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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- grass; glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.3028
- Description
- Round-braided strand (1.5 cm diameter) of sweetgrass with fringed buckskin ends that are beaded (13.0 cm long) in orange and light green and tied together. Each end of the beading is finished with beaded loops.
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- Title
- Necklace
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- grass; glass; skin
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 60.0 cm
- Description
- Round-braided strand (1.5 cm diameter) of sweetgrass with fringed buckskin ends that are beaded (13.0 cm long) in orange and light green and tied together. Each end of the beading is finished with beaded loops.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.3028
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- grass; glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.3029
- Description
- Very finely round-braided strand (2.0 cm diameter) of sweetgrass with fringed buckskin ends that are beaded (12.5 cm long) in white and light green and tied together. Each end of the beading is finished with leather fringe (7.0 cm long). Tag in CRW’s handwriting “Be_l_y Beaver - Sweetgrass Oct 1…
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- Title
- Necklace
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- grass; glass; skin
- Dimensions
- 9.3 x 62.0 cm
- Description
- Very finely round-braided strand (2.0 cm diameter) of sweetgrass with fringed buckskin ends that are beaded (12.5 cm long) in white and light green and tied together. Each end of the beading is finished with leather fringe (7.0 cm long). Tag in CRW’s handwriting “Be_l_y Beaver - Sweetgrass Oct 17 credit.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.3029
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- grass; glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.3030
- Description
- Round-braided strand ( 1.7 cm diameter) of sweetgrass. Both ends of the strand are joined in a red, white and orange beaded (9.0 cm long) buckskin tube with fringe (16.5 cm long) at the end.
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- Title
- Necklace
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- grass; glass; skin
- Dimensions
- 8.0 x 72.0 cm
- Description
- Round-braided strand ( 1.7 cm diameter) of sweetgrass. Both ends of the strand are joined in a red, white and orange beaded (9.0 cm long) buckskin tube with fringe (16.5 cm long) at the end.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.3030
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.3001
- Description
- Beaded headband with a beaded triangle joined to the centre of the top edge. The ends of the band are attached together with white elastic. A pair of medallions are attached to the elastic. The headband is blue with a geometric design in yellow, red, white and green. There are two groups of fin…
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- Title
- Headband
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 27.5 x 27.0 cm
- Description
- Beaded headband with a beaded triangle joined to the centre of the top edge. The ends of the band are attached together with white elastic. A pair of medallions are attached to the elastic. The headband is blue with a geometric design in yellow, red, white and green. There are two groups of finge hanging from the bottom edge of the headband at either end of the triangle. The band is backed by white fabric (canvas?).
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.3001
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- Date
- prior to 1979
- Material
- fibre; glass; metal; plastic; shell; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3034
- Description
- White hairpipes, red beads, and metal (brass?) beads strung horizontally between stiff commercial leather strips. A shell medallion is tied to the centre with two metal beads and hanging thongs. There are two large cowrie shells hanging from the bottom of the breastplate.
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- Title
- Breastplate
- Date
- prior to 1979
- Material
- fibre; glass; metal; plastic; shell; skin
- Dimensions
- 30.0 x 60.0 cm
- Description
- White hairpipes, red beads, and metal (brass?) beads strung horizontally between stiff commercial leather strips. A shell medallion is tied to the centre with two metal beads and hanging thongs. There are two large cowrie shells hanging from the bottom of the breastplate.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3034
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- Date
- prior to 1979
- Material
- hair, sheep; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3038
- Description
- Plain black wool shawl with long red fringe (46.0 cm long) on all edges. The fringe is woven with two rows of black beads. Yellow tag with CRW writing: “Yvonne Poucette.”
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- Title
- Shawl
- Date
- prior to 1979
- Material
- hair, sheep; fibre
- Dimensions
- 151.0 x 178.8 cm
- Description
- Plain black wool shawl with long red fringe (46.0 cm long) on all edges. The fringe is woven with two rows of black beads. Yellow tag with CRW writing: “Yvonne Poucette.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3038
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- Date
- prior to 1979
- Material
- hair, sheep; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3039
- Description
- Blue wool shawl with long fringe (35.0 cm long) on all edges. Bottom edge decorated with machine embroidered stylized white birds and geometric shapes in red, beige, white and blue. Label in one corner “INDIAN SHAWL ASHLAND, MONTANA.”
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- Title
- Shawl
- Date
- prior to 1979
- Material
- hair, sheep; fibre
- Dimensions
- 152.0 x 165.0 cm
- Description
- Blue wool shawl with long fringe (35.0 cm long) on all edges. Bottom edge decorated with machine embroidered stylized white birds and geometric shapes in red, beige, white and blue. Label in one corner “INDIAN SHAWL ASHLAND, MONTANA.”
- Subject
- Indians
- dancing
- costumes
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3039
Images
- Date
- prior to 1979
- Material
- hair, sheep; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3040
- Description
- Red wool shawl with long red fringe (33.0 cm long) on all edges. Tag stapled to hem with “Repair 644” hand written in ink.
