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Date
1945 – 1965
Material
fibre, cotton
Catalogue Number
103.08.0041
Description
A black woven cotton bag of three bands of material sewn together, with the two outer bands extending to form the handle. The bag has a cotton lining. The bag is decorated with bands of red and white geometric flowers that border the handle and inside panel. There is also some pick-up stitch emb…
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Title
Bag
Date
1945 – 1965
Material
fibre, cotton
Dimensions
32.5 x 46.0 cm
Description
A black woven cotton bag of three bands of material sewn together, with the two outer bands extending to form the handle. The bag has a cotton lining. The bag is decorated with bands of red and white geometric flowers that border the handle and inside panel. There is also some pick-up stitch embroidery along the top opening of the bag on centre panel. The bag has four gold tassels hanging along the bottom edge.
Subject
households
crafts
needlework
weaving
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0041
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Date
1945 – 1960
Material
fibre, silk; fibre, rayon
Catalogue Number
103.08.0042
Description
A rectangular bag of woven silk and metallic threads in various sized vertical stripes. The bag has two woven strap handles to match in medium length. The bag has a rayon lining.
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Title
Bag
Date
1945 – 1960
Material
fibre, silk; fibre, rayon
Dimensions
21.0 x 35.5 cm
Description
A rectangular bag of woven silk and metallic threads in various sized vertical stripes. The bag has two woven strap handles to match in medium length. The bag has a rayon lining.
Subject
households
crafts
weaving
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0042
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Date
1945 – 1970
Material
fibre, silk; fibre, cotton
Catalogue Number
103.08.0043
Description
A sack shaped handmade patchwork drawstring bag made up of red, white, green and red patterned pieces of silk fabric. The bag closes with a long thin brown cord drawstring.
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Title
Bag
Date
1945 – 1970
Material
fibre, silk; fibre, cotton
Dimensions
17.5 x 18.0 cm
Description
A sack shaped handmade patchwork drawstring bag made up of red, white, green and red patterned pieces of silk fabric. The bag closes with a long thin brown cord drawstring.
Subject
households
crafts
quilting
needlework
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0043
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Date
1920 – 1945
Material
fibre, flax
Catalogue Number
103.08.0050
Description
A flat linen bag with pointed sides and a flat bottom. The bag is made from natural linen bound with a light brown band across both the bottom and the top. The bag has two very narrow short brown handles, and is decorated with a small embroidered basket of flowers on side.
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Title
Bag
Date
1920 – 1945
Material
fibre, flax
Dimensions
30.5 x 50.0 cm
Description
A flat linen bag with pointed sides and a flat bottom. The bag is made from natural linen bound with a light brown band across both the bottom and the top. The bag has two very narrow short brown handles, and is decorated with a small embroidered basket of flowers on side.
Subject
households
crafts
needlework
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0050
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Date
1945 – 1955
Material
hair, sheep
Catalogue Number
103.08.0053
Description
A square-shaped knitted bag of black and white wool. The bag has a pointed flap with a black and white twisted string at the point. The pattern of the bag includes diamond shapes and a small checked pattern.
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Title
Bag
Date
1945 – 1955
Material
hair, sheep
Dimensions
8.0 x 34.0 cm
Description
A square-shaped knitted bag of black and white wool. The bag has a pointed flap with a black and white twisted string at the point. The pattern of the bag includes diamond shapes and a small checked pattern.
Subject
households
crafts
knitting
needlework
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0053
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Date
1945 – 1960
Material
fibre
Catalogue Number
103.08.0059
Description
A pouch-shaped string bag with green, beige and red horizontal stripes. The bag has a beige-coloured strap handle.
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Title
Bag
Date
1945 – 1960
Material
fibre
Dimensions
23.0 x 60.0 cm
Description
A pouch-shaped string bag with green, beige and red horizontal stripes. The bag has a beige-coloured strap handle.
Subject
households
crafts
needlework
weaving
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0059
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Date
1945 – 1960
Material
fibre
Catalogue Number
103.08.0074
Description
A handbag made of two round woven straw disks with some openwork near the outer edge and green trim along the outer edge. The handles of the bag are braided, and the braid continues around the circumference of the bag.
