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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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- Date
- prior to 1930
- Material
- glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1039
- Description
- Small beaded purse, blue background with yellow coloured horse head centered in red petals in a diamond shape. Two red diamonds each corner. Tag: PP.NN L.BN
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- Title
- Beaded Bag
- Date
- prior to 1930
- Material
- glass; skin
- Description
- Small beaded purse, blue background with yellow coloured horse head centered in red petals in a diamond shape. Two red diamonds each corner. Tag: PP.NN L.BN
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- Mary Schaffer
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1039
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- leather; sinew; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1165
- Description
- A long rectangular leather beaded bag. 37 cm fringe below a flower design with green background. Top edge is boarded with dark and light blue beads.
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- Title
- Beaded Bag
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- leather; sinew; glass
- Dimensions
- 78.0 x 18.0 cm
- Description
- A long rectangular leather beaded bag. 37 cm fringe below a flower design with green background. Top edge is boarded with dark and light blue beads.
- Credit
- Gift of Jan McGregor, Edmonton, 2020
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1165
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- leather; sinew; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1166
- Description
- A rectangle leather purse with square beaded motif in the middle. Beads along edges. 25 cm fringe.
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- Title
- Beaded Bag
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- leather; sinew; glass
- Dimensions
- 67.0 x 14.0 cm
- Description
- A rectangle leather purse with square beaded motif in the middle. Beads along edges. 25 cm fringe.
- Credit
- Gift of Jan McGregor, Edmonton, 2020
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1166
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- Date
- 1910 – 1950
- Material
- metal; enamel
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1125 a-e
- Description
- 6 metal cups: a) aluminum cup with handle, stamped on bottom “ No. 892 WEAR-EVER A.G. LTD. ALUMINUM TRADE-MARK MADE IN CANADA”; b) aluminum cup with handle, rusted; c) aluminum cup with handle, rusted; d) white enamel cup with black handle and blue trim around edge; e) white enamel cup with black h…
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- Title
- Cup
- Date
- 1910 – 1950
- Material
- metal; enamel
- Dimensions
- 6.0 cm
- Description
- 6 metal cups: a) aluminum cup with handle, stamped on bottom “ No. 892 WEAR-EVER A.G. LTD. ALUMINUM TRADE-MARK MADE IN CANADA”; b) aluminum cup with handle, rusted; c) aluminum cup with handle, rusted; d) white enamel cup with black handle and blue trim around edge; e) white enamel cup with black handle and blue trim around edge; f) white enamel cup with black handle and black trim around edge.
- Subject
- packers and guides
- George Harrison
- camping
- Credit
- Gift of Tom Boon, Sidney, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1125 a-e
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- Date
- 1920 – 1960
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1021
- Description
- White ceramic cup with a quotation and picture of a man in red.
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- Title
- Cup
- Date
- 1920 – 1960
- Material
- ceramic
- Description
- White ceramic cup with a quotation and picture of a man in red.
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Mabel Aubin, Banff, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1021
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- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1055
- Description
- A white Spode art deco cup decorated with gold. The cup has a scene of the Brett Sanitarium Hotel and “SANITARIUM HOTEL, BANFF, ALTA.”
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- Title
- Cup
- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- ceramic
- Description
- A white Spode art deco cup decorated with gold. The cup has a scene of the Brett Sanitarium Hotel and “SANITARIUM HOTEL, BANFF, ALTA.”
- Subject
- households
- Dr. R.G. Brett
- hotels
- souvenirs
- Credit
- Gift of Wolfgang Blonowski, Banff, 1990
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1055
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- Date
- 1910 – 1950
- Material
- enamel; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1122
- Description
- Small enamel cup.
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- Title
- Cup
- Date
- 1910 – 1950
- Material
- enamel; metal
- Description
- Small enamel cup.
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Bertha Verkuil Davis, Calgary, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1122
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- china; ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1306
- Description
- A china cup with an illustration of a cat with a fiddle, a dog with a blue suit, and a cow jumping over the moon. Brown text on the opposite that reads “Hey! diddle, diddle, The cat and the fiddle, The cow jumped over the moon.” The handle is small, big enough for one finger and resting spot for th…
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- Title
- Cup
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- china; ceramic
- Dimensions
- 7.7 x 9.1 x 7.2 cm
- Description
- A china cup with an illustration of a cat with a fiddle, a dog with a blue suit, and a cow jumping over the moon. Brown text on the opposite that reads “Hey! diddle, diddle, The cat and the fiddle, The cow jumped over the moon.” The handle is small, big enough for one finger and resting spot for the thumb.
