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Beaded Caparison
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3037 a,b
- Description
- Two large beaded medallions with fringe along the bottom edge and a hide strip attached to the back at the top. Each beaded orange circle, worked on canvas, is decorated with blue, white and red chevrons forming a eight-pointed star at the centre.
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- Title
- Beaded Caparison
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 20.5 x 37.5 cm
- Description
- Two large beaded medallions with fringe along the bottom edge and a hide strip attached to the back at the top. Each beaded orange circle, worked on canvas, is decorated with blue, white and red chevrons forming a eight-pointed star at the centre.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3037 a,b
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Beaded Caparison
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact106.06.3043%20a-j
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; glass; metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3043 a-j
- Description
- Ten pieces of beadwork for an unfinished caparison set. Each piece has a yellow background, a black and orange triangle border, blue and orange chevrons, and green and orange diamonds with blue centres. a) Decorative headpiece (73.0 x 62.0 cm) with hide centre with diamond shaped cut-outs down the…
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- Title
- Beaded Caparison
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; glass; metal; skin
- Dimensions
- 15.0 (b) x 96.5 (b) cm
- Description
- Ten pieces of beadwork for an unfinished caparison set. Each piece has a yellow background, a black and orange triangle border, blue and orange chevrons, and green and orange diamonds with blue centres. a) Decorative headpiece (73.0 x 62.0 cm) with hide centre with diamond shaped cut-outs down the length. Beaded triangles, diamonds and chevrons are attached along the edges. There are two looped elastic attachments at the top and thong ties between the beadwork.b) Collar (96.5 x 15.0 cm) that is fabric backed and slightly pointed with bead and metal jingle bell fringe at the centre. There are two beaded diamonds attached along the top edge and hide ties at each end.c,d) Two diamond-shaped pieces of beadwork (25.0 x 14.0 cm), each with three thong ties and a slight variation in bead colour - red instead of orange.e,f,g) Three large diamond-shaped pieces of beadwork (50.5 x 24.5 cm; 49.0 x 24.5 cm; 48.0 x 24.0 cm) with remnants of red feathers on one tip of (f) and (g).h) Small beadstrip (20.0 x 4.0 cm) with ends finished with ribbon.i) Triangular beaded piece (19.2 x 19.0 cm) with a hide strap tied in a loop attached to the back. Additional bead decoration of three black and orange triangles. j) Flat, rectangular canvas bag (40.5 x 25.0 cm) with one side beaded with a variation of the motif (triangle and forked squares instead of chevrons). The bag has a hide strap at the top and fringe (17.0 cm long) along the bottom edge.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- beadwork
- animals, horses
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3043 a-j
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Beaded Caparison
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact106.06.3044%20a%2cb
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3044 a,b
- Description
- Caparison set with robe and headstall.a) Robe (111.0 x 101.0 cm) of light hide with beaded patches attached: two brown diamonds with orange, blue and white stepped diamonds at centre; two yellow circles with red and blue crosses at centre; one blanket strip of three circles joined by two rectangles…
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- Title
- Beaded Caparison
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; glass; skin
- Dimensions
- 101.0 (a); 59.5 (b) x 111.0 (a); 43.0 (b) cm
- Description
- Caparison set with robe and headstall.a) Robe (111.0 x 101.0 cm) of light hide with beaded patches attached: two brown diamonds with orange, blue and white stepped diamonds at centre; two yellow circles with red and blue crosses at centre; one blanket strip of three circles joined by two rectangles, white with red and blue diamonds; and two large yellow and black butterflies.b) A headstall of two joined beaded strips with diamonds attached along outer edges. The colours and beaded motif matches the blanket strip on (a). There are two elastic loops attached to the top.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3044 a,b
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Beaded Caparison
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact106.06.3042%20a-p
- Date
- c. 1960
- Material
- skin; glass; metal; hoof
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3042 a-p
- Description
- Sixteen piece caparison, red beaded background with geometric pattern in dark blue, yellow, red and light blue. There are: 1 semi-circular flank decoration, 1 pair triangular cheek (?) pieces, 1 pair large stirrup and foot coverings, 1 neck decoration with triangular flaps, 1 headstall, 1 pair lar…
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- Title
- Beaded Caparison
- Date
- c. 1960
- Material
- skin; glass; metal; hoof
- Description
- Sixteen piece caparison, red beaded background with geometric pattern in dark blue, yellow, red and light blue. There are: 1 semi-circular flank decoration, 1 pair triangular cheek (?) pieces, 1 pair large stirrup and foot coverings, 1 neck decoration with triangular flaps, 1 headstall, 1 pair large round medallions, 2 blanket strips, 1 collar/martingale (?), 1 rifle case, and 1 pair small pieces similar to rifle case.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- beadwork
- animals, horses
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3042 a-p
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Beaded Caparison
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact106.06.3041%20a-g
- Date
- c. 1960
- Material
- skin; glass; hoof
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3041 a-g
- Description
- Seven piece caparison, fully beaded, red background with geometric designs with dark blue, light blue and yellow. There are: 2 blanket strips, 1 heart-shaped collar, 1 headstall, 1 semi-circular flank decoration and 1 pair long narrow reins.
