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Beaded Necklace
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- Date
- 1890
- Material
- fibre; glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0014
- Description
- A thick necklace formed by wrapping a strand of small glass beads around a length of cloth with one large brass metal bead at each end. The small beads are black, blue, and green, attached in colour-block sections along the length of the necklace. The two ends of the length of cloth are beaded tog…
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- Title
- Beaded Necklace
- Date
- 1890
- Material
- fibre; glass; metal
- Dimensions
- 57.0 cm
- Description
- A thick necklace formed by wrapping a strand of small glass beads around a length of cloth with one large brass metal bead at each end. The small beads are black, blue, and green, attached in colour-block sections along the length of the necklace. The two ends of the length of cloth are beaded together so the necklace forms a loop.
- Subject
- decorative
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0014
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Beaded Necklace
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- Date
- 1890
- Material
- glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0001
- Description
- A necklace made of two thick strands wrapped with dark blue and red beads. Hanging from the centre of the necklace there are two thick ropes of wrapped beads which split into two pieces at each end. Cotton ribbons secure the necklace at the neck.
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- Title
- Beaded Necklace
- Date
- 1890
- Material
- glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 150.0 cm
- Description
- A necklace made of two thick strands wrapped with dark blue and red beads. Hanging from the centre of the necklace there are two thick ropes of wrapped beads which split into two pieces at each end. Cotton ribbons secure the necklace at the neck.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- decorative
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0001
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- Date
- 1890
- Material
- glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0003 a,b
- Description
- A pair of armlets, each consisting of three thick strands wrapped with stripes of dark blue, yellow and red beads. Two wrapped strands hang from the centre of each armlet with loops of beads at the ends and where they attach.
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- Title
- Beaded Armlet
- Date
- 1890
- Material
- glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 32.5 cm
- Description
- A pair of armlets, each consisting of three thick strands wrapped with stripes of dark blue, yellow and red beads. Two wrapped strands hang from the centre of each armlet with loops of beads at the ends and where they attach.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0003 a,b
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- Date
- 1895
- Material
- skin, buffalo; glass; fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0003
- Description
- An entirely beaded boy's vest with fringe along both of the sides and the bottom. The vest has blanket trim and a v-neck. The vest is decorated with nine diamond motifs of red and blue beads forming a square on the back, and six diamonds centred on the front and two on the front shoulders. The en…
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- Title
- Beaded Vest
- Date
- 1895
- Material
- skin, buffalo; glass; fabric
- Dimensions
- 42.0 x 55.0 (includes 9.0 cm fringe) cm
- Description
- An entirely beaded boy's vest with fringe along both of the sides and the bottom. The vest has blanket trim and a v-neck. The vest is decorated with nine diamond motifs of red and blue beads forming a square on the back, and six diamonds centred on the front and two on the front shoulders. The entire vest is beaded with a light blue background.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0003
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Commemorative Medal
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.0129%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1897
- Material
- metal; skin; animal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0129 a,b
- Description
- (a) a reproduction from original Treaty No. 7 medal given to chiefs of tribes involved in the 1877 ceremonies. Face is Queen Victoria in profile and stamped printing "Victoria Regina". Obverse is white man and Indigenous man shaking hands in prairie setting, surrounded by inscription "Indian Treaty…
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- Title
- Commemorative Medal
- Date
- 1897
- Material
- metal; skin; animal
- Dimensions
- 1.0 x 7.6 cm
- Description
- (a) a reproduction from original Treaty No. 7 medal given to chiefs of tribes involved in the 1877 ceremonies. Face is Queen Victoria in profile and stamped printing "Victoria Regina". Obverse is white man and Indigenous man shaking hands in prairie setting, surrounded by inscription "Indian Treaty No. 7 on top and 1877 on the bottom. A piece of buckskin is looped through the ring on top of the medal so it can be worn around the neck. (b) a maroon fibre drawstring bag with a tag attached in Catharine Whyte’s writing “Johnny Bearspaw - medal - July 1977 brought it back”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0129 a,b
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Shillelagh Club
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- Date
- 1933
- Material
- wood; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.1001
- Description
- A dark coloured wooden club with a rectangular shaped head (6.0 x 5.7) at one end. The head has a depression in it and a hole has been bored (8.2 cm from the end) through the handle through which a ribbon is wound and tied in a circle for use as a wrist strap. The handle is inscribed "MM/17 May 193…
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- Title
- Shillelagh Club
- Date
- 1933
- Material
- wood; fibre
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 5.7 x 49.0 cm
- Description
- A dark coloured wooden club with a rectangular shaped head (6.0 x 5.7) at one end. The head has a depression in it and a hole has been bored (8.2 cm from the end) through the handle through which a ribbon is wound and tied in a circle for use as a wrist strap. The handle is inscribed "MM/17 May 1933"