- Subject
- household
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Bill Mather, Edmonton, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1306
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; metal; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3023 a-e
- Description
- Five piece regalia set. Each piece is made of red-orange fabric and is decorated with sequins held on with beads.a) Sleeveless top (57.0 x 51.0 cm) with button closure at one shoulder. Each side of the top has three sequin flowers - two red flowers and one yellow and blue flower at centre. b) La…
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- Title
- Dance Regalia
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; metal; glass
- Description
- Five piece regalia set. Each piece is made of red-orange fabric and is decorated with sequins held on with beads.a) Sleeveless top (57.0 x 51.0 cm) with button closure at one shoulder. Each side of the top has three sequin flowers - two red flowers and one yellow and blue flower at centre. b) Large apron (94.5x 92.0 cm) decorated with sequin diamonds and three sections hanging from the bottom edge. The two small side pieces have pointed lines of sequins, a blue plastic circle hanging form a short length of beaded thread, and commercial fringe at the tip. The larger centre piece hanging from the belt has black and silver decorative cloth edging, hanging blue circles, commercial fringe and yellow feathers attached to sequin circles.c) The small apron has a sequin flower, blue haning circles, commercial fringe along the bottom edge, and long thong ties. d,e) Wrist cuffs (14.0 x 13.0 cm) each with a blue flowers and a yellow sequin edge. The cuffs each have hidden hide ties.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- dancing
- beadwork
- ceremonial
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3023 a-e
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- glass; fibre, cotton; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3024 a-c
- Description
- Red cotton machine sewn vest, small apron and large apron lined with blue and green striped fabric. Each piece of the regalia set has blue, pink and gold sequin flowers with green sequin leaves. There are no fasteners on any piece of the set (unfinished?).a) Apron (50.0 x 28.4 cm) with rounded bo…
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- Title
- Dance Regalia
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- glass; fibre, cotton; plastic
- Description
- Red cotton machine sewn vest, small apron and large apron lined with blue and green striped fabric. Each piece of the regalia set has blue, pink and gold sequin flowers with green sequin leaves. There are no fasteners on any piece of the set (unfinished?).a) Apron (50.0 x 28.4 cm) with rounded bottom corners, two sequin flowers, and two long ties (48.0 x 5.6 cm each).b) Vest (61.0 x 53.0 cm) with two sequin flowers on the back. The back bottom hem is unfinished. c) Large apron (106.0 x 85.5 cm) with four hanging strips from a belt - two outside with white commercial flower trim, and two inside with two sequin flowers each.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- beadwork
- dancing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3024 a-c
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; plastic; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3026 a-e
- Description
- Five piece regalia set. Each piece is made from blue velvet edged with red fabric and decorated with stylized flowers. A tag attached to the small apron reads “Tom Simeon borrowed on this get back before Indian Days”.a) Small apron (21.5 x 31.5 cm) with rounded bottom and long ties (45.5 x 1.0 cm…
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- Title
- Dance Regalia
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; plastic; glass
- Description
- Five piece regalia set. Each piece is made from blue velvet edged with red fabric and decorated with stylized flowers. A tag attached to the small apron reads “Tom Simeon borrowed on this get back before Indian Days”.a) Small apron (21.5 x 31.5 cm) with rounded bottom and long ties (45.5 x 1.0 cm) decorated with single large centred pink flower with yellow outline.b) Large apron (106.0 x 85.5 cm) with three hanging pieces. The two outside pieces are pointed and each have a pink flower and a white flower. The centre hanging piece is split halfway up the centre and is decorated with peach and pink flowers. c) Collar ( 37.0 x 44.5 cm) with one open edge that snaps closed. One side has two points, the other three. The collar is decorated with three orange flowers, two white flowers and one small red flower.d&e) Cuffs (29.5 x 10.5 cm), each with one pointed end and snaps to fasten around the wrist. Each cuff is decorated with a dark pink flower and a white flower.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- beadwork
- dancing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3026 a-e
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- Date
- 1973
- Material
- fibre; plastic; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3027 a-g
- Description
- Seven piece machine sewn regalia set made of dark purple-blue faux suede lined with light blue fabric. Each piece has white commercial fringe and some element of a stylized pink, white and yellow floral motif.a) Vest (43.0 x 46.0 cm) with no front fasteners.b,c) Leg cuffs (47.0 x 34.0 cm) with two…
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- Title
- Dance Regalia
- Date
- 1973
- Material
- fibre; plastic; glass
- Description
- Seven piece machine sewn regalia set made of dark purple-blue faux suede lined with light blue fabric. Each piece has white commercial fringe and some element of a stylized pink, white and yellow floral motif.a) Vest (43.0 x 46.0 cm) with no front fasteners.b,c) Leg cuffs (47.0 x 34.0 cm) with two rows of fringe along the bottom edge and hidden snap closures.d,e) Arm cuffs (27.0 x 15.0 cm) with hidden snap closures.f) Large apron (79.0 x 75.0 cm) with centred long hanging section at front. There are four hide ties, one at each corner.g) Small apron (48.0 x 29.0 cm) with long hide ties. Tag attached: “Aug. 10. 1973 Gerald Kaquitts is putting Dancing Costume toward’s he’s bill. what ever it cost’s and would like to borrow enough money for a down payment for a truck. I have brought it over.” with the signature “F. Kaquitts.”
