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- Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian) 4
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- Brian Joseph Grandbois 2
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- Earl F. Spencer 2
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- Bearspaw, Johnny 1
- Date
- 1979
- Material
- fibre; skin; plastic; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3003
- Description
- Bright blue velvet lined with white fabric (cotton?). The bag has a pinked hide edge with lacing holes and two long bundled laces attached. Both sides of the bag have a beaded floral design in red, yellow, blue and orange with green leaves. Tag attached with CRW’s handwritting: “Winifred Bearspaw…
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- Title
- Mossbag
- Date
- 1979
- Material
- fibre; skin; plastic; glass
- Dimensions
- 28.0 x 87.0 cm
- Description
- Bright blue velvet lined with white fabric (cotton?). The bag has a pinked hide edge with lacing holes and two long bundled laces attached. Both sides of the bag have a beaded floral design in red, yellow, blue and orange with green leaves. Tag attached with CRW’s handwritting: “Winifred Bearspaw pounded but can sell $50. Feb 5 79.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3003
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Beaded Caparison
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- Date
- 1979
- Material
- fibre; glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3026
- Description
- Two large circles (20.5 cm diameter) joined by a rectangle (27.0 x 51.2 cm) with hide strips attached to the back. The pieces are beaded on canvas with yellow and dark blue geometric patterns on a blue ground. Tag with CRW writing: “David Bearspaw Feb 7 1979 1 Horse collar a bag (struckthrough) …
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- Title
- Beaded Caparison
- Date
- 1979
- Material
- fibre; glass; skin
- Dimensions
- 20.5 x 60.8 cm
- Description
- Two large circles (20.5 cm diameter) joined by a rectangle (27.0 x 51.2 cm) with hide strips attached to the back. The pieces are beaded on canvas with yellow and dark blue geometric patterns on a blue ground. Tag with CRW writing: “David Bearspaw Feb 7 1979 1 Horse collar a bag (struckthrough) large bead work.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3026
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Statuette Trophy
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- Date
- 1978
- Material
- metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1126 a-d
- Description
- Four Indian Days float trophies, each with a bust of a man wearing a headdress, on wooden bases. The trophies are: 1978 Best Youth Float, 1978 Best Out of Town Float, 1978 Best Decorated Teepee, and 1978 2nd prize for Best Youth Float.
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- Title
- Statuette Trophy
- Date
- 1978
- Material
- metal; wood
- Description
- Four Indian Days float trophies, each with a bust of a man wearing a headdress, on wooden bases. The trophies are: 1978 Best Youth Float, 1978 Best Out of Town Float, 1978 Best Decorated Teepee, and 1978 2nd prize for Best Youth Float.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Banff Indian Days
- awards
- Credit
- Gift of Luxton Museum, Banff, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1126 a-d
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Beaded Caparison
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- Date
- 1978
- Material
- fibre; glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3025
- Description
- Two bead strips joined by a hide strap, with fringe at the join. Each strip has a forked end with a piece of thong attached in the notch. The strips are yellow with blue, dark blue, and red diagonals and dark blue squares. One strip has dark blue triangles near the fringe, and the other has unbe…
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- Title
- Beaded Caparison
- Date
- 1978
- Material
- fibre; glass; skin
- Dimensions
- 13.0 x 47.0 cm
- Description
- Two bead strips joined by a hide strap, with fringe at the join. Each strip has a forked end with a piece of thong attached in the notch. The strips are yellow with blue, dark blue, and red diagonals and dark blue squares. One strip has dark blue triangles near the fringe, and the other has unbeaded canvas in the same place. Tag attached: “Reba Bearspaw pawned Aug 2/78.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3025
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Beaded Caparison
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- Date
- 1978
- Material
- fibre; feather; glass; skin; shell
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3028
- Description
- Two bead strips, with thong ties at the ends, with three cross-pieces. The caparison is beaded with red and white chevrons on a blue ground with red and yellow outlines on the cross-pieces. There are fur strips with cowrie shells and beads with feathers (15.0 cm long) attached to the pointed ends…
