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Beaded Moccasins
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- Date
- 1910 – 1920
- Material
- skin; fibre; glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1112 a,b
- Description
- One pair of women’s slipper-style moccasins. Velvet edging around opening. Floral beadwork on vamp and around ankle in green, red, blue, pink and metallic beads. Pink and purple piping outlining vamp.
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- 1910 – 1920
- Material
- skin; fibre; glass; metal
- Dimensions
- 24.0 x 11.0 cm
- Description
- One pair of women’s slipper-style moccasins. Velvet edging around opening. Floral beadwork on vamp and around ankle in green, red, blue, pink and metallic beads. Pink and purple piping outlining vamp.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- Cree
- Bertha Oliver
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Gwen Barker, Banff, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1112 a,b
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Gauntlet Gloves
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- Date
- 1910 – 1920
- Material
- skin; glass; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1083
- Description
- One pair of women’s beaded buckskin gauntlets with fringe along side of cuff. Floral beadwork in green, blue, red, pink and metallic beads.
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- Title
- Gauntlet Gloves
- Date
- 1910 – 1920
- Material
- skin; glass; metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 19.0 x 30.5 cm
- Description
- One pair of women’s beaded buckskin gauntlets with fringe along side of cuff. Floral beadwork in green, blue, red, pink and metallic beads.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- Cree
- Bertha Oliver
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Gwen Barker, Banff, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1083
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- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- skin; glass; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1153
- Description
- One men’s beaded buckskin jacket. Buckskin fringe from yoke and along jacket bottom. Beadwork on yoke, cuffs, pockets and along front placket, floral design in red, blue, green, orange and white. Beige fabric lining.
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- Title
- Beaded Jacket
- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- skin; glass; metal; fibre
- Description
- One men’s beaded buckskin jacket. Buckskin fringe from yoke and along jacket bottom. Beadwork on yoke, cuffs, pockets and along front placket, floral design in red, blue, green, orange and white. Beige fabric lining.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- beadwork
- Andy Russell
- Credit
- Gift of Andy Russell, Waterton Park, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1153
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Commemorative Plaque
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.09.1190
- Date
- 1969 – 2000
- Material
- wood; metal; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1190
- Description
- A wooden plaque with “Banff Indian Days” burned into the face along with two stylized teepees and the initials “DJS” (Dave Spence). The centre of the plaque features an arc of 10 silver coins, dating from 1969 to 1978, that commemorate Banff Indian Days. There is a coin index underneath the coins…
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- Title
- Commemorative Plaque
- Date
- 1969 – 2000
- Material
- wood; metal; paper
- Dimensions
- 30.5 x 56.0 cm
- Description
- A wooden plaque with “Banff Indian Days” burned into the face along with two stylized teepees and the initials “DJS” (Dave Spence). The centre of the plaque features an arc of 10 silver coins, dating from 1969 to 1978, that commemorate Banff Indian Days. There is a coin index underneath the coins: 1969 Chief Walking Buffalo; 1970 Chief Hector Crawler; 1971 Chief Crowfoot; 1972 Chief Sitting Wind; 1973 Chief Turtle “Spope”; 1974 Chief Imasees; 1975 Chief Steinhauer; 1976 Chief White Calf; 1977 Chief Black Wolf; 1978 Charlie Beil (Sculptor).
- Credit
- Gift of Dave Spence, Comox, 2001
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1190
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- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.1002 a-d
- Description
- A set of dancing bells - 2 rings of small cowbells on buckled leather straps and 2 rings of small cowbells on leather straps fastened with leather thongs.
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- Title
- Bell
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- metal; skin
- Description
- A set of dancing bells - 2 rings of small cowbells on buckled leather straps and 2 rings of small cowbells on leather straps fastened with leather thongs.
