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- Date
- 1940
- Material
- skin, deer; shell, cowrie
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0006
- Description
- A girl's deerskin dress fringed at the bottom of sleeves and at the hem. The dress is decorated with widely spaced horizontal rows of cowrie shells across the yoke and extending half way down the sleeves. There is a single row of shells at the hem.
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- Title
- Beaded Dress
- Date
- 1940
- Material
- skin, deer; shell, cowrie
- Dimensions
- 87.0 (shoulders) x 100.0 cm
- Description
- A girl's deerskin dress fringed at the bottom of sleeves and at the hem. The dress is decorated with widely spaced horizontal rows of cowrie shells across the yoke and extending half way down the sleeves. There is a single row of shells at the hem.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0006
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- Date
- 1940
- Material
- skin, deer; metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0015
- Description
- A soft buckskin belt with fringe (11.0 cm long) along the bottom edge. The belt fastens with a brass button from the U.S. Military (same as #103.07.0060m CC).
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- Title
- Belt
- Date
- 1940
- Material
- skin, deer; metal, brass
- Dimensions
- 4.7 x 76.0 cm
- Description
- A soft buckskin belt with fringe (11.0 cm long) along the bottom edge. The belt fastens with a brass button from the U.S. Military (same as #103.07.0060m CC).
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0015
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High Top Moccasins
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- Date
- 1947
- Material
- skin; hair; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0046 a,b
- Description
- A pair of buckskin hightop moccasins, the upper portions being of duffel or felt, black, with green inset panels on both sides of leg. Fur trim at the ankles, and above them wool embroidery on the top black panels. Thongs for lacing or, rather, tying around ankle to keep tight and twisted wool stri…
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- Title
- High Top Moccasins
- Date
- 1947
- Material
- skin; hair; fibre
- Dimensions
- 27.5 x 9.5 x 26.5 cm
- Description
- A pair of buckskin hightop moccasins, the upper portions being of duffel or felt, black, with green inset panels on both sides of leg. Fur trim at the ankles, and above them wool embroidery on the top black panels. Thongs for lacing or, rather, tying around ankle to keep tight and twisted wool strings with pompons at the ends. Each moccasin has a foot liner of white blanket material,wool, which is edged in neat pink stitches. Each liner is cut from a single piece of blanket, moccasin style.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0046 a,b
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Beaded Headstall
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- Date
- 1940 – 1950
- Material
- glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3045
- Description
- Beaded headstall with a browband and a noseband attached to two side straps. The headstall is blue with a repeated motif of a blue, red and white diamond with a blue and yellow line and a red and yellow chevron or arrow at each end of the diamond. The headstall also has: red, yellow and blue diam…
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- Title
- Beaded Headstall
- Date
- 1940 – 1950
- Material
- glass; skin
- Dimensions
- 36.0 x 54.0 cm
- Description
- Beaded headstall with a browband and a noseband attached to two side straps. The headstall is blue with a repeated motif of a blue, red and white diamond with a blue and yellow line and a red and yellow chevron or arrow at each end of the diamond. The headstall also has: red, yellow and blue diamonds; blue, white, red and silver six-pointed stars; and blue, white red and yellow flowers on medallions.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- animals, horses
- crafts
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3045
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Beaded Headstall
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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- fibre; glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3046
- Description
- Headstall with browband attached to long beaded strip with hide loops, one loop is covered with floral beaded medallion. Entire piece has white background with small geometric designs: orange and green triangles; blue and white diamonds; red and white diamonds; red and blue diamonds; green and ora…
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- Title
- Beaded Headstall
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- fibre; glass; skin
- Dimensions
- 21.0 x 45.0 cm
- Description
- Headstall with browband attached to long beaded strip with hide loops, one loop is covered with floral beaded medallion. Entire piece has white background with small geometric designs: orange and green triangles; blue and white diamonds; red and white diamonds; red and blue diamonds; green and orange crosses; and blue and orange crosses. A diamond-shaped patch, with a rounded red and green cross, hangs from the centre of the headband. The ends of the long strip have hide medallions and thong ties.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- beadwork
- animals, horses
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3046
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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3021
- Description
- This is a replica of a hairbag (could be displayed Re: Corleigh Belton July 2013). Heart-shaped bag with beading on both sides and red and white bead fringe along the bottom edge. The front has a red and blue geometric pattern on a pink background. The opposite side is hide with a blue, pink and …
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- Title
- Hairbag
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- glass; skin
- Dimensions
- 1.5 x 14.0 x 63.0 cm
- Description
- This is a replica of a hairbag (could be displayed Re: Corleigh Belton July 2013). Heart-shaped bag with beading on both sides and red and white bead fringe along the bottom edge. The front has a red and blue geometric pattern on a pink background. The opposite side is hide with a blue, pink and red diamond at centre and a blue and red edge. The bag has a necklace, a thong wrapped with white, geen and red beads, attached to the back of the bag. Tag: ”Hair bag” with “tad’y held long hair” and on reverse ”stuffed it into bag and bag tied to head at hair (?) - now tourist items”
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- ceremonial
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3021
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- Date
- 1940 – 1955
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1029
- Description
- Waterton Lakes pennant, a triangular pennant with "Waterton Lakes" lettered in light purple on the right half towards the pennant's point, a figure wearing Indigenous headdress (yellow,white, red, and green), brown face, on left side. "Canada" in white lettering to bottom left of figure, all on blu…
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- Title
- Pennant
- Date
- 1940 – 1955
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 21.2 x 53.3 cm
- Description
- Waterton Lakes pennant, a triangular pennant with "Waterton Lakes" lettered in light purple on the right half towards the pennant's point, a figure wearing Indigenous headdress (yellow,white, red, and green), brown face, on left side. "Canada" in white lettering to bottom left of figure, all on blue pennant with white border, two pair of purple felt ribbons off pennants left side.
