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Date
1905 – 1915
Material
glass; skin; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.01.0069
Description
A large triangular pennant shaped piece of beaded canvas with buckskin tie at each corner, and short buckskin fringe at truncated point. Backed with buckskin cut to shape with notched edge, medium blue background with three triangular motifs in a vertical row, each having a red cross hanging from i…
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Title
Beaded Cravat
Date
1905 – 1915
Material
glass; skin; fibre
Dimensions
15.0 x 34.5 cm
Description
A large triangular pennant shaped piece of beaded canvas with buckskin tie at each corner, and short buckskin fringe at truncated point. Backed with buckskin cut to shape with notched edge, medium blue background with three triangular motifs in a vertical row, each having a red cross hanging from its point. Top two triangles are white with red squares outlining, and yellow centres at the red crosses. The bottom triangle has a yellow band at the top, a blue band beneath and a white square beneath that, all outlined with red squares and a white centre in the red cross hanging from it. White band borders sides and bottom with a red diagonal stripe at the middle. Canvas band at outside edges were once covered with red wool blanket cloth which shows here and there in patches.
Subject
Indigenous
regalia
beadwork
Hector Crawler
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0069
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Date
1890 – 1910
Material
hair, sheep; glass; skin
Catalogue Number
103.07.1050 a,b
Description
Pair hide beaded cuffs with red stroud sleeves, sleeves cut off above elbow, beaded band 13.5 wide, white bead trim, dark blue background, 2 green and white diamond designs 10.0 x 8.3, red serge sewn onto edges, buckskin laces looped through cuff, cotton lined wool sleeve has 2 cotton strips, blue …
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Title
Beaded Cuffs
Date
1890 – 1910
Material
hair, sheep; glass; skin
Dimensions
38.0 cm
Description
Pair hide beaded cuffs with red stroud sleeves, sleeves cut off above elbow, beaded band 13.5 wide, white bead trim, dark blue background, 2 green and white diamond designs 10.0 x 8.3, red serge sewn onto edges, buckskin laces looped through cuff, cotton lined wool sleeve has 2 cotton strips, blue and beige, ca 1.0 wide, sewn onto sleeve, across at the wrist and up the arm. a: 38.0 long b: 43.0 long
Subject
Indigenous
clothing
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
103.07.1050 a,b
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Date
1890 – 1910
Material
glass; hair; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.07.1036 a,b
Description
Strips of various colours, red wool on 3 edges, beaded onto canvas, 3 strips of different colours red, purple, yellow-purple, white purple, light blue background, red wool sewn over edges for border 3 sides. (a) 34.0 x 16.0 (b) 33.5 x 16.0
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Title
Beaded Cuffs
Date
1890 – 1910
Material
glass; hair; fibre
Description
Strips of various colours, red wool on 3 edges, beaded onto canvas, 3 strips of different colours red, purple, yellow-purple, white purple, light blue background, red wool sewn over edges for border 3 sides. (a) 34.0 x 16.0 (b) 33.5 x 16.0
Subject
Indigenous
clothing
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
103.07.1036 a,b
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Date
1900 – 1920
Material
glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.07.1035 a,b
Description
2 bands of 3 colour stripes on white ground, bands ca 4.0 wide with blue on edges, red then green centres running from side to side, white background, 3 edges trimmed with red wool. (a) 31.2x16.6 tapers slightly to 29.5 (b) 31.7x17.0
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Title
Beaded Cuffs
Date
1900 – 1920
Material
glass; fibre
Description
2 bands of 3 colour stripes on white ground, bands ca 4.0 wide with blue on edges, red then green centres running from side to side, white background, 3 edges trimmed with red wool. (a) 31.2x16.6 tapers slightly to 29.5 (b) 31.7x17.0
Subject
Indigenous
clothing
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
103.07.1035 a,b
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Date
1900 – 1910
Material
skin, moose; glass
Catalogue Number
103.07.0011 a,b
Description
A pair of beaded gauntlet cuffs. Each cuff has a long (23.0 cm) fringe along one side, and is decorated with three multicoloured, stylized, stemmed flowers on a white background. The stems of the three flowers converge at a central, multicoloured, lobed circle.
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Title
Beaded Cuffs
Date
1900 – 1910
Material
skin, moose; glass
Dimensions
21.0 x 24.0 cm
Description
A pair of beaded gauntlet cuffs. Each cuff has a long (23.0 cm) fringe along one side, and is decorated with three multicoloured, stylized, stemmed flowers on a white background. The stems of the three flowers converge at a central, multicoloured, lobed circle.
Subject
Indigenous
Plateau
decorative
regalia
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.07.0011 a,b
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Date
1890 – 1910
Material
skin; fibre; glass
Catalogue Number
103.05.0060 a,b
Description
A pair of beaded strips that are worked in rows on heavy canvas wih strips of leather trim at the bottom. Each cuff has a design of two yellow pyramids outlined with dark red and black on a white background.