- Subject
- dancing
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- George Kaquitts
- Credit
- Purchased from Cinderella Simeon, Morley, 1987
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.1002 a-d
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- Date
- 1960 – 1979
- Material
- fibre; wood; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3019
- Description
- Soft, light doeskin laced on to wooden board (63.7 x 21.0 cm) with hide thong and blue gingham fabric. Two loom-woven bead strips with green lines and white, yellow and blue diamonds attached on either side of the bag’s front opening. The machine-sewn bag is lined with green cotton at the top, pr…
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- Title
- Mossbag
- Date
- 1960 – 1979
- Material
- fibre; wood; glass
- Dimensions
- 25.0 x 75.0 cm
- Description
- Soft, light doeskin laced on to wooden board (63.7 x 21.0 cm) with hide thong and blue gingham fabric. Two loom-woven bead strips with green lines and white, yellow and blue diamonds attached on either side of the bag’s front opening. The machine-sewn bag is lined with green cotton at the top, printed baby fabric with kittens and balls of yarn, and blue fabric at the bottom of the bag. The board has two rectangular handles near the top. There is a bent stick with notched ends and bark removed (attaches for sunshade?). Tag attached: “Plains Ind? very soft doeskin.”
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- beadwork
- sewing
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3019
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- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3027
- Description
- Light hide machine sewn vest with two pockets on the front and four thong ties at the front opening. The yoke is lined with grey fabric (nylon?). The vest has fringe (14.6 cm long) along the yoke at the front and back. The vest is decorated with beading in geometric patterns on the pockets and f…
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- Title
- Beaded Vest
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 53.7 x 69.4 cm
- Description
- Light hide machine sewn vest with two pockets on the front and four thong ties at the front opening. The yoke is lined with grey fabric (nylon?). The vest has fringe (14.6 cm long) along the yoke at the front and back. The vest is decorated with beading in geometric patterns on the pockets and front and back of the yoke in dark blue, blue, yellow, red and white.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3027
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Beaded Moccasins
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.03.3003%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.3003 a,b
- Description
- High top moccasins with floral design with light blue, dark blue, red, white, green, pink, silver and one yellow bud on each foot. The hide around the top opening is pinked. Each moccasin has long thong laces. The soles of both moccasins have been patched. Tag in CRW's writing: "Moccasins that …
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- glass; skin
- Dimensions
- 20.0 x 11.0 x 26.0 cm
- Description
- High top moccasins with floral design with light blue, dark blue, red, white, green, pink, silver and one yellow bud on each foot. The hide around the top opening is pinked. Each moccasin has long thong laces. The soles of both moccasins have been patched. Tag in CRW's writing: "Moccasins that belonged to David Bearspaw & only 2 pair were left in bottom of trunk when he died & Mrs Bearspaw gave one pair to her son Johnny & one pair to her son Pete Mrs Bearspaw made them."
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.3003 a,b
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Beaded Martingale
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact106.06.3020
- Date
- 1960 – 1973
- Material
- feather; fibre; glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3020
- Description
- Two beaded strips, backed with purple fabric, joined by a beaded rectangle at centre. The beadwork is red and blue diamonds on a white ground (very similar to 103.07.3051). One end of each of the strips is forked. The square ends are joined together with ribbon. There are feathers and leather th…
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- Title
- Beaded Martingale
- Date
- 1960 – 1973
- Material
- feather; fibre; glass; skin
- Dimensions
- 28.0 x 78.0 cm
- Description
- Two beaded strips, backed with purple fabric, joined by a beaded rectangle at centre. The beadwork is red and blue diamonds on a white ground (very similar to 103.07.3051). One end of each of the strips is forked. The square ends are joined together with ribbon. There are feathers and leather thongs attached to the outside edges. A tag with CRW writing is attached: “Jack Labelle Nov 13 1973 belonged to David Simeon more at home.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3020
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- Date
- 1915 – 1930
- Material
- skin; fibre; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1067
- Description
- sparsely beaded, lined vest, rickrack trimmed, vest sewn in 3 pieces, completely lined with floral patterned fabric, maroon coloured rickrack sewn on as trim on armholes and front opening, 4 patch pockets with floral bead decoration, 4 buckskin rosettes with thongs to tie for closure, 3 units of be…
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- Title
- Beaded Vest
- Date
- 1915 – 1930
- Material
- skin; fibre; glass
- Dimensions
