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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
1967 – 1973
Material
plaster; wood
Catalogue Number
107.02.0002
Description
A carved plaster bear sitting upright with forelegs crossed between spread hind legs and head facing to one side. The bear is painted brown with white muzzle and bib at chest. The bear is sitting on a round green grass patch. The figurine is attached to a base of thin round wood that has been pa…
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Title
Animal Figurine
Date
1967 – 1973
Material
plaster; wood
Dimensions
11.0 x 9.5 x 9.5 cm
Description
A carved plaster bear sitting upright with forelegs crossed between spread hind legs and head facing to one side. The bear is painted brown with white muzzle and bib at chest. The bear is sitting on a round green grass patch. The figurine is attached to a base of thin round wood that has been painted dark brown. The bottom is marked “For Pearl Moore HAL.”
Subject
households
crafts
carving
Pearl Moore
animals, bears
Hal Bieler
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.02.0002
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Date
1967 – 1967
Material
plaster; wood
Catalogue Number
107.02.0004
Description
A small carved plaster squirrel sitting on its haunches with its front paws clasped in front of its chest. The squirrel is painted dark brown with a white underbelly and is sitting on a green plaster mound. The plaster figurine is attached to a base of two cross sections of tree piled one atop th…
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Title
Animal Figurine
Date
1967 – 1967
Material
plaster; wood
Dimensions
5.0; 5.3 (base) x 2.5; 6.0 (base) x 3.0; 7.1 (base) cm
Description
A small carved plaster squirrel sitting on its haunches with its front paws clasped in front of its chest. The squirrel is painted dark brown with a white underbelly and is sitting on a green plaster mound. The plaster figurine is attached to a base of two cross sections of tree piled one atop the other. The bottom is marked “Hal Bieler 67” in red.
Subject
households
animals, squirrels
crafts
carving
Hal Bieler
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.02.0004
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Date
1966 – 1973
Material
plaster
Catalogue Number
107.02.0007
Description
A carved plaster bear, painted brown, with its head turned to the right. The bear is standing atop a large grey plaster rock.
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Title
Animal Figurine
Date
1966 – 1973
Material
plaster
Dimensions
6.7 x 4.5 x 4.7 cm
Description
A carved plaster bear, painted brown, with its head turned to the right. The bear is standing atop a large grey plaster rock.
Subject
households
crafts
carving
animals, bears
Hal Bieler
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.02.0007
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Date
1960 – 1970
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
108.05.0010
Description
Small handmade buckskin doll laced tightly into moss bag. Doll wears buckskin bonnet trimmed with red and yellow beads and has simply beaded features. Doll is swaddled with striped grey, blue and white cotton flannel material, moss bag has flap at head trimmed with red and yellow beads along edge,…
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Title
Doll
Date
1960 – 1970
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Dimensions
20.0 x 5.5 x 7.0 cm
Description
Small handmade buckskin doll laced tightly into moss bag. Doll wears buckskin bonnet trimmed with red and yellow beads and has simply beaded features. Doll is swaddled with striped grey, blue and white cotton flannel material, moss bag has flap at head trimmed with red and yellow beads along edge, and is trimmed with a zig-zag line of red and yellow beads along sides. Opening of bag is covered with buckskin flap and is laced across with buckskin thong. Marks: small spot of purple ink/paint on back of bag.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
playthings
children
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.05.0010
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Date
1960 – 1970
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
108.05.0015
Description
A small Indigenous papoose doll wrapped in moss bag. Head of buckskin with beaded features, and wearing a pointed cap trimmed around the edge with orange and blue beads. Body of pink and white checked waffle weave material, doll rests on firmly stuffed pink pillow. Buckskin mossbag with high collar…
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Title
Doll
Date
1960 – 1970
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Dimensions
24.0 x 7.0 x 16.0 cm
Description
A small Indigenous papoose doll wrapped in moss bag. Head of buckskin with beaded features, and wearing a pointed cap trimmed around the edge with orange and blue beads. Body of pink and white checked waffle weave material, doll rests on firmly stuffed pink pillow. Buckskin mossbag with high collar, decorated along sides with green glass beads is tightly laced across front over buckskin flap beneath.
Subject
Indigenous
playthings
children
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.05.0015
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Date
1960 – 1970
Material
skin; hair; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
108.05.0016
Description
Firmly stuffed, handmade Indigenous doll of buckskin wearing shirt and leggings. Blue and red beaded facial features with black horsehair bound at either side with buckskin ties, and tiara like headband with orange and white zig-zag beading. Buckskin shirt is sleeveless with fringe across chest at …
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Title
Doll
Date
1960 – 1970
Material
skin; hair; glass; fibre
Dimensions
35.0 x 8.0 x 18.0 cm
Description
Firmly stuffed, handmade Indigenous doll of buckskin wearing shirt and leggings. Blue and red beaded facial features with black horsehair bound at either side with buckskin ties, and tiara like headband with orange and white zig-zag beading. Buckskin shirt is sleeveless with fringe across chest at front and back, and blue cross motif worked in beads on front and across yoke in back, plain leggings with wide flap at sides. Arms and feet simply sewn of buckskin, underbody of green textured fabric.