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Title
Beaded Cuffs
Date
1890 – 1910
Material
skin; fibre; glass
Dimensions
5.5 x 20.0 cm
Description
A pair of beaded strips that are worked in rows on heavy canvas wih strips of leather trim at the bottom. Each cuff has a design of two yellow pyramids outlined with dark red and black on a white background.
Subject
Indigenous
Blackfoot
Siksika
decorative
regalia
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.05.0060 a,b
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Date
1915 – 1920
Material
skin; glass; fibre; metal; shell
Catalogue Number
103.05.1113
Description
Ladies buckskin beaded dress. Fringe all around bottom and a row half way down the skirt. V-shaped inset at sides of skirt is fringed. Back beaded yoke is 31.0x48.0, all beadwork is backed by heavy cotton. Short sleeves have fringe at end, some with black beads. Beadstrip is 42.0x16.0 attac…
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Title
Beaded Dress
Date
1915 – 1920
Material
skin; glass; fibre; metal; shell
Dimensions
50.0 x 124.0 cm
Description
Ladies buckskin beaded dress. Fringe all around bottom and a row half way down the skirt. V-shaped inset at sides of skirt is fringed. Back beaded yoke is 31.0x48.0, all beadwork is backed by heavy cotton. Short sleeves have fringe at end, some with black beads. Beadstrip is 42.0x16.0 attached to bodice, open under arms. Two stepped pyramids of red, green, yellow and blue on a white background, 3 blue standards with crosses at top between pyramids. Front yoke blue and yellow beaded bands top and bottom, white background , centre design of 2 irregular shapes in red, green and yellow, flanking them are two stepped diamond shapes in red, blue and yellow, flanking them on both sides of yoke are red chained rectangles. Hanging from bottom of yoke are 11.0 long are green tubular beads from which hang either a bell or a shell. Back yoke is same except the centre design has 4 shapes and bands at top and bottom are different, bottom band is green and white, top is green, white and yellow and there are no shells, just bells hanging.
Subject
households
clothing
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Barbara Whyte Kapteyn, Calgary, 1991
Catalogue Number
103.05.1113
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Date
1900 – 1930
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.01.1019
Description
triangular, green-red stripes form "V", fringed, neck edge has a beaded rim of blue-green-red, side edges have red-green rectangular border, "V" stripe inside has dark green-red beads, point has purple beads, centre of neck is a solid triangle of pink and silver beads 9.5 long on both edges.
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Title
Beaded Gorget
Date
1900 – 1930
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
28.0 x 16.5 cm
Description
triangular, green-red stripes form "V", fringed, neck edge has a beaded rim of blue-green-red, side edges have red-green rectangular border, "V" stripe inside has dark green-red beads, point has purple beads, centre of neck is a solid triangle of pink and silver beads 9.5 long on both edges.
Subject
Indigenous
Stoney
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Unknown, 1968
Catalogue Number
103.01.1019
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Date
1890 – 1910
Material
skin, deer; glass
Catalogue Number
103.04.0001
Description
A headband of beads sewn on to deer hide. The beads are sewn on in a lazy stitch, with transparent white beads forming the background and squares of blue and orange as a pattern. There is bead trim around both edges.
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Title
Beaded Headband
Date
1890 – 1910
Material
skin, deer; glass
Dimensions
57.0 (circumference) cm
Description
A headband of beads sewn on to deer hide. The beads are sewn on in a lazy stitch, with transparent white beads forming the background and squares of blue and orange as a pattern. There is bead trim around both edges.
Subject
Indigenous
Stoney
regalia
decorative
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.04.0001
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Date
1910 – 1930
Material
glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.04.1010
Description
White beaded tiara with orange star and bluebird, band comes to high point at front, single large contour-beaded orange star outlined in brass beads, orange diamond shapes in series around band. A separate beaded blue eagle with yellow head tacked to band on right side extends above and below band;…
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Title
Beaded Headband
Date
1910 – 1930
Material
glass; fibre
Dimensions
15.8 x 23.0 cm
Description
White beaded tiara with orange star and bluebird, band comes to high point at front, single large contour-beaded orange star outlined in brass beads, orange diamond shapes in series around band. A separate beaded blue eagle with yellow head tacked to band on right side extends above and below band; The tiara is beaded on canvas, eagle on buckskin, machine stitiching on canvas.
