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Date
1960 – 1975
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.03.1002 a,b
Description
Moccasins of tan buckskin, tall flap beaded with 2 pink flowers, unadorned, small foot cut in Rocky Mountain style, high ankle with single two-stemmed tulip-like flower of pink outlined in red, 2 oblique red and white mixed lines at either side, long square tongue, single , long tying thong fixed t…
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Title
Beaded Moccasins
Date
1960 – 1975
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
13.5 x 6.5 x 16.5 cm
Description
Moccasins of tan buckskin, tall flap beaded with 2 pink flowers, unadorned, small foot cut in Rocky Mountain style, high ankle with single two-stemmed tulip-like flower of pink outlined in red, 2 oblique red and white mixed lines at either side, long square tongue, single , long tying thong fixed to one side of flap, slight smoked smell.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Unknown, 1968
Catalogue Number
103.03.1002 a,b
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Date
1969 – 1972
Material
fibre; glass
Catalogue Number
103.07.0072
Description
An unused, heavily beaded, medium length belt. Bead pattern is dominant black ground, with staircase figures in orange boundaries around green, red, and black beads, and staircase diamonds bordered configuration is in a black rectangle, and black rectangles form panels which are divided, and belt b…
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Title
Beaded Belt
Date
1969 – 1972
Material
fibre; glass
Dimensions
4.7 x 76.0 cm
Description
An unused, heavily beaded, medium length belt. Bead pattern is dominant black ground, with staircase figures in orange boundaries around green, red, and black beads, and staircase diamonds bordered configuration is in a black rectangle, and black rectangles form panels which are divided, and belt bordered by pearly white beads. Plain cotton backing, buckskin ties at each end.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
Reba Bearspaw
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.07.0072
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Date
1965 – 1970
Material
glass; fibre; skin
Catalogue Number
103.07.0075
Description
A heavily beaded collar with huge pendant hanging from it. Pendant bears an eagle in black and white with yellow bill, claws, and eye. Red pendant is heart shaped, beaded directly on canvas, heart shaped with buckskin backing stripe of bands. Ties at ends, and buckskin backing. Matches 103.07.00…
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Title
Beaded Collar
Date
1965 – 1970
Material
glass; fibre; skin
Dimensions
30.0 x 44.0 cm
Description
A heavily beaded collar with huge pendant hanging from it. Pendant bears an eagle in black and white with yellow bill, claws, and eye. Red pendant is heart shaped, beaded directly on canvas, heart shaped with buckskin backing stripe of bands. Ties at ends, and buckskin backing. Matches 103.07.0074.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
Jack Labelle
John Hunter
eagle
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.07.0075
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Date
1960 – 1970
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.07.0079 a,b
Description
A pair of lightly beaded tan buckskin gloves with fringe at the side of the gauntlet. Back of hand contains small four petalled orange flower with yellow centre outlined in dark blue, with light blue feather stitch leaves at top and bottom of flower. Gauntlet contains single large ornate blossom wi…
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Title
Gauntlet Gloves
Date
1960 – 1970
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Dimensions
17.0 x 33.5 cm
Description
A pair of lightly beaded tan buckskin gloves with fringe at the side of the gauntlet. Back of hand contains small four petalled orange flower with yellow centre outlined in dark blue, with light blue feather stitch leaves at top and bottom of flower. Gauntlet contains single large ornate blossom with red and light blue overlapping semi-circles at centre, surrounded by dark blue petals with yellow centres, the whole flower and its parts outlined in orange, with three sets of double leaves of light blue outlined in green. Machine stitching around fingers, thumb, and gauntlet. Gauntlet lined with heavy canvas, thumb and gauntlet of a lighter colour than hand.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.07.0079 a,b
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Date
1965 – 1970
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.07.0080 a,b
Description
