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- Date
- 1880
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0022
- Description
- Two long strips of beaded leather sewn together end to end. The pattern on the stip is a medium blue background with orange Vs outlined in black along its length.
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- Title
- Beaded Trim
- Date
- 1880
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 7.5 x 196.0 cm
- Description
- Two long strips of beaded leather sewn together end to end. The pattern on the stip is a medium blue background with orange Vs outlined in black along its length.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0022
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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
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.01.0001
- 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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- Date
- 1900
- Material
- fibre; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0023
- Description
- A short beaded strip (about wrist length) that was loom woven. The strip has a design of two red and one green X on a white background with areas between filled with a green, red, blue and gold line design. There are two metal sequins sewn in the centre of the design between the Xs (others missing…
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- Title
- Beaded Trim
- Date
- 1900
- Material
- fibre; glass
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 18.0 cm
- Description
- A short beaded strip (about wrist length) that was loom woven. The strip has a design of two red and one green X on a white background with areas between filled with a green, red, blue and gold line design. There are two metal sequins sewn in the centre of the design between the Xs (others missing?). A short, white beaded, looped edging runs along each long side, and there is a double row of beads placed around the buttonhole at one end.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Plains
- beadwork
- regalia
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0023
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Beaded Moccasins
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- Date
- 1913
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1073 a,b
- Description
- Pair of ankle high moccasins, fully beaded foot, blue background with geometric design, a column of burgundy, green and yellow squares angle across foot, stepped triangles top and bottom go around heel, not as heavily designed inside foot, ankle flaps sewn on with long ties, small fringe sewn at he…
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- 1913
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 16.0 x 10.0 x 24.0 cm
- Description
- Pair of ankle high moccasins, fully beaded foot, blue background with geometric design, a column of burgundy, green and yellow squares angle across foot, stepped triangles top and bottom go around heel, not as heavily designed inside foot, ankle flaps sewn on with long ties, small fringe sewn at heel.
- Credit
- Gift of Anna Templeton-Cotill, West Levant, England, 1992
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1073 a,b
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- Date
- 1915
- Material
- skin, deer; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1177
- Description
- An adult’s beaded buckskin jacket with leather tie front closing; appears to be Stoney beadwork; all beadwork done in the lazy stitch. Blue, green, and ochre beads, stitched in rows on breast front, beading of and blue and ochre on the shoulders and around the armholes, a rounded chevron-shaped des…
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- Title
- Beaded Jacket
- Date
- 1915
- Material
- skin, deer; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 51.0 x 65.0cm cm
- Description
- An adult’s beaded buckskin jacket with leather tie front closing; appears to be Stoney beadwork; all beadwork done in the lazy stitch. Blue, green, and ochre beads, stitched in rows on breast front, beading of and blue and ochre on the shoulders and around the armholes, a rounded chevron-shaped design (five rows) of alternating dark and light blue beads on the back ending with two light blue, dark blue and ochre, tails. The beadwork from the bottom rounded chevron-shaped pattern extends to the shoulders and down the arms meeting with two separate rows (of two) of blue and ochre beads. The cuffs and bottom of the jacket have cutouts on wide fringes and also have the regular narrow fringes. There are fringes around the armholes, down the sleeves and around the v-shaped beadwork design on the back. The jacket has no collar but has a strip of pinked thin leather sewn down, ending in a cutout beaded flap (13.0cm long) which is sewn on so that it hangs down like a small necktie when the jacket is closed. The jacket has ochre spots on the front and back and yellow spots on the sleeves. Measurement 148.0cm, across chest.
- Credit
- Gift of Eric C. Sharpless, 2009
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1177
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- Date
- 1920
- Material
- skin, caribou; skin, moose; hair, horse; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0015 a,b
- Description
- A pair of soft moccasins, with a seam running up the centre, that tie with a leather thong at the ankle flap. A vamp of red velvet edged with rows of orange, green and purple silk wrapped over horsehair follows the shape of the toe high up on the instep.
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- Title
- Moccasins
- Date
- 1920
- Material
- skin, caribou; skin, moose; hair, horse; fibre
- Dimensions
- 26.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of soft moccasins, with a seam running up the centre, that tie with a leather thong at the ankle flap. A vamp of red velvet edged with rows of orange, green and purple silk wrapped over horsehair follows the shape of the toe high up on the instep.
