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- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- skin; glass; hair; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0266
- Description
- A long, flat, rectangular buckskin purse completely beaded on the front, short buckskin flap, fringes across the bottom, and rolled buckskin loop handle wrapped with beads and a patch of brown fur at the middle. Front completely beaded with blue background and large simple motif of a red diamond wi…
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- Title
- Beaded Bag
- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- skin; glass; hair; fibre
- Dimensions
- 33.5 x 20.0 cm
- Description
- A long, flat, rectangular buckskin purse completely beaded on the front, short buckskin flap, fringes across the bottom, and rolled buckskin loop handle wrapped with beads and a patch of brown fur at the middle. Front completely beaded with blue background and large simple motif of a red diamond with red chevron above and below, all connected with white outline bands. Sides and top trimmed with an edging of notched buckskin. Flap formed from an extension of the back folded over at the top and notched at the edge. Flap fastens through two small slits on each side with a doubled thong sewn to the front of the purse. Handle wrapped with red beads at the bottom and white at the centre covered with the patch of fur and sewn to the sides of the purse through small pieces of fringed buckskin at the ends. Front of purse lined with purple fabric printed with musical instruments.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0266
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- Date
- 1965 – 1975
- Material
- skin; hair; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0293
- Description
- A flat, square, round bottomed buckskin purse with long spotted fawn hair panel set into front. Fringes around bottom and part way up sides, small flap at top, and strap handle of buckskin. Buckskin panels on either side of fawn hair contain three arrow motifs of green, blue and pearly pink. Panel …
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- Title
- Beaded Bag
- Date
- 1965 – 1975
- Material
- skin; hair; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 24.0 x 24.0 cm
- Description
- A flat, square, round bottomed buckskin purse with long spotted fawn hair panel set into front. Fringes around bottom and part way up sides, small flap at top, and strap handle of buckskin. Buckskin panels on either side of fawn hair contain three arrow motifs of green, blue and pearly pink. Panel at bottom repeats same motif three times. Motif repeated across flap with vertical bands of feather stitching beaded in blue with green tips. Inside of purse and strap lined with tightly woven white fabric. Buttonhole tab of buckskin, sewn to underside of top flap, buttons over rolled buckskin toggle attached to front of purse. Back of purse has long notched buckskin strip down the middle.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- accessories
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0293
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- Date
- 1960 – 1979
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0294
- Description
- A nearly square buckskin purse with back completely beaded with an eagle. Narrow strip set in between front and back to allow for depth. Pointed buckskin flap with notched edge and slit at the point, buttons over a buckskin toggle sewn to the purse beneath. Long narrow notch edged buckskin strap ha…
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- Title
- Beaded Bag
- Date
- 1960 – 1979
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 26.0 x 3.5 x 25.0 cm
- Description
- A nearly square buckskin purse with back completely beaded with an eagle. Narrow strip set in between front and back to allow for depth. Pointed buckskin flap with notched edge and slit at the point, buttons over a buckskin toggle sewn to the purse beneath. Long narrow notch edged buckskin strap handle. Beaded back panel trimmed with narrow bands of notched buckskin, contains a black eagle contour beaded with white head and white tipped tail feathers, yellow beak and talons, on a blue green background. Interior of purse lined with yellowish beige fabric.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- accessories
- animal
- eagle
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0294
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- Date
- 1960 – 1979
- Material
- skin; hair; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0295
- Description
- A rectangular white buckskin purse with front of beaver fur. Fringed along sides and bottom with white buckskin. Long strap of buckskin reinforced with a strip of buckskin sewn over two cords for strength and tied to sides of purse with thongs. Scallop edged flap is lightly beaded with stepped moti…
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- Title
- Beaded Bag
- Date
- 1960 – 1979
- Material
- skin; hair; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 28.0 x 34.0 cm
- Description
- A rectangular white buckskin purse with front of beaver fur. Fringed along sides and bottom with white buckskin. Long strap of buckskin reinforced with a strip of buckskin sewn over two cords for strength and tied to sides of purse with thongs. Scallop edged flap is lightly beaded with stepped motif at centre of small blue, yellow, red and green squares. Motifs at each side of three adjoined triangles of blue outlined with red, then green, and small arrows shooting toward them of yellow, green, red and blue. Flap edged with tightly looped green beading, and ties through double slits at each side with doubled thongs attached to front of purse. Completely lined with white satiny fabric.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- accessories
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0295
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- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1126
- Description
- Beaded drawstring pouch with fringe along centre bottom. Floral beadwork on front in green, yellow, red, blue and orange. This bag is a great example of recycling - beaded panels are moccasin tops, back of bag is in four sections.
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- Title
- Beaded Bag
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 30.0 x 37.0 cm
- Description
- Beaded drawstring pouch with fringe along centre bottom. Floral beadwork on front in green, yellow, red, blue and orange. This bag is a great example of recycling - beaded panels are moccasin tops, back of bag is in four sections.
- Subject
- Indigenous, Stoney
- beadwork
- crafts
- Whyte family
- Credit
- Gift of Harold C. Whyte, Penticton, 2002
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1126
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