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Date
1890 – 1910
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.08.0002
Description
A rectangular, flat, bag with a long fringe of soft leather along the bottom edge and a short leather thong handle at the top. The bag is very colourfully beaded with a medium blue background and a many-coloured design (yellow,orange, red and many shades of blue). There are light blue bands alon…
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Title
Beaded Bag
Date
1890 – 1910
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
52.0 x 18.0 cm
Description
A rectangular, flat, bag with a long fringe of soft leather along the bottom edge and a short leather thong handle at the top. The bag is very colourfully beaded with a medium blue background and a many-coloured design (yellow,orange, red and many shades of blue). There are light blue bands along each side and a white band along the bottom. The bag has a pointed, beaded flap at the top that ties with a leather thong.
Subject
Indigenous, Stoney
decorative
regalia
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0002
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Date
1890 – 1910
Material
skin; fibre; glass
Catalogue Number
103.08.0006
Description
A flat rectangular purse with a long fringe along the bottom edge. The bag’s opening fastens with a thong which ties through two holes. The front of the purse is defined with an outline of beads, the inside of which is filled with vertical rows of beads forming a horizontal design of three diamon…
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Title
Beaded Bag
Date
1890 – 1910
Material
skin; fibre; glass
Dimensions
12.5 x 32.0 cm
Description
A flat rectangular purse with a long fringe along the bottom edge. The bag’s opening fastens with a thong which ties through two holes. The front of the purse is defined with an outline of beads, the inside of which is filled with vertical rows of beads forming a horizontal design of three diamonds at the top and at the bottom.
Subject
Indigenous, Stoney
Blackfoot, Siksika
decorative
regalia
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0006
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Date
1890 – 1910
Material
skin, deer; glass
Catalogue Number
103.08.0008
Description
A curved bottom flat purse with a long deerskin finge around the sides and bottom, and a handle made of two deerskin thongs tied together at the middle. Both sides of the purse are completely beaded with bands of red and blues which follow the contour of the purse's shape.
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Title
Beaded Bag
Date
1890 – 1910
Material
skin, deer; glass
Dimensions
9.0 x 9.5; 8.0 (fringe) cm
Description
A curved bottom flat purse with a long deerskin finge around the sides and bottom, and a handle made of two deerskin thongs tied together at the middle. Both sides of the purse are completely beaded with bands of red and blues which follow the contour of the purse's shape.
Subject
Indigenous, Stoney
children
clothing
decorative
regalia
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0008
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Date
1890 – 1910
Material
hair, sheep; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.08.0012
Description
A black velvet pouch with a looped bead fringe along the edges. The bag has a twisted, faded red wool cord at the neck with wool pom-poms at each end. The bag is decoarated with multicoloured beadwork on the front with a tulip-like flower with other flowers on a vine extending from the tulip-like…
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Title
Beaded Bag
Date
1890 – 1910
Material
hair, sheep; glass; fibre
Dimensions
11.0 x 16.0 cm
Description
A black velvet pouch with a looped bead fringe along the edges. The bag has a twisted, faded red wool cord at the neck with wool pom-poms at each end. The bag is decoarated with multicoloured beadwork on the front with a tulip-like flower with other flowers on a vine extending from the tulip-like flower.
Subject
Indigenous, Athapaskan
tourism
religious
regalia
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0012
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Date
1890 – 1910
Material
metal; skin; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.08.0161
Description
A brown suede purse which hangs by two straps from a fabric belt. There is a small money holder with a metal frame that fits inside a pocket. The money holder fastens with two snaps. The lining of the purse is stamped with a patent note.
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Title
Purse
Date
1890 – 1910
Material
metal; skin; fibre
Dimensions
24.0 x 1.0 x 14.5 cm
Description
A brown suede purse which hangs by two straps from a fabric belt. There is a small money holder with a metal frame that fits inside a pocket. The money holder fastens with two snaps. The lining of the purse is stamped with a patent note.
