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- Date
- 1950 – 1975
- Material
- skin; glass; shells; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0077
- Description
- A tan dress of summer bison hide, heavily beaded and decorated yoke on purple cotton fabric extends beyond shoulders to form short cape sleeve and is heavily fringed along bottom and edges front and back. Wide alternating rows of light blue cylindrical beads and amber cylindrical beads have rows of…
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- Title
- Beaded Dress
- Date
- 1950 – 1975
- Material
- skin; glass; shells; metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 82.0 x 105.0 cm
- Description
- A tan dress of summer bison hide, heavily beaded and decorated yoke on purple cotton fabric extends beyond shoulders to form short cape sleeve and is heavily fringed along bottom and edges front and back. Wide alternating rows of light blue cylindrical beads and amber cylindrical beads have rows of cowrie shells between, with a row of large round blue beads at the bottom. Fringe at bottom of skirt attached separately and trimmed at the top edge with a single row of blue and yellow beads. Spaced around skirt front are two beaded medallions with thick beaded rope tassels, one black and grey, one pink and white, with a narrow, 4 cm, piece of fringe tassel with cowrie shells, bells, and orangish pink large bead at the end of each, located between the beaded medallions as well as on each side of the skirt and in the middle of the back. Dress is seamed just above waist, yoke lined with canvas.
- Subject
- Indigenous,Stoney
- beadwork
- regalia
- bison
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0077
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; glass; feathers; metal; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3013 a-c
- Description
- Young girl's long sleeved purple knit dress, zippered back. Beaded V shape yoke, white background with red and blue diamond shapes. Centered is a beaded spade shape, same beading designs. Feathers on the yoke. Two spade shaped braid discs (b,c), same design with buckskin ties.
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- Title
- Beaded Dress
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; glass; feathers; metal; plastic
- Dimensions
- 33.0 x 54.0 cm
- Description
- Young girl's long sleeved purple knit dress, zippered back. Beaded V shape yoke, white background with red and blue diamond shapes. Centered is a beaded spade shape, same beading designs. Feathers on the yoke. Two spade shaped braid discs (b,c), same design with buckskin ties.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3013 a-c
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Beaded Hatband
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.07.3017
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3017
- Description
- Loom-beaded strap for a hat on light cotton fabric. Light blue background with three sets of multicoloured geometric designs separated by two facing arrows.
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- Title
- Beaded Hatband
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 2.5 x 50.0 cm
- Description
- Loom-beaded strap for a hat on light cotton fabric. Light blue background with three sets of multicoloured geometric designs separated by two facing arrows.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3017
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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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Beaded Headband
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.04.3004
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- glass; plastic; skin; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.3004
- Description
- Beaded headband backed with hide. The ends of the band are joined with two pieces of black elastic. The top edge of the band has two arches. The top and bottom edges of the band are finished with yellow and blue beading. The band is blue and has a repeating geometric pattern in white, dark blue…
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- Title
- Beaded Headband
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- glass; plastic; skin; fibre
- Dimensions
- 8.0 x 28.2 cm
- Description
- Beaded headband backed with hide. The ends of the band are joined with two pieces of black elastic. The top edge of the band has two arches. The top and bottom edges of the band are finished with yellow and blue beading. The band is blue and has a repeating geometric pattern in white, dark blue, orange and red.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.3004
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Beaded Headband
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.04.3006
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- glass; plastic; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.3006
- Description
- Beaded headband joined with elastic at the back. The band is decorated with slanted lines in red, light blue, orange, and dark blue. A triangle is attached at the centre of the top edge of the band and decorated with verticle lines in a reapeated pattern from the centre in dark blue, yellow, red,…
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- Title
- Beaded Headband
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- glass; plastic; fibre
- Dimensions
- 12.4 x 26.3 cm
- Description
- Beaded headband joined with elastic at the back. The band is decorated with slanted lines in red, light blue, orange, and dark blue. A triangle is attached at the centre of the top edge of the band and decorated with verticle lines in a reapeated pattern from the centre in dark blue, yellow, red, light blue, orange and pink. The band is headbacked with fabric.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.3006
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Beaded Headband
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.04.3007
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- glass; fibre; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.3007
- Description
- Beaded headband with three peaks along the upper edge. The band has a geometric design in orange and white on a blue background. The upper edge of the band has a black and white border. The ends of the band have hide attached and leather thongs.
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- Title
- Beaded Headband
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- glass; fibre; skin
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 27.4 cm
- Description
- Beaded headband with three peaks along the upper edge. The band has a geometric design in orange and white on a blue background. The upper edge of the band has a black and white border. The ends of the band have hide attached and leather thongs.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.3007
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Beaded Headband
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.04.3010
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- glass; fibre; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.3010
- Description
- Loom-woven beaded headband in blue with a white, red and pink geometric design. The ends of the beading are joined with a strip of hide with scalloped edges. Green and light green ribbons (64.0 cm long) are sewn onto the centre of the hide strip.
