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Date
1950 – 1960
Material
glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.01.0011
Description
Necklace of beads woven on a bead loom. A strap of green beads with red beads along edges is attatched to a circular medallion of green beads with three pink, beaded, diamond shapes inside. The pendant has beaded pink edges and two loops of red and green beads hanging off of the bottom edge of th…
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Title
Beaded Necklace
Date
1950 – 1960
Material
glass; fibre
Dimensions
36.5 cm
Description
Necklace of beads woven on a bead loom. A strap of green beads with red beads along edges is attatched to a circular medallion of green beads with three pink, beaded, diamond shapes inside. The pendant has beaded pink edges and two loops of red and green beads hanging off of the bottom edge of the disk.
Subject
Indigenous
souvenirs
Stoney
decorative
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0011
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Date
1950 – 1960
Material
skin, deer
Catalogue Number
103.03.0007 a,b
Description
A very simple pair of soft deerskin moccasins which have an ankle flap and a long tongue with thongs to tie at the ankle.
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Title
Moccasins
Date
1950 – 1960
Material
skin, deer
Dimensions
26.0 cm
Description
A very simple pair of soft deerskin moccasins which have an ankle flap and a long tongue with thongs to tie at the ankle.
Subject
Indigenous
Cree
regalia
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.03.0007 a,b
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Date
1950 – 1960
Material
skin
Catalogue Number
103.03.0011 a,b
Description
A pair of soft moccasins with stitching around the sole and made to the shape of a foot. There is casing at the ankle with a thong threaded through and used to tie.
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Title
Moccasins
Date
1950 – 1960
Material
skin
Dimensions
23.0 cm
Description
A pair of soft moccasins with stitching around the sole and made to the shape of a foot. There is casing at the ankle with a thong threaded through and used to tie.
Subject
Indigenous
Plains
Cree
regalia
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.03.0011 a,b
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Date
1950 – 1960
Material
skin; glass; metal
Catalogue Number
103.07.0009
Description
A woman's beaded belt, worked on harness leather, that fastens with a buckle. The belt has a light blue background with a design in dark blue, red and white beads.
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Title
Beaded Belt
Date
1950 – 1960
Material
skin; glass; metal
Dimensions
4.4 x 120.0 cm
Description
A woman's beaded belt, worked on harness leather, that fastens with a buckle. The belt has a light blue background with a design in dark blue, red and white beads.
Subject
Indigenous
Stoney
decorative
regalia
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.07.0009
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Date
1950 – 1960
Material
skin
Catalogue Number
103.08.0020
Description
A hide pouch with a small flap and long fringe around each side and along the bottom. The bag is decorated with green and white beads along the top edge, and a green and white beadwork diamond shape on the front.
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Title
Beaded Bag
Date
1950 – 1960
Material
skin
Dimensions
14.0 x 20.0 cm
Description
A hide pouch with a small flap and long fringe around each side and along the bottom. The bag is decorated with green and white beads along the top edge, and a green and white beadwork diamond shape on the front.
Subject
Indigenous, Stoney
souvenirs
tourism
decorative
regalia
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0020
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Date
1955 – 1965
Material
glass; skin; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.07.0070
Description
Completely beaded belt on canvas. Beaded diagonal blue, green, white red stripes along its length, meeting at the middle then reversing the slant. Buckskin ties at each end with two more set in approximately 10 cm form each end, one on underside and one on topside, so that belt overlaps when tied.