- Subject
- Indigenous, Stoney
- regalia
- beadwork
- dancing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3027 a-g
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; glass; plastic; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3025 a-d
- Description
- Four piece regalia set of red velvet with green cotton edging and commercial yellow fringe. There is a repeated floral pattern of purple and silver sequin flowers with a white outline and green sequin leaves.a) Apron and belt (78.0 x 87.0 cm) with large sequin flowers centred on front and back and…
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- Title
- Dance Regalia
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; glass; plastic; skin
- Description
- Four piece regalia set of red velvet with green cotton edging and commercial yellow fringe. There is a repeated floral pattern of purple and silver sequin flowers with a white outline and green sequin leaves.a) Apron and belt (78.0 x 87.0 cm) with large sequin flowers centred on front and back and two smaller flowers on the long apron.b) Vest (49.0 x 51.0 cm) lined with red cotton. The sequin flowers are on the top of the vest and also at the top of the back.c) Leg cuffs (25.8 x 40.0 cm) lined with cotton baby fabric. Each cuff has four hide ties.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- beadwork
- dancing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3025 a-d
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; glass; plastic; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3028 a-d
- Description
- Four piece regalia set of navy blue wool lined with dark blue cotton. Each piece of the set has white commercial fringe.a) Apron (12.0 x 72.0 cm with 80.0 cm long hanging pieces) with beaded scrollwork in orange and white on the belt. The belt has three fabric ties at each end. There are five h…
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- Title
- Dance Regalia
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; glass; plastic; skin
- Description
- Four piece regalia set of navy blue wool lined with dark blue cotton. Each piece of the set has white commercial fringe.a) Apron (12.0 x 72.0 cm with 80.0 cm long hanging pieces) with beaded scrollwork in orange and white on the belt. The belt has three fabric ties at each end. There are five hanging pieces from the belt - two short pointed pieces at the outside with two rows of fringe, two long hanging sections in the middle with a red and white sequin flower and orange and white beaded scrollwork, and a shorter piece hanging over the middle sections with a rounded bottom hem and a single red and white sequin flower topped with orange and white scrollwork. b) Vest (47.0 x 42.0 cm) with no fasteners. There are red and white sequin flowers and orange and white beaded scrollwork on the front top and back top underlined with fringe.d,e) Leg cuffs (36.5 x 23.5 cm) with two rows of fringe and rounded bottom hems. Each cuff has four dyed blue leather ties and a hook and eye closure at the top.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- dancing
- beadwork
- ceremonial
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3028 a-d
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; glass; plastic; feather; rubber
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3029 a-e
- Description
- Five piece regalia set with thin foam used to give the floral decorations dimension. Most of the pieces are edged with burgandy fabric.a) Small apron (42.0 x 40.0 cm) with centred floral design of grey foam outlined with blue, yellow and red beads. The leaves in the design are filled in with turq…
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- Title
- Dance Regalia
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; glass; plastic; feather; rubber
- Description
- Five piece regalia set with thin foam used to give the floral decorations dimension. Most of the pieces are edged with burgandy fabric.a) Small apron (42.0 x 40.0 cm) with centred floral design of grey foam outlined with blue, yellow and red beads. The leaves in the design are filled in with turquoise sequins. Ties are attached to the top corners and yellow feathers are attached to the three bottom corners.b) Collar (42.0 x 36.0 cm), almost diamond-shaped with a hole at the centre to go over the wearer’s head, decorated with a pink beaded flower on one side and a pink sequin flower on the other.c) Large apron (18.0 x 90.0 cm) with three sections (67.0 cm longest) hanging from a belt. The belt and centre section have a purple sequin flower and eight foam and bead flowers. There are purple feathers hanging from the edges and red, orange and blue feathers attached in a bunch to the centre hanging section.d,e) Cuffs (24.0 cm x 9.0 cm) edged with pink fabric and decorated with one foam and bead flower and a yellow feather (missing from e).
