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Beaded Belt

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Date: prior to 1970

Material: fibre; plastic; feather; glass; skin

Catalogue Number: 103.07.3043

Description: Belt is made of dark green velvet, with an orange beaded edge and six white and yellow pompons. Buckskin and fabric ties. Hanging from the belt are six separate panels of fabric. The two centre panels, 40.0 cm long, are reddish brown taffeta with sequins along edge and circles, two red and white…

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Title: Beaded Belt

Date: prior to 1970

Material: fibre; plastic; feather; glass; skin

Dimensions: 5.5 x 66.0 cm

Description: Belt is made of dark green velvet, with an orange beaded edge and six white and yellow pompons. Buckskin and fabric ties. Hanging from the belt are six separate panels of fabric. The two centre panels, 40.0 cm long, are reddish brown taffeta with sequins along edge and circles, two red and white pompons hang from the ends and feathers hang from the circles. The outside four panels are 12.0 cm long and made of green velvet with sequins and pompons. Two pompons are missing. Each piece of green velvet is backed with the reddish brown taffeta.

Subject: Indigenous; regalia; beadwork; crafts

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.07.3043

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Club

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Date: prior to 1970

Material: wood; feather; skin; hair; bone; sinew

Catalogue Number: 104.06.3007 a,b

Description: Two clubs decorated with wood burning and feathers, fur and hair.a) Wood carved to look like a bird head from the top of the handle, with a bone beak inserted into the wood. The club has striped feathers and horse hair attached to the handle with sinew. Stripes and the bird’s eyes are burnt into …

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Title: Club

Date: prior to 1970

Material: wood; feather; skin; hair; bone; sinew

Dimensions: 39.0 (a); 52.0 (b) x 4.5 (a); 10.0 (b) x 12.0 (a); 12.0 (b) cm

Description: Two clubs decorated with wood burning and feathers, fur and hair.a) Wood carved to look like a bird head from the top of the handle, with a bone beak inserted into the wood. The club has striped feathers and horse hair attached to the handle with sinew. Stripes and the bird’s eyes are burnt into the wood.b) Long straight handle with a hide strap at the end. The handle is decorated with burnt markings and has fur and hide attached. The club has a wood burl for a head. There are feathers attached to the burl and it is also has decorative burn marks.

Subject: Indigenous; crafts; carving; dancing

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 104.06.3007 a,b

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Club

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Date: prior to 1970

Material: wood; skin; bone

Catalogue Number: 104.06.3008

Description: Very smooth cylindrical peeled wood handle covered with hide at one end and topped with an animal vertebrea and a hide tassel at the other. The vertebrea has been painted in areas and situated to resemble a big horn sheep.

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Title: Club

Date: prior to 1970

Material: wood; skin; bone

Dimensions: 42.0 x 8.5 x 12.0 cm

Description: Very smooth cylindrical peeled wood handle covered with hide at one end and topped with an animal vertebrea and a hide tassel at the other. The vertebrea has been painted in areas and situated to resemble a big horn sheep.

Subject: Indigenous; crafts; carving; dancing

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 104.06.3008

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Club

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Date: 1900 – 1920

Material: stone; wood; skin; glass

Catalogue Number: 104.06.0001

Description: A war club with a leather-wrapped handle painted with red and black bands and decorated with rings of black and pink beads. The club’s stone head is covered with leather, and attached loosely, but securely to the handle. The head is painted with a red and black design (X on one side). The club h…

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Title: Club

Date: 1900 – 1920

Material: stone; wood; skin; glass

Dimensions: 93.0 cm

Description: A war club with a leather-wrapped handle painted with red and black bands and decorated with rings of black and pink beads. The club’s stone head is covered with leather, and attached loosely, but securely to the handle. The head is painted with a red and black design (X on one side). The club has tassels of soft leather fringe with beads hanging from the head and the end of the club.

Subject: Indigenous, Salish; ceremonial; military; crafts; decorative; beadwork

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 104.06.0001

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Club

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Date: n.d.

Material: stone

Catalogue Number: 104.06.0002

Description: A club head made from a rounded stone with an indent carved around the middle of the stone. The thongs used to attach the head to a wooden handle would have been tied around this indent, and then secured to the handle.

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Title: Club

Date: n.d.

Material: stone

Description: A club head made from a rounded stone with an indent carved around the middle of the stone. The thongs used to attach the head to a wooden handle would have been tied around this indent, and then secured to the handle.

