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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

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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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Handkerchief

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Date: 1890 – 1939

Material: fibre

Catalogue Number: 103.08.1066

Description: Small, very fancy, lace and cotton ladies handkerchief.

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Title: Handkerchief

Date: 1890 – 1939

Material: fibre

Description: Small, very fancy, lace and cotton ladies handkerchief.

Subject: Mary Schaffer; crafts; needlework; embroidery

Credit: Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986

Catalogue Number: 103.08.1066

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Beaded Necklace

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Date: prior to 1970

Material: grass; glass; skin

Catalogue Number: 103.01.3028

Description: Round-braided strand (1.5 cm diameter) of sweetgrass with fringed buckskin ends that are beaded (13.0 cm long) in orange and light green and tied together. Each end of the beading is finished with beaded loops.

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Title: Beaded Necklace

Date: prior to 1970

Material: grass; glass; skin

Dimensions: 7.0 x 60.0 cm

Description: Round-braided strand (1.5 cm diameter) of sweetgrass with fringed buckskin ends that are beaded (13.0 cm long) in orange and light green and tied together. Each end of the beading is finished with beaded loops.

Subject: Indigenous; Stoney; regalia; beadwork; ceremonial

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.01.3028

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Beaded Necklace

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Date: prior to 1970

Material: grass; glass; skin

Catalogue Number: 103.01.3029

Description: Very finely round-braided strand (2.0 cm diameter) of sweetgrass with fringed buckskin ends that are beaded (12.5 cm long) in white and light green and tied together. Each end of the beading is finished with leather fringe (7.0 cm long). Tag in CRW’s handwriting “Be_l_y Beaver - Sweetgrass Oct 1…

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Title: Beaded Necklace

Date: prior to 1970

Material: grass; glass; skin

Dimensions: 9.3 x 62.0 cm

Description: Very finely round-braided strand (2.0 cm diameter) of sweetgrass with fringed buckskin ends that are beaded (12.5 cm long) in white and light green and tied together. Each end of the beading is finished with leather fringe (7.0 cm long). Tag in CRW’s handwriting “Be_l_y Beaver - Sweetgrass Oct 17 credit.”

Subject: Indigenous; Stoney; regalia; beadwork; ceremonial

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.01.3029

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Beaded Necklace

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Date: prior to 1970

Material: grass; glass; skin

Catalogue Number: 103.01.3030

Description: Round-braided strand ( 1.7 cm diameter) of sweetgrass. Both ends of the strand are joined in a red, white and orange beaded (9.0 cm long) buckskin tube with fringe (16.5 cm long) at the end.

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Title: Beaded Necklace

Date: prior to 1970

Material: grass; glass; skin

Dimensions: 8.0 x 72.0 cm

Description: Round-braided strand ( 1.7 cm diameter) of sweetgrass. Both ends of the strand are joined in a red, white and orange beaded (9.0 cm long) buckskin tube with fringe (16.5 cm long) at the end.

Subject: Indigenous; Stoney; regalia; beadwork; ceremonial

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.01.3030

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Beaded Necklace

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Date: 1950 – 1970

Material: skin; glass; fibre

Catalogue Number: 103.01.1039

Description: Beaded choker made of three sections. Ends are skin with gold, black and red beads, bordered with green and black beads. Centre section loom beaded in red, black and white.

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Title: Beaded Necklace

Date: 1950 – 1970

Material: skin; glass; fibre

Dimensions: 3.5 x 79.0 cm

Description: Beaded choker made of three sections. Ends are skin with gold, black and red beads, bordered with green and black beads. Centre section loom beaded in red, black and white.

Subject: Indigenous, Stoney; regalia; beadwork; Whyte family

Credit: Gift of Harold C. Whyte, Penticton, 2002

Catalogue Number: 103.01.1039

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Handkerchief

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Date: 1950 – 1980

Material: fibre; paint

Catalogue Number: 103.08.1132

Description: Square handkerchief of pink fabric with a scalloped edge. The edge is finished with gold paint. One corner has three flowers and a bud with stems and leaves painted on the fabric and highlighted in gold. Above the flowers “Banff” is handwritten in gold paint.

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Title: Handkerchief

Date: 1950 – 1980

Material: fibre; paint

Dimensions: 30.8 x 29.5 cm

Description: Square handkerchief of pink fabric with a scalloped edge. The edge is finished with gold paint. One corner has three flowers and a bud with stems and leaves painted on the fabric and highlighted in gold. Above the flowers “Banff” is handwritten in gold paint.

Subject: Banff; souvenirs; tourism

Credit: Gift of Unknown, 1968

Catalogue Number: 103.08.1132

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Handkerchief

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.08.0557

Date: prior to 1913

Material: fabric

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0557

Description: A nearly square fabric handkerchief. Brown with white polka-dots, larger around border and smaller in centre.

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Title: Handkerchief

Date: prior to 1913

Material: fabric

Dimensions: 61.0 x 54.0 cm

Description: A nearly square fabric handkerchief. Brown with white polka-dots, larger around border and smaller in centre.

Subject: accessories

Credit: Gift of Alpine Club of Canada, Canmore, 1986

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0557

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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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Beaded Necklace

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Date: 1890 – 1910

Material: fibre; glass; skin

Catalogue Number: 103.01.0015

Description: A necklace of eleven strands of beads strung between fringed animal hide. The strands get longer as they proceed down the mecklace. The centre of each strand is made up of darker beads.

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Title: Beaded Necklace

Date: 1890 – 1910

Material: fibre; glass; skin

Dimensions: 86.0 x 71.0 cm

Description: A necklace of eleven strands of beads strung between fringed animal hide. The strands get longer as they proceed down the mecklace. The centre of each strand is made up of darker beads.

Subject: Indigenous; Stoney; decorative; ceremonial; beadwork; regalia

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.01.0015

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Handkerchief

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Date: 1890 – 1915

Material: fibre, silk

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0022

Description: A square silk handkerchief with an ornately embroidered floral design around a circular centre forming a shaped edge of butterflies and flowers.

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Title: Handkerchief

Date: 1890 – 1915

Material: fibre, silk

Dimensions: 33.0 x 33.0 cm

Description: A square silk handkerchief with an ornately embroidered floral design around a circular centre forming a shaped edge of butterflies and flowers.

Subject: households; grooming; social customs; crafts; needlework

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0022

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Handkerchief

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Date: 1890 – 1915

Material: fibre, silk

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0023

Description: A square silk handkerchief with twelve small squares of cut-and-drawn work set in along edges. The outer border of the handkerchief is scalloped lace.

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Title: Handkerchief

Date: 1890 – 1915

Material: fibre, silk

Dimensions: 29.0 x 27.0 cm

Description: A square silk handkerchief with twelve small squares of cut-and-drawn work set in along edges. The outer border of the handkerchief is scalloped lace.