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- Title
- Beaded Caparison
- Date
- c. 1960
- Material
- skin; glass; hoof
- Description
- Seven piece caparison, fully beaded, red background with geometric designs with dark blue, light blue and yellow. There are: 2 blanket strips, 1 heart-shaped collar, 1 headstall, 1 semi-circular flank decoration and 1 pair long narrow reins.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- beadwork
- animals, horses
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3041 a-g
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; plastic; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3044 a,b
- Description
- Magenta coloured velvet collar and belt. a) Belt (headband?) has buckskin ties. Decorated with light green sequinned leaves.b) Collar has three sequinned stylized flowers outlined with with beads. Sequins are shiny light green. Collar has pink threaded fringe.
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- Title
- Beaded Collar
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; plastic; glass
- Dimensions
- 9.0 (a); 34.0 (b) x 60.0 (a); 47.0 (b) cm
- Description
- Magenta coloured velvet collar and belt. a) Belt (headband?) has buckskin ties. Decorated with light green sequinned leaves.b) Collar has three sequinned stylized flowers outlined with with beads. Sequins are shiny light green. Collar has pink threaded fringe.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- beadwork
- crafts
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3044 a,b
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Beaded Headband
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.04.3001
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.3001
- Description
- Beaded headband with a beaded triangle joined to the centre of the top edge. The ends of the band are attached together with white elastic. A pair of medallions are attached to the elastic. The headband is blue with a geometric design in yellow, red, white and green. There are two groups of fin…
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- Title
- Beaded Headband
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 27.5 x 27.0 cm
- Description
- Beaded headband with a beaded triangle joined to the centre of the top edge. The ends of the band are attached together with white elastic. A pair of medallions are attached to the elastic. The headband is blue with a geometric design in yellow, red, white and green. There are two groups of finge hanging from the bottom edge of the headband at either end of the triangle. The band is backed by white fabric (canvas?).
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.3001
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Beaded Headband
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.04.3002
- Date
- prior to 1979
- Material
- glass; plastic; fibre; feather
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.3002
- Description
- Beaded headband with a peak at the front centre. The headband is blue with dark blue triangle borders and edged with both blues. The band is decorated with a yellow, red and white geometric design. The ends of the band are joined with elastic, and the elastic is covered with a medallion that hol…
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- Title
- Beaded Headband
- Date
- prior to 1979
- Material
- glass; plastic; fibre; feather
- Dimensions
- 13.0 x 31.0 cm
- Description
- Beaded headband with a peak at the front centre. The headband is blue with dark blue triangle borders and edged with both blues. The band is decorated with a yellow, red and white geometric design. The ends of the band are joined with elastic, and the elastic is covered with a medallion that holds three feathers (eagle?) (24.0 cm long). The headband is backed with white fabric. Tag attached: “found in Eaton’s box marked ‘My Indian Headband’.”