Subject
tourism
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0161
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Date
1960 – 1970
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
108.05.0010
Description
Small handmade buckskin doll laced tightly into moss bag. Doll wears buckskin bonnet trimmed with red and yellow beads and has simply beaded features. Doll is swaddled with striped grey, blue and white cotton flannel material, moss bag has flap at head trimmed with red and yellow beads along edge,…
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Title
Doll
Date
1960 – 1970
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Dimensions
20.0 x 5.5 x 7.0 cm
Description
Small handmade buckskin doll laced tightly into moss bag. Doll wears buckskin bonnet trimmed with red and yellow beads and has simply beaded features. Doll is swaddled with striped grey, blue and white cotton flannel material, moss bag has flap at head trimmed with red and yellow beads along edge, and is trimmed with a zig-zag line of red and yellow beads along sides. Opening of bag is covered with buckskin flap and is laced across with buckskin thong. Marks: small spot of purple ink/paint on back of bag.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
playthings
children
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.05.0010
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Date
1960 – 1970
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
108.05.0015
Description
A small Indigenous papoose doll wrapped in moss bag. Head of buckskin with beaded features, and wearing a pointed cap trimmed around the edge with orange and blue beads. Body of pink and white checked waffle weave material, doll rests on firmly stuffed pink pillow. Buckskin mossbag with high collar…
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Title
Doll
Date
1960 – 1970
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Dimensions
24.0 x 7.0 x 16.0 cm
Description
A small Indigenous papoose doll wrapped in moss bag. Head of buckskin with beaded features, and wearing a pointed cap trimmed around the edge with orange and blue beads. Body of pink and white checked waffle weave material, doll rests on firmly stuffed pink pillow. Buckskin mossbag with high collar, decorated along sides with green glass beads is tightly laced across front over buckskin flap beneath.
Subject
Indigenous
playthings
children
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.05.0015
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Date
1960 – 1970
Material
skin; hair; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
108.05.0016
Description
Firmly stuffed, handmade Indigenous doll of buckskin wearing shirt and leggings. Blue and red beaded facial features with black horsehair bound at either side with buckskin ties, and tiara like headband with orange and white zig-zag beading. Buckskin shirt is sleeveless with fringe across chest at …
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Title
Doll
Date
1960 – 1970
Material
skin; hair; glass; fibre
Dimensions
35.0 x 8.0 x 18.0 cm
Description
Firmly stuffed, handmade Indigenous doll of buckskin wearing shirt and leggings. Blue and red beaded facial features with black horsehair bound at either side with buckskin ties, and tiara like headband with orange and white zig-zag beading. Buckskin shirt is sleeveless with fringe across chest at front and back, and blue cross motif worked in beads on front and across yoke in back, plain leggings with wide flap at sides. Arms and feet simply sewn of buckskin, underbody of green textured fabric.
