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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.
Subject
Indigenous
First Nations
Stoney
Sioux
children
regalia
beadwork
decorative
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.05.0003
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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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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
1930 – 1950
Material
skin; glass; metal; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.05.3024
Description
Man’s square necked shirt with a metal zipper at the back. The shirt has beadstrips of yellow with repeated diagonal lines in black, red, silver and green. The centre of the shirt front has a yellow beaded medallion with a green border and black and silver cross. There is an ermine and red feath…
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Title
Beaded Shirt
Date
1930 – 1950
Material
skin; glass; metal; fibre
Dimensions
169.0 x 86.0 cm
Description
Man’s square necked shirt with a metal zipper at the back. The shirt has beadstrips of yellow with repeated diagonal lines in black, red, silver and green. The centre of the shirt front has a yellow beaded medallion with a green border and black and silver cross. There is an ermine and red feather fringe along the beadstrips on the arms and down the front. Tag attached: symbol for male, 2 illegible words and “1950” in Pam Knott’s writing (ca. 1996); “moosehide (Pat)” perhaps referring to Pat Brewster.That’s not my writing pk
Subject
Indigenous
regalia
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.05.3024
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Date
1930 – 1935
Material
skin; shell; metal; glass
Catalogue Number
103.05.3025
Description
Dress of dark brown hide with short sleeves and a tie at one side of the neck opening. The sleeves of the dress have long fringe (23.5 cm) and some of the fringe pieces have blue beads and metal bells attached. The bottom hem of the dress also has fringe (15.0 cm long) attached. The front and b…
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Title
Beaded Dress
Date
1930 – 1935
Material
skin; shell; metal; glass
Dimensions
87.0 x 96.0 cm
Description
Dress of dark brown hide with short sleeves and a tie at one side of the neck opening. The sleeves of the dress have long fringe (23.5 cm) and some of the fringe pieces have blue beads and metal bells attached. The bottom hem of the dress also has fringe (15.0 cm long) attached. The front and back of the dress are decorated with cowrie shells hanging from beaded thread and three silver buckles with hanging threads. Tag attached: “note in bag - ‘this prob. Stoney w/ borrowed Crow idea’ “ in Joyce Johnson writing (1981-1984) and on reverse “Kathleen old regalia scince (sic) child Oct 1931” in CRW writing.
Subject
Indigenous, Stoney
regalia
beading
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.05.3025
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Date
1930 – 1940
Material
skin; fibre; glass
Catalogue Number
103.07.1086 a,b
Description
Pair of buckskin gloves with fringe along side of cuff and floral beadwork in pink, white, red and bergundy. Floral printed cotton lining. Lined pink beads are from the 1920s, red beads are older than the others and probably recycled.
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Title
Gauntlet Gloves
Date
1930 – 1940
Material
skin; fibre; glass
Dimensions
24.0 x 36.0 cm
Description
Pair of buckskin gloves with fringe along side of cuff and floral beadwork in pink, white, red and bergundy. Floral printed cotton lining. Lined pink beads are from the 1920s, red beads are older than the others and probably recycled.
Subject
Indigenous, Stoney
beadwork
regalia
Barbara C. Whyte
Credit
Gift of Harold C. Whyte, Penticton, 2002
Catalogue Number
103.07.1086 a,b
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Date
1895 – 1910
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.05.1066
Description
lightly beaded and fringed, long sleeve pullover shirt, front placket and 2 breast pockets beaded in an open floral design, green,light blue, red, blue colours, fringes ca 15.0 x 5.5 sewn above pockets, 2 rows of fringes sewn on back across shoulders, bottom edges picked, hand sewn with black threa…
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Title
Beaded Shirt
Date
1895 – 1910
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Dimensions
50.0 x 72.5 cm
Description
lightly beaded and fringed, long sleeve pullover shirt, front placket and 2 breast pockets beaded in an open floral design, green,light blue, red, blue colours, fringes ca 15.0 x 5.5 sewn above pockets, 2 rows of fringes sewn on back across shoulders, bottom edges picked, hand sewn with black thread.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
L.S. Crosby
Credit
Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1985
Catalogue Number
103.05.1066
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Date
1930 – 1950
Material
skin; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.07.1051 a-d
Description
2 pairs embroidered gauntlets with fringes a,b: (38.0 x 22.5) machine sewn construction, gauntlet lined with yellow cotton which also forms a 0.5 wide edging, on hand back embroidered pink and purple rose with green and yellow stem, on gauntlet embroidered 4-petal red and pink flower, green stems a…
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Title
Gauntlet Gloves
Date
1930 – 1950
Material
skin; fibre
Description
2 pairs embroidered gauntlets with fringes a,b: (38.0 x 22.5) machine sewn construction, gauntlet lined with yellow cotton which also forms a 0.5 wide edging, on hand back embroidered pink and purple rose with green and yellow stem, on gauntlet embroidered 4-petal red and pink flower, green stems and leaves, dark blue flower in one corner, dark red in other, fringes ca 9.5, c,d: (36.0 x 19.0) machine sewn, gauntlet lined with unbleached cotton, on hand back embroidered star, light and dark red, 4 smaller designs, 2 light and dark red, other yellow and green, gauntlets, 1 light and dark red flower, green and yellow leaves, grey and white stems, fringes both sides ca 7.5.
