from Siberia, brass motto banner in Russian fastened to top by copper rivets, triangular sheet of brass, heart-shaped depression in middle and 2 grooves to hold cigarettes at sides, dented texture all over from beating.
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Title
Ashtray
Date
1915 – 1920
Material
metal
Dimensions
1.6 x 12. x 15.4 cm
Description
Beaten brass, heart-shaped ashtray from Siberia, brass motto banner in Russian fastened to top by copper rivets, triangular sheet of brass, heart-shaped depression in middle and 2 grooves to hold cigarettes at sides, dented texture all over from beating.
Subject
souvenirs
Russia
Ulysse LaCasse
Credit
Gift of Ulysse LaCasse, Banff, 1970
Catalogue Number
102.04.1011
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Date
1970 – 1990
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
102.04.1046
Description
Copper coloured ashtray with circular picture in the bottom of an RCMP member on horseback, “Royal Canadian Mounted Police” printed above image, and label which reads: “Miette Hot Springs”.
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Title
Ashtray
Date
1970 – 1990
Material
metal
Description
Copper coloured ashtray with circular picture in the bottom of an RCMP member on horseback, “Royal Canadian Mounted Police” printed above image, and label which reads: “Miette Hot Springs”.
Subject
households
smoking
souvenirs
Credit
Purchased from Rundle Memorial United Church, Banff, 1988
Catalogue Number
102.04.1046
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Date
prior to 1930
Material
glass; skin
Catalogue Number
103.07.1041 a,b
Description
Pair of beaded armbands with buckskin ties on ends. White beaded background with two sets of crossed flags.
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Title
Beaded Armbands
Date
prior to 1930
Material
glass; skin
Description
Pair of beaded armbands with buckskin ties on ends. White beaded background with two sets of crossed flags.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
Mary Schaffer
regalia
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
103.07.1041 a,b
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Date
1815 – 1850
Material
glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.08.1083 a-e
Description
Five various sized beaded bags mounted on bergundy coloured velvet in a 7.5 wide dark cherry wood frame with glass. (a) 4.5 wide silk top with drawstring. Three horizontal panels. Top and bottom are green leaves on brown background, bottom has yellow acorns, top has white. Centre panel is 8.5 w…
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Title
Beaded Purse
Date
1815 – 1850
Material
glass; fibre
Dimensions
20.0 x 16.0 cm
Description
Five various sized beaded bags mounted on bergundy coloured velvet in a 7.5 wide dark cherry wood frame with glass. (a) 4.5 wide silk top with drawstring. Three horizontal panels. Top and bottom are green leaves on brown background, bottom has yellow acorns, top has white. Centre panel is 8.5 wide with blue background with finely detailed flowers in intense blues, reds and yellows with some white. (b) 24.0x16.5. Fine cotton bag with beading. 2.5 wide cotton at top with drawstring. Beadng black background with vase of aqua and white bands, gold and dark green pattern. Vase holds various shades of blue flowers with some white and gold. Underneath spray of similar flowers. Beaded fringe 3.5 across bottom. (c) 16.5x13.5. Beaded beige sateen bag with 1.5 drawstring. Gold geometric beading on off-white beaded background. Looped beading fringe. (d) 12.0x7.5. Small beaded bag on beige cotton. Shaded pink roses with green leaves in overall pattern on beige beaded background. Vase-like orange and yellow object in centre of pattern. Remnants of blue and beige handle. (e) 11.0x9.0. Beige sateen drawstring 1.0. Overall geometric pattern of blue, light blue and gold. Band of light blue with dark blue and gold open pattern with dark blue border. Bottom corners have looped tassels of same colours.NOTE: the frame and burgundy-coloured velvet was removed because of discolouration; bags are a deeper colour on velvet-pressed side and faded on glass-pressed-side.
Subject
households
needlework
beadwork
Mary Schaffer
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
103.08.1083 a-e
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Date
prior to 1930
Material
glass; skin
Catalogue Number
103.08.1039
Description
Small beaded purse, blue background with yellow coloured horse head centered in red petals in a diamond shape. Two red diamonds each corner. Tag: PP.NN L.BN
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Title
Beaded Bag
Date
prior to 1930
Material
glass; skin
Description
Small beaded purse, blue background with yellow coloured horse head centered in red petals in a diamond shape. Two red diamonds each corner. Tag: PP.NN L.BN
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
Mary Schaffer
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
103.08.1039
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Date
1970 – 1979
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.08.0233
Description
A square buckskin purse with strip added along sides and bottom for extra thickness. Lightly beaded with light blue stepped, elongated diamond shape at centre of front, accents of red and orange inside diamond, central panel of front edged with orange beads in an interrupted line, with same edging …
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Title
Beaded Bag
Date
1970 – 1979
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Dimensions
17.0 x 4.0 x 20.0 cm
Description
A square buckskin purse with strip added along sides and bottom for extra thickness. Lightly beaded with light blue stepped, elongated diamond shape at centre of front, accents of red and orange inside diamond, central panel of front edged with orange beads in an interrupted line, with same edging around mouth of purse and along edge of small pointed flap which ties with a buckskin thong to another sewn to the front of the purse. Back of purse lightly beaded at centre with three orange lines, one vertical and two at oblique angles to it meeting in a point at the bottom, red and blue accents thicken the lines at their middle. Short rolled buckskin carrying strap;. Purse lined with sleazy green geometric patterned material. Bottom of purse stiffened with a strip of cardboard ? under the lining.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0233
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Date
1979
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.08.3003
Description
Plain skin bag, rounded bottom edge with fringe ( 7.8 cm long), 1.5 cm wide strap has scalloped edge. Round beaded design has a dark blue background with an orange diamond in the centre and white and red chevrons above and below the diamond. Tag attached: “David Bearspaw Feb 7/79 bag.”