- 50.0 x 57.0 cm
- Description
- sparsely beaded, lined vest, rickrack trimmed, vest sewn in 3 pieces, completely lined with floral patterned fabric, maroon coloured rickrack sewn on as trim on armholes and front opening, 4 patch pockets with floral bead decoration, 4 buckskin rosettes with thongs to tie for closure, 3 units of bead design, 9 cm long fringe sewn on back.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- Deer Lodge
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1067
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- Date
- 1915 – 1930
- Material
- hide; fibre; glass; silk; cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1068
- Description
- embroidered floral pattern with fringes, 4 piece construction of vest, fully lined with blue fabric, 4 slit pockets, serrated edges, silk embroidered floral design both front edges, at each pocket and on the back shoulder, red, pink, yellow, mauve, green and grey, fringes sewn on front shoulder and…
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- Title
- Beaded Vest
- Date
- 1915 – 1930
- Material
- hide; fibre; glass; silk; cotton
- Dimensions
- 48.0 x 51.0 cm
- Description
- embroidered floral pattern with fringes, 4 piece construction of vest, fully lined with blue fabric, 4 slit pockets, serrated edges, silk embroidered floral design both front edges, at each pocket and on the back shoulder, red, pink, yellow, mauve, green and grey, fringes sewn on front shoulder and inset at back seams, 3.0 cm wide belt straps, ca 21.0 long sewn at sides seams to buckle at back, metal buckle sewn one end, 2 each side buckskin thongs through front for closure.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- Deer Lodge
- souvenirs
- Metis
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1068
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1055 a,b
- Description
- Pair, painted geometric design. One piece of parfleche, top and bottom folded towards each other then sides folded inwards, 3 sets of buckskin thongs tie to close case. Top has buckskin thong for loop, bottom has 2 short buckskin straps. Painted design centre row of diamonds flanked by rows of tria…
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- Title
- Parfleche
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- skin
- Dimensions
- 35.0 x 55.5 cm
- Description
- Pair, painted geometric design. One piece of parfleche, top and bottom folded towards each other then sides folded inwards, 3 sets of buckskin thongs tie to close case. Top has buckskin thong for loop, bottom has 2 short buckskin straps. Painted design centre row of diamonds flanked by rows of triangles, colours red, dark blue, light blue,yellow and green.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1055 a,b
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- Date
- 1927 – 1937
- Material
- skin; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.1006
- Description
- Round, hand drum, painted symbols, a single piece of wood 3.0 thick x 15.0 wide is bent into a circle, rawhide is stretched tightly over top and sides then laced through bottom edges, only fragments of hand hold rawhide remains, painted design depicts the brown earth, orange waxing moon, 6 yellow a…
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- Title
- Drum
- Date
- 1927 – 1937
- Material
- skin; wood
- Description
- Round, hand drum, painted symbols, a single piece of wood 3.0 thick x 15.0 wide is bent into a circle, rawhide is stretched tightly over top and sides then laced through bottom edges, only fragments of hand hold rawhide remains, painted design depicts the brown earth, orange waxing moon, 6 yellow and orange triangular and 1 zig-zag symbol around edge, worn thin and hole ca. 2.5 diameter on edge of moon, inside on wood is painted 1927.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- ceremonial
- music
- souvenirs
- Deer Lodge
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.1006
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- Date
- 1915 – 1930
- Material
- skin; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1053 a,b
- Description
- Floral embroidery on white buckskin, machine sewn, embroidered on glove and gauntlet, same design but smaller on glove, open floral design: 3 flowers in red, purple buds, green leaves, bluestems, 5.0 long fringe sewn to gauntlets, pink cotton lining in gauntlet, decorative machine stitching on insi…
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- Title
- Gauntlet Gloves
- Date
- 1915 – 1930
- Material
- skin; fibre
- Dimensions
- 21.5 x 34.0 cm
- Description
- Floral embroidery on white buckskin, machine sewn, embroidered on glove and gauntlet, same design but smaller on glove, open floral design: 3 flowers in red, purple buds, green leaves, bluestems, 5.0 long fringe sewn to gauntlets, pink cotton lining in gauntlet, decorative machine stitching on inside of gauntlet.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1053 a,b
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- Date
- 1910 – 1940
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1055 a,b
- Description
- Pair two-colour buckskin with beads and fringe, machine sewn, light buckskin on glove, 3 rows of black beads on back of hand, gauntlet dark buckskin with 3/4 of edging bound with light coloured buckskin, single flower motif: red, blue, yellow, stem and leaves black and orange, canvas lined gauntlet…
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- Title
- Gauntlet Gloves
- Date
- 1910 – 1940
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 16.0 x 34.0 cm
