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Beaded Caparison
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- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- fibre; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0046 a,b
- Description
- Two beadstrips which together form a decorative headstall for a horse in ceremonial parade, heavily beaded canvas, the elongated strips have a white ground on which geometric figures in stepped square patterns form triangles, crosses, and diamonds in blue, burgundy, and green. At the wider end of …
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- Title
- Beaded Caparison
- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- fibre; glass
- Dimensions
- 9.5 x 51.5 cm
- Description
- Two beadstrips which together form a decorative headstall for a horse in ceremonial parade, heavily beaded canvas, the elongated strips have a white ground on which geometric figures in stepped square patterns form triangles, crosses, and diamonds in blue, burgundy, and green. At the wider end of each a cutout square allows for attaching to headstall. The beads of (a) at the top are a clear blue glass, on (b) they are a frosty opaque blue.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- animal
- horse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0046 a,b
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Beaded Caparison
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- Date
- 1930 – 1945
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0047
- Description
- A decorative bridle piece, heavily beaded, made of two pieces of elongated round ended pieces of buckskin sewn together. Beaded pattern of heart, spade, diamond, club card suits in red and frosty blue separated by oblique lines in blue green, and all on a white ground. On the bare surface are two 1…
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- Title
- Beaded Caparison
- Date
- 1930 – 1945
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 8.0 x 92.0 cm
- Description
- A decorative bridle piece, heavily beaded, made of two pieces of elongated round ended pieces of buckskin sewn together. Beaded pattern of heart, spade, diamond, club card suits in red and frosty blue separated by oblique lines in blue green, and all on a white ground. On the bare surface are two 10 cm long buckskin strips sewn to the back, parallel to the length of the piece, and thongs at both ends.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0047
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Beaded Caparison
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- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- fibre; glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0049
- Description
- A decorative martingale for a horse in parade. Heavily beaded, it broadly forms an "H" of two strips with geometric figures on them, and a cross bar with a floral emblem on it. The vertical strips have buckskin ties at the tops, and are white with various triangles and diamonds, principally in verm…
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- Title
- Beaded Caparison
- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- fibre; glass; skin
- Dimensions
- 43.0 x 82.0 cm
- Description
- A decorative martingale for a horse in parade. Heavily beaded, it broadly forms an "H" of two strips with geometric figures on them, and a cross bar with a floral emblem on it. The vertical strips have buckskin ties at the tops, and are white with various triangles and diamonds, principally in vermilion with green and blue borders, gonfalon lower ends. The centre panel is almost square and is a very pale blue ground with a conventional flower made up of circles upon it in deep green and blood red, plus four leaves of light green. Below the panel is a fringe of light buckskin, running from strut to strut.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- animal
- horse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0049
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Beaded Caparison
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- fibre; glass; skin; feathers
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0052 a-c
- Description
- Three pieces of beaded canvas with various ties on them, the two longer strips having feathers connected as well. The two longer strips are a red ground with bare canvas ends, and three like patterns of triangles in yellow with stepped square black tops on either side of a stepped square pink cross…
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- Title
- Beaded Caparison
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- fibre; glass; skin; feathers
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 55.5 cm
- Description
- Three pieces of beaded canvas with various ties on them, the two longer strips having feathers connected as well. The two longer strips are a red ground with bare canvas ends, and three like patterns of triangles in yellow with stepped square black tops on either side of a stepped square pink cross with black edges. Two buckskin thongs at the midpoint. The feathers are connected at the edges adjacent to the patterned points. The shorter strip has a red ground and two of the same pattern on it, and ties at either end.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- animal
- horse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0052 a-c
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Beaded Caparison
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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- fibre; glass; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3027 a,b
- Description
- Two beaded pieces with matching beadwork. Each piece has a short tapered strip attached to a beaded circle. The strips have repeated red and white triangles on a blue ground. The circles (16.5 diameter) have a red, green and white pinwheel pattern on a blue ground with sequins around the outer e…
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- Title
- Beaded Caparison