Subject
Indigenous
playthings
children
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.05.0016
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Date
1960 – 1970
Material
skin; fibre; glass; shell; feather
Catalogue Number
108.05.0017
Description
An Indigenous doll of buckskin wearing long buckskin dress. Stuffed face has been given shape by stitching, with brown and white carefully worked eyelashed eyes, eyebrows and red lips of beads. Long black yarn hair has been wrapped into braids at each side with leather thongs, and has two small fea…
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Title
Doll
Date
1960 – 1970
Material
skin; fibre; glass; shell; feather
Dimensions
42.0 x 8.0 x 23.0 cm
Description
An Indigenous doll of buckskin wearing long buckskin dress. Stuffed face has been given shape by stitching, with brown and white carefully worked eyelashed eyes, eyebrows and red lips of beads. Long black yarn hair has been wrapped into braids at each side with leather thongs, and has two small feathers stuck through at back. Dress is of commercially tanned buckskin simply fringed at ends of sleeves and hem, with doubled thongs held together by a single bead spaced evenly around middle of skirt and along yoke in back. Flat leather fringed purse with pointed flap closing with cowrie shell, hangs from belt tied around waist. Moccasins on feet have high ankle flaps tied up with leather thongs. Underbody of stuffed white material, single strand necklace of large red, orange and green beads.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
playthings
children
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.05.0017
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Date
1960 – 1970
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
108.05.0018
Description
Indigenous doll of buckskin with comparatively small head, wearing shirt and leggings. Simple facial features of black beads, and black yarn hair braided at either side of face. Rather stiff buckskin shirt has fringe at shoulders and across back yoke which is trimmed with red beads, wide belt at wa…
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Title
Doll
Date
1960 – 1970
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Dimensions
34.0 x 7.0 x 17.0 cm
Description
Indigenous doll of buckskin with comparatively small head, wearing shirt and leggings. Simple facial features of black beads, and black yarn hair braided at either side of face. Rather stiff buckskin shirt has fringe at shoulders and across back yoke which is trimmed with red beads, wide belt at waist is beaded in feather stitch of white with blue at tips, and beading motif is repeated in two bands up the front of the shirt to the shoulders. Leggings of lighter colour buckskin are softer and have notched flaps at the side with turquoise and black beads at the sides of the legs. Moccasins have turquoise and black beaded crow's foot motif with green sequins. Hands are simply cut out in mitten shape, buckskin underpants, stuffed underbody of white fabric.
Subject
Indigenous
playthings
children
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.05.0018
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Date
1960 – 1970
Material
skin; hair; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
108.05.0019
Description
An Indigenous doll wearing simple buckskin dress with large floral design of blue leaves with orange glass centres beaded across chest and back. Horsehair stitched to head gathered at each side, with a single buckskin thong looped across back of head, simple notched headband, and beaded features of…
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Title
Doll
Date
1960 – 1970
Material
skin; hair; glass; fibre
Dimensions
33.0 x 7.0 x 17.0 cm
Description
An Indigenous doll wearing simple buckskin dress with large floral design of blue leaves with orange glass centres beaded across chest and back. Horsehair stitched to head gathered at each side, with a single buckskin thong looped across back of head, simple notched headband, and beaded features of blue eyes and red mouth, with black bead nostrils. Buckskin moccasins with flap at heel and short buckskin leggings sewn to body. Underbody of firmly stuffed red fabric, hands stitched to side of body.
Subject
Indigenous
playthings
children
figure
female
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.05.0019
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Date
1960 – 1970
Material
skin; hair; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
108.05.0020
Description
A firmly stuffed Indigenous doll wearing shirt and leggings with brown fur band around head. Head is of brown fabric with circular piece of buckskin and beaded features sewn on to represent face. Waist length horsehair braids tied at bottom with buckskin. Simple shirt with fringe at yoke across fro…
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Title
Doll
Date
1960 – 1970
Material
skin; hair; glass; fibre
Dimensions
33.0 x 7.0 x 27.0 cm
Description
A firmly stuffed Indigenous doll wearing shirt and leggings with brown fur band around head. Head is of brown fabric with circular piece of buckskin and beaded features sewn on to represent face. Waist length horsehair braids tied at bottom with buckskin. Simple shirt with fringe at yoke across front and back, and simple leggings fringed at the sides. Plain moccasins sewn on to feet, and hands separate from arms sewn to bottoms of sleeves and cut out in shape of fingers and thumbs. Stuffed underbody of white fabric with printed blue sailboats.