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- Title
- Beaded Caparison
- Date
- 1978
- Material
- fibre; feather; glass; skin; shell
- Dimensions
- 54.0 x 60.0 cm
- Description
- Two bead strips, with thong ties at the ends, with three cross-pieces. The caparison is beaded with red and white chevrons on a blue ground with red and yellow outlines on the cross-pieces. There are fur strips with cowrie shells and beads with feathers (15.0 cm long) attached to the pointed ends of the cross-pieces. Tag with CRW writing: “David Bearspaw Oct 1st 78 for horse, goes over head and down each side, get back for Stampede - /80, to John Van- for Valerie’s car.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3028
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Beaded Caparison
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- Date
- 1978
- Material
- fibre; glass; skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3030
- Description
- Beaded bridle of two long side straps with two cross-pieces decorated with yellow and orange triangles on a blue ground. One cross-piece is movable. The tops of the bridle are tied together with leather thong. The bridle has a metal bit, commercial chinstrap and long reins (109.0 cm long) attac…
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- Title
- Beaded Caparison
- Date
- 1978
- Material
- fibre; glass; skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 32.0 x 65.5 cm
- Description
- Beaded bridle of two long side straps with two cross-pieces decorated with yellow and orange triangles on a blue ground. One cross-piece is movable. The tops of the bridle are tied together with leather thong. The bridle has a metal bit, commercial chinstrap and long reins (109.0 cm long) attached. The top of each rein is wrapped with bands of blue, orange, black and white beads. Tag attached: “David Bearspaw Sept 6/78.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3030
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- Date
- 1978
- Material
- glass; fibre; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3031 a-d
- Description
- Two reins and two triangular patches of beadwork.a,b) Two triangular patches, each with a red and white border around a black centre with two red and white triangles. One has a hide strap attached to one corner, the other patch has two stars drawn in ink on the back.c,d) Two sewn buckskin reins wr…
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- Title
- Check Reins
- Date
- 1978
- Material
- glass; fibre; skin
- Dimensions
- 16.0 (a,b); 1.3 (c,d) x 30.5 (a,b); 153.0 (c,d) cm
- Description
- Two reins and two triangular patches of beadwork.a,b) Two triangular patches, each with a red and white border around a black centre with two red and white triangles. One has a hide strap attached to one corner, the other patch has two stars drawn in ink on the back.c,d) Two sewn buckskin reins wrapped with bands of red, black and white beads at one end and tapered at the other. Tag attached to (c): “on tag - “pounded by Beatrice Powderface Mar 11/78 plus deer robe.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3031 a-d
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- Date
- 1978
- Material
- fibre; glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0111
- Description
- A medium width, heavily beaded belt on canvas, cotton backed, with single buckskin thongs for ties at ends. Design in white ground with three symmetrical figures of red crosses and green chevrons with yellow centres bordered in black and outlayers of red small diamond "eyes" and green triangles, li…
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1978
- Material
- fibre; glass; skin
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 74.5 cm
- Description
- A medium width, heavily beaded belt on canvas, cotton backed, with single buckskin thongs for ties at ends. Design in white ground with three symmetrical figures of red crosses and green chevrons with yellow centres bordered in black and outlayers of red small diamond "eyes" and green triangles, likewise bordered in black.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- Joan Hunter
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0111
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- Date
- 1977
- Medium
- wood engraving on paper
- Catalogue Number
- SmJ.04.08
- Description
- Two people dressed in outerwear, are standing facing to the right, the one in front has a cigarette in his left hand, right hand in pocket, the other has his hands behind his back, image in black ink. Initialed JAS in block brc: in pencil from l: Two Indians 27/50 James Agrell Smith.
- Title
- Two Indians
- Date
- 1977
- Medium
- wood engraving on paper
- Dimensions
- 19.7;21.0 x 12.3;14.2 cm
- Description
- Two people dressed in outerwear, are standing facing to the right, the one in front has a cigarette in his left hand, right hand in pocket, the other has his hands behind his back, image in black ink. Initialed JAS in block brc: in pencil from l: Two Indians 27/50 James Agrell Smith.