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- fibre; glass; plastic
- Dimensions
- 16.5 x 31.3 cm
- Description
- Two beaded pieces with matching beadwork. Each piece has a short tapered strip attached to a beaded circle. The strips have repeated red and white triangles on a blue ground. The circles (16.5 diameter) have a red, green and white pinwheel pattern on a blue ground with sequins around the outer edge.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- animals, horses
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3027 a,b
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Beaded Caparison
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- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- skin; glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.1047 a-d
- Description
- Four piece beaded head stall decoration. (a) side of headstall, 40.5x7.0, gold coloured metal beads and green glass beads outline entire piece. Four geometric designs in dark blue, red and yellow with white background. Circular end has red and white beads. Two buckskin thongs sewn onto each end…
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- Title
- Beaded Caparison
- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- skin; glass; skin
- Description
- Four piece beaded head stall decoration. (a) side of headstall, 40.5x7.0, gold coloured metal beads and green glass beads outline entire piece. Four geometric designs in dark blue, red and yellow with white background. Circular end has red and white beads. Two buckskin thongs sewn onto each end. (b) Noseband, 31.2x6.8. Most of metal beads missing. Same colours as (a) but in continuous angular rows. (c and d) on display, unable to describe.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- ceremonial
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.1047 a-d
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- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- glass; fibre; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1024
- Description
- Poncho style beaded collar with fringes, 2 piece, sewn together at the shoulders, rust coloured background beads, 2 rows of hanging blue equilateral triangles front and back form a V from shoulders to centre, zigzag clear beads frame head, circles of white-light blue and orange-dark blue designs on…
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- Title
- Beaded Collar
- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- glass; fibre; skin
- Dimensions
- 47.7 x 31.5 cm
- Description
- Poncho style beaded collar with fringes, 2 piece, sewn together at the shoulders, rust coloured background beads, 2 rows of hanging blue equilateral triangles front and back form a V from shoulders to centre, zigzag clear beads frame head, circles of white-light blue and orange-dark blue designs on front, multicoloured designs rest and hang from V stripe on back, completely fringed ca. 12.0 long, notched neck opening.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1969
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1024
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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
- 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
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1003 a,b
- Description
- Pair of beaded buckskin glove and gauntlet decoration. (a) Glove back 9.8x10.5, solid beadwork, white background. Three points at knuckles, green, red, violet horseshoe design, attached to gauntlet. Gauntlet back 19.5x20.0 with 9.0 long fringe. White background, dark and light green and gold le…
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- Title
- Beaded Cuffs
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- skin; glass
- Description
- Pair of beaded buckskin glove and gauntlet decoration. (a) Glove back 9.8x10.5, solid beadwork, white background. Three points at knuckles, green, red, violet horseshoe design, attached to gauntlet. Gauntlet back 19.5x20.0 with 9.0 long fringe. White background, dark and light green and gold leaves and stems. Three blossoms red, dark blue and gold. Silver beads at tips of blossoms. (b) same as (a) but without fringe.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Iva (Mrs. Len) Smith, 1976
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1003 a,b
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1028 a,b
- Description
- A pair of beaded cuffs for gauntlets, tapezoid shape, blue background with groups of oblong designs, centre design is orange-white-blue, a smaller design of white-yellow-green is lateral, a red-white edge with 3 groups of oblong brown-red-white-blue-cherry, each piece has a thing sewn on to the glo…
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- Title
- Beaded Cuffs
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 19.0 x 13.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of beaded cuffs for gauntlets, tapezoid shape, blue background with groups of oblong designs, centre design is orange-white-blue, a smaller design of white-yellow-green is lateral, a red-white edge with 3 groups of oblong brown-red-white-blue-cherry, each piece has a thing sewn on to the glove edge.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1028 a,b
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- skin, deer; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1049
- Description
- long, beaded, white buckskin dress with fringes, pullover style, full length, front and back one piece each, arms sewn on, long fringes at yoke (ca. 31.0) fringes at shoulder seams, arms, sides and arm openings, fringe cut into bottom of skirt, front has symmetrical beading: 5 point white star with…
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- Title
- Beaded Dress
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- skin, deer; glass
- Dimensions
- 65.0 x 120.0 cm
- Description
