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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fruit; fibre; glass; hair; metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3009
- Description
- Male doll with carved and dried apple used to create the face with a piece of braided hair attached across the top of the head. The doll has a wrapped and padded wire body. The doll is wearing a blue velvet regalia with grey fringed commercial leather details (apron, moccasins, gauntlets, leg cuf…
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fruit; fibre; glass; hair; metal; skin
- Dimensions
- 4.5 x 10.0 x 18.0 cm
- Description
- Male doll with carved and dried apple used to create the face with a piece of braided hair attached across the top of the head. The doll has a wrapped and padded wire body. The doll is wearing a blue velvet regalia with grey fringed commercial leather details (apron, moccasins, gauntlets, leg cuffs and shirt details) that are beaded with black and yellow beads. The doll has a stiff hair roach attached to his head with a green, yellow and black beaded circle centered at the front.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3009
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- plastic; skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3014
- Description
- Small plastic male doll with cut marks on the head from alteration. The doll is wearing a black regalia set decorated with white beads and sequins held on with blue beads. A thong wrapped hoop is attached to the doll’s left arm. There are hide fringes at the calves, wrists, and on the head (like…
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- plastic; skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 4.5 x 7.5 x 10.0 cm
- Description
- Small plastic male doll with cut marks on the head from alteration. The doll is wearing a black regalia set decorated with white beads and sequins held on with blue beads. A thong wrapped hoop is attached to the doll’s left arm. There are hide fringes at the calves, wrists, and on the head (like a roach). The feet, covered in moccasins that have blue and orange beads, are attached to a hide loop.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- beadwork
- children
- dancing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3014
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; skin; wood; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3015
- Description
- Small doll with wooden legs extending to spikes through the feet. The doll is wearing fringed hide (tanned and untanned deer hide) shirt, leggings and breechcloth) and has braided black yarn hair. The facial features are beaded. The shirt, front of the leggings, and moccasins are beaded with blu…
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; skin; wood; glass
- Dimensions
- 2.0 x 9.0 x 12.0 cm
- Description
- Small doll with wooden legs extending to spikes through the feet. The doll is wearing fringed hide (tanned and untanned deer hide) shirt, leggings and breechcloth) and has braided black yarn hair. The facial features are beaded. The shirt, front of the leggings, and moccasins are beaded with blue, green and orange.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- beadwork
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3015
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; skin; glass; feather
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3016
- Description
- Bow-legged doll with grey and light beige body with no facial features. Brown commercial leather is attached to the head as hair. The doll is wearing fringed leggings and a shirt beaded with red and blue. The doll’s moccasins and a bag at the waist are decorated with red and white beads. The ne…
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; skin; glass; feather
- Dimensions
- 3.7 x 10.3 x 15.5 cm
- Description
- Bow-legged doll with grey and light beige body with no facial features. Brown commercial leather is attached to the head as hair. The doll is wearing fringed leggings and a shirt beaded with red and blue. The doll’s moccasins and a bag at the waist are decorated with red and white beads. The neck is wrapped with red and white beads and a white feather is attached to the back of the head.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- beadwork
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3016
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3026 a,b
- Description
- Pair of child's gauntlets, plain gloves sewn to beaded gauntlets at wrist. Gauntlet has short fringe along outer edge of beading. Light green background with a large eight pointed brown star with silver bands. The gauntlet part is beaded onto heavy cotton and sewn on to back and glove. Tag CRW…
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- Title
- Gauntlet Gloves
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 13.0 x 29.0 cm
- Description
- Pair of child's gauntlets, plain gloves sewn to beaded gauntlets at wrist. Gauntlet has short fringe along outer edge of beading. Light green background with a large eight pointed brown star with silver bands. The gauntlet part is beaded onto heavy cotton and sewn on to back and glove. Tag CRW's writing: "Alex Baptiste Mary Baptiste Sept 6, 1970 Save."