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- Title
- Beaded Headband
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- glass; fibre; skin
- Dimensions
- 4.2 x 25.8 cm
- Description
- Loom-woven beaded headband in blue with a white, red and pink geometric design. The ends of the beading are joined with a strip of hide with scalloped edges. Green and light green ribbons (64.0 cm long) are sewn onto the centre of the hide strip.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- beadwork
- weaving
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.3010
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- Date
- 1955 – 1960
- Material
- skin; glass; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1152
- Description
- One men’s beaded buckskin jacket. Buckskin fringe from yoke and along sleeves. Beadwork on yoke, cuffs, pockets and along front placket, floral design in red, blue, green and white.
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- Title
- Beaded Jacket
- Date
- 1955 – 1960
- Material
- skin; glass; metal; fibre
- Description
- One men’s beaded buckskin jacket. Buckskin fringe from yoke and along sleeves. Beadwork on yoke, cuffs, pockets and along front placket, floral design in red, blue, green and white.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- beadwork
- Andy Russell
- Credit
- Gift of Andy Russell, Waterton Park, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1152
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- Date
- prior to 1979
- Material
- skin; glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3029
- Description
- Hide jacket with a metal zipper and the pulltab marked “EXPORT.” The jacket has beadwork with a floral motif on the yoke and both cuffs in shades of pink and green. There is also a scalloped line of beading alongside the zipper. Beadwork has been removed from the jacket - two false pocket flaps …
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- Title
- Beaded Jacket
- Date
- prior to 1979
- Material
- skin; glass; metal
- Dimensions
- 160.0 x 64.5 cm
- Description
- Hide jacket with a metal zipper and the pulltab marked “EXPORT.” The jacket has beadwork with a floral motif on the yoke and both cuffs in shades of pink and green. There is also a scalloped line of beading alongside the zipper. Beadwork has been removed from the jacket - two false pocket flaps and a scalloped line alongside the zipper. The bottom edge of the jacket has been fringed (21.0 cm long) and there is fringe along the yoke and over the shoulders (12.4 cm).
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3029
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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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- Date
- prior to 1979
- Material
- skin; glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3034
- Description
- Buckskin jacket with metal zipper with a pulltab marked “CLIX.” The jacket has two front pockets. There is fringe (14.0 cm long) along the bottom edge of the yoke on both the front andback. The jacket is decorated with simple stepped geometric (triangles and diamond) beadwork in white, dark blue…
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- Title
- Beaded Jacket
- Date
- prior to 1979
- Material
- skin; glass; metal
- Dimensions
- 164.0 x 81.8 cm
- Description
- Buckskin jacket with metal zipper with a pulltab marked “CLIX.” The jacket has two front pockets. There is fringe (14.0 cm long) along the bottom edge of the yoke on both the front andback. The jacket is decorated with simple stepped geometric (triangles and diamond) beadwork in white, dark blue, red, blue orange, black and pink on the front and back yokes.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3034
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- Date
- 1950 – 1954
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1160
- Description
- Men’s beaded elkskin jacket with front button closure, two front hip pockets and two front chest pockets. Fringe along jacket bottom, across front and back yokes, back of sleeves. Floral beadwork on pockets and across back yoke in blue, yellow, green and orange.
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- Title
- Beaded Jacket
- Date
- 1950 – 1954
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 68.0 x 83.0 cm
- Description
- Men’s beaded elkskin jacket with front button closure, two front hip pockets and two front chest pockets. Fringe along jacket bottom, across front and back yokes, back of sleeves. Floral beadwork on pockets and across back yoke in blue, yellow, green and orange.