Subject
Indigenous
playthings
children
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.05.0016
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Date
1960 – 1970
Material
skin; fibre; glass; shell; feather
Catalogue Number
108.05.0017
Description
An Indigenous doll of buckskin wearing long buckskin dress. Stuffed face has been given shape by stitching, with brown and white carefully worked eyelashed eyes, eyebrows and red lips of beads. Long black yarn hair has been wrapped into braids at each side with leather thongs, and has two small fea…
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Title
Doll
Date
1960 – 1970
Material
skin; fibre; glass; shell; feather
Dimensions
42.0 x 8.0 x 23.0 cm
Description
An Indigenous doll of buckskin wearing long buckskin dress. Stuffed face has been given shape by stitching, with brown and white carefully worked eyelashed eyes, eyebrows and red lips of beads. Long black yarn hair has been wrapped into braids at each side with leather thongs, and has two small feathers stuck through at back. Dress is of commercially tanned buckskin simply fringed at ends of sleeves and hem, with doubled thongs held together by a single bead spaced evenly around middle of skirt and along yoke in back. Flat leather fringed purse with pointed flap closing with cowrie shell, hangs from belt tied around waist. Moccasins on feet have high ankle flaps tied up with leather thongs. Underbody of stuffed white material, single strand necklace of large red, orange and green beads.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
playthings
children
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.05.0017
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Date
1960 – 1970
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
108.05.0018
Description
Indigenous doll of buckskin with comparatively small head, wearing shirt and leggings. Simple facial features of black beads, and black yarn hair braided at either side of face. Rather stiff buckskin shirt has fringe at shoulders and across back yoke which is trimmed with red beads, wide belt at wa…
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Title
Doll
Date
1960 – 1970
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Dimensions
34.0 x 7.0 x 17.0 cm
Description
Indigenous doll of buckskin with comparatively small head, wearing shirt and leggings. Simple facial features of black beads, and black yarn hair braided at either side of face. Rather stiff buckskin shirt has fringe at shoulders and across back yoke which is trimmed with red beads, wide belt at waist is beaded in feather stitch of white with blue at tips, and beading motif is repeated in two bands up the front of the shirt to the shoulders. Leggings of lighter colour buckskin are softer and have notched flaps at the side with turquoise and black beads at the sides of the legs. Moccasins have turquoise and black beaded crow's foot motif with green sequins. Hands are simply cut out in mitten shape, buckskin underpants, stuffed underbody of white fabric.
Subject
Indigenous
playthings
children
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.05.0018
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Date
1960 – 1970
Material
skin; hair; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
108.05.0019
Description
An Indigenous doll wearing simple buckskin dress with large floral design of blue leaves with orange glass centres beaded across chest and back. Horsehair stitched to head gathered at each side, with a single buckskin thong looped across back of head, simple notched headband, and beaded features of…
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Title
Doll
Date
1960 – 1970
Material
skin; hair; glass; fibre
Dimensions
33.0 x 7.0 x 17.0 cm
Description
An Indigenous doll wearing simple buckskin dress with large floral design of blue leaves with orange glass centres beaded across chest and back. Horsehair stitched to head gathered at each side, with a single buckskin thong looped across back of head, simple notched headband, and beaded features of blue eyes and red mouth, with black bead nostrils. Buckskin moccasins with flap at heel and short buckskin leggings sewn to body. Underbody of firmly stuffed red fabric, hands stitched to side of body.
Subject
Indigenous
playthings
children
figure
female
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.05.0019
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Date
1960 – 1970
Material
skin; hair; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
108.05.0020
Description
A firmly stuffed Indigenous doll wearing shirt and leggings with brown fur band around head. Head is of brown fabric with circular piece of buckskin and beaded features sewn on to represent face. Waist length horsehair braids tied at bottom with buckskin. Simple shirt with fringe at yoke across fro…
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Title
Doll
Date
1960 – 1970
Material
skin; hair; glass; fibre
Dimensions
33.0 x 7.0 x 27.0 cm
Description
A firmly stuffed Indigenous doll wearing shirt and leggings with brown fur band around head. Head is of brown fabric with circular piece of buckskin and beaded features sewn on to represent face. Waist length horsehair braids tied at bottom with buckskin. Simple shirt with fringe at yoke across front and back, and simple leggings fringed at the sides. Plain moccasins sewn on to feet, and hands separate from arms sewn to bottoms of sleeves and cut out in shape of fingers and thumbs. Stuffed underbody of white fabric with printed blue sailboats.