- Subject
- Indigenous, Slavey
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0015 a,b
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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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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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Photographic Print
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.0024
- Date
- 1948 – 1948
- Material
- paper; wood; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0024
- Description
- A black and white photograph of Enos Hunter (right) with Philip and Pearl Moore in First Nations regalia with the tribe behind and teepee on the right. There is a narrow white border around the photograph, and it is framed with a gilt frameThe photograph was taken on the of the Moores’ induction i…
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- Title
- Photographic Print
- Date
- 1948 – 1948
- Material
- paper; wood; glass
- Dimensions
- 23.7; 26.5 (frame) x 18.7; 21.7 (frame) cm
- Description
- A black and white photograph of Enos Hunter (right) with Philip and Pearl Moore in First Nations regalia with the tribe behind and teepee on the right. There is a narrow white border around the photograph, and it is framed with a gilt frameThe photograph was taken on the of the Moores’ induction into the Stoney tribe, July 18, 1948.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0024
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Roach Headdress
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.09.3033
- Date
- 1971
- Material
- hair; fibre; wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.3033
- Description
- Roach with natural brown and dyed red stiff hair tied together. Centre of roach is short woven and tied hair. Stored on wooden form, attached with screw.
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- Title
- Roach Headdress
- Date
- 1971
- Material
- hair; fibre; wood; metal
- Description
- Roach with natural brown and dyed red stiff hair tied together. Centre of roach is short woven and tied hair. Stored on wooden form, attached with screw.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.3033
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- Date
- 1971
- Material
- fibre; plastic; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3034
- Description
- Purple dress, machine and handsewn, with pleats at the waist. The dress is decorated with commercial white floral trim, pieces heart-shaped lace, gold sequin trim, blue ribbon, and red metallic coloured plastic disks. Tag attached with: “Jack Crawler July 11/70” and “girls dance costume” on the r…
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- Title
- Dance Dress
- Date
- 1971
- Material
- fibre; plastic; glass
- Dimensions
- 73.0 x 93.0 cm
- Description
- Purple dress, machine and handsewn, with pleats at the waist. The dress is decorated with commercial white floral trim, pieces heart-shaped lace, gold sequin trim, blue ribbon, and red metallic coloured plastic disks. Tag attached with: “Jack Crawler July 11/70” and “girls dance costume” on the reverse.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- Jack Crawler
- dancing
- children
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3034
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- Date
- 1971
- Material
- glass; fibre; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3013
- Description
- White beaded background with ten inset beaded flowers blue and red. Backed with floral printed fabric. Bucksin on ends with ties. Tag in CRW's writing "Nina Lefthand belt Dec 6 '71 $15.00 credit."
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1971
- Material
- glass; fibre; skin
- Dimensions
- 6.5 x 92.0 cm
- Description
- White beaded background with ten inset beaded flowers blue and red. Backed with floral printed fabric. Bucksin on ends with ties. Tag in CRW's writing "Nina Lefthand belt Dec 6 '71 $15.00 credit."
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- Nina Lefthand
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3013
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Beaded Martingale
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- Date
- 1972
- Material
- fibre; feather; plastic; glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3032 a,b
- Description
- Navy blue fabric martingale and horse collar with beaded floral decoration. Each piece is edged with red fabric. a) “V” - shaped collar edged with feathers and thread fringe. Floral pattern in blue, white, orange and red is repeated on each arm of “V.” The collar is also decorated with sequins…
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- Title
- Beaded Martingale
- Date
- 1972
- Material
- fibre; feather; plastic; glass; skin
- Dimensions
- 19.0 (a); 37.0 (b) x 45.0 (a); 69.0 (b) cm
- Description
- Navy blue fabric martingale and horse collar with beaded floral decoration. Each piece is edged with red fabric. a) “V” - shaped collar edged with feathers and thread fringe. Floral pattern in blue, white, orange and red is repeated on each arm of “V.” The collar is also decorated with sequins held in place with beads. Tag with CRW writing: “Rachel Wildman wife of Killian from Nordegg - will pick up next Mon - Oct 12 1972” and other writing “Plains Cree horse ornament.”b) Martingale with two long strips, with striped fabric ties at one end, joined by a rectable at the centre. Both strips have one forked end and are decorated with a flipped, repeated pattern of orange, blue and white flowers. The centre piece has a white flower centred at the bottom with two blue and green flowers above. The martingale is also decorated with sequins held in place with beads. A strip of green fabric is attached to one side.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3032 a,b
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Roach Headdress
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- Date
- 1973
- Material
- hair; fibre; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.3037
- Description
- Stiff hair dyed yellow with beige yarn (wool?) rows sewn together in concentric circles at front, and parallel rows along length. Roach attached to loom beaded headband with elastic and heavy white thread. Headband is yellow with blue chevrons and diamonds. Two groups of two hanging yellow and b…
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- Title
- Roach Headdress
- Date
- 1973
- Material
- hair; fibre; glass
- Description
- Stiff hair dyed yellow with beige yarn (wool?) rows sewn together in concentric circles at front, and parallel rows along length. Roach attached to loom beaded headband with elastic and heavy white thread. Headband is yellow with blue chevrons and diamonds. Two groups of two hanging yellow and blue loops in centre (one over each eye when worn), with short beaded yellow feather streamer attached at outside. Tag with CRW’s writing: “Bought from Viola Sept. 7, 1973” and on tag reverse “Stoney” written in pencil.