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3026 a,b
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3028 a,b
- Description
- Soft buckskin ladies' gauntlets, lined and with fringes. Two light blue flowers outlined in red with green and white leaves on gauntlet and three rows of beads on back of hand. A pattern of chevrons has been machine sewn on each gauntlet, opposite the beaded side.
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- Title
- Gauntlet Gloves
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 16.0 x 33.0 cm
- Description
- Soft buckskin ladies' gauntlets, lined and with fringes. Two light blue flowers outlined in red with green and white leaves on gauntlet and three rows of beads on back of hand. A pattern of chevrons has been machine sewn on each gauntlet, opposite the beaded side.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3028 a,b
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3024 a,b
- Description
- Long buckskin gauntlets, thick fringe along edge. Gauntlet beaded with open floral design, two white and red flowers and one yellow and blue flower. Light blue stem and leaves with black and red highlights. Gauntlets lined with blue patterned fabric.
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- Title
- Gauntlet Gloves
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 25.0 x 39.0 cm
- Description
- Long buckskin gauntlets, thick fringe along edge. Gauntlet beaded with open floral design, two white and red flowers and one yellow and blue flower. Light blue stem and leaves with black and red highlights. Gauntlets lined with blue patterned fabric.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3024 a,b
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; glass; skin; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.04.3003
- Description
- Canvas case with fully beaded panels on both sides at each end. The open end of the case is decorated with a blue and orange triangle border and red, blue and green triangles on a white ground. Long fringe (28.0 cm), with wooden beads, is attached to the bottom edge. The muzzle end of the case is…
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- Title
- Gun Case
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; glass; skin; wood
- Dimensions
- 16.0 x 89.5 cm
- Description
- Canvas case with fully beaded panels on both sides at each end. The open end of the case is decorated with a blue and orange triangle border and red, blue and green triangles on a white ground. Long fringe (28.0 cm), with wooden beads, is attached to the bottom edge. The muzzle end of the case is decorated with a blue triangle border, red and orange triangles, red diamonds and blue diamonds on a white ground. This design is not symmetrical. Long fringe (26.0 cm), with wooden beads, is attached along the bottom edge.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.04.3003
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.3006 a,b
- Description
- Two beaded braid discs, white background with red and blue triangular shapes, red beaded border. Buckskin backing with buckskin thongs. Tag: "Reba Bearspaw $30.50 two headbands and braid one pair" on one side and “Written on paper bag containing braid discs” on the reverse.
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- Title
- Hair Ornament
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- glass; skin
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 7.0 cm
- Description
- Two beaded braid discs, white background with red and blue triangular shapes, red beaded border. Buckskin backing with buckskin thongs. Tag: "Reba Bearspaw $30.50 two headbands and braid one pair" on one side and “Written on paper bag containing braid discs” on the reverse.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- regalia
- beadwork
- Reba Bearspaw
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.3006 a,b
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3038
- Description
- A replica of a hair bag, (could be displayed Re: Corleigh Belton July 2013) sewn closed, completely beaded on both sides with the same pattern - yellow background with green, white, red and blue geometric design. Irregularly cut buckskin strand handle (36.0 x 2.0 cm) attached to top corners.