- Subject
- figure
- male
- group
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of Dorothy Cranstone, Banff, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- SmJ.04.08
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Beaded Moccasins
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- Date
- 1977
- Material
- glass; plastic; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.3006 a,b
- Description
- One pair of dark brown high top moccasins. The top is attached to the foot with a strip of hide. Each moccasin has a single long lace. The moccasins are decorated with a floral motif with a large orange, blue, red, yellow and green flower at the back and green and orange flowers at each side. T…
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- 1977
- Material
- glass; plastic; skin
- Dimensions
- 17.2 x 33.0 cm
- Description
- One pair of dark brown high top moccasins. The top is attached to the foot with a strip of hide. Each moccasin has a single long lace. The moccasins are decorated with a floral motif with a large orange, blue, red, yellow and green flower at the back and green and orange flowers at each side. The top edge of the moccasins have green and orange beaded trim. Tag attached: “written on paper bag moc’s were contained in ‘Joan Hunter Dec 31 ‘77 will get back’.”
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- regalia
- beadwork
- Joan Hunter
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.3006 a,b
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- Date
- 1977
- Material
- skin, deer; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1026
- Description
- Willy Goodstoney's fringed buckskin beaded vest, machine-sewn, two front attached pockets with pinked edges, fringed across breast and diagonally, back in V and on bottom edge, pinked narrow strips on armholes and front placket, beaded blue cross, orange rectangular center, silver rectangles surrou…
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- Title
- Beaded Vest
- Date
- 1977
- Material
- skin, deer; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 46.0 x 62.0 cm
- Description
- Willy Goodstoney's fringed buckskin beaded vest, machine-sewn, two front attached pockets with pinked edges, fringed across breast and diagonally, back in V and on bottom edge, pinked narrow strips on armholes and front placket, beaded blue cross, orange rectangular center, silver rectangles surrounding front shoulders, pockets, and back shoulders (silver/blue reversed) floral fabric lining, two thong ties in front.
- Credit
- Gift of A. Goodstoney, 1977
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1026
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Indians in the fur trade : their roles as hunters, trappers and middlemen in the lands southwest of Hudson Bay, 1660-1870
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1976
- Author
- Ray, Arthur J.
- Publisher
- Toronto : University of Toronto Press
- Call Number
- 07.2 r21i
- Author
- Ray, Arthur J.
- Publisher
- Toronto : University of Toronto Press
- Published Date
- 1976
- Abstract
- In the western interior of Canada, the pre-confederation period was one of relative peace between Indians and Europeans. Nonetheless, it was a time of rapid cultural transformations for the Indians as they adjusted to changing environmental and economic conditions. This book examines these conditions, and the responses which various Indian groups made to them, from the perspectives of anthropology, ecology, economics, and history. -- From back cover
- Contents
- Trade rivalries, inter-tribal warfare, and migration ; Land and life in the western interior before 1763 ; Traders and middlemen ; Arms, brandy, beads, and sundries ; Migrations, epidemics, and population changes, 1763-1821 ; The destruction of fur and game animals ; New economic opportunities ; Economic dependency and the fur trade: contrasting trends ; Land and Life: a changing mosaic ; The changing demographic picture after 1821 ; Declining opportunities in a changing fur trade ; End of a way of life
- ISBN
- 0802021182
- Accession Number
- 2022.17
- Call Number
- 07.2 r21i
- Collection
- Archives Library
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- Artist
- Brian Joseph Grandbois
- Date
- 1976
- Medium
- acrylic on canvas board
- Catalogue Number
- GrB.12.08
- Description
- Colours blue, black, orange, yellow, gold; a stylized head in left centre of picture; long blue and gold earrings; a continuous line runs to centre left of picture, all very stylized, could be a lance with feathers hanging from it; the design at his neck resembles a bird's head; the background is l…
- Artist
- Brian Joseph Grandbois
- Title
- Indian Head
- Date
- 1976
- Medium
- acrylic on canvas board
- Dimensions
- 35.5 x 45.5 cm
- Description
- Colours blue, black, orange, yellow, gold; a stylized head in left centre of picture; long blue and gold earrings; a continuous line runs to centre left of picture, all very stylized, could be a lance with feathers hanging from it; the design at his neck resembles a bird's head; the background is left white.