Subject: Indigenous, Plains; military; hunting; crafts; carving

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 104.06.0002

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Club

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Date: 1890 – 1910

Material: wood; stone; skin

Catalogue Number: 104.06.0003

Description: A war club made from a rounded oval stone attached to a vermillion-stained leather-covered wooden handle with a leather strap. The club has a leather fringe hanging from a strap at the head. There is a leather thong wrapped just below the head and this thong is attached to the head through a dril…

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Title: Club

Date: 1890 – 1910

Material: wood; stone; skin

Dimensions: 53.0 cm

Description: A war club made from a rounded oval stone attached to a vermillion-stained leather-covered wooden handle with a leather strap. The club has a leather fringe hanging from a strap at the head. There is a leather thong wrapped just below the head and this thong is attached to the head through a drilled hole in the stone. The stone head has incised rings at one end and a carved arrow at other.

Subject: Indigenous, Stoney; tourism; souvenirs; crafts; carving

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 104.06.0003

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Handkerchief

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Date: 1890 – 1939

Material: fibre

Catalogue Number: 103.08.1066

Description: Small, very fancy, lace and cotton ladies handkerchief.

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Title: Handkerchief

Date: 1890 – 1939

Material: fibre

Description: Small, very fancy, lace and cotton ladies handkerchief.

Subject: Mary Schaffer; crafts; needlework; embroidery

Credit: Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986

Catalogue Number: 103.08.1066

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Handkerchief

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Date: 1890 – 1915

Material: fibre, silk

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0022

Description: A square silk handkerchief with an ornately embroidered floral design around a circular centre forming a shaped edge of butterflies and flowers.

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Title: Handkerchief

Date: 1890 – 1915

Material: fibre, silk

Dimensions: 33.0 x 33.0 cm

Description: A square silk handkerchief with an ornately embroidered floral design around a circular centre forming a shaped edge of butterflies and flowers.

Subject: households; grooming; social customs; crafts; needlework

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0022

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Handkerchief

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Date: 1890 – 1915

Material: fibre, silk

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0023

Description: A square silk handkerchief with twelve small squares of cut-and-drawn work set in along edges. The outer border of the handkerchief is scalloped lace.

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Title: Handkerchief

Date: 1890 – 1915

Material: fibre, silk

Dimensions: 29.0 x 27.0 cm

Description: A square silk handkerchief with twelve small squares of cut-and-drawn work set in along edges. The outer border of the handkerchief is scalloped lace.

Subject: households; grooming; social customs; crafts; needlework

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0023

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Handkerchief

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Date: 1900 – 1925

Material: fibre, cotton

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0026

Description: A square, fine cotton, handkerchief with a crocheted edge and inset border band containing a ciruclar motif.

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Title: Handkerchief

Date: 1900 – 1925

Material: fibre, cotton

Dimensions: 31.0 x 31.0 cm

Description: A square, fine cotton, handkerchief with a crocheted edge and inset border band containing a ciruclar motif.

Subject: households; grooming; social customs; crafts; needlework

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0026

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Handkerchief

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Date: 1890 – 1915

Material: fibre, cotton

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0027

Description: A square, cotton, handkerchief with cut-out corners and shaped lace edging.

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Title: Handkerchief

Date: 1890 – 1915

Material: fibre, cotton

Dimensions: 20.0 x 20.0 cm

Description: A square, cotton, handkerchief with cut-out corners and shaped lace edging.

Subject: households; grooming; social customs; crafts; needlework

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0027

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Handkerchief

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Date: 1890 – 1915

Material: fibre, cotton

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0028

Description: A cotton handkerchief with a shaped round centre and a wide border of Brussels lace, with a floral motif, forming a square.

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Title: Handkerchief

Date: 1890 – 1915

Material: fibre, cotton

Dimensions: 28.0 x 28.0 cm

Description: A cotton handkerchief with a shaped round centre and a wide border of Brussels lace, with a floral motif, forming a square.

Subject: households; grooming; social customs; crafts; needlework

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0028

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Handkerchief

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Date: 1910 – 1930

Material: fibre, cotton

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0029

Description: A square cotton handkerchief with narrow, simple, lace edging. A lace butterfly is set into one corner. This handkerchief was handmade by Puerto Rican orphans.

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Title: Handkerchief

Date: 1910 – 1930

Material: fibre, cotton

Dimensions: 28.0 x 28.0 cm

Description: A square cotton handkerchief with narrow, simple, lace edging. A lace butterfly is set into one corner. This handkerchief was handmade by Puerto Rican orphans.