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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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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; glass; plastic; skin
Catalogue Number
106.06.3024
Description
Two long, sligthly tapered beaded strips joined by a leather strip at one end. The opposite ends have white commercial leather fringe, and one side has decorative stones (rhinestones?) attached. Each strip has a red geometric repeated motif, resembling a stylized human figure with arms upraised,…
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Title
Beaded Caparison
Date
prior to 1970
Material
fibre; glass; plastic; skin
Dimensions
14.0 x 127.0 cm
Description
Two long, sligthly tapered beaded strips joined by a leather strip at one end. The opposite ends have white commercial leather fringe, and one side has decorative stones (rhinestones?) attached. Each strip has a red geometric repeated motif, resembling a stylized human figure with arms upraised, on a white ground.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
animals, horses
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
106.06.3024
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Date
prior to 1970
Material
fibre; glass; skin
Catalogue Number
106.06.3029 a-d
Description
Four bead strips decorated with the same motif. Each piece has yellow diamonds and green arrows on a red ground.a,b) Two strips with tapered ends and a yellow triangle on each end of the decorative motif. One of these bands would be a browband and the other would be a noseband.c,d) Two strips tha…
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Title
Beaded Caparison
Date
prior to 1970
Material
fibre; glass; skin
Dimensions
6.0 (a,b); 7.5 (c,d) x 39.0 (a,b); 56.0 (c,d) cm
Description
Four bead strips decorated with the same motif. Each piece has yellow diamonds and green arrows on a red ground.a,b) Two strips with tapered ends and a yellow triangle on each end of the decorative motif. One of these bands would be a browband and the other would be a noseband.c,d) Two strips that each have one rounded end and a tapered end with thong ties. The decorative motif is repeated three times on each strip. One strip, (d), has two more ties near the tapered end and “3” written in ink on the back.
Subject
Indigenous
animals, horses
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
106.06.3029 a-d
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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.
Subject
Indigenous
decorative
crafts
beadwork
animals, horses
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
106.06.3037 a,b
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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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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.
Subject
Indigenous
animals, horses
children
crafts
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
106.06.3044 a,b
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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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Date
prior to 1970
Material
glass; metal; plastic; skin
Catalogue Number
103.03.3007 a,b
Description
One pair of high top moccasins. Each moccasin has long laces. The moccasins are decorated with beaded flowers in red, blue, green and white and yellow, blue, pink, green and navy blue. The top edges of the moccasins have beaded trim in pink and blue. Both moccasins have hook and eye closures. …
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Title
Beaded Moccasins
Date
prior to 1970
Material
glass; metal; plastic; skin
Dimensions
17.5 x 33.2 cm
Description
One pair of high top moccasins. Each moccasin has long laces. The moccasins are decorated with beaded flowers in red, blue, green and white and yellow, blue, pink, green and navy blue. The top edges of the moccasins have beaded trim in pink and blue. Both moccasins have hook and eye closures. Tag attached reads: “brought a few days before leaving.”
Subject
Indigenous
regalia
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.03.3007 a,b
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Date
prior to 1970
Material
glass; plastic; skin
Catalogue Number
103.03.3008 a,b
Description
One pair of adult-sized high top moccasins of white hide. Each moccasin has very long laces. The top of each moccasin is decorated with a beaded blue band with red, orange and yellow diamonds evenly spaced along the length. The front, back and vamp of each moccasin are decorated with a red, or…
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Title
Beaded Moccasins
Date
prior to 1970
Material
glass; plastic; skin
Dimensions
18.5 x 35.0 cm
Description
One pair of adult-sized high top moccasins of white hide. Each moccasin has very long laces. The top of each moccasin is decorated with a beaded blue band with red, orange and yellow diamonds evenly spaced along the length. The front, back and vamp of each moccasin are decorated with a red, orange, blue and yellow geometric (diamond) motif. The moccasins are patched on the inside.