- Subject
- Indigenous
- warfare
- Credit
- Gift of Fred McCullagh, Banff, 1965
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.1001
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Souvenir Holder
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.1171
- Date
- 1936
- Material
- skin; paint; fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1171
- Description
- A soft, deerskin, souvenir notebook cover with a painted design on the front. One piece of deerskin (22.50cm in length), is folded over to make a cover for a notebook (missing). The front of the cover has “- Notes -“ painted in a brown colour on top, an image of a person wearing a feather headdress…
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- Title
- Souvenir Holder
- Date
- 1936
- Material
- skin; paint; fabric
- Dimensions
- 11.0 x 9.0 cm
- Description
- A soft, deerskin, souvenir notebook cover with a painted design on the front. One piece of deerskin (22.50cm in length), is folded over to make a cover for a notebook (missing). The front of the cover has “- Notes -“ painted in a brown colour on top, an image of a person wearing a feather headdress painted white, red and black, paddling a red, yellow, white and black canoe. The paddle is yellow. There are blue, white and black straight and wavy lines simulating moving water around the canoe. In the background, to the viewer’s left, there is an outline in black of a rock, behind which are green, yellow and black trees, and an outline, in black and yellow, of a mountain much further away in distance. On the viewer’s right are more trees in green, yellow and black. Below the painted man and canoe the words “Banff” and underneath “Canada” are painted in brown. There are some diagonal lines painted around the edges of the cover simulating fringes. When opened and flap is lifted, starting 0.50cm from the fold, the leather is stitched all around with brown thread to attach a small horizontally-cut piece of leather (2.0cmx7.5wide) for the notebook to hold the notebook. On the viewer’s right there is also a piece of folded leather (2.30cmx2cm wide) stitched on. This piece extends 1.50cm beyond the edge, creating a space to hold a pencil vertically.
- Subject
- souvenir
- writing
- Banff
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of Brian D. Doran, St. Albert, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1171
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Horse Toy, Animal
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact108.05.1002
- Date
- 1939
- Material
- wood; skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.1002
- Description
- Carved, elongated horse with buckskin saddle. Simply carved horse with short legs and long body. Padded buckskin "squaw" saddle trimmed with orange and light coloured beadwork. Extra piece of buckskin goes around saddle and girth of horse. In pencil on belly of horse "1939 Stoney".
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- Title
- Horse Toy, Animal
- Date
- 1939
- Material
- wood; skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 5.5 x 3.8 x 14.3 cm
- Description
- Carved, elongated horse with buckskin saddle. Simply carved horse with short legs and long body. Padded buckskin "squaw" saddle trimmed with orange and light coloured beadwork. Extra piece of buckskin goes around saddle and girth of horse. In pencil on belly of horse "1939 Stoney".
- Subject
- Indigenous
- households
- playthings
- horse
- Credit
- Gift of J. Monroe Thorington, Philadelphia, USA, 1969
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.1002
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Commemorative Coin
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.1065%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1969
- Material
- metal; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1065 a,b
- Description
- 1969 Banff Indian Days Kiwanis dollar, in envelope, INDIAN DAYS 1889-1969 value one dollar in Banff. Shows picture of tepee with mountain background. Obverse: BANFF CANADA KIWANIS DOLLAR EXPIRES SEPT.30.69. with head wearing buffalo horn headddress. Plastic envelope with flap, pocket is 4.7 square…
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- Title
- Commemorative Coin
- Date
- 1969
- Material
- metal; plastic
- Description
- 1969 Banff Indian Days Kiwanis dollar, in envelope, INDIAN DAYS 1889-1969 value one dollar in Banff. Shows picture of tepee with mountain background. Obverse: BANFF CANADA KIWANIS DOLLAR EXPIRES SEPT.30.69. with head wearing buffalo horn headddress. Plastic envelope with flap, pocket is 4.7 square, rounded flap has 2.7 fold-over.
- Subject
- events
- Banff Indian Days
- organization
- Kiwanis
- artists
- Charlie Beil
- George McLean
- Chief Walking Buffalo
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Purchased from Robert Smith, Banff, 1969
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1065 a,b
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- Date
- 1969
- Material
- metal; wood; plastic; stone
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.3039
- Description
- Silver coloured bucking horse with rider (12.5 cm high) stands on top of tall blue and silver pillar which stands on a round "marble" disk attached to wooden base. Wood base has metal plaque with “KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL” in circle with “K” at centre and "BANFF INDIAN DAYS All Round Cowboy 1969" …
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- Title
- Loving Cup
- Date
- 1969
- Material
- metal; wood; plastic; stone
- Dimensions
- 40.5 x 10.0 x 15.0 cm
- Description
- Silver coloured bucking horse with rider (12.5 cm high) stands on top of tall blue and silver pillar which stands on a round "marble" disk attached to wooden base. Wood base has metal plaque with “KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL” in circle with “K” at centre and "BANFF INDIAN DAYS All Round Cowboy 1969" inscribed on centre of plaque. Bottom of wooden base is stamped with “ANC CALGARY 723 10th Ave S.W. PHONE 263-1150 M46--.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.3039
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- Date
- 1969
- Material
- metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.49.3002
- Description
- Metal blade curves down at ends to wooden handles. One side soldered and a different handle form opposite side. Tag: "Old Chiniquay 50 yrs. old brought by Louis Labelle Aug. 1, 1969."