- Credit
- Gift of Marilyn Newell, Qualicum Beach, 2002
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1160
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- Date
- 1999
- Material
- skin, deer; glass; fibre;
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1186
- Description
- An untanned, buckskin jacket with floral beadwork design on the back across the shoulders in flowers with colours red, blue, black, yellow and leaves of green. The area below the beadwork is pinked and fringed. There is mirror image, identical beadwork on each side of the front of the jacket. There…
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- Title
- Beaded Jacket
- Date
- 1999
- Material
- skin, deer; glass; fibre;
- Dimensions
- 50.0; with arms 167.5 x 88.5 cm
- Description
- An untanned, buckskin jacket with floral beadwork design on the back across the shoulders in flowers with colours red, blue, black, yellow and leaves of green. The area below the beadwork is pinked and fringed. There is mirror image, identical beadwork on each side of the front of the jacket. There is a zippered front closure and a pinked and beaded portion on each side of the zipper. The beadwork is alternating blue, yellow and red flowers with blue and yellow leaves and stems and then below flowers with colours of red, blue, black, yellow and leaves in green. There are four flowers on each side. On the flat front pockets the borders are pinked and the beadwork is a flower with red petals rimmed with black and a yellow centre. The leaves and stem are green.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1186
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- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0090 a,b
- Description
- A pair of soft white buckskin leggings with wide notch edged flange at sides, a long beadstrip running the length of each, and buckskin thongs holding the leggings together forming a fringe at the side of the beadstrip. Beadstrips worked in canvas and sewn to leggings are white background with doub…
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- Title
- Beaded Leggings
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 40.0 x 91.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of soft white buckskin leggings with wide notch edged flange at sides, a long beadstrip running the length of each, and buckskin thongs holding the leggings together forming a fringe at the side of the beadstrip. Beadstrips worked in canvas and sewn to leggings are white background with double red, yellow and blue stepped diagonal lines along its length, and three small blue squares in a line across the bottom. Wide buckskin strap at top for fastening to belt.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0090 a,b
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Beaded Martingale
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact106.06.3021
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- fibre; glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3021
- Description
- Two beaded strips, worked on canvas, joined together with a beaded rectangle. All beaded pieces have the same motif - a red, yellow and blue geometric pattern on a white ground. The bottom edge of all beaded pieces have long (22.0 cm) hide fringe attached. There are thong ties attached to the to…
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- Title
- Beaded Martingale
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- fibre; glass; skin
- Dimensions
- 43.0 x 103.5 cm
- Description
- Two beaded strips, worked on canvas, joined together with a beaded rectangle. All beaded pieces have the same motif - a red, yellow and blue geometric pattern on a white ground. The bottom edge of all beaded pieces have long (22.0 cm) hide fringe attached. There are thong ties attached to the top of each bead strip.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- animals, horses
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3021
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Beaded Martingale
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact106.06.3023%20a%2cb
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3023 a,b
- Description
- A contemporary martingale and browband with similar beadwork typical Stoney beadwork, tanned hide, white tail deer buffer between canvas and horse.a) Martingale with two beadstrips joined with a beaded rectangle. The beadstrips each have one rounded end and one tapered end with leather strips and …
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- Title
- Beaded Martingale
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; glass; skin
- Dimensions
- 43.5 (a); 16.0 (b) x 74.0 (a); 39.0 (b) cm
- Description
- A contemporary martingale and browband with similar beadwork typical Stoney beadwork, tanned hide, white tail deer buffer between canvas and horse.a) Martingale with two beadstrips joined with a beaded rectangle. The beadstrips each have one rounded end and one tapered end with leather strips and thong tied together. Each strip is decorated with groups of red triangles, black and clear triangles, and two pink and red geometric shapes on a white ground. The beaded rectangle is white with four black and orange stepped diamonds with green centres around a black and orange stepped “X”, with two sides filled in with blue. b) Headband for a horse with a medallion hanging at the centre. The band has a similar pattern to the martingale strips. The medallion is white with paired blue triangles and single green squares around a four-point orange star (flower?) with a blue and white centre. The back of the band has strips of leather and loops to attach to the headstall of a harness.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- animals, horses
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3023 a,b
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Beaded Moccasin
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.03.3011
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- glass; plastic; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.3011
- Description
- Child’s high top moccasin with beaded geometric pattern on the vamp in blue, red, yellow and green. There is a short fringe at the heel. This moccasin has no laces. The sole is dirty and patched and there is a small hole near the design on the vamp. Burrs are attached all over the moccasin.
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasin
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- glass; plastic; skin
- Dimensions
- 10.1 x 8.2 x 18.5 cm
- Description
- Child’s high top moccasin with beaded geometric pattern on the vamp in blue, red, yellow and green. There is a short fringe at the heel. This moccasin has no laces. The sole is dirty and patched and there is a small hole near the design on the vamp. Burrs are attached all over the moccasin.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- regalia
- beadwork
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.3011
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Beaded Moccasins
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.03.3004%20a%2cb
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; glass; plastic; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.3004 a,b
- Description
- One pair of yellow high top moccasins. The top is attached to the foot with a strip of hide. The top edge of each moccasin is beaded with yellow and blue in a short fringe. One side of each moccasin has a yellow flower near the top, and there is a red flower on the opposite side. Tag attached: …
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; glass; plastic; skin
- Dimensions
- 21.5 x 34.0 cm
- Description
- One pair of yellow high top moccasins. The top is attached to the foot with a strip of hide. The top edge of each moccasin is beaded with yellow and blue in a short fringe. One side of each moccasin has a yellow flower near the top, and there is a red flower on the opposite side. Tag attached: “Carl Simeon Too” on one side, and on the other “May Borrowed June 19th.”
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- Carl Simeon Too
- regalia
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.3004 a,b
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