Subject
Indigenous
regalia
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.03.3008 a,b
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Date
1950 – 1960
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.03.0032 a,b
Description
A pair of small low top moccasins, lightly beaded with rose in conventional design in red, rose, blue and light blue beads on the vamps. Soles cut from single pieces of hide, and uppers in another piece. Heel tucked and sewn in, and a hem of lighter coloured buckskin pinked and machine sewn to the …
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Title
Beaded Moccasins
Date
1950 – 1960
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
11.0 x 24.0 cm
Description
A pair of small low top moccasins, lightly beaded with rose in conventional design in red, rose, blue and light blue beads on the vamps. Soles cut from single pieces of hide, and uppers in another piece. Heel tucked and sewn in, and a hem of lighter coloured buckskin pinked and machine sewn to the edge of the upper. Tongue sewn in and a simple thong running from upper to tongue to upper.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
footwear
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.03.0032 a,b
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Date
1950 – 1960
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.03.0033 a,b
Description
A pair of lightly beaded moccasins, each made from a single piece of hide, folded over and sewn at outer seam, up the back of the heel, and a flap at the ankle sewn on. Thong ties surrounding ankle and tying at the vamp, sewn on tongues. Simple pattern of diamond in stepped square fashion in yellow…
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Title
Beaded Moccasins
Date
1950 – 1960
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
10.5 x 21.0 cm
Description
A pair of lightly beaded moccasins, each made from a single piece of hide, folded over and sewn at outer seam, up the back of the heel, and a flap at the ankle sewn on. Thong ties surrounding ankle and tying at the vamp, sewn on tongues. Simple pattern of diamond in stepped square fashion in yellow blue rose and deep blue with four smaller crosses of rose and deep blue outlying. Flap and tongue edged in rose and deep blue beads. Small tabs sewn in at back of heel.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
footwear
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.03.0033 a,b
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Date
1950 – 1960
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.03.0052 a,b
Description
A pair of very small baby's moccasins cut to shape from one piece of buckskin seamed around outside edge of sole and up heel. Uppers completely beaded with white background and simple stepped diamond shape outlined in blue with orange square at its centre on toe, with this similar motif repeated ag…
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Title
Beaded Moccasins
Date
1950 – 1960
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
5.0 x 11.0 cm
Description
A pair of very small baby's moccasins cut to shape from one piece of buckskin seamed around outside edge of sole and up heel. Uppers completely beaded with white background and simple stepped diamond shape outlined in blue with orange square at its centre on toe, with this similar motif repeated again on the outside of the moccasin. A narrow band of orange beads follows the seam along the outside of the sole and up the heel. Small buckskin ankle flap has been added, with long rounded tongue and short buckskin ties.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
footwear
children
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.03.0052 a,b
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Date
prior to 1970
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.03.3001 a,b
Description
Child's high top moccasins, open beaded design in blue and red on the vamp. The ankle opening is scalloped. There is short fringe at each heel.
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Title
Beaded Moccasins
Date
prior to 1970
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
13.0 x 7.0 x 18.6 cm
Description
Child's high top moccasins, open beaded design in blue and red on the vamp. The ankle opening is scalloped. There is short fringe at each heel.
Subject
Indigenous
Stoney
beadwork
children
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.03.3001 a,b
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Date
prior to 1970
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.03.3002 a,b
Description
Pair of child's low moccasins, beaded and lined with blue fabric. Vamp entirely beaded with a white background, and a blue, green and black figure with a hat. Beaded band around ankle in white, red and blue. Beaded red cross at centre back in blue. The sole of (a) is marked in black ink with “…
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Title
Beaded Moccasins
Date
prior to 1970
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Dimensions
5.7 x 9.7 x 21.3 cm
Description
Pair of child's low moccasins, beaded and lined with blue fabric. Vamp entirely beaded with a white background, and a blue, green and black figure with a hat. Beaded band around ankle in white, red and blue. Beaded red cross at centre back in blue. The sole of (a) is marked in black ink with “Child boy’s (struck through) 13.”
Subject
Indigenous
children
beadwork
souvenirs
regalia
trade
tourism
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.03.3002 a,b
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Date
prior to 1970
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.03.3001 c,d
Description
Pair of high top child's moccasins, top opening is scalloped and pierced, long buckskin ties. Beaded flower motif on vamp in red, blue and pink outlined in dark blue. Short fringe at each heel.
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Title
Beaded Moccasins
Date
prior to 1970
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
13.8 x 8.4 x 20.0 cm
Description
Pair of high top child's moccasins, top opening is scalloped and pierced, long buckskin ties. Beaded flower motif on vamp in red, blue and pink outlined in dark blue. Short fringe at each heel.