- Subject
- Indigenous, Stoney
- ceremoial
- regalia
- beadwork
- Viola
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.3037
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- Date
- 1973
- Material
- fibre; plastic; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3027 a-g
- Description
- Seven piece machine sewn regalia set made of dark purple-blue faux suede lined with light blue fabric. Each piece has white commercial fringe and some element of a stylized pink, white and yellow floral motif.a) Vest (43.0 x 46.0 cm) with no front fasteners.b,c) Leg cuffs (47.0 x 34.0 cm) with two…
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- Title
- Dance Regalia
- Date
- 1973
- Material
- fibre; plastic; glass
- Description
- Seven piece machine sewn regalia set made of dark purple-blue faux suede lined with light blue fabric. Each piece has white commercial fringe and some element of a stylized pink, white and yellow floral motif.a) Vest (43.0 x 46.0 cm) with no front fasteners.b,c) Leg cuffs (47.0 x 34.0 cm) with two rows of fringe along the bottom edge and hidden snap closures.d,e) Arm cuffs (27.0 x 15.0 cm) with hidden snap closures.f) Large apron (79.0 x 75.0 cm) with centred long hanging section at front. There are four hide ties, one at each corner.g) Small apron (48.0 x 29.0 cm) with long hide ties. Tag attached: “Aug. 10. 1973 Gerald Kaquitts is putting Dancing Costume toward’s he’s bill. what ever it cost’s and would like to borrow enough money for a down payment for a truck. I have brought it over.” with the signature “F. Kaquitts.”
- Subject
- Indigenous, Stoney
- regalia
- beadwork
- dancing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3027 a-g
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- Date
- 1974
- Material
- horn; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.3027
- Description
- One antelope horn hangs from a buckskin necklace (2.5 cm wide, 67.0 circumference) with scalloped edges. Buckskin medallions with fringe hang from top of horn each side. Tag in CRW's writing: "Archie most fastest horses or vauable (sic) hores (sic) to chase horses wore the necklace an antelope h…
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- Title
- Necklace
- Date
- 1974
- Material
- horn; skin
- Dimensions
- 16.0 x 65.0 cm
- Description
- One antelope horn hangs from a buckskin necklace (2.5 cm wide, 67.0 circumference) with scalloped edges. Buckskin medallions with fringe hang from top of horn each side. Tag in CRW's writing: "Archie most fastest horses or vauable (sic) hores (sic) to chase horses wore the necklace an antelope horn Scott 1974."
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- Archie Daniels
- regalia
- leatherwork
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.3027
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- Date
- 1974
- Material
- glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3005
- Description
- The belt is in very traditional colours (Stoney) made out of canvas and deer hide. It is long, widens in the middle brown, background with 3 design motifs with orange and yellow geometric shapes. Tag with CRW's writing "Pawned until Fri. 11th of Oct - 1974 $50.00" on one side, and “found on note ‘…
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1974
- Material
- glass; skin
- Dimensions
- 9.5 x 112.0 cm
- Description
- The belt is in very traditional colours (Stoney) made out of canvas and deer hide. It is long, widens in the middle brown, background with 3 design motifs with orange and yellow geometric shapes. Tag with CRW's writing "Pawned until Fri. 11th of Oct - 1974 $50.00" on one side, and “found on note ‘Previously taken from another garment Stoney ca 1940’.”
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- beadwork
- Stoney
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3005
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