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Title
Beaded Belt
Date
1955 – 1965
Material
glass; skin; fibre
Dimensions
5.0 x 92.0 cm
Description
Completely beaded belt on canvas. Beaded diagonal blue, green, white red stripes along its length, meeting at the middle then reversing the slant. Buckskin ties at each end with two more set in approximately 10 cm form each end, one on underside and one on topside, so that belt overlaps when tied.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
Florence Dexon
Florence Dixon
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.07.0070
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Date
1955 – 1965
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.07.0074 a,b
Description
A pair of heavily beaded eagle design glove gauntlets. Were made for gloves, but either the gloves were never made, most likely, or wore out. The gauntlets have buckskin backs, white buckskin fringe and lining of cotton. The eagle design is a very handsome, black eagle with white markings visible u…
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Title
Beaded Cuffs
Date
1955 – 1965
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Dimensions
23.0 x 42.0 cm
Description
A pair of heavily beaded eagle design glove gauntlets. Were made for gloves, but either the gloves were never made, most likely, or wore out. The gauntlets have buckskin backs, white buckskin fringe and lining of cotton. The eagle design is a very handsome, black eagle with white markings visible under upraised wings, yellow bill, eye, legs, white fan tail with black end feathers, all on a brilliant red ground bordered by alternate rows of black and white beads. Matches collar 103.07.0075.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
Leah Hunter
John Hunter
eagle
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.07.0074 a,b
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Date
1950 – 1970
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.08.0380
Description
A flat greyish, soft, leather pouch laced together around the edges with buckskin thongs. Double drawstring of buckskin thongs threaded through slits cut at top. Triple strands of thongs doubled and knotted through holes in three places on the front, hanging in a long mass of fringes from the bag. …
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Title
Beaded Bag
Date
1950 – 1970
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
14.5 x 52.0 cm
Description
A flat greyish, soft, leather pouch laced together around the edges with buckskin thongs. Double drawstring of buckskin thongs threaded through slits cut at top. Triple strands of thongs doubled and knotted through holes in three places on the front, hanging in a long mass of fringes from the bag. Fringes threaded with four to six large, handmade glass beads on each, white, amber, red, blue, green.
Subject
Whyte home
Indigenous
beadwork
accessories
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0380
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Date
1950 – 1970
Material
hair; grass; skin
Catalogue Number
103.09.0097
Description
A buckskin thong with parts of six ermine pelts attached to it. Two full body pelts, legs and tails, two lengthwise strips of pelt, and two pelts sewn into tubes with red straw attached in the tail zone to hang down.
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Title
Headdress Ornament
Date
1950 – 1970
Material
hair; grass; skin
Dimensions
10.0 x 46.0 cm
Description
A buckskin thong with parts of six ermine pelts attached to it. Two full body pelts, legs and tails, two lengthwise strips of pelt, and two pelts sewn into tubes with red straw attached in the tail zone to hang down.
Subject
Indigenous
regalia
ceremonial
accessories
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.09.0097
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Date
1950 – 1965
Material
skin; plastic; claw
Catalogue Number
103.01.0051
Description
A necklace strung on a buckskin thong, black bear claws and hairpipes alternating on the lowermost portion (when worn), blue, yellow and purple plastic beads in yoke area.
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Title
Beaded Necklace
Date
1950 – 1965
Material
skin; plastic; claw
Dimensions
103. cm
Description
A necklace strung on a buckskin thong, black bear claws and hairpipes alternating on the lowermost portion (when worn), blue, yellow and purple plastic beads in yoke area.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
animal
bear
regalia
accessories
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0051
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Date
1950 – 1960
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.03.0032 a,b
Description
A pair of small low top moccasins, lightly beaded with rose in conventional design in red, rose, blue and light blue beads on the vamps. Soles cut from single pieces of hide, and uppers in another piece. Heel tucked and sewn in, and a hem of lighter coloured buckskin pinked and machine sewn to the …
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Title
Beaded Moccasins
Date
1950 – 1960
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
11.0 x 24.0 cm
Description
A pair of small low top moccasins, lightly beaded with rose in conventional design in red, rose, blue and light blue beads on the vamps. Soles cut from single pieces of hide, and uppers in another piece. Heel tucked and sewn in, and a hem of lighter coloured buckskin pinked and machine sewn to the edge of the upper. Tongue sewn in and a simple thong running from upper to tongue to upper.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
footwear
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.03.0032 a,b
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Date
1950 – 1960