- long, beaded, white buckskin dress with fringes, pullover style, full length, front and back one piece each, arms sewn on, long fringes at yoke (ca. 31.0) fringes at shoulder seams, arms, sides and arm openings, fringe cut into bottom of skirt, front has symmetrical beading: 5 point white star with red (13.0) 2 rosettes, 2 spades, 2 clubs, on back: 1star, 2 rosettes on shoulders, down the arms triangular shape with 2 diamonds, 6 brass bells tied onto fringes at back.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- beadwork
- Pearl Moore
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1049
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- skin, deer; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1047
- Description
- White buckskin with beads, Pearl Moore's, plain neck opening has thongs to tie at shoulders, 3 rosettes, 2 green,white and red other blue, white and red, on front, horizontal bead strip 36.0 x 3.2 has 3 beadstrips hanging down, beading ca 18.0 long on buckskin strip ca 30.0 long, ends cut into frin…
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- Title
- Beaded Dress
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- skin, deer; glass
- Dimensions
- 49.5 x 99.0 cm
- Description
- White buckskin with beads, Pearl Moore's, plain neck opening has thongs to tie at shoulders, 3 rosettes, 2 green,white and red other blue, white and red, on front, horizontal bead strip 36.0 x 3.2 has 3 beadstrips hanging down, beading ca 18.0 long on buckskin strip ca 30.0 long, ends cut into fringe, same on back except only one rosette, fringe at breast and waist, 11 buckskin rosettes with thongs hanging from centre, on skirt, fringes at bottom of dress.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- beadwork
- Pearl Moore
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1047
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- Date
- 1930 – 1935
- Material
- skin; shell; metal; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3025
- Description
- Dress of dark brown hide with short sleeves and a tie at one side of the neck opening. The sleeves of the dress have long fringe (23.5 cm) and some of the fringe pieces have blue beads and metal bells attached. The bottom hem of the dress also has fringe (15.0 cm long) attached. The front and b…
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- Title
- Beaded Dress
- Date
- 1930 – 1935
- Material
- skin; shell; metal; glass
- Dimensions
- 87.0 x 96.0 cm
- Description
- Dress of dark brown hide with short sleeves and a tie at one side of the neck opening. The sleeves of the dress have long fringe (23.5 cm) and some of the fringe pieces have blue beads and metal bells attached. The bottom hem of the dress also has fringe (15.0 cm long) attached. The front and back of the dress are decorated with cowrie shells hanging from beaded thread and three silver buckles with hanging threads. Tag attached: “note in bag - ‘this prob. Stoney w/ borrowed Crow idea’ “ in Joyce Johnson writing (1981-1984) and on reverse “Kathleen old regalia scince (sic) child Oct 1931” in CRW writing.
- Subject
- Indigenous, Stoney
- regalia
- beading
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3025
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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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Beaded Headband
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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
- 1935 – 1955
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0095
- Description
- A woman's tan buckskin jacket, fringed and lightly beaded with flowers, smoked buckskin, edges pinked. Cut western style with collar, yoke, inset sleeves, and pockets with front opening full length. 12.0 cm fringes below front yoke, and down backs of sleeves continuing across yoke in back. Front ti…
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- Title
- Beaded Jacket
- Date
- 1935 – 1955
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 57.0 x 63.0 cm
- Description
- A woman's tan buckskin jacket, fringed and lightly beaded with flowers, smoked buckskin, edges pinked. Cut western style with collar, yoke, inset sleeves, and pockets with front opening full length. 12.0 cm fringes below front yoke, and down backs of sleeves continuing across yoke in back. Front ties closed with four sets of buckskin thongs. Six large beaded flowers on two front pockets, front yoke and back are shades of blue with red and yellow accents, with yellow leaves outlined in green. Each side of front band contains four chevrons in shades of blue with red accents, pointing toward front opening. Machine stitched and completely lined with cream coloured fabric. Two inside breast pockets with stitching above to indicate that there may have been flaps there at one time.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- CRW
- Catharine Robb Whyte
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0095
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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
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- fibre; glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0076 a,b
- Description
- A pair of short leggings, calf length only, heavily beaded canvas with buckskin thong ties. Pattern is principally of clear glass beads with a border of black beads lazy stitched at all edges of the trapezoid form, the upper portion has a pattern of outlined linked diamonds in black beads, below it…
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- Title
- Beaded Leggings
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- fibre; glass; skin
- Dimensions
- 38.0 x 27.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of short leggings, calf length only, heavily beaded canvas with buckskin thong ties. Pattern is principally of clear glass beads with a border of black beads lazy stitched at all edges of the trapezoid form, the upper portion has a pattern of outlined linked diamonds in black beads, below it are three squared arches in black, and below them are two stylized "suns" of blue and gold in four pointed stepped square geometric form.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0076 a,b
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