Subject
Indigenous
accessories
regalia
beadwork
Credit
Gift of J. Monroe Thorington, Philadelphia, USA, 1969
Catalogue Number
103.04.1010
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Date
1900 – 1920
Material
skin; glass; feathers; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.04.3003
Description
Beaded headband, white background with red cross with green tips at centre, two vertical bands in brown and black. Two rosettes in red, black and white at each temple. A pyramid design in light blue, yellow and red. From the rosettes hang two downy feathers (14.0 cm long). Beaded on to fibre wi…
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Title
Beaded Headband
Date
1900 – 1920
Material
skin; glass; feathers; fibre
Dimensions
4.0 x 53.0 cm
Description
Beaded headband, white background with red cross with green tips at centre, two vertical bands in brown and black. Two rosettes in red, black and white at each temple. A pyramid design in light blue, yellow and red. From the rosettes hang two downy feathers (14.0 cm long). Beaded on to fibre with short buckskin thongs.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
crafts
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.04.3003
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Date
1915
Material
skin, deer; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.05.1177
Description
An adult’s beaded buckskin jacket with leather tie front closing; appears to be Stoney beadwork; all beadwork done in the lazy stitch. Blue, green, and ochre beads, stitched in rows on breast front, beading of and blue and ochre on the shoulders and around the armholes, a rounded chevron-shaped des…
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Title
Beaded Jacket
Date
1915
Material
skin, deer; glass; fibre
Dimensions
51.0 x 65.0cm cm
Description
An adult’s beaded buckskin jacket with leather tie front closing; appears to be Stoney beadwork; all beadwork done in the lazy stitch. Blue, green, and ochre beads, stitched in rows on breast front, beading of and blue and ochre on the shoulders and around the armholes, a rounded chevron-shaped design (five rows) of alternating dark and light blue beads on the back ending with two light blue, dark blue and ochre, tails. The beadwork from the bottom rounded chevron-shaped pattern extends to the shoulders and down the arms meeting with two separate rows (of two) of blue and ochre beads. The cuffs and bottom of the jacket have cutouts on wide fringes and also have the regular narrow fringes. There are fringes around the armholes, down the sleeves and around the v-shaped beadwork design on the back. The jacket has no collar but has a strip of pinked thin leather sewn down, ending in a cutout beaded flap (13.0cm long) which is sewn on so that it hangs down like a small necktie when the jacket is closed. The jacket has ochre spots on the front and back and yellow spots on the sleeves. Measurement 148.0cm, across chest.
Subject
regalia
sewing
Indigenous, Stoney
beadwork
Mary Sharpless Schaffer Warren
Credit
Gift of Eric C. Sharpless, 2009
Catalogue Number
103.05.1177
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Date
1900 – 1920
Material
skin, deer; skin, ermine; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.05.0007 a,b
Description
A pair of deerskin leggings fringed along the length of each side with ermine tails attached along the fringe and tied with red yarn. A wide beaded strip along the outer edge of the leggings has a white background with three bow shaped motifs and four diagonal stripes made up of small diamonds of …
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Title
Beaded Leggings
Date
1900 – 1920
Material
skin, deer; skin, ermine; glass; fibre
Dimensions
29.0 x 75.0 cm
Description
A pair of deerskin leggings fringed along the length of each side with ermine tails attached along the fringe and tied with red yarn. A wide beaded strip along the outer edge of the leggings has a white background with three bow shaped motifs and four diagonal stripes made up of small diamonds of coloured beads. The leggings have tabs to tie the legging on to the leg or tighten the legging around the leg.
Subject
Indigenous
Stoney
regalia
decorative
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.05.0007 a,b
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Date
1915 – 1925
Material
skin; glass; fibre; hair
Catalogue Number
103.05.0091 a,b
Description
A pair of white buckskin leggings, heavily beaded in wide cuff at the bottom extending to knees, stitched together at sides to form tube with wide buckskin flap above beadwork and fringe on side of beadwork. Cuff completely beaded all around on canvas, trimmed with brown velvet edge at bottom sewn …
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Title
Beaded Leggings
Date
1915 – 1925
Material
skin; glass; fibre; hair
Dimensions
30.0 x 82.0 cm
Description
A pair of white buckskin leggings, heavily beaded in wide cuff at the bottom extending to knees, stitched together at sides to form tube with wide buckskin flap above beadwork and fringe on side of beadwork. Cuff completely beaded all around on canvas, trimmed with brown velvet edge at bottom sewn to red woolen strip inside. White background with twelve blue and red magnet like figures with horns at the top, placed in four rows of three figures each. Double, blue and orange stepped chevrons at top and bottom of cuff after first set of figures, and before last set. Wide buckskin strap at top of each legging for fastening to belt.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
Mark Poucette
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.05.0091 a,b
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Date
1900 – 1920
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.03.1043
Description
Baby's high top moccasin, one piece construction with added ankle flap, long buckskin thong, vamp has light blue and dark blue beads in a four leaf clover design, 2 short rows of red beads on 3 of the leaves.