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- Title
- Shawl
- Date
- prior to 1979
- Material
- hair, sheep; fibre
- Dimensions
- 153.0 x 170.0 cm
- Description
- Red wool shawl with long red fringe (33.0 cm long) on all edges. Tag stapled to hem with “Repair 644” hand written in ink.
- Subject
- Indians
- dancing
- costumes
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3040
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- Date
- prior to 1979
- Material
- hair, sheep; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3041
- Description
- Bright pink wool shawl with long red fringe (42.0 cm long) on all edges. The shawl is decorated with machine embroidered red roses with green leaves and scrolled stems.
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- Title
- Shawl
- Date
- prior to 1979
- Material
- hair, sheep; fibre
- Dimensions
- 142.0 x 145.0 cm
- Description
- Bright pink wool shawl with long red fringe (42.0 cm long) on all edges. The shawl is decorated with machine embroidered red roses with green leaves and scrolled stems.
- Subject
- Indians, dancing
- costumes
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3041
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- Date
- prior to 1979
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3042
- Description
- Woven multicoloured striped shawl with a diamond pattern at the centre. Fringe on short ends (10.0 cm long).
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- Title
- Shawl
- Date
- prior to 1979
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 92.0 x 184.5 cm
- Description
- Woven multicoloured striped shawl with a diamond pattern at the centre. Fringe on short ends (10.0 cm long).
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3042
Images
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3050 a,b
- Description
- Two armbands with same pattern but reversed (mirror-image). Bottom edge of each band is curved and top edge is straight with thong ties attached to the top two corners. Each band is fully beaded with a white background and two motifs - a blue and yellow eight-pointed star with red chevrons and a …
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- Title
- Armbands
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 9.5 x 22.5 cm
- Description
- Two armbands with same pattern but reversed (mirror-image). Bottom edge of each band is curved and top edge is straight with thong ties attached to the top two corners. Each band is fully beaded with a white background and two motifs - a blue and yellow eight-pointed star with red chevrons and a yellow and red diamond with black and pink triangles.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3050 a,b
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fruit; fibre; glass; hair; metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3009
- Description
- Male doll with carved and dried apple used to create the face with a piece of braided hair attached across the top of the head. The doll has a wrapped and padded wire body. The doll is wearing a blue velvet dance costume with grey fringed commercial leather details (apron, moccasins, gauntlets, l…
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fruit; fibre; glass; hair; metal; skin
- Dimensions
- 4.5 x 10.0 x 18.0 cm
- Description
- Male doll with carved and dried apple used to create the face with a piece of braided hair attached across the top of the head. The doll has a wrapped and padded wire body. The doll is wearing a blue velvet dance costume with grey fringed commercial leather details (apron, moccasins, gauntlets, leg cuffs and shirt details) that are beaded with black and yellow beads. The doll has a stiff hair roach attached to his head with a green, yellow and black beaded circle centered at the front.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3009
Images
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- plastic; skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3014
- Description
- Small plastic male doll with cut marks on the head from alteration. The doll is wearing a black dance costume decorated with white beads and sequins held on with blue beads. A thong wrapped hoop is attached to the doll’s left arm. There are hide fringes at the calves, wrists, and on the head (li…
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- plastic; skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 4.5 x 7.5 x 10.0 cm
- Description
- Small plastic male doll with cut marks on the head from alteration. The doll is wearing a black dance costume decorated with white beads and sequins held on with blue beads. A thong wrapped hoop is attached to the doll’s left arm. There are hide fringes at the calves, wrists, and on the head (like a roach). The feet, covered in moccasins that have blue and orange beads, are attached to a hide loop.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3014
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; plastic; glass; feather
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3031 a-d
- Description
- Four piece dance costume of dark red velvet backed with floral printed cotton. Each piece is decorated with blue, orange and white ribbon and white commercial fringe.a) Apron (55.0 x 11.3 cm) with three hanging sections (52.0 cm long) decorated with purple sequins, stylized orange applique flowers…
- Title
- Dance Costume
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; plastic; glass; feather
- Description
- Four piece dance costume of dark red velvet backed with floral printed cotton. Each piece is decorated with blue, orange and white ribbon and white commercial fringe.a) Apron (55.0 x 11.3 cm) with three hanging sections (52.0 cm long) decorated with purple sequins, stylized orange applique flowers, and pink feathers. The belt is fastened with ribbons attached to each end.b) Vest (42.0 x 42.0 cm) with stylized orange applique flowers on front and back with fringe along bottom edge of the yoke on the back.c,d) Cuffs (34.0 x 11.0 cm), unfinished, with blue ribbon ties attached to the back.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3031 a-d
- Date
- 1955 – 1965
- Material
- glass; skin; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0070
- Description
- Completely beaded belt on canvas. Beaded diagonal blue, green, white red stripes along its length, meeting at the middle then reversing the slant. Buckskin ties at each end with two more set in approximately 10 cm form each end, one on underside and one on topside, so that belt overlaps when tied.
