Narrow Results By
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.1034
- Description
- Long, beaded and fringed bag, fringe 20.0 long at bottom of bag, beaded panel 1910, white background, both side edges with blue beads, different designs each side. One side 3 red and blue rectangles along edge, centered large stylized 8-pointed flower, dark blue edge, light blue, yellow, red and gr…
1 image
- Title
- Calumet Bag
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 19.0 x 75.0 cm
- Description
- Long, beaded and fringed bag, fringe 20.0 long at bottom of bag, beaded panel 1910, white background, both side edges with blue beads, different designs each side. One side 3 red and blue rectangles along edge, centered large stylized 8-pointed flower, dark blue edge, light blue, yellow, red and green, other side red, mauve, blue flower, yellow bud. Top of bag buckskin has blue beads on side edges, red on top scalloped edge. One thong looped thought 2 holes near top. [Typical transitional floral patterns with a wide selection of beads, ie. 1870-1920, interesting rectangular pattern on back. Al McClelland 1997]
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.1034
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- stone; wood; skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.0001
- Description
- A war club with a leather-wrapped handle painted with red and black bands and decorated with rings of black and pink beads. The club’s stone head is covered with leather, and attached loosely, but securely to the handle. The head is painted with a red and black design (X on one side). The club h…
1 image
- Title
- Club
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- stone; wood; skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 93.0 cm
- Description
- A war club with a leather-wrapped handle painted with red and black bands and decorated with rings of black and pink beads. The club’s stone head is covered with leather, and attached loosely, but securely to the handle. The head is painted with a red and black design (X on one side). The club has tassels of soft leather fringe with beads hanging from the head and the end of the club.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.0001
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
- Date
- 1900 – 1950
- Material
- skin; wood; clay; bone; ivory
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0010
- Description
- A leather thong knotted at one end and threaded with a clay bead, a bone hairpipe bead, another bead of wood, and a small carved ivory seal.
1 image
- Title
- Fob
- Date
- 1900 – 1950
- Material
- skin; wood; clay; bone; ivory
- Dimensions
- 21.5 cm
- Description
- A leather thong knotted at one end and threaded with a clay bead, a bone hairpipe bead, another bead of wood, and a small carved ivory seal.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- decorative
- regalia
- beadwork
- carving
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0010
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1054 a,b
- Description
- Pair smoked gloves, floral beaded pattern on gauntlets, machine sewn, plain glove, gauntlet lined with canvas, 2 flower design, red and white tulip-like flower, red stems, green leaves, fringe sewn on side of gauntlet 11.0 long, many torn off short.
1 image
- Title
- Gauntlet Gloves
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 20.0 x 38.5 cm
- Description
- Pair smoked gloves, floral beaded pattern on gauntlets, machine sewn, plain glove, gauntlet lined with canvas, 2 flower design, red and white tulip-like flower, red stems, green leaves, fringe sewn on side of gauntlet 11.0 long, many torn off short.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1054 a,b
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Quirt Riding Whip
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact106.06.0003
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- antler, elk; skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0003
- Description
- Long handle made from elk antler with geometric bands incised in groups along the length. A beaded wrist strap with scalloped edges is attached to a thong which is threaded through a hole drilled at the end of the antler. The other end has a lash of two thin leather straps.
1 image
- Title
- Quirt Riding Whip
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- antler, elk; skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 108.0 cm
- Description
- Long handle made from elk antler with geometric bands incised in groups along the length. A beaded wrist strap with scalloped edges is attached to a thong which is threaded through a hole drilled at the end of the antler. The other end has a lash of two thin leather straps.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0003
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Saddle Blanket
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact106.06.0005
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- fibre; hair, sheep; glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0005
- Description
- Blanket cloth pieced together by hand to form a large rectangle with a dark border with fringe and bells is attached along one edge and halfway up both sides. A crewel-like design of beads is appliqued on the border.
1 image
- Title
- Saddle Blanket
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- fibre; hair, sheep; glass; metal
- Dimensions
- 90 x 140 cm
- Description
- Blanket cloth pieced together by hand to form a large rectangle with a dark border with fringe and bells is attached along one edge and halfway up both sides. A crewel-like design of beads is appliqued on the border.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0005
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Trailing Headdress
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.09.1188
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- skin; feather; fibre; hair; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1188
- Description
- Long trailing eagle feather headdress, on felt and skin headpiece. Ends of feathers have long strands of white horse hair attached. Beaded band, blue triangles on white background with single coral and green beads along edge.
1 image
- Title
- Trailing Headdress
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- skin; feather; fibre; hair; glass
- Dimensions
- 45.0 x 188.0 cm
- Description
- Long trailing eagle feather headdress, on felt and skin headpiece. Ends of feathers have long strands of white horse hair attached. Beaded band, blue triangles on white background with single coral and green beads along edge.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- ceremonial
- regalia
- beadwork
- Deer Lodge
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1188
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Trailing Headdress
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.09.3032
- Date
- 1900 – 1950
- Material
- feathers; skin; hair; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.3032
- Description
- Beaded orange band with blue, yellow and red geometric pattern. Light feathers with dark ends and horsehair attached with fur patches at the tips. Long white buckskin train. Buckskin streamers at each end of brow band. Tag: "Indicates it's possibly Chief David Bearspaw's."
1 image
- Title
- Trailing Headdress
- Date
- 1900 – 1950
- Material
- feathers; skin; hair; glass; fibre
- Description
- Beaded orange band with blue, yellow and red geometric pattern. Light feathers with dark ends and horsehair attached with fur patches at the tips. Long white buckskin train. Buckskin streamers at each end of brow band. Tag: "Indicates it's possibly Chief David Bearspaw's."
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.3032
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.