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- Title
- Drawknife
- Date
- 1969
- Material
- metal; wood
- Dimensions
- 16.0 x 32.0 cm
- Description
- Metal blade curves down at ends to wooden handles. One side soldered and a different handle form opposite side. Tag: "Old Chiniquay 50 yrs. old brought by Louis Labelle Aug. 1, 1969."
- Subject
- Indigenous
- woodworking
- Chiniquay
- Louis Labelle
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.49.3002
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- Date
- 1969
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.3006 a-f
- Description
- Six various sized copper cooking pots, old Hudson's Bay style with bail handles. a) Slightly misshapen pot (18.7 x 21.5 x 21 cm) stored in (b).b) Large pot with broken handle (20.7 x 30.0 x 31.5 cm).c) Pot with rounded bottom (18.5 x 18.0 x 17.5 cm ) stored in (a).d) Pot blackened from use (15.2…
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- Title
- Cooking Pot
- Date
- 1969
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 20.7 (b) x 30.0 (b) x 31.5 (b) cm
- Description
- Six various sized copper cooking pots, old Hudson's Bay style with bail handles. a) Slightly misshapen pot (18.7 x 21.5 x 21 cm) stored in (b).b) Large pot with broken handle (20.7 x 30.0 x 31.5 cm).c) Pot with rounded bottom (18.5 x 18.0 x 17.5 cm ) stored in (a).d) Pot blackened from use (15.2 x 15.5 x 15.5 cm) stored in (f).e) Small pot (12.6 x 10.0 x 11.5 cm) stored in (d).f) Blackened pot (16.2 x 18.0 x 19.5 cm) sitting in shallow blue and white enamel bowl with tag attached with CRW's writing: "West end Chiniki Lake AD Oct 27 '69"
- Subject
- households
- kitchen
- Indigenous
- camping
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.3006 a-f
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- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- skin; glass; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1153
- Description
- One men’s beaded buckskin jacket. Buckskin fringe from yoke and along jacket bottom. Beadwork on yoke, cuffs, pockets and along front placket, floral design in red, blue, green, orange and white. Beige fabric lining.
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- Title
- Beaded Jacket
- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- skin; glass; metal; fibre
- Description
- One men’s beaded buckskin jacket. Buckskin fringe from yoke and along jacket bottom. Beadwork on yoke, cuffs, pockets and along front placket, floral design in red, blue, green, orange and white. Beige fabric lining.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- beadwork
- Andy Russell
- Credit
- Gift of Andy Russell, Waterton Park, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1153
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Commemorative Plaque
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- Date
- 1969 – 2000
- Material
- wood; metal; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1190
- Description
- A wooden plaque with “Banff Indian Days” burned into the face along with two stylized teepees and the initials “DJS” (Dave Spence). The centre of the plaque features an arc of 10 silver coins, dating from 1969 to 1978, that commemorate Banff Indian Days. There is a coin index underneath the coins…
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- Title
- Commemorative Plaque
- Date
- 1969 – 2000
- Material
- wood; metal; paper
- Dimensions
- 30.5 x 56.0 cm
- Description
- A wooden plaque with “Banff Indian Days” burned into the face along with two stylized teepees and the initials “DJS” (Dave Spence). The centre of the plaque features an arc of 10 silver coins, dating from 1969 to 1978, that commemorate Banff Indian Days. There is a coin index underneath the coins: 1969 Chief Walking Buffalo; 1970 Chief Hector Crawler; 1971 Chief Crowfoot; 1972 Chief Sitting Wind; 1973 Chief Turtle “Spope”; 1974 Chief Imasees; 1975 Chief Steinhauer; 1976 Chief White Calf; 1977 Chief Black Wolf; 1978 Charlie Beil (Sculptor).
- Credit
- Gift of Dave Spence, Comox, 2001
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1190
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- Date
- 1930 – 1970
- Material
- skin
- Catalogue Number
- 104.51.1001
- Description
- Three strips of leather thong. One piece is light beige. Two pieces are grey and twisted together.
