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Colour Control Meter
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- Date
- 1956
- Material
- metal; plastic; cord; paper; cardboard
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.1282 a-d
- Description
- General Electric colour temperature control metre, type PC-1, in its original packaginga) black plastic rectangular body with knurled edges; translucent white dome on the front with General Electric logo printed in red in the middle; large groove in the back to insert scale cards under a metal dial…
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- Title
- Colour Control Meter
- Date
- 1956
- Material
- metal; plastic; cord; paper; cardboard
- Dimensions
- 10.4 x 14.5 cm
- Description
- General Electric colour temperature control metre, type PC-1, in its original packaginga) black plastic rectangular body with knurled edges; translucent white dome on the front with General Electric logo printed in red in the middle; large groove in the back to insert scale cards under a metal dial with a cut window to read: “R/B BALANCE / FILTER TYPE / OPEN STOP”; engraved inside the groove: “ GENERAL ELECTRIC” [with the brand logo in the middle], “COLOR CONTROL METER [sic] / TYPE PC-1 / MADE IN U.S.A. / INSERT CORRECT SCALE / GEJ-2151-FOR COLOR FILM USED [sic]”; window on the top edge showing a white fixed pointer in the middle and a red mobile needle; metal plaque on the bottom edge with screw socket in the middle and two strap eyelets and number 73724 engraved; one black neckstrap attachedb) light green paper sleeve with dark green label printed: “SCALE CARDS / FOR/ G-E COLOR CONTROL METER [sic] / (Type PC-1) / These cards are used interchangeably in the PC-1. Select the one which corresponds to the type of film and filters you plan to use. See instruction book, etc.”; the brand logo is printed under the text; on the verso: “INSTRUMENT DEPARTMENT / GENERAL ELECTRIC [with logo between the two words] / WEST LYNN. MASS. / 12-54 / PRINTED IN U.S.A.”; six double-sided laminated scale cards are held inside displaying wheels for red / blue balance units, suggested filters and exposure increase in f-stops; some cards are duplicates: there are three of the type A/type B colour films, two of the type D/type F colour films, and one for daylight/Tungsten type colour filmsc) instruction manual printed in black and white; titled: “Introducing / The / Color Control Meter [sic] / type PC-1” with the General Electric logo and a picture of a hand holding the meter; twelve pages with sections: “HOW TO OPERATE / COLOR VARIATION OF LIGHT / SUGGESTIONS FOR USING THE PC-1 / HOW TO CARE FOR THE PC-1 METER / New Frontiers in Color” d) original packaging; rectangular cardboard box with lid covered in two tone green paper; rainbow colour scale along viewer’s left hand edge; labelled: “Color Control Meter / TYPE PC-1”
- Subject
- Nicholas Morant
- photography
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.1282 a-d
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- Date
- 1957 – 1957
- Material
- metal; wood; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0105
- Description
- Large zoom camera lens mounted on a wood base. Both ends have lens caps on them, the larger one is lined with red velvet.
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- Title
- Camera Lens
- Date
- 1957 – 1957
- Material
- metal; wood; glass
- Dimensions
- 20.5 x 15.3 x 44.5 cm
- Description
- Large zoom camera lens mounted on a wood base. Both ends have lens caps on them, the larger one is lined with red velvet.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0105
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Shutter Testing Meter
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.41.1030
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- metal, glass, electronic components
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.1030
- Description
- Apparatus for testing shutter speeds on cameras; metal body having a UV meter on front; ON/OFF toggle switch; OPERATE/RESETtoggle switch on front; bakelite "ABC" dial; red power on indicator light"ZERO" bakelite dial, 4 screws for face removal; rubber matting on top withthin frosted plastic window;…
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- Title
- Shutter Testing Meter
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- metal, glass, electronic components
- Dimensions
- 22.5 x 31.0 x 23.0 cm
- Description
- Apparatus for testing shutter speeds on cameras; metal body having a UV meter on front; ON/OFF toggle switch; OPERATE/RESETtoggle switch on front; bakelite "ABC" dial; red power on indicator light"ZERO" bakelite dial, 4 screws for face removal; rubber matting on top withthin frosted plastic window; chrome swinging arm which can move up/down haslight bulb on end; square vent holes on sides; triangular piece of tape with an arrow drawn on pointing upwards on left side; potentiometer right hand sidefor light bulb; back has square vent holes, larger opening near bottom andelectrical cord coming out from within.
- Subject
- photography
- Nicholas Morant
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.1030
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- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- plastic, leather
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.1029
- Description
- Hand held light meter with case and attachments; pear shaped; swivel head, dial with letters C,F,H,J,K; white plastic domeover light sensitive area; manufacturer's name embossed on front; clear plastic with rotating f stops, selection dial for shutter speeds; selection dial forfilm ASA; value indic…
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- Title
- Light Meter
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- plastic, leather
- Dimensions
- 10.0 x 4.5 x 6.0 cm
- Description
- Hand held light meter with case and attachments; pear shaped; swivel head, dial with letters C,F,H,J,K; white plastic domeover light sensitive area; manufacturer's name embossed on front; clear plastic with rotating f stops, selection dial for shutter speeds; selection dial forfilm ASA; value indicator A-S; UV meter, red needle showing f stops 1.4, 2.8,4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16, 22; back has manufacturer's name printed plus model name "Super-Director"; index for automatic operation; brown leather case, red velvet lined; zipper close, snap close compartment with meter attachment;manufacturer's name with model name embossed; Cine dial - scale fixed inside. Made in Japan.
- Subject
- photography
- Nicholas Morant
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.1029
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Beaded Necklace
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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.
- 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.
- 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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Headdress Ornament
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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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Beaded Necklace
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.01.0051
- 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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Beaded Moccasins
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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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Beaded Moccasins
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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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Beaded Moccasins
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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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