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Title
Bag
Date
1945 – 1960
Material
fibre
Dimensions
42.0 x 44.0 cm
Description
A handbag made of two round woven straw disks with some openwork near the outer edge and green trim along the outer edge. The handles of the bag are braided, and the braid continues around the circumference of the bag.
Subject
households
crafts
weaving
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0074
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Date
1920 – 1940
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.03.1011 a,b
Description
Floral motif with mauve beadwork toe and side, brown buckskin, sewn with sinew, foot constructed in Rocky Mountain style, ankle piece, long buckskin thongs attached below tongue, centre toe, mauve outlined green leaf with 5 stylized conifer trees stemming out, 3 trees purple, 2 purple with red top,…
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Title
Beaded Moccasins
Date
1920 – 1940
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
11.8 x 9.6 x 25.3 cm
Description
Floral motif with mauve beadwork toe and side, brown buckskin, sewn with sinew, foot constructed in Rocky Mountain style, ankle piece, long buckskin thongs attached below tongue, centre toe, mauve outlined green leaf with 5 stylized conifer trees stemming out, 3 trees purple, 2 purple with red top, all mauve outlined, a mauve stem extends along the side with two sets of leaves, one set 2 red, other 2 red, one green.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
Cyril Paris
Credit
Gift of Cyril Paris, Banff, 1968
Catalogue Number
103.03.1011 a,b
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Date
1925 – 1940
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.03.1013 a,b
Description
Peigan moccasins, blue/red/green pyramid on toe, shaped to foot,sole separate, short (no ankle flap) with small notched cuff, toe beaded in large, blue stepped-triangle outlined in red, then green, short, rounded tongue folds over short thong tie at ankle, and is edged in blue beads, ankle trimmed …
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Title
Beaded Moccasins
Date
1925 – 1940
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
8.0 x 11.5 x 26.0 cm
Description
Peigan moccasins, blue/red/green pyramid on toe, shaped to foot,sole separate, short (no ankle flap) with small notched cuff, toe beaded in large, blue stepped-triangle outlined in red, then green, short, rounded tongue folds over short thong tie at ankle, and is edged in blue beads, ankle trimmed in short broken line of blue beads, seams at heel trimmed in blue beads.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1970
Catalogue Number
103.03.1013 a,b
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Date
1920 – 1950
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.03.1034 a,b
Description
ankle high, blue flower, green leaves, one piece foot construction with added ankle flap and tongue, thong tied on tongue, large blue flower with 3 red buds and blue trim on foot, lightgreen leaves with darker green trim around flower and stems and leaves along outside of foot, Rocky Mountain style.
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Title
Beaded Moccasins
Date
1920 – 1950
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
10.0 x 12.0 x 28.0 cm
Description
ankle high, blue flower, green leaves, one piece foot construction with added ankle flap and tongue, thong tied on tongue, large blue flower with 3 red buds and blue trim on foot, lightgreen leaves with darker green trim around flower and stems and leaves along outside of foot, Rocky Mountain style.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Unknown, 1968
Catalogue Number
103.03.1034 a,b
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Date
1920 – 1930
Material
hide; fibre, silk; glass
Catalogue Number
103.03.0009 a,b
Description
A pair of soft moccasins with a centre seam and leather thongs that tie at the ankle flap. The small vamp is edged with welt wrapped with pink silk thread. Other colours are horse hair wrap. In the center of the vamp is beadwork forming a flower with blossoms in transparent pink, green and blue be…
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Title
Beaded Moccasins
Date
1920 – 1930
Material
hide; fibre, silk; glass
Dimensions
27.0 cm
Description
A pair of soft moccasins with a centre seam and leather thongs that tie at the ankle flap. The small vamp is edged with welt wrapped with pink silk thread. Other colours are horse hair wrap. In the center of the vamp is beadwork forming a flower with blossoms in transparent pink, green and blue beads. Thick rough hide likely bison.