Subject
Indigenous
playthings
children
figure
male
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.05.0020
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Date
1960 – 1970
Material
skin; wood; glass; hair; feathers
Catalogue Number
108.05.0089
Description
Small man wearing grey buckskins, red and yellow beads, feather headdress, and carved wooden face. Very plain buckskin outfit with fringes at shirt bottom, sides of leggings and across back shoulders. Yellow and red bead necklace, and trimming on clothing and moccasins. Unpainted wooden head has ca…
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Title
Doll
Date
1960 – 1970
Material
skin; wood; glass; hair; feathers
Dimensions
28.5 x 4.0 cm
Description
Small man wearing grey buckskins, red and yellow beads, feather headdress, and carved wooden face. Very plain buckskin outfit with fringes at shirt bottom, sides of leggings and across back shoulders. Yellow and red bead necklace, and trimming on clothing and moccasins. Unpainted wooden head has carved features with pursed lips, and extends to form torso under clothing. Six small feathers in band form headdress. Straight brown hair glued to head is cut off at shoulders. Hands are flat cut outs from buckskin, with black feather stitched to left hand. Armature of body seems to be wire.
Subject
Indigenous, Shoshone-Cree
Italian
playthings
children
Sarain Stump
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.05.0089
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Date
1960 – 1975
Material
skin; hair; glass; quill
Catalogue Number
108.05.0090
Description
Small, buckskin man with grey fur "coonskin" style hat and breastplate. Wearing buckskin vest with grey hair front, and breech cloth over grey hair leggings. Breastplate of porcupine quills trimmed with blue and red beads, over red, white and blue headed choker necklace. Grey fur hat fits closely …
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Title
Doll
Date
1960 – 1975
Material
skin; hair; glass; quill
Dimensions
18.3 x 4.0 x 6.5 cm
Description
Small, buckskin man with grey fur "coonskin" style hat and breastplate. Wearing buckskin vest with grey hair front, and breech cloth over grey hair leggings. Breastplate of porcupine quills trimmed with blue and red beads, over red, white and blue headed choker necklace. Grey fur hat fits closely to head with long thick fur tail. Face of buckskin seamed down middle and shaped to form nose, with beady black eyes and red line bead mouth. Bare arms are tubes of buckskin, body stuffed, star medallion on front of breechcloth with porcupine quills and beads. Fringe across vest at back shoulders.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
playthings
children
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.05.0090
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Date
1965 – 1975
Material
skin; hair; glass
Catalogue Number
103.08.0228
Description
A flat triangular purse with lightly beaded flap, beaver fur front, long buckskin shoulder strap, and fringes down sides becoming longer at the bottom point. Flap is beaded with three small blue triangles outlined in red and two small yellow triangles outlined in bright blue, forming a semi circula…
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Title
Beaded Bag
Date
1965 – 1975
Material
skin; hair; glass
Dimensions
20.0 x 17.0 cm
Description
A flat triangular purse with lightly beaded flap, beaver fur front, long buckskin shoulder strap, and fringes down sides becoming longer at the bottom point. Flap is beaded with three small blue triangles outlined in red and two small yellow triangles outlined in bright blue, forming a semi circular shape with a vertical line of pearly pink beads outlined in green at its centre. Flap edged with pearly pink and green beads. Edging of red and light brown beads around bottom point of purse. Back body of purse tan buckskin, but fringes, flap, strap and edging band of back are white doeskin. Flap ties closed with white buckskin thongs.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0228
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Date
1965 – 1975
Material
skin; hair; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.08.0229
Description
A flat, square, rounded bottom, tan buckskin purse with square, spotted fawn hair panel set into front, side panels of front notch edged and lightly beaded with two light and dark blue geometric, diamond , motifs on each side and one at the bottom centre. Small rounded buckskin flap has four flyin…
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Title
Beaded Bag
Date
1965 – 1975
Material
skin; hair; glass; fibre
Dimensions
24.0 x 27.0 cm
Description
A flat, square, rounded bottom, tan buckskin purse with square, spotted fawn hair panel set into front, side panels of front notch edged and lightly beaded with two light and dark blue geometric, diamond , motifs on each side and one at the bottom centre. Small rounded buckskin flap has four flying light and dark blue geometric figures and is edged with dark blue beads. Bottom of purse is fringed. Short carrying strap of buckskin notched along one edge and lined with pink orange satin, inside completely lined with satin. Closes with buckskin covered toggle attached through fawn hide and fastens through hole in small piece of buckskin sewn to underside of flap.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0229