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.03.0033 a,b
Description
A pair of lightly beaded moccasins, each made from a single piece of hide, folded over and sewn at outer seam, up the back of the heel, and a flap at the ankle sewn on. Thong ties surrounding ankle and tying at the vamp, sewn on tongues. Simple pattern of diamond in stepped square fashion in yellow…
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Title
Beaded Moccasins
Date
1950 – 1960
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
10.5 x 21.0 cm
Description
A pair of lightly beaded moccasins, each made from a single piece of hide, folded over and sewn at outer seam, up the back of the heel, and a flap at the ankle sewn on. Thong ties surrounding ankle and tying at the vamp, sewn on tongues. Simple pattern of diamond in stepped square fashion in yellow blue rose and deep blue with four smaller crosses of rose and deep blue outlying. Flap and tongue edged in rose and deep blue beads. Small tabs sewn in at back of heel.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
footwear
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.03.0033 a,b
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Date
1950 – 1960
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.03.0052 a,b
Description
A pair of very small baby's moccasins cut to shape from one piece of buckskin seamed around outside edge of sole and up heel. Uppers completely beaded with white background and simple stepped diamond shape outlined in blue with orange square at its centre on toe, with this similar motif repeated ag…
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Title
Beaded Moccasins
Date
1950 – 1960
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
5.0 x 11.0 cm
Description
A pair of very small baby's moccasins cut to shape from one piece of buckskin seamed around outside edge of sole and up heel. Uppers completely beaded with white background and simple stepped diamond shape outlined in blue with orange square at its centre on toe, with this similar motif repeated again on the outside of the moccasin. A narrow band of orange beads follows the seam along the outside of the sole and up the heel. Small buckskin ankle flap has been added, with long rounded tongue and short buckskin ties.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
footwear
children
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.03.0052 a,b
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Date
1950 – 1975
Material
skin; glass; shells; metal; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.05.0077
Description
A tan dress of summer bison hide, heavily beaded and decorated yoke on purple cotton fabric extends beyond shoulders to form short cape sleeve and is heavily fringed along bottom and edges front and back. Wide alternating rows of light blue cylindrical beads and amber cylindrical beads have rows of…
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Title
Beaded Dress
Date
1950 – 1975
Material
skin; glass; shells; metal; fibre
Dimensions
82.0 x 105.0 cm
Description
A tan dress of summer bison hide, heavily beaded and decorated yoke on purple cotton fabric extends beyond shoulders to form short cape sleeve and is heavily fringed along bottom and edges front and back. Wide alternating rows of light blue cylindrical beads and amber cylindrical beads have rows of cowrie shells between, with a row of large round blue beads at the bottom. Fringe at bottom of skirt attached separately and trimmed at the top edge with a single row of blue and yellow beads. Spaced around skirt front are two beaded medallions with thick beaded rope tassels, one black and grey, one pink and white, with a narrow, 4 cm, piece of fringe tassel with cowrie shells, bells, and orangish pink large bead at the end of each, located between the beaded medallions as well as on each side of the skirt and in the middle of the back. Dress is seamed just above waist, yoke lined with canvas.
Subject
Indigenous,Stoney
beadwork
regalia
bison
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.05.0077
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Date
1955 – 1965
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.05.0086 a-f
Description
A six piece young boy's regalia set consisting of a shirt, leggings, gloves and belt. Soft white buckskin with beaded panels of white background with design of orange diamond flanked by large swallow tail shapes outlined in black, alternated with design of two orange three pointed crowns joined by …
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Title
Set Regalia
Date
1955 – 1965
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Description
A six piece young boy's regalia set consisting of a shirt, leggings, gloves and belt. Soft white buckskin with beaded panels of white background with design of orange diamond flanked by large swallow tail shapes outlined in black, alternated with design of two orange three pointed crowns joined by a blue bar and outlined in blue. (a) shirt, 59.0 x 48.0, tunic style with long sleeves, slit opening at front of neck with buckskin tie, fringes along top half of sleeves and over the shoulder extending part way down front and back, and three buckskin ties along side openings. Bead strips with above alternating designs sewn along length of sleeves, and in bands over shoulders extending down front and back of shirt. Bottom of sleeves have been slit into short fringes leggings, 70.0 x 30.0, tube like leggings, two separate, with wide flap extending out at sides and laced along length of open outer side with short double buckskin ties which pass through two small holes cut through legging at five places along its length thus fastening the front and back into a tube around the leg. Bead strip is sewn to outer edge along length of each legging. Long buckskin strip for attaching to belt is fastened at top corners. (d) belt, 81.0 x 6.3, beaded band of above alternating pattern lined with white flowered aqua cotton flannel, has notched buckskin band at each end with single buckskin thong at each end for tying. (e,f) gloves, 33.7 x 18.8, fringed at outside of gauntlets with heavily beaded front panel of gauntlet containing one large single orange diamond flanked by red swallow tail shapes on each. Gauntlets lined with white cotton broadcloth, reinforced with machine stitching around thumb gore and fingers.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