A pair of lightly beaded tan buckskin gloves with gauntlets and fringe at side of gauntlet. Back of hand contains single beaded red cross with blue centre outlined with light blue squares forming it into a diamond shape with short blue oblique lines from each point of the diamond. The gauntlet cont…
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Title
Gauntlet Gloves
Date
1965 – 1970
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Dimensions
20.0 x 34.0 cm
Description
A pair of lightly beaded tan buckskin gloves with gauntlets and fringe at side of gauntlet. Back of hand contains single beaded red cross with blue centre outlined with light blue squares forming it into a diamond shape with short blue oblique lines from each point of the diamond. The gauntlet contains a similar green cross with orange centre outlined with orange squares then light blue squares forming a diamond shape, with oblique blue lines from each point connecting red crosses with white centres outlined with green squares, and smaller green crosses with red centres. Gauntlet lined with heavy canvas through which beading has been stitched, canvas stamped with blue printing, "9 1/2 Yds" on left glove, "--ON 1955" on right. Reinforced with machine stitching on fingers, around thumb and gauntlet, and on back of gauntlet.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.07.0080 a,b
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Date
1960 – 1979
Material
glass; fibre; skin
Catalogue Number
103.07.0082
Description
A delicate loosely woven loom woven bead belt with no backing material. Woven alternating areas of small black, jet?, cylindrical beads, dyed blue wooden hair pipe shaped beads, and cylindrical small iridescent blue beads. Edges of belt are irregular caused by different sizes of beads used, a small…
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Title
Beaded Belt
Date
1960 – 1979
Material
glass; fibre; skin
Dimensions
33.0 x 78.0 cm
Description
A delicate loosely woven loom woven bead belt with no backing material. Woven alternating areas of small black, jet?, cylindrical beads, dyed blue wooden hair pipe shaped beads, and cylindrical small iridescent blue beads. Edges of belt are irregular caused by different sizes of beads used, a small buckskin thong at each corner for fastening belt.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.07.0082
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Date
1965 – 1975
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.07.0083 a,b
Description
A pair of hand sewn soft white buckskin gloves with short cuff at the wrist. Cuff, with notched edge, has been turned back and stitched around. Gussets between fingers, and set-in thumb. Back of hand has black based outline of bison head with white horns, and single red and turquoise interrupted li…
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Title
Beaded Gloves
Date
1965 – 1975
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
11.0 x 27.0 cm
Description
A pair of hand sewn soft white buckskin gloves with short cuff at the wrist. Cuff, with notched edge, has been turned back and stitched around. Gussets between fingers, and set-in thumb. Back of hand has black based outline of bison head with white horns, and single red and turquoise interrupted line either side of head.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
animal
bison
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.07.0083 a,b
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Date
1965 – 1970
Material
fibre; glass; skin
Catalogue Number
103.07.0087
Description
Beaded on cotton belt with buckskin tabs at ends and ties. The bead pattern is a sky blue ground of rectangles separated by other bands of blue laid crosswise. The long rectangles contain elongated diamonds of red, white, blue and dark blue beads, lying in the length of the rectangle. The smaller c…
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Title
Beaded Belt
Date
1965 – 1970
Material
fibre; glass; skin
Dimensions
5.8 x 82.2 cm
Description
Beaded on cotton belt with buckskin tabs at ends and ties. The bead pattern is a sky blue ground of rectangles separated by other bands of blue laid crosswise. The long rectangles contain elongated diamonds of red, white, blue and dark blue beads, lying in the length of the rectangle. The smaller cross bars contain more regular diamonds. The edges are trimmed with skyline bead fringe. Backing is a commercial cotton floral print.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.07.0087
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Date
1965 – 1975
Material
fibre; glass; skin
Catalogue Number
103.07.0089
Description
A heavily beaded belt, fairly narrow, with buckskin tabs and ties, cotton backed. Dominant yellow bead colour ground on which orange "butterflies" are bordered alternately by black and blue beads, no border beads.