Subject
Indigenous
Stoney
beadwork
children
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.03.3001 c,d
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Date
1950 – 1979
Material
hair
Catalogue Number
103.07.0134 a,b
Description
Two, square, lightweight wool scarves with printed floral designs. (a) white square, printed with large square of a multitude of bright red, yellow and blue flowers tapering off to a few scattered blossoms floating around on the surface of the plain white background circle at the centre of the squa…
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Title
Kerchief
Date
1950 – 1979
Material
hair
Dimensions
63.6 x 65.0 cm
Description
Two, square, lightweight wool scarves with printed floral designs. (a) white square, printed with large square of a multitude of bright red, yellow and blue flowers tapering off to a few scattered blossoms floating around on the surface of the plain white background circle at the centre of the square, all four sides have a short thread fringe. (b)dark blue square, printed with a large open square of clusters of white daisies forming a garland with bright pink and bright blue flowers. Small bouquets of these same flowers are evenly spaced around the inside perimeter of the square. Two sides of the scarf finished with a small machine stitched hem, the other two formed by the selvage edge of the fabric.
Subject
households
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.07.0134 a,b
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Date
1950 – 1970
Material
fibre
Catalogue Number
103.07.0135 a,b
Description
Two square, cotton, bandannas. (a) red, set inside a 3 cm red border is a beige and white square printed with red motifs reminiscent of paisley which frames a beige and white pattern of vines, flowers, and the paisley "comma" shape covering the red background. Machine stitched narrow hem on three s…
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Title
Kerchief
Date
1950 – 1970
Material
fibre
Dimensions
56.0 x 58.5 cm
Description
Two square, cotton, bandannas. (a) red, set inside a 3 cm red border is a beige and white square printed with red motifs reminiscent of paisley which frames a beige and white pattern of vines, flowers, and the paisley "comma" shape covering the red background. Machine stitched narrow hem on three sides with the fabric's selvage forming the fourth side. (b) blue, set inside a 3 cm blue border is a frame composed of large white paisley comma shapes surrounding a narrow flowered white band at the centre forming an octagon around floating white star-shaped flowers scattered over the blue background. Printed in white in one corner, "Fast, elephant logo, Color 100% cotton". Three sides finished with narrow machine stitched hem, the other being the selvage of fabric.
Subject
households
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.07.0135 a,b
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Date
1950 – 1979
Material
fibre; metal
Catalogue Number
103.07.0137 a-c
Description
A collection of three souvenir type square scarves. (a) white wool like rayon ? printed with a stylized map of Alberta and British Columbia with illustrations depicting all the resort areas of these provinces in their appropriate places on the map. Map surrounded with a heavy border of badly offse…
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Title
Kerchief
Date
1950 – 1979
Material
fibre; metal
Dimensions
68.0 x 66.0 cm
Description
A collection of three souvenir type square scarves. (a) white wool like rayon ? printed with a stylized map of Alberta and British Columbia with illustrations depicting all the resort areas of these provinces in their appropriate places on the map. Map surrounded with a heavy border of badly offset blue flowers, with an outer border at the edge of swimmers, skiers, golfer, etc. in front of a panorama of mountains. Short thread fringe on all four sides. (b) white silky rayon, clusters of brightly coloured international flags around each corner, with a light blue seal of the Soroptimist International Association at the centre, and a banner beneath, "1921 Jubilee 1971". White rolled hem outside narrow blue border line. Printed in one corner. (c) on the blue border, "Mildred Sprout". (c) green and brown rayon "Waltzing Matilda" words and tune printed on a white frame surrounding vignetted scenes taken from the song, all against a green yellow background of grass, trees and bushes. Light brown edge border 3 cm wide with rolled hem on all four sides. Near one corner is attached a small piece of brass coloured metal in the shape of a kangaroo inscribed "Francois".
Subject
households
souvenirs: CRW
Soroptimist
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.07.0137 a-c
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Date
1950 – 1979
Material
fibre
Catalogue Number
103.07.0138
Description
A large silk [?] square of beige printed with a Mondrian like pattern of wide red, green and blue stripes forming a frame around a window orange stripes diagonally behind, all on a beige background. Band rolled hem on all sides.
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Title
Kerchief
Date
1950 – 1979
Material
fibre
Dimensions
94.0 x 94.0 cm
Description
A large silk [?] square of beige printed with a Mondrian like pattern of wide red, green and blue stripes forming a frame around a window orange stripes diagonally behind, all on a beige background. Band rolled hem on all sides.
Subject
households
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.07.0138
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