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- Date
- 1885 – 1905
- Material
- glass; fibre; hair
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1033
- Description
- Beaded Blackfoot dance belt with 5 hanging panels, belt band 15.5 wide at centre tapers to 9.0 at ends, stitched onto cotton covered heavy canvas. Open floral design centered with a red and white club-like flower. 5 hanging panels: centre piece 27.0 long, 2 outside panels squarish with correspondin…
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1885 – 1905
- Material
- glass; fibre; hair
- Dimensions
- 43.0 x 86.0 cm
- Description
- Beaded Blackfoot dance belt with 5 hanging panels, belt band 15.5 wide at centre tapers to 9.0 at ends, stitched onto cotton covered heavy canvas. Open floral design centered with a red and white club-like flower. 5 hanging panels: centre piece 27.0 long, 2 outside panels squarish with corresponding blue tassels, 2 each side (2 missing each side) Other 2 panels of a different design and colours - were arm bands, belt bandends are cotton ca 8.5 long with 2 cotton ties each side, edge beading lightblue.
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1033
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- Date
- 1880 – 1930
- Material
- skin; glass; metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0008
- Description
- A woman's beaded belt with harness leather straps and a brass buckle. The beadwork has a white border and three patterned sections alternating with two solid leather squares. The beaded patterns are worked in yellow, pink, blue, dark blue and red.
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1880 – 1930
- Material
- skin; glass; metal, brass
- Dimensions
- 7.5 x 116.0 cm
- Description
- A woman's beaded belt with harness leather straps and a brass buckle. The beadwork has a white border and three patterned sections alternating with two solid leather squares. The beaded patterns are worked in yellow, pink, blue, dark blue and red.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Blood
- Peigan
- Blackfoot
- regalia
- decorative
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0008
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- Date
- 1880 – 1890
- Material
- skin; glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0016
- Description
- A woman's beaded belt of harness leather that fastens with a buckle. The belt is worked in beads of blue, yellow and pink in predominently solid coloured sections with small white beaded patterns that alternate with areas of leather.
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1880 – 1890
- Material
- skin; glass; metal
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 105.0 cm
- Description
- A woman's beaded belt of harness leather that fastens with a buckle. The belt is worked in beads of blue, yellow and pink in predominently solid coloured sections with small white beaded patterns that alternate with areas of leather.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Blackfoot
- Siksika
- decorative
- regalia
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0016
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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- glass; skin; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0068
- Description
- A completely beaded canvas belt with buckskin strap at one end and buckskin covered large buckle at other, and lined with pink cotton having blue floral pattern. A series of orange rectangles with light and dark green chevrons are separated by yellow bars with a red diamond having light green centr…
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- glass; skin; fibre
- Dimensions
- 100.0 cm
- Description
- A completely beaded canvas belt with buckskin strap at one end and buckskin covered large buckle at other, and lined with pink cotton having blue floral pattern. A series of orange rectangles with light and dark green chevrons are separated by yellow bars with a red diamond having light green centre. Long edges have light blue border of diagonal beading.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0068
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- Date
- 1880 – 1910
- Material
- fibre; glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0071
- Description
- A wide long belt, sturdy canvas ground, heavily beaded, buckskin ties. White ground with stylized or conventional flowers in pink tulip like and red tipped bud forms. Looped clear glass beads and red beads on border of belt.
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1880 – 1910
- Material
- fibre; glass; skin
- Dimensions
- 10.0 x 100.0 cm
- Description
- A wide long belt, sturdy canvas ground, heavily beaded, buckskin ties. White ground with stylized or conventional flowers in pink tulip like and red tipped bud forms. Looped clear glass beads and red beads on border of belt.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0071
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- Date
- 1945 – 1965
- Material
- fibre; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0110
- Description
- A heavily beaded belt on canvas, with buckskin ties and cotton backing. Design is blue ground with symmetrical geometric figures in yellow and red throughout, the red always bordered by yellow beads.