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- beadwork
- Catharine Whyte
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.3002
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- Date
- prior to 1979
- Material
- fibre; glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3030
- Description
- Beige commercially made shirt decorated with coloured glass beads, coloured glass stones and embroidered flowers. There are four large metal buttons fastening the front and one button and a safety pin holding a belt on the back. The shirt has two pockets and a false pocket flap. A paper tag is …
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- Title
- Beaded Jacket
- Date
- prior to 1979
- Material
- fibre; glass; metal
- Dimensions
- 119.5 x 68.4 cm
- Description
- Beige commercially made shirt decorated with coloured glass beads, coloured glass stones and embroidered flowers. There are four large metal buttons fastening the front and one button and a safety pin holding a belt on the back. The shirt has two pockets and a false pocket flap. A paper tag is stapled to the bottom hem marked “18124” and a worn tag is in the right pocket.
- Subject
- crafts
- embroidery
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3030
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Beaded Necklace
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.01.0005
- Date
- 1880 – 1910
- Material
- bone; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0005
- Description
- A woman's necklace of double hair pipes alternating with similar lengths of threaded beads in red and blue. The red beads are glass and the blue beads may be clay beads.
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- Title
- Beaded Necklace
- Date
- 1880 – 1910
- Material
- bone; glass
- Dimensions
- 135.0 cm
- Description
- A woman's necklace of double hair pipes alternating with similar lengths of threaded beads in red and blue. The red beads are glass and the blue beads may be clay beads.
- Subject
- decoration
- beadwork
- crafts
- Indigenous
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0005
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Beaded Necklace
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.01.3018
- Date
- prior to 1973
- Material
- seed; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.3018
- Description
- Thirty four seed pods strung together on a brown plastic lacing (68.8 cm long). Tag in CRW's writing: "Viola Hunter Nov 10,1973"
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- Title
- Beaded Necklace
- Date
- prior to 1973
- Material
- seed; plastic
- Dimensions
- 10.0 x 36.0 cm
- Description
- Thirty four seed pods strung together on a brown plastic lacing (68.8 cm long). Tag in CRW's writing: "Viola Hunter Nov 10,1973"
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- regalia
- Viola Hunter
- crafts
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.3018
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Beaded Necklace
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.01.3003
- Date
- 1920 – 1971
- Material
- glass; tooth; shell; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.3003
- Description
- Eight groups of four strands on coral coloured beads strung on skin thongs. Hanging from bottom strand are 13 teeth and three 13.0 long strands of beads and a cowrie shell on the end of each. Tag CRW's writing: "Viola Hunter March 3 1971 belonged to George Hunter father of old John Hunter Corral …
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- Title
- Beaded Necklace
- Date
- 1920 – 1971
- Material
- glass; tooth; shell; skin
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 43.8 cm
- Description
- Eight groups of four strands on coral coloured beads strung on skin thongs. Hanging from bottom strand are 13 teeth and three 13.0 long strands of beads and a cowrie shell on the end of each. Tag CRW's writing: "Viola Hunter March 3 1971 belonged to George Hunter father of old John Hunter Corral (sic) coloured beads & shells ca. 1950."
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.3003
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Beaded Necklace
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.01.3019
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- seeds; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.3019
- Description
- Numerous dark brown round dried seeds strung on thread (70.0 cm long).
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- Title
- Beaded Necklace
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- seeds; fibre
- Dimensions
- 1.5 x 35.0 cm
- Description
- Numerous dark brown round dried seeds strung on thread (70.0 cm long).
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.3019
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Beaded Necktie
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.07.3049
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- glass; skin; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3049
- Description
- Fully beaded necktie backed with canvas and blue and green printed fabric. The tie has a blue background with three red bordered white chevrons. The top edge of the tie has short leather fringe. Long leather thong ties are wrapped with blue, red, white and yellow beads.