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Title
Beaded Bag
Date
1979
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
26.0 x 26.0 cm
Description
Plain skin bag, rounded bottom edge with fringe ( 7.8 cm long), 1.5 cm wide strap has scalloped edge. Round beaded design has a dark blue background with an orange diamond in the centre and white and red chevrons above and below the diamond. Tag attached: “David Bearspaw Feb 7/79 bag.”
Subject
Indigenous, Stoney
crafts
beadwork
David Bearspaw
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.3003
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Date
1910 – 1930
Material
skin, deer; fibre; glass
Catalogue Number
103.07.0017
Description
A beaded woman's belt that fastens with thong ties. The belt has a solid background with a repeated pattern of six small diamonds, forming a rectangle, alternating with an eight-sided star.
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Title
Beaded Belt
Date
1910 – 1930
Material
skin, deer; fibre; glass
Dimensions
4.5 x 91.0 cm
Description
A beaded woman's belt that fastens with thong ties. The belt has a solid background with a repeated pattern of six small diamonds, forming a rectangle, alternating with an eight-sided star.
Subject
Indigenous
Blackfoot
Siksika
decorative
regalia
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.07.0017
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Date
1915 – 1930
Material
fibre; glass; metal
Catalogue Number
103.07.0091
Description
A heavily beaded belt of medium width, finished with a commercially tanned belt end with chrome plated steel buckle and commercially tanned tab, both of which are sewn to the beaded canvas cotton backed strip which is the body of the belt. The bead strip design consists of white rectangles separate…
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Title
Beaded Belt
Date
1915 – 1930
Material
fibre; glass; metal
Dimensions
5.2 x 92.0 cm
Description
A heavily beaded belt of medium width, finished with a commercially tanned belt end with chrome plated steel buckle and commercially tanned tab, both of which are sewn to the beaded canvas cotton backed strip which is the body of the belt. The bead strip design consists of white rectangles separated by bands of long beads in silver grey between dark blue bead lines, all the rectangles bordered by stripes of light blue, outside them are four crossed bars, and beyond them a cross in red with quadrants of white and blue alternating. Some bead loss on the tab.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.07.0091
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Date
1978
Material
fibre; glass; skin
Catalogue Number
103.07.0111
Description
A medium width, heavily beaded belt on canvas, cotton backed, with single buckskin thongs for ties at ends. Design in white ground with three symmetrical figures of red crosses and green chevrons with yellow centres bordered in black and outlayers of red small diamond "eyes" and green triangles, li…
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Title
Beaded Belt
Date
1978
Material
fibre; glass; skin
Dimensions
7.0 x 74.5 cm
Description
A medium width, heavily beaded belt on canvas, cotton backed, with single buckskin thongs for ties at ends. Design in white ground with three symmetrical figures of red crosses and green chevrons with yellow centres bordered in black and outlayers of red small diamond "eyes" and green triangles, likewise bordered in black.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
Joan Hunter
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.07.0111
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Date
1971
Material
glass; fibre; skin
Catalogue Number
103.07.3013
Description
White beaded background with ten inset beaded flowers blue and red. Backed with floral printed fabric. Bucksin on ends with ties. Tag in CRW's writing "Nina Lefthand belt Dec 6 '71 $15.00 credit."
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Title
Beaded Belt
Date
1971
Material
glass; fibre; skin
Dimensions
6.5 x 92.0 cm
Description
White beaded background with ten inset beaded flowers blue and red. Backed with floral printed fabric. Bucksin on ends with ties. Tag in CRW's writing "Nina Lefthand belt Dec 6 '71 $15.00 credit."