Subject
Indigenous
playthings
children
figure
male
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.05.0020
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Date
1960 – 1970
Material
skin; wood; glass; hair; feathers
Catalogue Number
108.05.0089
Description
Small man wearing grey buckskins, red and yellow beads, feather headdress, and carved wooden face. Very plain buckskin outfit with fringes at shirt bottom, sides of leggings and across back shoulders. Yellow and red bead necklace, and trimming on clothing and moccasins. Unpainted wooden head has ca…
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Title
Doll
Date
1960 – 1970
Material
skin; wood; glass; hair; feathers
Dimensions
28.5 x 4.0 cm
Description
Small man wearing grey buckskins, red and yellow beads, feather headdress, and carved wooden face. Very plain buckskin outfit with fringes at shirt bottom, sides of leggings and across back shoulders. Yellow and red bead necklace, and trimming on clothing and moccasins. Unpainted wooden head has carved features with pursed lips, and extends to form torso under clothing. Six small feathers in band form headdress. Straight brown hair glued to head is cut off at shoulders. Hands are flat cut outs from buckskin, with black feather stitched to left hand. Armature of body seems to be wire.
Subject
Indigenous, Shoshone-Cree
Italian
playthings
children
Sarain Stump
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.05.0089
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Date
1960 – 1975
Material
skin; hair; glass; quill
Catalogue Number
108.05.0090
Description
Small, buckskin man with grey fur "coonskin" style hat and breastplate. Wearing buckskin vest with grey hair front, and breech cloth over grey hair leggings. Breastplate of porcupine quills trimmed with blue and red beads, over red, white and blue headed choker necklace. Grey fur hat fits closely …
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Title
Doll
Date
1960 – 1975
Material
skin; hair; glass; quill
Dimensions
18.3 x 4.0 x 6.5 cm
Description
Small, buckskin man with grey fur "coonskin" style hat and breastplate. Wearing buckskin vest with grey hair front, and breech cloth over grey hair leggings. Breastplate of porcupine quills trimmed with blue and red beads, over red, white and blue headed choker necklace. Grey fur hat fits closely to head with long thick fur tail. Face of buckskin seamed down middle and shaped to form nose, with beady black eyes and red line bead mouth. Bare arms are tubes of buckskin, body stuffed, star medallion on front of breechcloth with porcupine quills and beads. Fringe across vest at back shoulders.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
playthings
children
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.05.0090
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Date
1965 – 1970
Material
wood
Catalogue Number
107.01.0113
Description
Simply carved otter figurine, detailed eyes and mouth, broad, pointed tail, stained dark brown. "Hand Made on Alberta, Canada" sticker removed.
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Title
Animal Figurine
Date
1965 – 1970
Material
wood
Dimensions
3.0 x 2.3 x 11.2 cm
Description
Simply carved otter figurine, detailed eyes and mouth, broad, pointed tail, stained dark brown. "Hand Made on Alberta, Canada" sticker removed.
Subject
households
decorative
miniatures
craft
carving
animal
otter
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0113
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Date
1960 – 1970
Material
skin; plastic; metal
Catalogue Number
107.01.0117
Description
Stuffed walrus figurine, made from single piece of genuine seal hide except for front flippers which are attached separately. Tusks of plastic, eyes and nose are removable, black headed pins. Stamped on right front flipper underside "Made in Norway".
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Title
Animal Figurine
Date
1960 – 1970
Material
skin; plastic; metal
Dimensions
7.0 x 7.0 x 12.3 cm
Description
Stuffed walrus figurine, made from single piece of genuine seal hide except for front flippers which are attached separately. Tusks of plastic, eyes and nose are removable, black headed pins. Stamped on right front flipper underside "Made in Norway".
Subject
households
decorative
miniatures
animal
seal
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0117
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Date
1960 – 1970
Material
skin
Catalogue Number
107.01.0129
Description
Small, rounded mouse like animal with leather ears and eyes, leather underside of sealskin. Entire body seal fur in two sections joined at mid point on body. Leather tail 10.0 cm. long.
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Title
Animal Figurine
Date
1960 – 1970
Material
skin
Dimensions
4.5 x 5.0 x 7.5 cm
Description
Small, rounded mouse like animal with leather ears and eyes, leather underside of sealskin. Entire body seal fur in two sections joined at mid point on body. Leather tail 10.0 cm. long.