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- Title
- Beaded Necktie
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- glass; skin; fibre
- Dimensions
- 15.0 x 25.0 cm
- Description
- Fully beaded necktie backed with canvas and blue and green printed fabric. The tie has a blue background with three red bordered white chevrons. The top edge of the tie has short leather fringe. Long leather thong ties are wrapped with blue, red, white and yellow beads.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- crafts
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3049
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.3001
- Description
- 22 beads, 18 white and others blue, purple and black strung on a leather thong.
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- Title
- Beads
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- glass; skin
- Dimensions
- 1.2 x 19.0 cm
- Description
- 22 beads, 18 white and others blue, purple and black strung on a leather thong.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- crafts
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.3001
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- Date
- 1925 – 1950
- Material
- metal, brass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0005 a,b
- Description
- A pair of brass bells, each shaped like a clamshell, cast with a raised scrolled face-like design with two knobby eyes on each side and a slit at the mouth. A small pebble (clay?) is loose inside and acts as the clapper. Each bell has a square handle at the top with a hole pierced through the han…
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- Title
- Bell
- Date
- 1925 – 1950
- Material
- metal, brass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 5.5 x 4.0 x 5.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of brass bells, each shaped like a clamshell, cast with a raised scrolled face-like design with two knobby eyes on each side and a slit at the mouth. A small pebble (clay?) is loose inside and acts as the clapper. Each bell has a square handle at the top with a hole pierced through the handle and a red cord loop tied on.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0005 a,b
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0173
- Description
- A soft belt of red violet velvet with large silver buckle. Velvet is sewn into long tube and gathered slightly at end where attached to buckle. Two part buckle hooks together with large hook and eye on back. Cast buckle shaped like two pointed cinquefoils butting together at the flat side, each co…
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- Title
- Belt
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 8.5 x 93.5 cm
- Description
- A soft belt of red violet velvet with large silver buckle. Velvet is sewn into long tube and gathered slightly at end where attached to buckle. Two part buckle hooks together with large hook and eye on back. Cast buckle shaped like two pointed cinquefoils butting together at the flat side, each containing a female dancing figure in very high relief. Figure has firm breasts and tiny waist, and is wearing draped bloomers and tall headdress. Scrolls and flowers form garland around figure. Smooth border around pebbly background surface, follows shape of buckle each side of buckle has bar soldered across back to attach belt. Velvet attached one side only with loose basting stitches around bar.
- Subject
- households
- figure
- female
- religious
- Hinduism
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0173
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- Date
- 1920 – 1960
- Material
- hair, sheep; fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.0015
- Description
- Large throw, handwoven in homespun wool. Pattern reminiscent of Navajo work in browns, oranges, and reds. One seam in centre undone.
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- Title
- Blanket
- Date
- 1920 – 1960
- Material
- hair, sheep; fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 158.0 x 253.0 cm
- Description
- Large throw, handwoven in homespun wool. Pattern reminiscent of Navajo work in browns, oranges, and reds. One seam in centre undone.
- Subject
- households
- furnishings
- Indigenous
- crafts
- weaving
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.0015
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- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- metal, copper; enamel
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0465
- Description
- A small copper bowl with a gold coloured enamel lining (lacquer?). The bowl has a very simple shape with a beaten texture showing on the exterior and a grain-like (brushed?) texture on the inside.
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- Title
- Bonbon Dish
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- metal, copper; enamel
- Dimensions
- 2.5 cm
- Description
- A small copper bowl with a gold coloured enamel lining (lacquer?). The bowl has a very simple shape with a beaten texture showing on the exterior and a grain-like (brushed?) texture on the inside.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- crafts
- metalwork
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0465
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- sinew; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.3004
- Description
- Handmade bow of peeled, bent wood with a carved notch at one end. A sinew bowstring is looped around the notch and wrapped around the opposite end.
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- Title
- Bow
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- sinew; wood
- Dimensions
- 3.6 x 113.0 cm
- Description
- Handmade bow of peeled, bent wood with a carved notch at one end. A sinew bowstring is looped around the notch and wrapped around the opposite end.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- carving
- sports, archery
- hunting
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.3004
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