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- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1045 a-d
- Description
- Four baby bonnets: two plain, one embroidered, and one net.
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- Title
- Baby Bonnet
- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- fibre
- Description
- Four baby bonnets: two plain, one embroidered, and one net.
- Subject
- Mary Schaffer
- children
- crafts
- embroidery
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1045 a-d
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- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1013
- Description
- Very fine long cotton baby gown. The gown is handsewn and open at the back.
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- Title
- Gown
- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Description
- Very fine long cotton baby gown. The gown is handsewn and open at the back.
- Subject
- Mary Schaffer
- children
- crafts
- sewing
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1013
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- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1031 a,b
- Description
- One pair of very fine child-sized cotton gloves. Each glove has open diagonal embroidery on the back and a chevron pattern at the wrist.
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- Title
- Glove
- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Description
- One pair of very fine child-sized cotton gloves. Each glove has open diagonal embroidery on the back and a chevron pattern at the wrist.
- Subject
- Mary Schaffer
- children
- needlework
- embroidery
- crafts
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1031 a,b
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- Date
- 1890 – 1939
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1047 a,b
- Description
- Two embroidered collars.a) Fine net collar with three rows of embroidery around the outside edge. The collar is wide at the back and tapers to rounded ends for tying at the front.b) Fine cotton collar with a stand-up neck band. The collar is embroidered around the bottom edge and around the edge…
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- Title
- Collar
- Date
- 1890 – 1939
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Description
- Two embroidered collars.a) Fine net collar with three rows of embroidery around the outside edge. The collar is wide at the back and tapers to rounded ends for tying at the front.b) Fine cotton collar with a stand-up neck band. The collar is embroidered around the bottom edge and around the edge of the neck band.
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1047 a,b
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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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- Date
- 1890 – 1939
- Material
- metal; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1105
- Description
- Evening bag with shaped metal opening. Metal is silver plated with elaborately embossed design of roses and cherubs. The bag has a cross over snap closure and a silver linked chain carrying handle. The bag is made of black beads witha colourful design on both sides of a peacock sitting on a bran…
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- Title
- Beaded Purse
- Date
- 1890 – 1939
- Material
- metal; glass; fibre
- Description
- Evening bag with shaped metal opening. Metal is silver plated with elaborately embossed design of roses and cherubs. The bag has a cross over snap closure and a silver linked chain carrying handle. The bag is made of black beads witha colourful design on both sides of a peacock sitting on a branch. Looped strands of black beads hang from the bottom edge.
- Subject
- Mary Schaffer
- birds
- needlework
- beadwork
- crafts
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1105
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- Date
- 1890 – 1939
- Material
- paper; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1110
- Description
- Handmade paper hatbox with a lid. One piece of heavy paper is bent into a rounded oblong shape, and stitched together at one side. The bottom is attached with blue fabric. The overall pattern on the hatbox is a blue background wtih yellow and red flowers and feathers. The lid has the same patter…
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- Title
- Hatbox
- Date
- 1890 – 1939
- Material
- paper; fibre
- Description
- Handmade paper hatbox with a lid. One piece of heavy paper is bent into a rounded oblong shape, and stitched together at one side. The bottom is attached with blue fabric. The overall pattern on the hatbox is a blue background wtih yellow and red flowers and feathers. The lid has the same pattern with fabric glued around the outside edge. A small piece of fabric, with illegible handwriting, is glued to the centre of the lid. A string loop handle is threaded in one side.
- Subject
- crafts
- Mary Schaffer
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1110
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- Date
- 1890 – 1939
- Material
- fibre, flax
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1045
- Description
- Small square linen napkin with an open embroidered design just inside the hemmed edges.
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- Title
- Napkin
- Date
- 1890 – 1939
- Material
- fibre, flax
- Dimensions
- 32.0 x 32.0 cm
- Description
- Small square linen napkin with an open embroidered design just inside the hemmed edges.