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Title
Beaded Moccasin
Date
1900 – 1920
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
10.0 x 6.5 x 13.6 cm
Description
Baby's high top moccasin, one piece construction with added ankle flap, long buckskin thong, vamp has light blue and dark blue beads in a four leaf clover design, 2 short rows of red beads on 3 of the leaves.
Subject
Indigenous
regalia
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
103.03.1043
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Date
1890 – 1910
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.03.1042 a,b
Description
A pair high top baby moccasins, one-piece construction with added high ankle flaps, serrated edges on flaps, green beads spiral to ca 5.3 dia. circle, mauve beads outline circle with short ca 1.0 long rows of mauve beads emanating from the circle.
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Title
Beaded Moccasins
Date
1890 – 1910
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
9.5 x 5.0 x 12.0 cm
Description
A pair high top baby moccasins, one-piece construction with added high ankle flaps, serrated edges on flaps, green beads spiral to ca 5.3 dia. circle, mauve beads outline circle with short ca 1.0 long rows of mauve beads emanating from the circle.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
Mary Schaffer
regalia
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
103.03.1042 a,b
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Date
prior to 1930
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.03.1040 a,b
Description
Pair child's smoked skin moccasins, one piece construction with added fold over ankle flap, serrated edges, skin thong laced through flap to tighten, simple beaded floral design on vamp, 3 red leaves outlined with white and white stem.
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Title
Beaded Moccasins
Date
prior to 1930
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
19.0 x 8.0 x 8.5 cm
Description
Pair child's smoked skin moccasins, one piece construction with added fold over ankle flap, serrated edges, skin thong laced through flap to tighten, simple beaded floral design on vamp, 3 red leaves outlined with white and white stem.
Subject
Indigenous
regalia
beadwork
Mary Schaffer
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
103.03.1040 a,b
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Date
1915 – 1945
Material
glass; skin; fibre, cotton
Catalogue Number
103.03.1001 a,b
Description
Uppers beaded light blue with red and white border, diagonal stripes around edge of sole, red, white and blue checked diamond, yellow centre on toe, short white buckskin ankle flap with notched edges, short rounded tongue, short lace tie on (b) inside faced with light blue and greenstriped fabric u…
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Title
Beaded Moccasins
Date
1915 – 1945
Material
glass; skin; fibre, cotton
Dimensions
12.0 x 12.5 x 25.0 cm
Description
Uppers beaded light blue with red and white border, diagonal stripes around edge of sole, red, white and blue checked diamond, yellow centre on toe, short white buckskin ankle flap with notched edges, short rounded tongue, short lace tie on (b) inside faced with light blue and greenstriped fabric under beadwork.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
Mark Lefthand
Credit
Gift of Unknown, 1968
Catalogue Number
103.03.1001 a,b
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Date
c. 1900
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.03.1022 a,b
Description
Blackfoot, white beaded toe, green ankle cuff, Rocky Mountain style cut in one piece, entirely beaded toe, small geometric designs (band around edge of brown/ochre/green stepped triangles, 3 horizontal red bars, 3 blue/red/yellow feather motifs hanging from each on toe) faded green wool cuff trimm…
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Title
Beaded Moccasins
Date
c. 1900
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Dimensions
20.2 x 12.0 x 25.5 cm
Description
Blackfoot, white beaded toe, green ankle cuff, Rocky Mountain style cut in one piece, entirely beaded toe, small geometric designs (band around edge of brown/ochre/green stepped triangles, 3 horizontal red bars, 3 blue/red/yellow feather motifs hanging from each on toe) faded green wool cuff trimmed in white beadwork pattern, high ankle flap above cuff, long rectangular cuff, long buckskin laces, stitched 3.0 cm slash right sole.
Subject
Indigenous, Blackfoot
footwear
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1969
Catalogue Number
103.03.1022 a,b
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Date
prior to 1931
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.03.1032 a,b
Description
Woman's moccasin, low with open floral design, 1-piece construction, sewn together at outside edge and centre back, (b) has pull tab 5.2 cm sewn onto heel top, open floral design in red,green, blue,yellow, brown on vamp and around sides, beaded piping around shoe opening and tongue in red, yellow, …
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Title
Beaded Moccasins
Date
prior to 1931
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
8.0 x 9.0 x 24.5 cm
Description
Woman's moccasin, low with open floral design, 1-piece construction, sewn together at outside edge and centre back, (b) has pull tab 5.2 cm sewn onto heel top, open floral design in red,green, blue,yellow, brown on vamp and around sides, beaded piping around shoe opening and tongue in red, yellow, border below piping in red and green.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
Barbara Whyte
Credit
Gift of Barbara C. Whyte, Medicine Hat, 1984
Catalogue Number
103.03.1032 a,b
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