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Date
1910 – 1925
Material
bark; quill; grass
Catalogue Number
102.04.0266
Description
A flat-based, straight-sided birchbark box with smooth, flush, overfitting lid. Walls decorated with pink and white porcupine quills, and walls of lid similarly decorated. The top of the lid is decorated with an overlapped pattern of brown and white quills in a floral motif, with "stamens" of green…
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Title
Trinket Box
Date
1910 – 1925
Material
bark; quill; grass
Dimensions
6.2 x 7.5 cm
Description
A flat-based, straight-sided birchbark box with smooth, flush, overfitting lid. Walls decorated with pink and white porcupine quills, and walls of lid similarly decorated. The top of the lid is decorated with an overlapped pattern of brown and white quills in a floral motif, with "stamens" of green quills bursting from the centre. About 5% of the quills are loose at one end, some quills lost. Thread which binds grass to rim of lid has frayed severely. Box contains six quartz crystals.
Subject
households
Indigenous
decorative
quillwork
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0266
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Date
1910 – 1930
Material
skin, deer; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.05.0001
Description
A completely beaded woman's vest with green fabric edging. The vest has front closure ties. The vest design is of four horizontal rows of stepped triangles in red and blue beads on a white background separated by horizontal bands formed by a series of small squares.
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Title
Beaded Vest
Date
1910 – 1930
Material
skin, deer; glass; fibre
Dimensions
49.5 x 51.0 cm
Description
A completely beaded woman's vest with green fabric edging. The vest has front closure ties. The vest design is of four horizontal rows of stepped triangles in red and blue beads on a white background separated by horizontal bands formed by a series of small squares.
Subject
Indigenous
Stoney
Plains Cree
Pearl Moore
Banff
Indian Days
beadwork
regalia
decorative
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.05.0001
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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
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
1890 – 1910
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.05.1132
Description
Back of vest is a simply cut piece of buckskin, attached at shoulders to beaded covered canvas. Background is solid white. Five leaves, green with red lines and a pink and black core is the base for a long stemmed red and black flower and two yellow and black flowers. Above this is a six-pointed f…
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Title
Beaded Vest
Date
1890 – 1910
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
45.0 x 64.0 cm
Description
Back of vest is a simply cut piece of buckskin, attached at shoulders to beaded covered canvas. Background is solid white. Five leaves, green with red lines and a pink and black core is the base for a long stemmed red and black flower and two yellow and black flowers. Above this is a six-pointed flower, pink with blue. Both sides of the vest are identical.
Subject
clothing
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Oswald Treutler, Banff, 1994
Catalogue Number
103.05.1132
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