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- Title
- Hairbag
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 9.0 cm
- Description
- A replica of a hair bag, (could be displayed Re: Corleigh Belton July 2013) sewn closed, completely beaded on both sides with the same pattern - yellow background with green, white, red and blue geometric design. Irregularly cut buckskin strand handle (36.0 x 2.0 cm) attached to top corners.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- beadwork
- ceremonial
- religious
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3038
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- hoof; glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3019
- Description
- Replica of a hairbag, (could be displayed Re: Corleigh Belton July 2013) beaded front and back, with rounded bottom corners. The bag has red and white stepped diamonds on a black background with a pink and black border on one side, and a black and white ‘checker-board’ pattern on the reverse with …
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- Title
- Hairbag
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- hoof; glass; skin
- Dimensions
- 3.5 x 22.0 x 48.0 cm
- Description
- Replica of a hairbag, (could be displayed Re: Corleigh Belton July 2013) beaded front and back, with rounded bottom corners. The bag has red and white stepped diamonds on a black background with a pink and black border on one side, and a black and white ‘checker-board’ pattern on the reverse with 2 radiating circles near the bottom edge. The bag has a braided hide handle attached at the top corners. There are four pieces of hoof hanging from the bottom edge of the bag. The bag has been sewn shut.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- ceremonial
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3019
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3037
- Description
- Replica of a hairbag (could be displayed Re: Corleigh Belton July 2013). Small bag, stiched shut along the top edge, with both sides fully beaded. One side has a pattern of green and white squares with a blue and black triangle border, the other side has a multicoloured stepped diamond on a blue b…
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- Title
- Hairbag
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- glass; skin
- Dimensions
- 9.5 x 16.3 cm
- Description
- Replica of a hairbag (could be displayed Re: Corleigh Belton July 2013). Small bag, stiched shut along the top edge, with both sides fully beaded. One side has a pattern of green and white squares with a blue and black triangle border, the other side has a multicoloured stepped diamond on a blue background with a black edge on three sides and three black squares along the top edge. The bag has a braided hide handle (39.0 x 2.0 cm) with fur attached. The bottom edge of the bag has beaded hanging thong with fur tufts at the end.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- beadwork
- ceremonial
- religious
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3037
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- Date
- 1950 – 1969
- Material
- plastic; skin; fibre; hair
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1020 a-d
- Description
- Four small completely beaded dolls. Each doll has a small strip of leather thong extending from the top of the head - these are joined together with a large bead. two women and two men, with the men having animal fur for feet.
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- Title
- Miniature Doll
- Date
- 1950 – 1969
- Material
- plastic; skin; fibre; hair
- Description
- Four small completely beaded dolls. Each doll has a small strip of leather thong extending from the top of the head - these are joined together with a large bead. two women and two men, with the men having animal fur for feet.
- Subject
- crafts
- beadwork
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of J. Monroe Thorington, Philadelphia, USA, 1969
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1020 a-d
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- glass; skin; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.24.3002
- Description
- Fully beaded rectangular pouch with a diamond-shpaed opening in the centre front. A piece of mirror, with a bevelled edge, has been placed inside the bag behind the opening. The top of the pouch has a blue and white beaded handle and there is long hide fringe (22.0 cm) attached to the bottom edge…
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- Title
- Mirror Case
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- glass; skin; fibre
- Dimensions
- 58.5 x 15.1 cm
- Description
- Fully beaded rectangular pouch with a diamond-shpaed opening in the centre front. A piece of mirror, with a bevelled edge, has been placed inside the bag behind the opening. The top of the pouch has a blue and white beaded handle and there is long hide fringe (22.0 cm) attached to the bottom edge. The mirror case has floral decoration on both sides with orange and red flowers and burgandy and yellow flowers.
- Subject
- Indigenous, Stoney
- crafts
- beadwork
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.24.3002
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Moccasin Fragment
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- glass; plastic; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.3010
- Description
- Unfinished moccasin with the top completely beaded in a geometric design in red, yellow and white on a blue background.
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- Title
- Moccasin Fragment
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- glass; plastic; skin
- Dimensions
- 13.3 x 27.7 cm
- Description
- Unfinished moccasin with the top completely beaded in a geometric design in red, yellow and white on a blue background.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.3010
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3008
- Description
- Green velvet bag trimmed with commercial binding 2.5 cm wide with repeating pattern of a ball, horse, flower and teddy bear. Edge is buckskin 6.0 cm wide. Beaded rose 12.5 cm wide in red and white, three on each side. The bag is lined with white fabric, with a scalloped top edge, over blue flor…
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- Title
- Mossbag
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 24.6 x 86.6 cm
- Description
- Green velvet bag trimmed with commercial binding 2.5 cm wide with repeating pattern of a ball, horse, flower and teddy bear. Edge is buckskin 6.0 cm wide. Beaded rose 12.5 cm wide in red and white, three on each side. The bag is lined with white fabric, with a scalloped top edge, over blue floral patterned fabric. Tag CRW's writing: "Christine Ear? Keep as fine example."