children
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.05.0086 a-f
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Date
1950 – 1970
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.05.0090 a,b
Description
A pair of soft white buckskin leggings with wide notch edged flange at sides, a long beadstrip running the length of each, and buckskin thongs holding the leggings together forming a fringe at the side of the beadstrip. Beadstrips worked in canvas and sewn to leggings are white background with doub…
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Title
Beaded Leggings
Date
1950 – 1970
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Dimensions
40.0 x 91.0 cm
Description
A pair of soft white buckskin leggings with wide notch edged flange at sides, a long beadstrip running the length of each, and buckskin thongs holding the leggings together forming a fringe at the side of the beadstrip. Beadstrips worked in canvas and sewn to leggings are white background with double red, yellow and blue stepped diagonal lines along its length, and three small blue squares in a line across the bottom. Wide buckskin strap at top for fastening to belt.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.05.0090 a,b
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Date
1950 – 1975
Material
glass; skin; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.05.1001
Description
A short white beadstrip, orange and green designs, 2 orange double-armed crosses at centre,, small green irregular triangle shpaes between indicating a vertical disposition of the strip, single green diamond at each end spot-outlined in orange beads, worked on canvas, small patches of buckskin acro…
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Title
Beaded Strip
Date
1950 – 1975
Material
glass; skin; fibre
Dimensions
7.3 x 30.7 cm
Description
A short white beadstrip, orange and green designs, 2 orange double-armed crosses at centre,, small green irregular triangle shpaes between indicating a vertical disposition of the strip, single green diamond at each end spot-outlined in orange beads, worked on canvas, small patches of buckskin across edge of other end, beaded rows widely spaced, loose threads hanging at each end.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Unknown, 1968
Catalogue Number
103.05.1001
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Date
1950 – 1970
Material
fibre
Catalogue Number
103.05.1007
Description
Woman's handstitched creamy silk rayon blouse. Loose fitted, elastic waistband with latch, large lapels that go to waist in a deep V opening with snaps, gold silk embroidered edge of lapels and sleeves, square sailor-suit collar also with embroidery.
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Title
Blouse
Date
1950 – 1970
Material
fibre
Dimensions
42.0 x 40.0 cm
Description
Woman's handstitched creamy silk rayon blouse. Loose fitted, elastic waistband with latch, large lapels that go to waist in a deep V opening with snaps, gold silk embroidered edge of lapels and sleeves, square sailor-suit collar also with embroidery.
Subject
Indigenous
Stoney
regalia
Credit
Gift of Ed (Mrs.) Jamieson, Banff, 1966
Catalogue Number
103.05.1007
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Date
1950 – 1965
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.05.1009
Description
Fringed white buckskin with bead outlined flowers, long fringed on bottom, on sides, two overlaid strips of buckskin with pinked inside edge, centre with red flower with large petals, geen branched stems and purple twigs above, cotton backed, two buckskin thongs, machine stitched
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Title
Breech Cloth
Date
1950 – 1965
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
0.5 x 51.5 x 46.0 cm
Description
Fringed white buckskin with bead outlined flowers, long fringed on bottom, on sides, two overlaid strips of buckskin with pinked inside edge, centre with red flower with large petals, geen branched stems and purple twigs above, cotton backed, two buckskin thongs, machine stitched
Subject
Indigenous
regalia
Credit
Gift of Unknown, 1968
Catalogue Number
103.05.1009
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Date
prior to 1970
Material
fibre; skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.05.1011
Description
Blue velvet, beaded, with patterned cotton lining, buckskin strips with eyelets down middle, triangle and arrowhead shapes beaded of red, blue, green, and white, sides of velvet with flowers made of bead outlines and stitching inside, inner lining cotton with pink, orange and green flower patterns.
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Title
Mossbag
Date
prior to 1970
Material
fibre; skin; glass
Dimensions
14.5 x 24.0 x 67.0 cm
Description
Blue velvet, beaded, with patterned cotton lining, buckskin strips with eyelets down middle, triangle and arrowhead shapes beaded of red, blue, green, and white, sides of velvet with flowers made of bead outlines and stitching inside, inner lining cotton with pink, orange and green flower patterns.
Subject
Indigenous
ceremonial
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1970
Catalogue Number
103.05.1011
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