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Date
1965 – 1975
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.08.0230
Description
A small cylindrical buckskin purse beaded predominantly orange around sides, with small notched buckskin collar slit and threaded through with a buckskin drawstring. Sides almost completely covered with beading in two panels, one with orange bow tie shape on blue background, the other orange backgr…
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Title
Beaded Bag
Date
1965 – 1975
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Dimensions
12.0 x 8.0 cm
Description
A small cylindrical buckskin purse beaded predominantly orange around sides, with small notched buckskin collar slit and threaded through with a buckskin drawstring. Sides almost completely covered with beading in two panels, one with orange bow tie shape on blue background, the other orange background with a large stepped diamond of white outlined with blue and a red centre, and another similar red diamond outlined in white with a blue centre. Purse lined with pink and yellow paisley patterned material.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0230
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Date
1960 – 1970
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.08.0232
Description
A small, flat, square, very lightly beaded buckskin purse with transparent yellow beaded strand carrying strap. Front of purse has feather stitched cross of dark blue beads tipped in red and light blue beads tipped in red. Back has single complex flower blossom of red accented with yellow and outli…
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Title
Beaded Bag
Date
1960 – 1970
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
16.0 x 13.5 cm
Description
A small, flat, square, very lightly beaded buckskin purse with transparent yellow beaded strand carrying strap. Front of purse has feather stitched cross of dark blue beads tipped in red and light blue beads tipped in red. Back has single complex flower blossom of red accented with yellow and outlined in iridescent black, with leaves below in two shades of green. Sides and bottom of purse edged with white beads. Small semi circular flap is notched along curved edge and has hole at middle to fasten over small tiggle of buckskin sewn to purse beneath flap.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0232
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Date
1965 – 1975
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.08.0234
Description
Small, rounded, flat buckskin bag with short lighter fringe around sides and bottom. Lightly beaded on front with single flower at centre with many petals outlined in blue black, and petals filled in with blue black and white seed beads. Four white stems and outlined black leaves curve from the blo…
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Title
Beaded Bag
Date
1965 – 1975
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
16.5 x 18.0 cm
Description
Small, rounded, flat buckskin bag with short lighter fringe around sides and bottom. Lightly beaded on front with single flower at centre with many petals outlined in blue black, and petals filled in with blue black and white seed beads. Four white stems and outlined black leaves curve from the blossom towards the corners of the purse. An alternately beaded white and black stem rises from the top of the blossom with a white and black trifoliate mass at the top, and two alternately beaded white and black bird's legs support the blossom at the bottom. The mouth of the purse is trimmed with white and black beads, as well as a small pointed tab with a buttonhole slit which is sewn to the middle of the back opening. The back of the purse is two pieces of buckskin patched together.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0234
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Date
1960 – 1970
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.08.0235
Description
A small cylindrical buckskin bag, fringed around the bottom, completely beaded around the slides, with a wide notched collar, threaded through slits with a buckskin drawstring. Sides beaded with white background and motifs of light blue crosses outlined with orange squares, then darker blue squares…
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Title
Beaded Bag
Date
1960 – 1970
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Dimensions
18.0 x 9.0 cm
Description
A small cylindrical buckskin bag, fringed around the bottom, completely beaded around the slides, with a wide notched collar, threaded through slits with a buckskin drawstring. Sides beaded with white background and motifs of light blue crosses outlined with orange squares, then darker blue squares, then red squares forming a stepped diamond shape. Similar stepped squares form triangular shapes hanging from top and sitting on bottom of beaded band forming the sides. Beadwork banded with narrow light and dark blue alternating bars at top and bottom. Interior lined with lightweight white canvas.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0235
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