Subject
Indigenous
Slavey
Metis
regalia
decorative
beadwork
bison
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.03.0009 a,b
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Date
1940 – 1950
Material
skin, deer; fibre, silk
Catalogue Number
103.03.0010 a,b
Description
A pair of soft moccasins shaped to the foot and sewn around the sole. Each moccasin has an ankle flap with leather thongs for tying. They are decorated with very simple three and four petalled flowers and leaves embroidered on the instep with pink, red and blue silk thread.
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Title
Beaded Moccasins
Date
1940 – 1950
Material
skin, deer; fibre, silk
Dimensions
25.0 cm
Description
A pair of soft moccasins shaped to the foot and sewn around the sole. Each moccasin has an ankle flap with leather thongs for tying. They are decorated with very simple three and four petalled flowers and leaves embroidered on the instep with pink, red and blue silk thread.
Subject
Indigenous
Stoney
Cree
decorative
needlework
regalia
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.03.0010 a,b
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Date
1940 – 1950
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.03.0030 a,b
Description
A pair of medium topped buckskin moccasins, Rocky Mountain style, each cut from a single piece of hide, folded over, felled and seamed on outside edge, upper flaps and tongues. Bead decoration of stylized flowers, one in rosette form on arch in red and blue with green leaves, one in bud form in yel…
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Title
Beaded Moccasins
Date
1940 – 1950
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
11. x 24. cm
Description
A pair of medium topped buckskin moccasins, Rocky Mountain style, each cut from a single piece of hide, folded over, felled and seamed on outside edge, upper flaps and tongues. Bead decoration of stylized flowers, one in rosette form on arch in red and blue with green leaves, one in bud form in yellow and blue over the big toe, lacey stem running along outer edge in white and red with another blue flower at ankle, and bud in yellow and green at back of heel.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
footwear
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.03.0030 a,b
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Date
1945 – 1955
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.03.0031 a,b
Description
A pair of heavily beaded Plains style moccasins, uppers and lowers separate, upper flaps and tongues sewn on. The beading is bright yellow, bordered geometric motifs in stepped square triangles of deep blue and red, and flying wedges along the ankle area.
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Title
Beaded Moccasins
Date
1945 – 1955
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
12.5 x 28.0 cm
Description
A pair of heavily beaded Plains style moccasins, uppers and lowers separate, upper flaps and tongues sewn on. The beading is bright yellow, bordered geometric motifs in stepped square triangles of deep blue and red, and flying wedges along the ankle area.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
footwear
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.03.0031 a,b
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Date
1940 – 1950
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.03.0050 a,b
Description
A pair of heavily beaded, Rocky Mountain style moccasins, cut from one piece of buckskin each, folded on foot's inside and seamed at outside and at heel. A fringe at ankle sewn to moccasin body and two eyelets in it for a single short thong tie. Heavy beading is a bright yellow ground with red and …
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Title
Beaded Moccasins
Date
1940 – 1950
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
13.0 x 27.0 cm
Description
A pair of heavily beaded, Rocky Mountain style moccasins, cut from one piece of buckskin each, folded on foot's inside and seamed at outside and at heel. A fringe at ankle sewn to moccasin body and two eyelets in it for a single short thong tie. Heavy beading is a bright yellow ground with red and blue triangles on the vamps and completed around the ankle, bordered by a lazy stitch border of red and blue triangles. Tongues are added separately.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
footwear
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.03.0050 a,b
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Date
1940 – 1950
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.03.0051 a,b
Description
A pair of heavily beaded moccasins cut from one piece of buckskin shaped to the foot and seamed to a second piece of buckskin forming the sole. Uppers are completely beaded with white background containing a single red stepped chevron outlined in dark blue on the toe, and red and dark blue stepped …
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Title
Beaded Moccasins
Date
1940 – 1950
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
10.5 x 25.0 cm
Description