- Subject
- Parks
- Waterton Lakes
- tourism
- souvenir
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of Alan McClelland, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1029
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- Date
- prior to 1960
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1035
- Description
- Glacier National Park, yellow, "Glacier National Park" in white lettering on yellow outside border, portrait of man in full head dress, blue, yellow, white and red feathers on light blue background in the centre.
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- Title
- Crest
- Date
- prior to 1960
- Material
- fibre
- Description
- Glacier National Park, yellow, "Glacier National Park" in white lettering on yellow outside border, portrait of man in full head dress, blue, yellow, white and red feathers on light blue background in the centre.
- Credit
- Gift of Alan McClelland, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1035
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- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- horn; antler
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1025 a-d
- Description
- 3 sets: moose, antelope, deer (a) moose 80.0 x 37.0, hole in centre of skull, wire tied through tops for hanging, screws in each lower branch (b) antelope 52.0 x 22.0, buckskin thong laced through for hanging, painted red skull and dots along antlers (c) deer : 57.0 x 37.0, 5 prong plus one l…
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- Title
- Trophy Antlers
- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- horn; antler
- Description
- 3 sets: moose, antelope, deer (a) moose 80.0 x 37.0, hole in centre of skull, wire tied through tops for hanging, screws in each lower branch (b) antelope 52.0 x 22.0, buckskin thong laced through for hanging, painted red skull and dots along antlers (c) deer : 57.0 x 37.0, 5 prong plus one lower, (d) deer: (mate of (c)) 57.5 c 35.8; 8 prongs plus 1 lower.
- Subject
- sports
- hunting
- Indigenous
- lore
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1025 a-d
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- Date
- 1945 – 1960
- Material
- shell; fibre; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.1017
- Description
- Pink shell button with red/blue pompom centre, short length of buckskin through two holes drilled at centre hold pompom in place, ends hang 9.0 cm at back to tie on to clothing
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- Title
- Shell Button
- Date
- 1945 – 1960
- Material
- shell; fibre; skin
- Dimensions
- .8 cm
- Description
- Pink shell button with red/blue pompom centre, short length of buckskin through two holes drilled at centre hold pompom in place, ends hang 9.0 cm at back to tie on to clothing
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.1017
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Beaded Moccasins
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- Date
- 1940 – 1950
- Material
- skin, deer; fibre, silk
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0010 a,b
- Description
- A pair of soft moccasins shaped to the foot and sewn around the sole. Each moccasin has an ankle flap with leather thongs for tying. They are decorated with very simple three and four petalled flowers and leaves embroidered on the instep with pink, red and blue silk thread.
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- 1940 – 1950
- Material
- skin, deer; fibre, silk
- Dimensions
- 25.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of soft moccasins shaped to the foot and sewn around the sole. Each moccasin has an ankle flap with leather thongs for tying. They are decorated with very simple three and four petalled flowers and leaves embroidered on the instep with pink, red and blue silk thread.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- Cree
- decorative
- needlework
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0010 a,b
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- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- skin, deer
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0020 a,b
- Description
- A pair of very soft deerhide moccasins. These moccasins have soft soles and a flap at the ankle where they tie with a deerhide thong.
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- Title
- Moccasins
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- skin, deer
- Dimensions
- 18.5 cm
- Description
- A pair of very soft deerhide moccasins. These moccasins have soft soles and a flap at the ankle where they tie with a deerhide thong.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Kootenay
- regalia
- Ktunaxa
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0020 a,b
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- Date
- 1940 – 1955
- Material
- skin, deer; skin, rabbit; fibre; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0014 a,b
- Description
- A pair of white deerskin gloves with fringed gauntlets. Each glove is trimmed with rabbit fur at the top of the gauntlet and at the wrist. The beaded pattern on each glove is a group of red cherries hanging from green branches on the back of the hand and on the gauntlet. The gloves are lined wit…
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- Title
- Gauntlet Gloves
- Date
- 1940 – 1955
- Material
- skin, deer; skin, rabbit; fibre; glass
- Dimensions
- 19.0 x 34.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of white deerskin gloves with fringed gauntlets. Each glove is trimmed with rabbit fur at the top of the gauntlet and at the wrist. The beaded pattern on each glove is a group of red cherries hanging from green branches on the back of the hand and on the gauntlet. The gloves are lined with pink fabric.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- clothing
- decorative
- regalia
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0014 a,b
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Beaded Necklace
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- Date
- 1940 – 1950
- Material
- glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0010
- Description
- A single strand beaded necklace with black beads in the centre and white beads along the edges. The ends are tied in a knot with two loops of black and white beads at each end.