Subject
Indigenous
embroidery
needlework
clothing
souvenirs
regalia
Credit
Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1985
Catalogue Number
103.07.1051 a-d
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Date
1930 – 1940
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.07.1052 a-d
Description
2 pair beaded and fringed gauntlets a,b: smoked buckskin, machine sewn, canvas lined gauntlet, 3 rows of beading on back of hand, red, blue, yellow, gauntlet has floral pattern, one large symmetrical flower, green, blue, red, yellow, 2 red and white flowers connected by dark blue stems, fringe 11.0…
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Title
Gauntlet Gloves
Date
1930 – 1940
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Dimensions
19.0 x 35.0 cm
Description
2 pair beaded and fringed gauntlets a,b: smoked buckskin, machine sewn, canvas lined gauntlet, 3 rows of beading on back of hand, red, blue, yellow, gauntlet has floral pattern, one large symmetrical flower, green, blue, red, yellow, 2 red and white flowers connected by dark blue stems, fringe 11.0 long, c,d: white buckskin, machine sewn, green cotton lined gauntlet, 3 rows of beading on back of hand, 2 silver, 1 pink on gauntlet, 2 daisy-type flowers, pinks, 1 yellow centre, 1 black, 3 green leaves, dark brown stems, fringe 9.5 long. (a,b) 35.0 x 19.0 (c,d) 34.5 x 20.0
Subject
Indigenous
clothing
beadwork
Deer Lodge
souvenirs
regalia
Credit
Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1985
Catalogue Number
103.07.1052 a-d
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Date
1890 – 1910
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.03.1042 a,b
Description
A pair high top baby moccasins, one-piece construction with added high ankle flaps, serrated edges on flaps, green beads spiral to ca 5.3 dia. circle, mauve beads outline circle with short ca 1.0 long rows of mauve beads emanating from the circle.
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Title
Beaded Moccasins
Date
1890 – 1910
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
9.5 x 5.0 x 12.0 cm
Description
A pair high top baby moccasins, one-piece construction with added high ankle flaps, serrated edges on flaps, green beads spiral to ca 5.3 dia. circle, mauve beads outline circle with short ca 1.0 long rows of mauve beads emanating from the circle.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
Mary Schaffer
regalia
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
103.03.1042 a,b
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Date
1890 – 1910
Material
hair, sheep; glass; skin
Catalogue Number
103.07.1050 a,b
Description
Pair hide beaded cuffs with red stroud sleeves, sleeves cut off above elbow, beaded band 13.5 wide, white bead trim, dark blue background, 2 green and white diamond designs 10.0 x 8.3, red serge sewn onto edges, buckskin laces looped through cuff, cotton lined wool sleeve has 2 cotton strips, blue …
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Title
Beaded Cuffs
Date
1890 – 1910
Material
hair, sheep; glass; skin
Dimensions
38.0 cm
Description
Pair hide beaded cuffs with red stroud sleeves, sleeves cut off above elbow, beaded band 13.5 wide, white bead trim, dark blue background, 2 green and white diamond designs 10.0 x 8.3, red serge sewn onto edges, buckskin laces looped through cuff, cotton lined wool sleeve has 2 cotton strips, blue and beige, ca 1.0 wide, sewn onto sleeve, across at the wrist and up the arm. a: 38.0 long b: 43.0 long
Subject
Indigenous
clothing
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
103.07.1050 a,b
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Date
1890 – 1910
Material
glass; hair; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.07.1036 a,b