Subject
households
decorative
miniatures
animal
mouse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0129
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Date
1960 – 1970
Material
wood; fibre; metal
Catalogue Number
107.02.0020
Description
Simple stick figurine of a pack horse with a diamond hitch pack. Body formed from a small log, four nails serve as the legs, the 4cm. long neck is a nail bored through the head which is made from a twig section 3.5 x 1 cm. diam. Two eyes represented by two small nails, two ears are also two small…
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Title
Animal Figurine
Date
1960 – 1970
Material
wood; fibre; metal
Dimensions
11.5 x 8.7 x 13.3 cm
Description
Simple stick figurine of a pack horse with a diamond hitch pack. Body formed from a small log, four nails serve as the legs, the 4cm. long neck is a nail bored through the head which is made from a twig section 3.5 x 1 cm. diam. Two eyes represented by two small nails, two ears are also two small nails. The bark from the twig has been shaved at the bottom of the head to suggest the muzzle, an indentation is cut into bottom of head to accommodate the string bridal. The string rein is attached to top of the bulging pack which is fastened with a triple diamond hitch. Two small blocks of wood pack boxes are nailed to the body, one on either side. These blocks are concealed by an unbleached cotton tarp, cotton is stuffed, and bulges unevenly over the securing string. Cinch is fashioned from a piece of insulated copper wire. Strand of thick string nailed to rear for tail. Abrand has been burned into left front: "M" ("M" standing on rocking arch).
Subject
households
decorative
miniatures
animal
horse
packers and guides
diamond hitch
Chuck Millar
Mount Assiniboine
Erling Strom
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.02.0020
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Date
1965 – 1975
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.03.0037 a,b
Description
A pair of lightly beaded buckskin moccasins cut from one piece to shape of foot then stitched along outside of sole and up back of heel. Wide notch edged ankle flap with narrow rectangular tongue. Toe beaded with two large light blue wedges containing red orange, green and orange checks, hanging in…
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Title
Beaded Moccasins
Date
1965 – 1975
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
11.0 x 25.0 cm
Description
A pair of lightly beaded buckskin moccasins cut from one piece to shape of foot then stitched along outside of sole and up back of heel. Wide notch edged ankle flap with narrow rectangular tongue. Toe beaded with two large light blue wedges containing red orange, green and orange checks, hanging in a row with an arrow point hanging from the tip. A narrow beaded band of black and white interlocked triangles runs along the seam is covered with an orange, green and blue stripe of beads. Long buckskin strips attached to moccasin on either side of tongue under ankle flap for typing, have never been used.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
footwear
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.03.0037 a,b
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Date
1965 – 1979
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.03.0039 a,b
Description
A pair of hand made buckskin moccasins cut to shape of foot from one piece and seamed along outer side and up heel. Seams have lighter buckskin piping. Narrow scalloped ankle flap of lighter buckskin, small buckskin pull tab inside at top of heel. Toe of moccasin lightly beaded with conventional fl…
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Title
Beaded Moccasins
Date
1965 – 1979
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
10.5 x 9.5 x 23.5 cm
Description
A pair of hand made buckskin moccasins cut to shape of foot from one piece and seamed along outer side and up heel. Seams have lighter buckskin piping. Narrow scalloped ankle flap of lighter buckskin, small buckskin pull tab inside at top of heel. Toe of moccasin lightly beaded with conventional flower with four blue petals and dark brown centre, four green leaves between each petal, and light blue and yellow semi-circles beneath the petals, with a stem and blue leaves leading up under the tongue. Beaded at the outside heel is an orange circular flower with heavy green leaves on each side. Small rounded tongue has edging trim of blue and yellow beads. Very short buckskin tie attaches through sides and tongue of moccasins, never used.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
footwear
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.03.0039 a,b
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Date
1965 – 1970
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.03.0041 a,b
Description
A pair of small, child's moccasins, each made from a piece of hide folded over and seamed at outer side and up at heel, tongue part of body. Cuffed with sewn on piece of buckskin. Simple floral motif in beadwork on vamps, two blossoms in red and blue outlined in white beads, and a lower pair of blo…
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Title
Beaded Moccasins
Date
1965 – 1970
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
6.0 x 12.0 cm
Description
A pair of small, child's moccasins, each made from a piece of hide folded over and seamed at outer side and up at heel, tongue part of body. Cuffed with sewn on piece of buckskin. Simple floral motif in beadwork on vamps, two blossoms in red and blue outlined in white beads, and a lower pair of blossoms in brown outlined in blue. Trim of cuff decorated with alternate blue and red beads, and tongue outlined in yellow. Tie for each moccasin is threaded under cuff and emerges by side of tongue at edge of cuff.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
children
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.03.0041 a,b
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