A pair of heavily beaded moccasins cut from one piece of buckskin shaped to the foot and seamed to a second piece of buckskin forming the sole. Uppers are completely beaded with white background containing a single red stepped chevron outlined in dark blue on the toe, and red and dark blue stepped diagonal stripes spaced around sides and heel. Light blue band around base of moccasin at sole contains double red chevrons outlined in dark blue spaced evenly around, and a similar narrow light blue band across instep. Large buckskin ankle flap notched along edge, long narrow rectangular tongue, and long thin buckskin ties.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
footwear
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.03.0051 a,b
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Date
1920 – 1930
Material
skin; fibre; glass; quill
Catalogue Number
103.03.0053 a,b
Description
A pair of lightly decorated Woodland style moccasins, the foot cut from a single piece of buckskin which is seamed up the toe to the vamp which is an inset panel extending to form tongue, seamed at the back, and an ankle flap is stitched around. Ties of thongs extend around ankle and would wrap ar…
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Title
Beaded Moccasins
Date
1920 – 1930
Material
skin; fibre; glass; quill
Dimensions
11.0 x 25.0 cm
Description
A pair of lightly decorated Woodland style moccasins, the foot cut from a single piece of buckskin which is seamed up the toe to the vamp which is an inset panel extending to form tongue, seamed at the back, and an ankle flap is stitched around. Ties of thongs extend around ankle and would wrap around ankle flaps. Vamp inset is covered with velvet applique bordered by green and red dyed quills, and a pattern of conventional flowers in red, rose, and pink beads with blue stems has been applied to the black velvet.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
footwear
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.03.0053 a,b
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Date
1940 – 1950
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.03.0061 a,b
Description
A pair of heavily beaded Rocky Mountain style moccasins, cut from single piece of leather, seamed at other edge. Tongue also in pattern, and an ankle piece added of lighting leather. Long ties of single thongs gathering at the ankle. Bead pattern is of a white ground with small stepped square in bl…
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Title
Beaded Moccasins
Date
1940 – 1950
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
10.5 x 27.3 cm
Description
A pair of heavily beaded Rocky Mountain style moccasins, cut from single piece of leather, seamed at other edge. Tongue also in pattern, and an ankle piece added of lighting leather. Long ties of single thongs gathering at the ankle. Bead pattern is of a white ground with small stepped square in blue, brass, and indigo on the vamps. Borders of white in lazy stitch with small stepped squares.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
footwear
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.03.0061 a,b
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Date
1945 – 1955
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.03.0062 a,b
Description
A pair of large hand made buckskin moccasins heavily beaded across toe and along outside of foot. Beadwork orange background with motif at centre of toe of large green diamond shape outlined with red orange and resting on a light blue triangle outlined with dark blue at each point of the diamond. T…
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Title
Beaded Moccasins
Date
1945 – 1955
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
13.0 x 27.0 cm
Description
A pair of large hand made buckskin moccasins heavily beaded across toe and along outside of foot. Beadwork orange background with motif at centre of toe of large green diamond shape outlined with red orange and resting on a light blue triangle outlined with dark blue at each point of the diamond. This motif is repeated on the side of the heel. Light blue band around toe near sole contains small green and red-orange squares spaced along it. Large ankle flap, and long narrow tongue with long thin thongs threaded through moccasin at each side of the tongue and through the tongue, edges of ankle flap notched, small fringe at bottom of heel.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
footwear
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.03.0062 a,b
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Date
1920 – 1980
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.03.1035 a,b
Description
A pair of high wrap-around, ladies moccasins, with floral pattern on foot, Rocky Mountain style, top flaps have serrated edge, long buckskin thongs, floral motif (11.0 x 6.0) red, blue, white flowers, dark blue stem, green and white leaves, dark blue and red beaded line along outside ankle.
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Title
Beaded Moccasins
Date
1920 – 1980
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
14.0 x 10.0 x 25.0 cm
Description
A pair of high wrap-around, ladies moccasins, with floral pattern on foot, Rocky Mountain style, top flaps have serrated edge, long buckskin thongs, floral motif (11.0 x 6.0) red, blue, white flowers, dark blue stem, green and white leaves, dark blue and red beaded line along outside ankle.
Subject
Indigenous
footwear
beadwork
Lillian Gest
regalia
Credit
Gift of Lillian Gest, Philadelphia, USA, 1986
Catalogue Number
103.03.1035 a,b
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