Description
Strips of various colours, red wool on 3 edges, beaded onto canvas, 3 strips of different colours red, purple, yellow-purple, white purple, light blue background, red wool sewn over edges for border 3 sides. (a) 34.0 x 16.0 (b) 33.5 x 16.0
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Title
Beaded Cuffs
Date
1890 – 1910
Material
glass; hair; fibre
Description
Strips of various colours, red wool on 3 edges, beaded onto canvas, 3 strips of different colours red, purple, yellow-purple, white purple, light blue background, red wool sewn over edges for border 3 sides. (a) 34.0 x 16.0 (b) 33.5 x 16.0
Subject
Indigenous
clothing
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
103.07.1036 a,b
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Date
prior to 1910
Material
glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.07.1040 a,b
Description
Pair bead strips, red and white triangles on blue background, background light blue, 4 rows of medium blue beads trim one end and one side, 6 red and white triangles ca 10.2 x 4.0 along other edge, a single row of medium blue beads outline the tops of the triangles, canvas backing. a: 63.2 x 6.5 b…
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Title
Beaded Strips
Date
prior to 1910
Material
glass; fibre
Dimensions
6.5 x 63.2 cm
Description
Pair bead strips, red and white triangles on blue background, background light blue, 4 rows of medium blue beads trim one end and one side, 6 red and white triangles ca 10.2 x 4.0 along other edge, a single row of medium blue beads outline the tops of the triangles, canvas backing. a: 63.2 x 6.5 b: 62.2 x 6.5
Subject
Indigenous
clothing
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
103.07.1040 a,b
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Date
1890 – 1910
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.07.1038
Description
white bead background with 9 geometric designs, leather belt, 4 holes punched one end, 3 other, white beads 73.5 long. Open, balanced design of geometric shapes; 3 diamonds with dark blue border, red and black cross in centre with yellow background. Between and end of each diamond are dark blue, re…
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Title
Beaded Belt
Date
1890 – 1910
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Dimensions
85.0 x 6.4 cm
Description
white bead background with 9 geometric designs, leather belt, 4 holes punched one end, 3 other, white beads 73.5 long. Open, balanced design of geometric shapes; 3 diamonds with dark blue border, red and black cross in centre with yellow background. Between and end of each diamond are dark blue, red and lime rectangles, each end has a square yellowand dark red design.
Subject
Indigenous
clothing
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
103.07.1038
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Date
1890 – 1910
Material
quill; skin; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.07.1037 a,b
Description
Blue ground, red yellow triangular designs (a) 45.5 x 7.0 typical zigzag quillwork ca 6.0 wide rows, on buckskin with canvas backing, blue ground with an asymmetrical design of red yellow brown triangles (b) 88.0 x 6.5 same as (a) except 2 sets of design with 3 rows of red/yellow in checkerboard.
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Title
Quill Strips
Date
1890 – 1910
Material
quill; skin; glass; fibre
Dimensions
7.0 x 45.5 cm
Description
Blue ground, red yellow triangular designs (a) 45.5 x 7.0 typical zigzag quillwork ca 6.0 wide rows, on buckskin with canvas backing, blue ground with an asymmetrical design of red yellow brown triangles (b) 88.0 x 6.5 same as (a) except 2 sets of design with 3 rows of red/yellow in checkerboard.