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3008
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- Date
- prior to 1979
- Material
- fibre; glass; plastic; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3005
- Description
- Blue velvet mossbag lined with flannel fabric with a baby blanket pattern (rabbits, horses, elephants) in blue, pink and yellow. The top opening of the bag is unfinished. The side opening is edged with hide with a scalloped edge. The hide has slit holes for lacing the bag closed and has laces at…
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- Title
- Mossbag
- Date
- prior to 1979
- Material
- fibre; glass; plastic; skin
- Dimensions
- 26.8 x 76.0 cm
- Description
- Blue velvet mossbag lined with flannel fabric with a baby blanket pattern (rabbits, horses, elephants) in blue, pink and yellow. The top opening of the bag is unfinished. The side opening is edged with hide with a scalloped edge. The hide has slit holes for lacing the bag closed and has laces attached. Both sides of the bag have beaded flowers in purple and red with green leaves all edged in yellow.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3005
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- Date
- prior to 1979
- Material
- fibre; glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3006
- Description
- Black corduroy mossbag lined with purple, pink and green floral patterned red flannel. The open edge of the bag is edged with commercially prepared leather (sueded side out) with scalloped edges and oval holes for laces. Both sides of the bag have floral patterned beading in blue, pink, yellow an…
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- Title
- Mossbag
- Date
- prior to 1979
- Material
- fibre; glass; skin
- Dimensions
- 26.2 x 71.2 cm
- Description
- Black corduroy mossbag lined with purple, pink and green floral patterned red flannel. The open edge of the bag is edged with commercially prepared leather (sueded side out) with scalloped edges and oval holes for laces. Both sides of the bag have floral patterned beading in blue, pink, yellow and white with green and pink leaves and green stems.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- beadwork
- sewing
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3006
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Quirt Riding Whip
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- Date
- 1950 – 1965
- Material
- wood; skin; glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0054 a,b
- Description
- Two quirts made in the same manner from smoothly carved sticks that have been stained reddish brown, with long buckskin lashes at the end, and beaded strap handle. Wide buckskin thong passes through hole cut in end of quirt and is doubled and tightly wrapped together with a narrow strip of leather.…
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- Title
- Quirt Riding Whip
- Date
- 1950 – 1965
- Material
- wood; skin; glass; metal
- Dimensions
- 2.6 x 95.5 cm
- Description
- Two quirts made in the same manner from smoothly carved sticks that have been stained reddish brown, with long buckskin lashes at the end, and beaded strap handle. Wide buckskin thong passes through hole cut in end of quirt and is doubled and tightly wrapped together with a narrow strip of leather. Flat, beaded handle strap is split into two tongues at one end which end with two tin cone beads filled with orange feathers. (a) square with blue beads, long, plain, smoothly carved, squared stick. Handle beaded on brown leather in lazy stitch of blue seed beads with three white outlines of squares spaced evenly along. Tongues have white stripes. Strap stitched through hole in wood with buckskin thong. (b) round with white beads, round smooth baton with ring carved at top and in middle. Strap as (a) but white background with solid green and blue squares spaced along, and green and white checked tongues.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- animal
- horse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0054 a,b
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- Date
- prior to 1973
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3017
- Description
- Dark brown fur apron with three compartments. Each section holds a doll, one larger than the other two, that is sewn in place. Each doll has hide clothing, fur on the head and beaded facial features. Long thong tie (69.8 cm long) attached at upper two corners. Tag attached: “Eliza Hunter broug…
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- Title
- Regalia Apron
- Date
- prior to 1973
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 49.0 x 48.0 cm
- Description
- Dark brown fur apron with three compartments. Each section holds a doll, one larger than the other two, that is sewn in place. Each doll has hide clothing, fur on the head and beaded facial features. Long thong tie (69.8 cm long) attached at upper two corners. Tag attached: “Eliza Hunter brought this spring of ‘72 How babies were carried? (copied from note in CRW handwriting).”
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Eliza Hunter
- regalia
- beadwork
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3017
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