- Subject
- mythological
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- GrB.12.08
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- Date
- 1975
- Material
- fibre; plastic; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3001
- Description
- Mossbag of aqua-blue velvet lined with light blue flower-patterned cotton. Both sides of the bag are beaded with a large rose and bud in pink and red with green leaves and white stems. The open edges of the bag are finished with sacllope-edged hide and have laces attached. The hide has holes for…
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- Title
- Mossbag
- Date
- 1975
- Material
- fibre; plastic; skin
- Dimensions
- 26.7 x 101.0 cm
- Description
- Mossbag of aqua-blue velvet lined with light blue flower-patterned cotton. Both sides of the bag are beaded with a large rose and bud in pink and red with green leaves and white stems. The open edges of the bag are finished with sacllope-edged hide and have laces attached. The hide has holes for lacing the bag closed. Tag attached: “Carol Labelle pawned for 20.00 Dec 12 ‘75” in CRW handwriting.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3001
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- Date
- 1975
- Material
- fibre; glass; plastic; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3002
- Description
- Purple corduroy mossbag lined with flannel red and yellow paisley-patterned fabric. The open edges of the bag are edged with hide that has holes for lacing and has laces attached. Both sides of the bag are beaded with red and white flowers and green stems and leaves. Tag attached with CRW’s hand…
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- Title
- Mossbag
- Date
- 1975
- Material
- fibre; glass; plastic; skin
- Dimensions
- 25.7 x 74.6 cm
- Description
- Purple corduroy mossbag lined with flannel red and yellow paisley-patterned fabric. The open edges of the bag are edged with hide that has holes for lacing and has laces attached. Both sides of the bag are beaded with red and white flowers and green stems and leaves. Tag attached with CRW’s handwriting: “Irene Rider pounded May 2 1975.”
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- Irene Rider
- regalia
- beadwork
- sewing
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3002
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- Date
- 1975
- Material
- fibre; glass; plastic; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3004
- Description
- Green corduroy mossbag lined with pink, purple and yellow floral-patterned cotton. The open edges of the bag are finished with hide with large holes for laces and two long laces attached. Each side of the bag is beaded with flowers in blue, red, orange and grey with light green leaves. Tag atta…
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- Title
- Mossbag
- Date
- 1975
- Material
- fibre; glass; plastic; skin
- Dimensions
- 24.1 x 81.2 cm
- Description
- Green corduroy mossbag lined with pink, purple and yellow floral-patterned cotton. The open edges of the bag are finished with hide with large holes for laces and two long laces attached. Each side of the bag is beaded with flowers in blue, red, orange and grey with light green leaves. Tag attached with CRW handwriting: “Caroline Salter Nov 22 ‘75 pawned.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3004
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- Date
- 1974
- Material
- fibre; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3049
- Description
- British “Union Jack” flag with rope halyard and large wooden toggle attached. Tag: “Tom Wesley of Morley brought this March 14 1974 pawned - M-p Bk used at signing of Treaty 1877.”
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- Title
- Flag
- Date
- 1974
- Material
- fibre; wood
- Dimensions
- 127.0 x 262.0 cm
- Description
- British “Union Jack” flag with rope halyard and large wooden toggle attached. Tag: “Tom Wesley of Morley brought this March 14 1974 pawned - M-p Bk used at signing of Treaty 1877.”
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- Tom Wesley
- ceremonial
- treaties
- Treaty 7
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3049
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Elizabeth Bearspaw
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- Date
- 1974
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- DyV.02.01
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- Title
- Elizabeth Bearspaw
- Date
- 1974
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 40.5 x 31.5 cm
- Subject
- portrait
- female
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- DyV.02.01
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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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