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1945 – 1965
- Material
- fibre; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 8.4 x 90.0 cm
- Description
- A heavily beaded belt on canvas, with buckskin ties and cotton backing. Design is blue ground with symmetrical geometric figures in yellow and red throughout, the red always bordered by yellow beads.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0110
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- Date
- c. 1950
- Material
- glass; fibre; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3011 a,b
- Description
- Fully beaded on canvas, buckskin ties on ends (2 on a; 1 on b). Light blue background with square design of yellow with dark blue border and white and red hourglass shapes inside. Geometric motif in blue, red and white two on both ends. Three groups in all. Both belts have loose beads along the…
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- c. 1950
- Material
- glass; fibre; skin
- Dimensions
- 8.0 x 74.0 cm
- Description
- Fully beaded on canvas, buckskin ties on ends (2 on a; 1 on b). Light blue background with square design of yellow with dark blue border and white and red hourglass shapes inside. Geometric motif in blue, red and white two on both ends. Three groups in all. Both belts have loose beads along the edges and small sections of missing beads.
- Subject
- Indigenous, Stoney
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3011 a,b
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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- glass; skin; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3021
- Description
- Belt has white beaded background with red designs in shape of a person. Buckskin thongs on ends. Two bead strips (12.0 cm wide) of same design hang from belt and have long (37.0 cm) buckskin fringes.
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- glass; skin; fibre
- Dimensions
- 88.0 cm
- Description
- Belt has white beaded background with red designs in shape of a person. Buckskin thongs on ends. Two bead strips (12.0 cm wide) of same design hang from belt and have long (37.0 cm) buckskin fringes.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- dance
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3021
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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
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1088
- Description
- Large beaded belt, orange background with blue and white hourglass pattern and yellow and blue steps. Skin tabs and ties at ends, cotton backing.
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 106.0 cm
- Description
- Large beaded belt, orange background with blue and white hourglass pattern and yellow and blue steps. Skin tabs and ties at ends, cotton backing.
- Credit
- Gift of Harold C. Whyte, Penticton, 2002
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1088
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- Date
- 1940 – 1950
- Material
- skin; fibre; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1091
- Description
- Large beaded belt with yellow fabric backing, skin tabs and ties on ends. Beadwork light blue background with red and dark blue diamonds, red and green mountain edging.
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1940 – 1950
- Material
- skin; fibre; glass
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 110.0 cm
- Description
- Large beaded belt with yellow fabric backing, skin tabs and ties on ends. Beadwork light blue background with red and dark blue diamonds, red and green mountain edging.
- Credit
- Gift of Harold C. Whyte, Penticton, 2002
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1091
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- Date
- 1880 – 1890
- Material
- skin, elk; skin, ermine; hair, sheep; feather; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0008
- Description
- A fringed man's elkskin shirt that has ermine tails attached to the fringe along the sides and sleeves. The shirt is decorated with wide strips of white beadwork with a blue, light blue and gold pattern along the tops of the sleeves and over each shoulder, extending down the front and back of the …
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- Title
- Beaded Shirt
- Date
- 1880 – 1890
- Material
- skin, elk; skin, ermine; hair, sheep; feather; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 55.0 (shoulders) x 70.0 cm
- Description
- A fringed man's elkskin shirt that has ermine tails attached to the fringe along the sides and sleeves. The shirt is decorated with wide strips of white beadwork with a blue, light blue and gold pattern along the tops of the sleeves and over each shoulder, extending down the front and back of the shirt, and connected at the bottom with another beaded panel. The back of the shirt has a square beadwork patch surrounded with fringe between the shoulders.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0008
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- Date
- 1885 – 1900
- Material
- skin, deer; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1023
- Description
- Morning coat length bead-adorned shirt, fringed, notched collar with thongs, slits from bottom to armpits with thong ties, notched bottom edge and sleeves, bead pattern, white background, open geometric design with triangles, diamonds, and crosses of red, mauve and green, strips on sleeves from bre…
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- Title
- Beaded Shirt
- Date
- 1885 – 1900
- Material
- skin, deer; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 55.0 x 89.0 cm
- Description
- Morning coat length bead-adorned shirt, fringed, notched collar with thongs, slits from bottom to armpits with thong ties, notched bottom edge and sleeves, bead pattern, white background, open geometric design with triangles, diamonds, and crosses of red, mauve and green, strips on sleeves from breast over shoulder to lower back (canvas backed), fringes on ends, buckskin backed swatches, solarplexus, back (fringed).