Subject
Indigenous
clothing
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
103.07.1037 a,b
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Date
1890 – 1910
Material
skin; beads; fibre, wool
Catalogue Number
104.10.1006
Description
White buckskin, decorated with beads and wool. One piece, folded and sewn, tapers from 17.8 at opening to 5.5 at bottom, red velvet edge ca 0.8 wide (very worn) red wool ca 1.0 wide runs full length along seam. 2 black velvet beaded strips ca 7.0 wide around case 16.0 and 40.0 from top. Open floral…
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Title
Gun Case
Date
1890 – 1910
Material
skin; beads; fibre, wool
Dimensions
18.0 x 135.5 cm
Description
White buckskin, decorated with beads and wool. One piece, folded and sewn, tapers from 17.8 at opening to 5.5 at bottom, red velvet edge ca 0.8 wide (very worn) red wool ca 1.0 wide runs full length along seam. 2 black velvet beaded strips ca 7.0 wide around case 16.0 and 40.0 from top. Open floral design trimmed with 2 rows white beads, velvet worn. Fringes ca 13.0 x 0.8 sewn along top edge of beadwork, grey and red wool string ca 7.0 long, bound by thin strips of rawhide are in pairs down the seam ca 7.0 apart. 14.0 long fringes or bottom, 2 of which are 2.3 wide and have scalloped edges.Re: Chris Bashford’s description and evaluation December 23, 1986: An Athabascan fringed, hide gun scabbard with two bands of multi-coloured floral beading on a black velvet backing, a strip of red stroud cloth with wool tassels running along its length down one side.
Subject
Indigenous, Athabascan
regalia
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
104.10.1006
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Date
1930 – 1950
Material
skin, deer; glass
Catalogue Number
103.05.1049
Description
long, beaded, white buckskin dress with fringes, pullover style, full length, front and back one piece each, arms sewn on, long fringes at yoke (ca. 31.0) fringes at shoulder seams, arms, sides and arm openings, fringe cut into bottom of skirt, front has symmetrical beading: 5 point white star with…
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Title
Beaded Dress
Date
1930 – 1950
Material
skin, deer; glass
Dimensions
65.0 x 120.0 cm
Description
long, beaded, white buckskin dress with fringes, pullover style, full length, front and back one piece each, arms sewn on, long fringes at yoke (ca. 31.0) fringes at shoulder seams, arms, sides and arm openings, fringe cut into bottom of skirt, front has symmetrical beading: 5 point white star with red (13.0) 2 rosettes, 2 spades, 2 clubs, on back: 1star, 2 rosettes on shoulders, down the arms triangular shape with 2 diamonds, 6 brass bells tied onto fringes at back.
Subject
Indigenous
regalia
beadwork
Pearl Moore
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
103.05.1049
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Date
1930 – 1950
Material
skin, deer; glass
Catalogue Number
103.05.1048
Description
white buckskin, tied both sides and arms, Phil Moore's, poncho style shirt with fringed head opening, fringes ca. 20.0 along yoke and down back of arms, also at front sides, fringe cut into bottom front and back and at wrists, buckskin thongs sewn on at sides and under arms for closing, 3 rosettes …
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Title
Beaded Shirt
Date
1930 – 1950
Material
skin, deer; glass
Dimensions
54.0 x 76.0 cm
Description
white buckskin, tied both sides and arms, Phil Moore's, poncho style shirt with fringed head opening, fringes ca. 20.0 along yoke and down back of arms, also at front sides, fringe cut into bottom front and back and at wrists, buckskin thongs sewn on at sides and under arms for closing, 3 rosettes ca. 7.0 on front and 4 on shoulder back.
Subject
Indigenous
regalia
Phillip Moore
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
103.05.1048
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Date
1930 – 1940
Material
skin, deer; glass
Catalogue Number
103.05.1047
Description
White buckskin with beads, Pearl Moore's, plain neck opening has thongs to tie at shoulders, 3 rosettes, 2 green,white and red other blue, white and red, on front, horizontal bead strip 36.0 x 3.2 has 3 beadstrips hanging down, beading ca 18.0 long on buckskin strip ca 30.0 long, ends cut into frin…
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Title
Beaded Dress
Date
1930 – 1940
Material
skin, deer; glass
Dimensions
49.5 x 99.0 cm
Description
White buckskin with beads, Pearl Moore's, plain neck opening has thongs to tie at shoulders, 3 rosettes, 2 green,white and red other blue, white and red, on front, horizontal bead strip 36.0 x 3.2 has 3 beadstrips hanging down, beading ca 18.0 long on buckskin strip ca 30.0 long, ends cut into fringe, same on back except only one rosette, fringe at breast and waist, 11 buckskin rosettes with thongs hanging from centre, on skirt, fringes at bottom of dress.
Subject
Indigenous
regalia
beadwork
Pearl Moore
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
103.05.1047
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