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Date
n.d.
Material
leather; metal
Catalogue Number
104.50.0011
Description
Knife sheath made out of light brown leather with white stitching. The back has a loop for attaching to a belt that is held shut with two metal rivets.
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Title
Knife Sheath
Date
n.d.
Material
leather; metal
Dimensions
3.0 x 20.2 cm
Description
Knife sheath made out of light brown leather with white stitching. The back has a loop for attaching to a belt that is held shut with two metal rivets.
Subject
Moore home
knife
accessories
tools
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.50.0011
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Date
n.d.
Material
leather; metal
Catalogue Number
104.50.0012
Description
Knife sheath made out of medium brown leather with white stitching. The sheath has a loop for attaching to a belt that is held on with brass rivets.
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Title
Knife Sheath
Date
n.d.
Material
leather; metal
Dimensions
4.0 x 21.0 cm
Description
Knife sheath made out of medium brown leather with white stitching. The sheath has a loop for attaching to a belt that is held on with brass rivets.
Subject
Moore home
hunting
equipment
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.50.0012
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Date
1885 – 1920
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
104.10.0003
Description
A very simply shaped sheath made to hold a knife. The back of the sheath is plain moosehide with a large belt loop at the centre made from a 3 cm wide strip of hide. Part of the top of the case that extends to one side. The front of the sheath is completely beaded with a light blue background and…
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Title
Knife Sheath
Date
1885 – 1920
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
7.5 x 31.0 cm
Description
A very simply shaped sheath made to hold a knife. The back of the sheath is plain moosehide with a large belt loop at the centre made from a 3 cm wide strip of hide. Part of the top of the case that extends to one side. The front of the sheath is completely beaded with a light blue background and four chevron shaped lines made up of small squares of red and dark blue beads. A rolled beaded edging of red and dark blue beads runs along the curved side and across the top of the sheath.
Subject
Indigenous, Stoney
households
hunting
food preparation
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.10.0003
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Date
1920 – 1930
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
104.10.0006
Description
A simply shaped sheath for a knife with a leather strap to hang the sheath from a belt. The sheath is decorated with beadwork in a band along the top edge composed of blue, green, red, yellow and black crosses on white background. Another band of beadwork follows the rounded shape of the sheath …
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Title
Knife Sheath
Date
1920 – 1930
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
12.0 x 29.0 cm
Description
A simply shaped sheath for a knife with a leather strap to hang the sheath from a belt. The sheath is decorated with beadwork in a band along the top edge composed of blue, green, red, yellow and black crosses on white background. Another band of beadwork follows the rounded shape of the sheath with a pattern of coloured diagonal stripes on a white background. There is an attached tie-shaped decorative flap of leather that has a beaded floral design at the centre and is trimmed with beads along the edges.
Subject
Indigenous, Blackfoot
households
clothing
decorative
beadwork
tourism
trading
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.10.0006
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Date
1870 – 1890
Material
skin; metal; hair, buffalo; glass; feather
Catalogue Number
104.10.0008
Description
A simply shaped sheath for a knife with a leather thong for hanging the sheath from a belt. Both sides of the case are completely beaded with a light blue background and four pyramidal shapes in dark blue, white, red, green and orange. There is a band of tin cones, with coloured feathers at the…
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Title
Knife Sheath
Date
1870 – 1890
Material
skin; metal; hair, buffalo; glass; feather
Dimensions
26.0 cm
Description
A simply shaped sheath for a knife with a leather thong for hanging the sheath from a belt. Both sides of the case are completely beaded with a light blue background and four pyramidal shapes in dark blue, white, red, green and orange. There is a band of tin cones, with coloured feathers at the end of each cone, that hangs around the middle of the sheath. A strip of blue and green beadwork, that is wrapped with sections of bison hide, hangs from the bottom point of the sheath.
Subject
Indigenous
Assiniboine
Sioux
Miniconjou
decorative
crafts
beadwork
households
clothing
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.10.0008
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Date
1935 – 1945
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
104.10.0027
Description
A flat knife sheath of buckskin with beadwork on front in five different horizontal bands at top, light blue and dark blue diagonal stripes, white with pink vertical stripes, pink and blue diagonal stripes. A curved hanging arch of pink beads over plain buckskin at middle, bottom half completely co…
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Title
Knife Sheath
Date
1935 – 1945
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Dimensions
12.1 x 32.5 cm
Description
A flat knife sheath of buckskin with beadwork on front in five different horizontal bands at top, light blue and dark blue diagonal stripes, white with pink vertical stripes, pink and blue diagonal stripes. A curved hanging arch of pink beads over plain buckskin at middle, bottom half completely covered with white beads with blue and green band pattern. A canvas flap follows the curved edge of the sheath and is completely covered with light blue beadwork containing diagonal patterned stripes of green and purple with short fringe of buckskin along outer edge. Bead stitching shows on back side of flap; double slit cut into skin near top on back of sheath.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
hunting
Paul Amos
Three Buffalo Bull
Norma Piper Pocaterra
Johnny Bearspaw
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.10.0027
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Date
1910 – 1920
Material
skin; sinew; glass
Catalogue Number
104.10.0031
Description
White rawhide knife sheath formed to fit the blade of a knife with wide beaded flap at one side curving to point at bottom. Beading worked on one side only. Wide band across top consists of large stepped orange triangles outlined with red, then blue, then black, sitting on bottom of band with purpl…
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Title
Knife Sheath
Date
1910 – 1920
Material
skin; sinew; glass
Dimensions
11.0 x 31.5 cm
Description
White rawhide knife sheath formed to fit the blade of a knife with wide beaded flap at one side curving to point at bottom. Beading worked on one side only. Wide band across top consists of large stepped orange triangles outlined with red, then blue, then black, sitting on bottom of band with purple sky above. Wide side flap beaded with purple background and four diagonal lines of orange outlined with black, and blue outlined with black, representing feathers? Top and curved edge outline with narrow edging of red and yellow beads. Triangular hole cut through at centre of flap, pocket for knife blade stitched with sinew. Inside of sheath pocket shows painting of pink and green outlined in black.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
hunting
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.10.0031
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