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Title
Beaded Belt
Date
1965 – 1975
Material
fibre; glass; skin
Dimensions
4.7 x 78.2 cm
Description
A heavily beaded belt, fairly narrow, with buckskin tabs and ties, cotton backed. Dominant yellow bead colour ground on which orange "butterflies" are bordered alternately by black and blue beads, no border beads.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.07.0089
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Date
1960 – 1970
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.07.0097 a,b
Description
A pair buckskin gloves, handsewn with reinforced machine stitching around thumb gore and front of fingers, fringes along outside of gauntlet. Front of gauntlet heavily beaded canvas of yellow background with three red flying chevrons outlined in green and a wide band of interlocked blue and orange …
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Title
Gauntlet Gloves
Date
1960 – 1970
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Dimensions
22.0 x 37.0 cm
Description
A pair buckskin gloves, handsewn with reinforced machine stitching around thumb gore and front of fingers, fringes along outside of gauntlet. Front of gauntlet heavily beaded canvas of yellow background with three red flying chevrons outlined in green and a wide band of interlocked blue and orange triangles at the top edge of the gauntlet and at the bottom. Finger gussets lighter in colour than rest of glove, as is fringe.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.07.0097 a,b
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Date
1965 – 1979
Material
glass; skin; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.07.0106
Description
A completely beaded belt on blue denim with green flowered cotton lining. Round buckskin flap at each end with single buckskin thong attached at centre. White background covered with a series of orange diamonds outlined in green, and orange stepped diamonds outlined in green with white centres. Sub…
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Title
Beaded Belt
Date
1965 – 1979
Material
glass; skin; fibre
Dimensions
6.3 x 79.5 cm
Description
A completely beaded belt on blue denim with green flowered cotton lining. Round buckskin flap at each end with single buckskin thong attached at centre. White background covered with a series of orange diamonds outlined in green, and orange stepped diamonds outlined in green with white centres. Substantial border along each edge of orange and green hands worked in lazy stitch. Edging of white beads interrupted with a single green bead.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.07.0106
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Date
1965 – 1975
Material
fibre; glass; skin
Catalogue Number
103.07.0113
Description
A heavily beaded Indigenous belt on canvas with buckskin tabs at either end, but no ties, cotton backed. Design is a powder blue ground with regularly placed geometric figures of stepped diamonds formed in squares of blue and red, indigo and red, blue indigo and red, and at the middle two chevrons …
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Title
Beaded Belt
Date
1965 – 1975
Material
fibre; glass; skin
Dimensions
7.0 x 115.0 cm
Description
A heavily beaded Indigenous belt on canvas with buckskin tabs at either end, but no ties, cotton backed. Design is a powder blue ground with regularly placed geometric figures of stepped diamonds formed in squares of blue and red, indigo and red, blue indigo and red, and at the middle two chevrons of indigo and red.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.07.0113
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Date
1960 – 1970
Material
fibre; glass; skin
Catalogue Number
103.07.0114
Description
Black brown orange on white ground. Occasional loosening of beads. Inconsistencies in pattern, signed by "Leanne Bearspaw", looks like child's printing .
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Title
Beaded Belt
Date
1960 – 1970
Material
fibre; glass; skin
Dimensions
0.2 x 6.4 x 87.5 cm
Description
Black brown orange on white ground. Occasional loosening of beads. Inconsistencies in pattern, signed by "Leanne Bearspaw", looks like child's printing .
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.07.0114
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Date
1965 – 1975
Material
skin; hair; glass
Catalogue Number
103.08.0228
Description
A flat triangular purse with lightly beaded flap, beaver fur front, long buckskin shoulder strap, and fringes down sides becoming longer at the bottom point. Flap is beaded with three small blue triangles outlined in red and two small yellow triangles outlined in bright blue, forming a semi circula…
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Title
Beaded Bag
Date
1965 – 1975
Material
skin; hair; glass
Dimensions
20.0 x 17.0 cm
Description
A flat triangular purse with lightly beaded flap, beaver fur front, long buckskin shoulder strap, and fringes down sides becoming longer at the bottom point. Flap is beaded with three small blue triangles outlined in red and two small yellow triangles outlined in bright blue, forming a semi circular shape with a vertical line of pearly pink beads outlined in green at its centre. Flap edged with pearly pink and green beads. Edging of red and light brown beads around bottom point of purse. Back body of purse tan buckskin, but fringes, flap, strap and edging band of back are white doeskin. Flap ties closed with white buckskin thongs.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0228
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Date
1965 – 1975
Material
skin; hair; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.08.0229
Description
A flat, square, rounded bottom, tan buckskin purse with square, spotted fawn hair panel set into front, side panels of front notch edged and lightly beaded with two light and dark blue geometric, diamond , motifs on each side and one at the bottom centre. Small rounded buckskin flap has four flyin…
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Title
Beaded Bag
Date
1965 – 1975
Material
skin; hair; glass; fibre
Dimensions
24.0 x 27.0 cm
Description
A flat, square, rounded bottom, tan buckskin purse with square, spotted fawn hair panel set into front, side panels of front notch edged and lightly beaded with two light and dark blue geometric, diamond , motifs on each side and one at the bottom centre. Small rounded buckskin flap has four flying light and dark blue geometric figures and is edged with dark blue beads. Bottom of purse is fringed. Short carrying strap of buckskin notched along one edge and lined with pink orange satin, inside completely lined with satin. Closes with buckskin covered toggle attached through fawn hide and fastens through hole in small piece of buckskin sewn to underside of flap.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0229