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- dancing
- beadwork
- ceremonial
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3029 a-e
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; glass; plastic; feather; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3030 a-c
- Description
- Three piece regalia set of blue velvet edged with yellow commercial string fringe. Each piece is decorated with sequin flowers.a) Triangular apron (51.0 x 39.5 cm) with long hide ties attached to top corners and sequin flower at centre.b) Collar (50.0 x 56.0 cm) with a central red flower on one si…
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- Title
- Dance Regalia
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; glass; plastic; feather; skin
- Description
- Three piece regalia set of blue velvet edged with yellow commercial string fringe. Each piece is decorated with sequin flowers.a) Triangular apron (51.0 x 39.5 cm) with long hide ties attached to top corners and sequin flower at centre.b) Collar (50.0 x 56.0 cm) with a central red flower on one side flanked by two smaller flowers, and a central pink flower on the other side flanked by two smaller flowers. There are purple and white sequins across the shoulders and around the neck opening.c) Apron (88.0 x 13.0 cm) with three hanging sections (73.0 cm long). There are two rectangles at the sides with a repeated floral motif and feathers. The centre section is triangular and has a large pink sequin flower and feathers. The belt has a repeated diamond pattern with two overlapped diamonds at the centre.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- beadwork
- dancing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3030 a-c
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- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; feather; glass; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3032 a-c
- Description
- Two piece pink regalia set with extra piece of pink fabric.a) Vest (34.2 x 35.0 cm) with red, black and white decorative ribbon along the neck opening and the bottom hem. There are purple ribbons attached to the front to fasten the vest. There are orange and black butterflies on the front near th…
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- Title
- Dance Regalia
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; feather; glass; plastic
- Description
- Two piece pink regalia set with extra piece of pink fabric.a) Vest (34.2 x 35.0 cm) with red, black and white decorative ribbon along the neck opening and the bottom hem. There are purple ribbons attached to the front to fasten the vest. There are orange and black butterflies on the front near the bottom hem, and orange, blue and black butterflies on the back of the yoke above white fringe. Blue and green feathers are attached at the arm openings.b) Apron (61.0 x 11.0 cm) with hanging sections front and back (42.0 cm long) decorated with purple, green and yellow ribbon and white fringe along the bottom edge. The front hanging section has two green butterflies with green feathers. The belt has fabric ties.c) Rectangle (40.2 x 26.1 cm) of pink fabric.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- dancing
- children
- regalia
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3032 a-c
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; plastic; glass; feather
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3031 a-d
- Description
- Four piece regalia set of dark red velvet backed with floral printed cotton. Each piece is decorated with blue, orange and white ribbon and white commercial fringe.a) Apron (55.0 x 11.3 cm) with three hanging sections (52.0 cm long) decorated with purple sequins, stylized orange applique flowers, …
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- Title
- Dance Regalia
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; plastic; glass; feather
- Description
- Four piece regalia set of dark red velvet backed with floral printed cotton. Each piece is decorated with blue, orange and white ribbon and white commercial fringe.a) Apron (55.0 x 11.3 cm) with three hanging sections (52.0 cm long) decorated with purple sequins, stylized orange applique flowers, and pink feathers. The belt is fastened with ribbons attached to each end.b) Vest (42.0 x 42.0 cm) with stylized orange applique flowers on front and back with fringe along bottom edge of the yoke on the back.c,d) Cuffs (34.0 x 11.0 cm), unfinished, with blue ribbon ties attached to the back.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- dancing
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3031 a-d
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; glass; plastic; skin; shell; bone
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3035 a,b
- Description
- Velvet burgundy belt and tunic.a) Belt (67.5 cm long) edged with purple rickrack and decorated with two simple silver sequin flowers. The belt has thong ties at each end. One end of the belt has hair pipes and a shell medallion attached to the thong.b) Tunic (68.5 x 92.0 cm) with bell sleeves (…
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- Title
- Dance Regalia
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; glass; plastic; skin; shell; bone
- Description
- Velvet burgundy belt and tunic.a) Belt (67.5 cm long) edged with purple rickrack and decorated with two simple silver sequin flowers. The belt has thong ties at each end. One end of the belt has hair pipes and a shell medallion attached to the thong.b) Tunic (68.5 x 92.0 cm) with bell sleeves (bottom seam open) that have thong and cowrie shells hanging from the bottom. The sleeves and bottom of the tunic are deocrated with purple, yellow, and blue rickrack. There are six groups of cowrie shells with hanging beaded thongs spaced evenly around the bottom third of the tunic. The split neck opening is edged with thick white rickrack.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- dancing
- beadwork
- ceremonial
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3035 a,b
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