- Description
- Pair two-colour buckskin with beads and fringe, machine sewn, light buckskin on glove, 3 rows of black beads on back of hand, gauntlet dark buckskin with 3/4 of edging bound with light coloured buckskin, single flower motif: red, blue, yellow, stem and leaves black and orange, canvas lined gauntlet, fringe 7.0 long.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- clothing
- beadwork
- Deer Lodge
- souvenirs
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1055 a,b
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- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- skin; fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1056
- Description
- Small rectangular bag with long shoulder strap, embroidered, machine sewn. Front, back and flap one piece, 2 sewn-in gussets. Long 56.5x 2.0 shoulder strap. Lined with pink floral material,single snap closure. Embroidered design on front and flap. Front motif is a purple flower with orange centr…
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- Title
- Beaded Purse
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- skin; fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 31.5 x 13.7 cm
- Description
- Small rectangular bag with long shoulder strap, embroidered, machine sewn. Front, back and flap one piece, 2 sewn-in gussets. Long 56.5x 2.0 shoulder strap. Lined with pink floral material,single snap closure. Embroidered design on front and flap. Front motif is a purple flower with orange centre, one pink bud, 2 green leaves, dark brown stems. On flap single 5-leaved red flower, one green leaf, brown stem.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1056
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Miniature Canoe
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- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 106.09.1002
- Description
- One piece birchbark with scratched design. One piece of birch bark cut and bent to shape, ends bound together with willow strands. 2 strips of willow sandwich top edge of bark, closely bound with willow strands. Symbols scratched into surface of bark, both sides.
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- Title
- Miniature Canoe
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 17.0 x 16.2 x 48.2 cm
- Description
- One piece birchbark with scratched design. One piece of birch bark cut and bent to shape, ends bound together with willow strands. 2 strips of willow sandwich top edge of bark, closely bound with willow strands. Symbols scratched into surface of bark, both sides.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- Deer Lodge
- souvenirs
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 106.09.1002
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Miniature Canoe
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact106.09.1003
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 106.09.1003
- Description
- One piece poplar bark canoe, 2 seats. One piece of bark is cut and laced to shape with willow strands, 2 willow strips sandwich top edge of bark, laced on with willow strands to shape a graceful top line. 2 wooden "seats" spaced in thirds help to ensure the curved opening.
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- Title
- Miniature Canoe
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 16.5 x 19.0 x 64.5 cm
- Description
- One piece poplar bark canoe, 2 seats. One piece of bark is cut and laced to shape with willow strands, 2 willow strips sandwich top edge of bark, laced on with willow strands to shape a graceful top line. 2 wooden "seats" spaced in thirds help to ensure the curved opening.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- Deer Lodge
- souvenirs
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 106.09.1003
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- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- glass; metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1023
- Description
- Loom beaded, blue with yellow/red geometric design, 6 similar designs of arrows pointing towards centre of each in red, yellow and silver metal (rusted to a brown colour), each design separated with a red and metal diamond, 2 hooks and eyes sewn on to backskin onto bead strip each end.
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- Title
- Beaded Strip
- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- glass; metal; skin
- Dimensions
- 3.5 x 58.0 cm
- Description
- Loom beaded, blue with yellow/red geometric design, 6 similar designs of arrows pointing towards centre of each in red, yellow and silver metal (rusted to a brown colour), each design separated with a red and metal diamond, 2 hooks and eyes sewn on to backskin onto bead strip each end.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- clothing
- regalia
- Deer Lodge
- souvenirs
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1023
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.1005
- Description
- Shaped wooden bow, no string one piece of wood carved into slight bow, notched both ends, stained red ochre.
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- Title
- Bow
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 1.7 x 3.7 x 116.2 cm
- Description
- Shaped wooden bow, no string one piece of wood carved into slight bow, notched both ends, stained red ochre.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- hunting
- Deer Lodge
- souvenirs
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.1005
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