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Date
1965 – 1975
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.08.0230
Description
A small cylindrical buckskin purse beaded predominantly orange around sides, with small notched buckskin collar slit and threaded through with a buckskin drawstring. Sides almost completely covered with beading in two panels, one with orange bow tie shape on blue background, the other orange backgr…
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Title
Beaded Bag
Date
1965 – 1975
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Dimensions
12.0 x 8.0 cm
Description
A small cylindrical buckskin purse beaded predominantly orange around sides, with small notched buckskin collar slit and threaded through with a buckskin drawstring. Sides almost completely covered with beading in two panels, one with orange bow tie shape on blue background, the other orange background with a large stepped diamond of white outlined with blue and a red centre, and another similar red diamond outlined in white with a blue centre. Purse lined with pink and yellow paisley patterned material.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0230
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Date
1960 – 1970
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.08.0232
Description
A small, flat, square, very lightly beaded buckskin purse with transparent yellow beaded strand carrying strap. Front of purse has feather stitched cross of dark blue beads tipped in red and light blue beads tipped in red. Back has single complex flower blossom of red accented with yellow and outli…
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Title
Beaded Bag
Date
1960 – 1970
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
16.0 x 13.5 cm
Description
A small, flat, square, very lightly beaded buckskin purse with transparent yellow beaded strand carrying strap. Front of purse has feather stitched cross of dark blue beads tipped in red and light blue beads tipped in red. Back has single complex flower blossom of red accented with yellow and outlined in iridescent black, with leaves below in two shades of green. Sides and bottom of purse edged with white beads. Small semi circular flap is notched along curved edge and has hole at middle to fasten over small tiggle of buckskin sewn to purse beneath flap.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0232
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Date
1965 – 1975
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.08.0234
Description
Small, rounded, flat buckskin bag with short lighter fringe around sides and bottom. Lightly beaded on front with single flower at centre with many petals outlined in blue black, and petals filled in with blue black and white seed beads. Four white stems and outlined black leaves curve from the blo…
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Title
Beaded Bag
Date
1965 – 1975
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
16.5 x 18.0 cm
Description
Small, rounded, flat buckskin bag with short lighter fringe around sides and bottom. Lightly beaded on front with single flower at centre with many petals outlined in blue black, and petals filled in with blue black and white seed beads. Four white stems and outlined black leaves curve from the blossom towards the corners of the purse. An alternately beaded white and black stem rises from the top of the blossom with a white and black trifoliate mass at the top, and two alternately beaded white and black bird's legs support the blossom at the bottom. The mouth of the purse is trimmed with white and black beads, as well as a small pointed tab with a buttonhole slit which is sewn to the middle of the back opening. The back of the purse is two pieces of buckskin patched together.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0234
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Date
1960 – 1970
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.08.0235
Description
A small cylindrical buckskin bag, fringed around the bottom, completely beaded around the slides, with a wide notched collar, threaded through slits with a buckskin drawstring. Sides beaded with white background and motifs of light blue crosses outlined with orange squares, then darker blue squares…
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Title
Beaded Bag
Date
1960 – 1970
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Dimensions
18.0 x 9.0 cm
Description
A small cylindrical buckskin bag, fringed around the bottom, completely beaded around the slides, with a wide notched collar, threaded through slits with a buckskin drawstring. Sides beaded with white background and motifs of light blue crosses outlined with orange squares, then darker blue squares, then red squares forming a stepped diamond shape. Similar stepped squares form triangular shapes hanging from top and sitting on bottom of beaded band forming the sides. Beadwork banded with narrow light and dark blue alternating bars at top and bottom. Interior lined with lightweight white canvas.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0235
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Date
1965 – 1975
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.08.0236
Description
A square buckskin purse with side and bottom panels added for width. Large beaded geometric motif at centre of front with green diamond and triangles at centre accented with pink and red, the whole figure outlined with a white band following the shape. The back has a green and white outlined open c…
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Title
Beaded Bag
Date
1965 – 1975
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Dimensions
28.0 x 9.0 x 27.0 cm
Description
A square buckskin purse with side and bottom panels added for width. Large beaded geometric motif at centre of front with green diamond and triangles at centre accented with pink and red, the whole figure outlined with a white band following the shape. The back has a green and white outlined open cross with a white triangle and diamond hanging from its base having red accents and green centres. Front and back edges of the sides and bottom are bound with a thick band of white and red bars beaded over the seams. Rounded flap has same red and white trimming its edges with two holes cut through at middle for tying with a double buckskin wrapped rolled handles. Inside completely lined with light brown cotton fabric.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0236
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