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- Title
- Beaded Necklace
- Date
- 1940 – 1950
- Material
- glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 46.0 cm
- Description
- A single strand beaded necklace with black beads in the centre and white beads along the edges. The ends are tied in a knot with two loops of black and white beads at each end.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- tourism
- souvenir; regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0010
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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- wood; sinew
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0041
- Description
- Bow made from branch split in half length wise with large notch at either end. Twisted sinew wrapped tightly at one end and strung to other with loop at notch of bowl. Stained dark red except for handgrip in middle, at ends, and along inside, many small knotholes.
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- Title
- Hunting Bow
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- wood; sinew
- Dimensions
- 9.0 x 2.6 x 103.0 cm
- Description
- Bow made from branch split in half length wise with large notch at either end. Twisted sinew wrapped tightly at one end and strung to other with loop at notch of bowl. Stained dark red except for handgrip in middle, at ends, and along inside, many small knotholes.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- hunting
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0041
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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- wood; sinew
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0042
- Description
- A bow whittled from tree branch split in half with bark peeled off and notch carved at either end to hold twisted sinew string which is tightly wrapped and knotted at one end, and tied with loop at other.
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- Title
- Hunting Bow
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- wood; sinew
- Dimensions
- 3.5 x 3.4 x 132.4 cm
- Description
- A bow whittled from tree branch split in half with bark peeled off and notch carved at either end to hold twisted sinew string which is tightly wrapped and knotted at one end, and tied with loop at other.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- hunting
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0042
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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- wood; sinew
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0043
- Description
- Long, rough bow made from branch of tree split in half lengthwise with bark, poplar? left on outside. Notches at either end hold twisted sinew which is tightly wrapped and knotted at one notch and looped at other.
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- Title
- Hunting Bow
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- wood; sinew
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 3.8 x 155.6 cm
- Description
- Long, rough bow made from branch of tree split in half lengthwise with bark, poplar? left on outside. Notches at either end hold twisted sinew which is tightly wrapped and knotted at one notch and looped at other.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- hunting
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0043
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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- bark; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0109
- Description
- Rectangular birchbark basket with cut, folded and stitched ends all from one piece of bark. Walls of basket sloped, rim folded to outside then laced with fibre in criss-cross and wound fashion. Along exerior length of basket near base are four triangular shapes scraped into bark, along width are tw…
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- Title
- Storage Bowl
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- bark; fibre
- Dimensions
- 6.5 x 21.4 x 25.7 cm
- Description
- Rectangular birchbark basket with cut, folded and stitched ends all from one piece of bark. Walls of basket sloped, rim folded to outside then laced with fibre in criss-cross and wound fashion. Along exerior length of basket near base are four triangular shapes scraped into bark, along width are two triangular shapes.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- households
- basketry
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0109
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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- bark; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0110
- Description
- Sturdy, rectangular birchbark basket made from one piece birch bark, has cut, folded, and stitched ends which form sides. Walls of basket sloped, rim folded, wrapped with branch then laced in criss-cross and alternating natural fibre which has been interlaced with darkened coloured bark. Continu…
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- Title
- Storage Bowl
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- bark; fibre
- Dimensions
- 8.0 x 30.4 x 35.8 cm
- Description
- Sturdy, rectangular birchbark basket made from one piece birch bark, has cut, folded, and stitched ends which form sides. Walls of basket sloped, rim folded, wrapped with branch then laced in criss-cross and alternating natural fibre which has been interlaced with darkened coloured bark. Continuous scraped design below exterior rim consists of flowing plant and semi-circle pattern.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- households
- basketry
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0110
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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- skin; wood; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0014
- Description
- Large round shallow hand drum of thick rawhide stretched over wooden hoop. Rawhide nailed to bottom of hoop along perimeter with nails approximately 1.5 cm apart. Hide is trimmed at edge of hoop with four long strips of the hide evenly spaced around edge extending toward centre of back of drum and …
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- Title
- Hand Drum
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- skin; wood; metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 9.5 x 48.0 cm
- Description
- Large round shallow hand drum of thick rawhide stretched over wooden hoop. Rawhide nailed to bottom of hoop along perimeter with nails approximately 1.5 cm apart. Hide is trimmed at edge of hoop with four long strips of the hide evenly spaced around edge extending toward centre of back of drum and pulled tightly across centre with thick twisted cord. Skin has been sewn together with sinew along one side of hoop frame extending 6 cm into face of drum. Drum skin has been stained red with large grey owl with yellow wings and red features sitting at centre.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- ceremonial
- animal
- bird
- owl
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0014
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