- Subject
- Mary Schaffer
- crafts
- needlework
- embroidery
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1045
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- Date
- 1895 – 1905
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.1036
- Description
- Long, fringed bag, 2 distinct beaded designs. Fringes ca 36.5 long. Short thong sewn on side near top, opening of bag petal shaped, red bead trim and down sides. Beaded panel ca 17.0 deep, one side aqua coloured bead border, white background, coral coloured flower centered,yellow bud, 4 blue stem…
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- Title
- Calumet Bag
- Date
- 1895 – 1905
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 18.0 x 90.0 cm
- Description
- Long, fringed bag, 2 distinct beaded designs. Fringes ca 36.5 long. Short thong sewn on side near top, opening of bag petal shaped, red bead trim and down sides. Beaded panel ca 17.0 deep, one side aqua coloured bead border, white background, coral coloured flower centered,yellow bud, 4 blue stems radiate from centre with yellow, blue, red buds. Other side, clear bead border, light blue bandground, symmetrical floral design, red and black flower, 2 blue stems with 5 petal flower on each end. 2 lower black stems curve upwards each side of flower with a red blossom on each. Edges beaded with white and a centre band of green, yellow and coral.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- ceremonial
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.1036
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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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Beaded Moccasins
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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
- 1895 – 1915
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.1035
- Description
- Beaded and fringed bag with attached ties. Buckskin fringes ca 18.0 long, beaded all around panel 21.0 wide centre third of bag. White background with 3 different coloured diamond designs, each with different coloured petals each end. Top part white buckskin with light and dark blue beads along edg…
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- Title
- Calumet Bag
- Date
- 1895 – 1915
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 59.0 x 17.5 cm
- Description
- Beaded and fringed bag with attached ties. Buckskin fringes ca 18.0 long, beaded all around panel 21.0 wide centre third of bag. White background with 3 different coloured diamond designs, each with different coloured petals each end. Top part white buckskin with light and dark blue beads along edges, in a scalloped fashion. One piece thong stitched on to top. Ends flare out to ca 3.5 wide have red and blue beads along edge.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- ceremonial
- Mary Schaffer
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.1035
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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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Beaded Breastplate
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- Date
- 1890 – 1900
- Material
- bone; skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.1018
- Description
- 3 sections of hair pipes with leather and beads, centre section beads 3.7 long with black and some white glass beads at each end, outer beads 10.4 long, 4 strips of leather divide beads into section, beads threaded on long rawhide strips which extend into long fringes on either side, rawhide stri…
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- Title
- Beaded Breastplate
- Date
- 1890 – 1900
- Material
- bone; skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 27.0 x 38.0 cm
- Description
- 3 sections of hair pipes with leather and beads, centre section beads 3.7 long with black and some white glass beads at each end, outer beads 10.4 long, 4 strips of leather divide beads into section, beads threaded on long rawhide strips which extend into long fringes on either side, rawhide strips tied into loop to go over head.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Tsuut’ina
- beadwork
- ceremonial
- regalia
- Credit
- Purchased from Alan McClelland, Banff, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.1018
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Beaded Moccasins
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- Date
- c. 1900
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1022 a,b
- Description
- Blackfoot, white beaded toe, green ankle cuff, Rocky Mountain style cut in one piece, entirely beaded toe, small geometric designs (band around edge of brown/ochre/green stepped triangles, 3 horizontal red bars, 3 blue/red/yellow feather motifs hanging from each on toe) faded green wool cuff trimm…
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- c. 1900
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 20.2 x 12.0 x 25.5 cm
- Description
- Blackfoot, white beaded toe, green ankle cuff, Rocky Mountain style cut in one piece, entirely beaded toe, small geometric designs (band around edge of brown/ochre/green stepped triangles, 3 horizontal red bars, 3 blue/red/yellow feather motifs hanging from each on toe) faded green wool cuff trimmed in white beadwork pattern, high ankle flap above cuff, long rectangular cuff, long buckskin laces, stitched 3.0 cm slash right sole.
- Subject
- Indigenous, Blackfoot
- footwear
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1969
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1022 a,b
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