- Subject
- Indigenous
- clothing
- regalia
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1969
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1023
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- Date
- 1880 – 1900
- Material
- skin; quill ; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1024
- Description
- Fringed buckskin shirt with porcupine quills, collarless, rounded beige buttons, (12) green and pink floral quill gorget, same on back attached at neck, quill strips, yellow background, opposed long purple spear shapes, above and below wavy lines, turquoise, purple, red, yellow, with long buckskin …
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- Title
- Beaded Shirt
- Date
- 1880 – 1900
- Material
- skin; quill ; fibre
- Dimensions
- 52.5 x 81.8 cm
- Description
- Fringed buckskin shirt with porcupine quills, collarless, rounded beige buttons, (12) green and pink floral quill gorget, same on back attached at neck, quill strips, yellow background, opposed long purple spear shapes, above and below wavy lines, turquoise, purple, red, yellow, with long buckskin fringes on edges, strips on sleeves and from breast across shoulder to lower back, sleeves cuffed with notched edge.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- clothing
- quillwork
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1024
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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- metal, brass; enamel
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0084
- Description
- A lidded, cylindrical brass container. The box is decorated with a raised floral design with an enameled background. “Made in India” is stamped on the base.
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- Title
- Trinket Box
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- metal, brass; enamel
- Dimensions
- 9.0 x 6.0 x 6.0 cm
- Description
- A lidded, cylindrical brass container. The box is decorated with a raised floral design with an enameled background. “Made in India” is stamped on the base.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0084
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- Date
- 1880 – 1920
- Material
- stone, serpentine; wood, teak
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0120
- Description
- An urn-shaped serpentine bowl with heavy dragon-shaped handles (serpentine is a mottled green or yellow hydrous magnesium silicate, used as scurce of asbestos and as architecturally decorative stonework). The teak lid is bell-shaped and features intricately carved openwork. There is slight wear on …
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- Title
- Trinket Box
- Date
- 1880 – 1920
- Material
- stone, serpentine; wood, teak
- Dimensions
- 13.0 x 9.5 x 15.0 cm
- Description
- An urn-shaped serpentine bowl with heavy dragon-shaped handles (serpentine is a mottled green or yellow hydrous magnesium silicate, used as scurce of asbestos and as architecturally decorative stonework). The teak lid is bell-shaped and features intricately carved openwork. There is slight wear on inside bottom of bowl, and the top is slightly damaged.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0120
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- Date
- 1940 – 1950
- Material
- bark, birch
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0149
- Description
- A round birch bark basket made from the brown underbark of the birch sewn together with dyed strips of bark through pre-punched holes. The lid has a circle of light birchbark with notched edges sewn to the top with large X-stitching.
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- Title
- Trinket Box
- Date
- 1940 – 1950
- Material
- bark, birch
- Dimensions
- 12.0 cm
- Description
- A round birch bark basket made from the brown underbark of the birch sewn together with dyed strips of bark through pre-punched holes. The lid has a circle of light birchbark with notched edges sewn to the top with large X-stitching.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0149
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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0186
- Description
- Woven lattice basketry in brown, black, and natural (beige). Hinged by wire at two points, for the lid.
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- Title
- Trinket Box
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 5.5 x 13.0 x 21.0 cm
- Description
- Woven lattice basketry in brown, black, and natural (beige). Hinged by wire at two points, for the lid.
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0186
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- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0200
- Description
- A lathe-turned round-dish, flat-bottomed box with a domed, lapping lid which fits flushly over a flange on the box body. Box and lid are painted a boxcar red and decorated with designs of circles and flowers, varnish over paint has oxidized. Interior of box has been painted a dark green.
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- Title
- Trinket Box
- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 6.3 x 13.0 cm
- Description
- A lathe-turned round-dish, flat-bottomed box with a domed, lapping lid which fits flushly over a flange on the box body. Box and lid are painted a boxcar red and decorated with designs of circles and flowers, varnish over paint has oxidized. Interior of box has been painted a dark green.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0200
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- Date
- 1945 – 1945
- Material
- stone
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0201
- Description
- A hand-carved, well-made, lidded box carved from soft Rocky Mountain marble. The box has a front and a back. The front has bevelled corners, whereas the back has square corners. The box interior has rounded corners and the lid fits smoothly and flushly into the cutout. Base is felted with green fel…
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- Title
- Trinket Box
- Date
- 1945 – 1945
- Material
- stone
- Dimensions
- 4.3 x 5.7 x 9.2 cm
- Description
- A hand-carved, well-made, lidded box carved from soft Rocky Mountain marble. The box has a front and a back. The front has bevelled corners, whereas the back has square corners. The box interior has rounded corners and the lid fits smoothly and flushly into the cutout. Base is felted with green felt. The marble is black, streaked with white.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0201
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