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- Title
- Thong
- Date
- 1930 – 1970
- Material
- skin
- Description
- Three strips of leather thong. One piece is light beige. Two pieces are grey and twisted together.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- leatherworking
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- 104.51.1001
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- Date
- 1930 – 1966
- Material
- metal; skin; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.1002
- Description
- A rectangular piece of leather with a painted picture of a man on a horse. Below the picture there is a poem, “MY FRIEND Oh, the world is wide and the world is grand, And there’s little or nothing new; But the sweetest thing is the grip of the hand Of the friend that’s tried and true.” The leat…
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- Title
- Picture
- Date
- 1930 – 1966
- Material
- metal; skin; wood
- Description
- A rectangular piece of leather with a painted picture of a man on a horse. Below the picture there is a poem, “MY FRIEND Oh, the world is wide and the world is grand, And there’s little or nothing new; But the sweetest thing is the grip of the hand Of the friend that’s tried and true.” The leather is attached to a piece of wood at the top that has an arched leather hanger attached to the wood with metal tacks.
- Subject
- households
- souvenirs
- gifts
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of Ed (Mrs.) Jamieson, Banff, 1966
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.1002
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- Date
- 1960 – 1979
- Material
- fibre; wood; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3019
- Description
- Soft, light doeskin laced on to wooden board (63.7 x 21.0 cm) with hide thong and blue gingham fabric. Two loom-woven bead strips with green lines and white, yellow and blue diamonds attached on either side of the bag’s front opening. The machine-sewn bag is lined with green cotton at the top, pr…
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- Title
- Mossbag
- Date
- 1960 – 1979
- Material
- fibre; wood; glass
- Dimensions
- 25.0 x 75.0 cm
- Description
- Soft, light doeskin laced on to wooden board (63.7 x 21.0 cm) with hide thong and blue gingham fabric. Two loom-woven bead strips with green lines and white, yellow and blue diamonds attached on either side of the bag’s front opening. The machine-sewn bag is lined with green cotton at the top, printed baby fabric with kittens and balls of yarn, and blue fabric at the bottom of the bag. The board has two rectangular handles near the top. There is a bent stick with notched ends and bark removed (attaches for sunshade?). Tag attached: “Plains Ind? very soft doeskin.”
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- beadwork
- sewing
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3019
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- skin; glass; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3024
- Description
- Man’s square necked shirt with a metal zipper at the back. The shirt has beadstrips of yellow with repeated diagonal lines in black, red, silver and green. The centre of the shirt front has a yellow beaded medallion with a green border and black and silver cross. There is an ermine and red feath…
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- Title
- Beaded Shirt
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- skin; glass; metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 169.0 x 86.0 cm
- Description
- Man’s square necked shirt with a metal zipper at the back. The shirt has beadstrips of yellow with repeated diagonal lines in black, red, silver and green. The centre of the shirt front has a yellow beaded medallion with a green border and black and silver cross. There is an ermine and red feather fringe along the beadstrips on the arms and down the front. Tag attached: symbol for male, 2 illegible words and “1950” in Pam Knott’s writing (ca. 1996); “moosehide (Pat)” perhaps referring to Pat Brewster.That’s not my writing pk
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3024
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- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3027
- Description
- Light hide machine sewn vest with two pockets on the front and four thong ties at the front opening. The yoke is lined with grey fabric (nylon?). The vest has fringe (14.6 cm long) along the yoke at the front and back. The vest is decorated with beading in geometric patterns on the pockets and f…
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- Title
- Beaded Vest
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 53.7 x 69.4 cm
- Description
- Light hide machine sewn vest with two pockets on the front and four thong ties at the front opening. The yoke is lined with grey fabric (nylon?). The vest has fringe (14.6 cm long) along the yoke at the front and back. The vest is decorated with beading in geometric patterns on the pockets and front and back of the yoke in dark blue, blue, yellow, red and white.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3027
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Beaded Martingale
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- Date
- 1960 – 1973
- Material
- feather; fibre; glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3020
- Description
- Two beaded strips, backed with purple fabric, joined by a beaded rectangle at centre. The beadwork is red and blue diamonds on a white ground (very similar to 103.07.3051). One end of each of the strips is forked. The square ends are joined together with ribbon. There are feathers and leather th…
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- Title
- Beaded Martingale
- Date
- 1960 – 1973
- Material
- feather; fibre; glass; skin
- Dimensions
- 28.0 x 78.0 cm
- Description
- Two beaded strips, backed with purple fabric, joined by a beaded rectangle at centre. The beadwork is red and blue diamonds on a white ground (very similar to 103.07.3051). One end of each of the strips is forked. The square ends are joined together with ribbon. There are feathers and leather thongs attached to the outside edges. A tag with CRW writing is attached: “Jack Labelle Nov 13 1973 belonged to David Simeon more at home.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3020
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