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
Nina Lefthand
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.07.3013
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Date
c. 1920
Material
glass; skin
Catalogue Number
103.07.1046
Description
Beaded red background with three sets of a linear design, white beaded border. Leather at ends for tying. Tag: P.NN L.NN $6.00
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Title
Beaded Belt
Date
c. 1920
Material
glass; skin
Description
Beaded red background with three sets of a linear design, white beaded border. Leather at ends for tying. Tag: P.NN L.NN $6.00
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
Mary Schaffer
regalia
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
103.07.1046
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Date
prior to 1930
Material
glass; skin; metal
Catalogue Number
103.07.1045
Description
Narrow beaded belt with metal buckle. White beaded backgroud with red and yellow geometric designs separated by vertical bands of black, blue and yellow. Tag: Sarcee PSOP 12.50
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Title
Beaded Belt
Date
prior to 1930
Material
glass; skin; metal
Description
Narrow beaded belt with metal buckle. White beaded backgroud with red and yellow geometric designs separated by vertical bands of black, blue and yellow. Tag: Sarcee PSOP 12.50
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
Mary Schaffer
regalia
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
103.07.1045
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Date
1974
Material
glass; skin
Catalogue Number
103.07.3005
Description
The belt is in very traditional colours (Stoney) made out of canvas and deer hide. It is long, widens in the middle brown, background with 3 design motifs with orange and yellow geometric shapes. Tag with CRW's writing "Pawned until Fri. 11th of Oct - 1974 $50.00" on one side, and “found on note ‘…
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Title
Beaded Belt
Date
1974
Material
glass; skin
Dimensions
9.5 x 112.0 cm
Description
The belt is in very traditional colours (Stoney) made out of canvas and deer hide. It is long, widens in the middle brown, background with 3 design motifs with orange and yellow geometric shapes. Tag with CRW's writing "Pawned until Fri. 11th of Oct - 1974 $50.00" on one side, and “found on note ‘Previously taken from another garment Stoney ca 1940’.”
Subject
Indigenous
regalia
beadwork
Stoney
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.07.3005
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Date
1910 – 1940
Material
glass; skin
Catalogue Number
103.07.1014
Description
Vari-coloured shamrock designs on light blue. 12 "shamrocks", 2 green in centre, brown green on each end, others multi coloured mainly dark red, light red and blue. 21.0 ca. thong is looped through belt 14.0 from end. Other end has a knotted loop.
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Title
Beaded Belt
Date
1910 – 1940
Material
glass; skin
Dimensions
10.0 x 104.0 cm
Description
Vari-coloured shamrock designs on light blue. 12 "shamrocks", 2 green in centre, brown green on each end, others multi coloured mainly dark red, light red and blue. 21.0 ca. thong is looped through belt 14.0 from end. Other end has a knotted loop.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.07.1014
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Date
1975
Material
fibre; glass
Catalogue Number
103.07.3052
Description
Blanket strip with three large circles (diameter 26.0 cm) joined by two indented rectangles. The circles are each beaded with a red and white pinwheel on a blue background. Each rectangle has red and white chevrons and diamonds on a blue background. The entire piece is backed with canvas. Tag at…
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Title
Beaded Blanket Strip
Date
1975
Material
fibre; glass
Dimensions
26.0 x 114.6 cm
Description
Blanket strip with three large circles (diameter 26.0 cm) joined by two indented rectangles. The circles are each beaded with a red and white pinwheel on a blue background. Each rectangle has red and white chevrons and diamonds on a blue background. The entire piece is backed with canvas. Tag attached “Alec Baptiste “blanket decoration” Feb 12/75.”
Subject
Indigenous, Stoney
Alec Baptiste
regalia
beadwork
decoration
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.07.3052
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Date
1970 – 1972
Material
fibre; glass; metal
Catalogue Number
106.06.0045
Description
Long bead strip with three circular medallions alternating with two rectangular panels. Beaded medallions of light blue ground with orange and red triangular motifs in centre and blunted arrows at circumference of medallion, in red, white, blue. Panels are dominant deep blue and orange ground with …
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Title
Beaded Caparison
Date
1970 – 1972
Material
fibre; glass; metal
Dimensions
18.0 x 109.0 cm
Description
Long bead strip with three circular medallions alternating with two rectangular panels. Beaded medallions of light blue ground with orange and red triangular motifs in centre and blunted arrows at circumference of medallion, in red, white, blue. Panels are dominant deep blue and orange ground with symmetrical geometric decoration in white, light blue and red. Two brass rings for suspension at one end, so it hangs vertically.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
Reba Bearspaw
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
106.06.0045
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Date
1978
Material
fibre; glass; skin
Catalogue Number
106.06.3025
Description
Two bead strips joined by a hide strap, with fringe at the join. Each strip has a forked end with a piece of thong attached in the notch. The strips are yellow with blue, dark blue, and red diagonals and dark blue squares. One strip has dark blue triangles near the fringe, and the other has unbe…
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Title
Beaded Caparison
Date
1978
Material
fibre; glass; skin
Dimensions
13.0 x 47.0 cm
Description
Two bead strips joined by a hide strap, with fringe at the join. Each strip has a forked end with a piece of thong attached in the notch. The strips are yellow with blue, dark blue, and red diagonals and dark blue squares. One strip has dark blue triangles near the fringe, and the other has unbeaded canvas in the same place. Tag attached: “Reba Bearspaw pawned Aug 2/78.”
Subject
Indigenous
Stoney
Reba Bearspaw
beadwork
animals, horses
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
106.06.3025
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