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1955 – 1965
- Material
- glass; skin; fibre
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 92.0 cm
- Description
- Completely beaded belt on canvas. Beaded diagonal blue, green, white red stripes along its length, meeting at the middle then reversing the slant. Buckskin ties at each end with two more set in approximately 10 cm form each end, one on underside and one on topside, so that belt overlaps when tied.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0070
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- Date
- 1955 – 1965
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0074 a,b
- Description
- A pair of heavily beaded eagle design glove gauntlets. Were made for gloves, but either the gloves were never made, most likely, or wore out. The gauntlets have buckskin backs, white buckskin fringe and lining of cotton. The eagle design is a very handsome, black eagle with white markings visible u…
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- Title
- Beaded Cuffs
- Date
- 1955 – 1965
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 23.0 x 42.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of heavily beaded eagle design glove gauntlets. Were made for gloves, but either the gloves were never made, most likely, or wore out. The gauntlets have buckskin backs, white buckskin fringe and lining of cotton. The eagle design is a very handsome, black eagle with white markings visible under upraised wings, yellow bill, eye, legs, white fan tail with black end feathers, all on a brilliant red ground bordered by alternate rows of black and white beads. Matches collar 103.07.0075.
- Subject
- Indians
- beadwork
- costumes
- Leah Hunter
- John Hunter
- eagle
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0074 a,b
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Beaded Moccasins
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.03.0032%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0032 a,b
- Description
- A pair of small low top moccasins, lightly beaded with rose in conventional design in red, rose, blue and light blue beads on the vamps. Soles cut from single pieces of hide, and uppers in another piece. Heel tucked and sewn in, and a hem of lighter coloured buckskin pinked and machine sewn to the …
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 11.0 x 24.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of small low top moccasins, lightly beaded with rose in conventional design in red, rose, blue and light blue beads on the vamps. Soles cut from single pieces of hide, and uppers in another piece. Heel tucked and sewn in, and a hem of lighter coloured buckskin pinked and machine sewn to the edge of the upper. Tongue sewn in and a simple thong running from upper to tongue to upper.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0032 a,b
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Beaded Moccasins
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.03.0033%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0033 a,b
- Description
- A pair of lightly beaded moccasins, each made from a single piece of hide, folded over and sewn at outer seam, up the back of the heel, and a flap at the ankle sewn on. Thong ties surrounding ankle and tying at the vamp, sewn on tongues. Simple pattern of diamond in stepped square fashion in yellow…
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 10.5 x 21.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of lightly beaded moccasins, each made from a single piece of hide, folded over and sewn at outer seam, up the back of the heel, and a flap at the ankle sewn on. Thong ties surrounding ankle and tying at the vamp, sewn on tongues. Simple pattern of diamond in stepped square fashion in yellow blue rose and deep blue with four smaller crosses of rose and deep blue outlying. Flap and tongue edged in rose and deep blue beads. Small tabs sewn in at back of heel.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0033 a,b
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Beaded Moccasins
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.03.0052%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0052 a,b
- Description
- A pair of very small baby's moccasins cut to shape from one piece of buckskin seamed around outside edge of sole and up heel. Uppers completely beaded with white background and simple stepped diamond shape outlined in blue with orange square at its centre on toe, with this similar motif repeated ag…
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 11.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of very small baby's moccasins cut to shape from one piece of buckskin seamed around outside edge of sole and up heel. Uppers completely beaded with white background and simple stepped diamond shape outlined in blue with orange square at its centre on toe, with this similar motif repeated again on the outside of the moccasin. A narrow band of orange beads follows the seam along the outside of the sole and up the heel. Small buckskin ankle flap has been added, with long rounded tongue and short buckskin ties.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0052 a,b
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- Date
- 1950 – 1975
- Material
- skin; glass; shells; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0077
- Description
- A tan dress of summer buffalo hide, heavily beaded and decorated yoke on purple cotton fabric extends beyond shoulders to form short cape sleeve and is heavily fringed along bottom and edges front and back. Wide alternating rows of light blue cylindrical beads and amber cylindrical beads have rows …
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- Title
- Beaded Dress
- Date
- 1950 – 1975
- Material
- skin; glass; shells; metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 82.0 x 105.0 cm
- Description
- A tan dress of summer buffalo hide, heavily beaded and decorated yoke on purple cotton fabric extends beyond shoulders to form short cape sleeve and is heavily fringed along bottom and edges front and back. Wide alternating rows of light blue cylindrical beads and amber cylindrical beads have rows of cowrie shells between, with a row of large round blue beads at the bottom. Fringe at bottom of skirt attached separately and trimmed at the top edge with a single row of blue and yellow beads. Spaced around skirt front are two beaded medallions with thick beaded rope tassels, one black and grey, one pink and white, with a narrow, 4 cm, piece of fringe tassel with cowrie shells, bells, and orangish pink large bead at the end of each, located between the beaded medallions as well as on each side of the skirt and in the middle of the back. Dress is seamed just above waist, yoke lined with canvas.
- Subject
- Indians,Stoney
- beadwork
- costumes
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0077
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