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- Date
- 1890
- Material
- glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0003 a,b
- Description
- A pair of armlets, each consisting of three thick strands wrapped with stripes of dark blue, yellow and red beads. Two wrapped strands hang from the centre of each armlet with loops of beads at the ends and where they attach.
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- Title
- Beaded Armlet
- Date
- 1890
- Material
- glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 32.5 cm
- Description
- A pair of armlets, each consisting of three thick strands wrapped with stripes of dark blue, yellow and red beads. Two wrapped strands hang from the centre of each armlet with loops of beads at the ends and where they attach.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0003 a,b
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- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0002
- Description
- A rectangular, flat, bag with a long fringe of soft leather along the bottom edge and a short leather thong handle at the top. The bag is very colourfully beaded with a medium blue background and a many-coloured design (yellow,orange, red and many shades of blue). There are light blue bands alon…
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- Title
- Beaded Bag
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 52.0 x 18.0 cm
- Description
- A rectangular, flat, bag with a long fringe of soft leather along the bottom edge and a short leather thong handle at the top. The bag is very colourfully beaded with a medium blue background and a many-coloured design (yellow,orange, red and many shades of blue). There are light blue bands along each side and a white band along the bottom. The bag has a pointed, beaded flap at the top that ties with a leather thong.
- Subject
- Indigenous, Stoney
- decorative
- regalia
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0002
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- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- skin; fibre; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0006
- Description
- A flat rectangular purse with a long fringe along the bottom edge. The bag’s opening fastens with a thong which ties through two holes. The front of the purse is defined with an outline of beads, the inside of which is filled with vertical rows of beads forming a horizontal design of three diamon…
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- Title
- Beaded Bag
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- skin; fibre; glass
- Dimensions
- 12.5 x 32.0 cm
- Description
- A flat rectangular purse with a long fringe along the bottom edge. The bag’s opening fastens with a thong which ties through two holes. The front of the purse is defined with an outline of beads, the inside of which is filled with vertical rows of beads forming a horizontal design of three diamonds at the top and at the bottom.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0006
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- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- skin, deer; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0008
- Description
- A curved bottom flat purse with a long deerskin finge around the sides and bottom, and a handle made of two deerskin thongs tied together at the middle. Both sides of the purse are completely beaded with bands of red and blues which follow the contour of the purse's shape.
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- Title
- Beaded Bag
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- skin, deer; glass
- Dimensions
- 9.0 x 9.5; 8.0 (fringe) cm
- Description
- A curved bottom flat purse with a long deerskin finge around the sides and bottom, and a handle made of two deerskin thongs tied together at the middle. Both sides of the purse are completely beaded with bands of red and blues which follow the contour of the purse's shape.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0008
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- Date
- 1935 – 1945
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0296
- Description
- Small square buckskin purse, completely beaded on the front, with short loop handle from the centre of the front to the centre of the back. Short buckskin fringe along the sides and bottom. Front completely beaded with silver grey background containing a single large flower of overlapping red petal…
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- Title
- Beaded Bag
- Date
- 1935 – 1945
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 14.0 x 13.0 cm
- Description
- Small square buckskin purse, completely beaded on the front, with short loop handle from the centre of the front to the centre of the back. Short buckskin fringe along the sides and bottom. Front completely beaded with silver grey background containing a single large flower of overlapping red petals with yellow centre, and dark and light blue petals at upper edge. Two large light green leaves defined with dark green, white stems curling from the top, and silver grey stamens in the middle. Slightly curved opening at top of purse, and sides of strap edged with light brown bead trim.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- accessories
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0296
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- Date
- c. 1900
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1046
- Description
- White buckskin bag with beading. The bag has a frame with ties on top and sides with fringes on the bottom. Open floral design beadwork. Tag: R.NN 2.25
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- Title
- Beaded Bag
- Date
- c. 1900
- Material
- skin; glass
- Description
- White buckskin bag with beading. The bag has a frame with ties on top and sides with fringes on the bottom. Open floral design beadwork. Tag: R.NN 2.25
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- Mary Schaffer
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1046
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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 – 1930
- Material
- fibre; skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0002
- Description
- A beaded belt with a diamond pattern of light and dark turquoise beads worked on mustard cloth. The belt is fastened with thongs at one end that pass through a loop on the opposite end.
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1890 – 1930
- Material
- fibre; skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 8.0 x 89.0 cm
- Description
- A beaded belt with a diamond pattern of light and dark turquoise beads worked on mustard cloth. The belt is fastened with thongs at one end that pass through a loop on the opposite end.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- decorative
- regalia
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0002
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- Date
- 1890 – 1900
- Material
- skin; metal; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0003
- Description
- A woman's beaded harness belt with a leather strap and buckle at opposite ends. The belt has a white border and three white squares with crosses of coloured beads separating patterned sections of blue, mustard, red and green beads.
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1890 – 1900
- Material
- skin; metal; glass
- Dimensions
- 5.5 x 89.0 cm
- Description
- A woman's beaded harness belt with a leather strap and buckle at opposite ends. The belt has a white border and three white squares with crosses of coloured beads separating patterned sections of blue, mustard, red and green beads.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0003
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- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- glass; skin; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0064
- Description
- A completely beaded belt on canvas with red plaid cotton lining. Square buckskin flap at one end with thongs through flap, and narrow buckskin piece at other end folded over to hold single thong tied in loop for fastening, and short thongs at each corner white background with bright orange double d…
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- glass; skin; fibre
- Dimensions
- 8.7 x 91.0 cm
- Description
- A completely beaded belt on canvas with red plaid cotton lining. Square buckskin flap at one end with thongs through flap, and narrow buckskin piece at other end folded over to hold single thong tied in loop for fastening, and short thongs at each corner white background with bright orange double diamonds outlined in green then blue, each separated by a stepped diamond of the same colours, small looped edging of white beads.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0064
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0073
- Description
- A heavily beaded commercially tanned belt with buckskin loop at one end, ties at the other. Design is yellow ground of straight beads with slanted rows forming border, three patterns of indigo tepees point to point over red diamonds, and three barbs of red at bases. Two three cross beamed crosses o…
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 7.5 x 89.3 cm
- Description
- A heavily beaded commercially tanned belt with buckskin loop at one end, ties at the other. Design is yellow ground of straight beads with slanted rows forming border, three patterns of indigo tepees point to point over red diamonds, and three barbs of red at bases. Two three cross beamed crosses of green between the other three patterns. The belt itself was a commercial man's belt, but has been sliced in half and stitched together with the former ends concealed and the new ends are squared off.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0073
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0085
- Description
- Completely beaded canvas belt lined with muslin. Made of two shorter strips of beadwork sewn together, cuffer? Each panel bordered with light blue beads around white background containing three orange Maltese crosses outlined in blue with green V's in the angle of each corner and small orange tria…
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 6.1 x 69.5 cm
- Description
- Completely beaded canvas belt lined with muslin. Made of two shorter strips of beadwork sewn together, cuffer? Each panel bordered with light blue beads around white background containing three orange Maltese crosses outlined in blue with green V's in the angle of each corner and small orange triangles outlined in red pointing toward each of the outer crosses. Between each cross is a red and green square motif containing another four armed cross. The whole has a kaleidoscope effect.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0085
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- Date
- 1935 – 1945
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0096
- Description
- A heavily beaded belt with two ties at either end. White ground with various vermilion and indigo figures on it, triangles, diamonds with stepped square edges, small rectangles. The border is lazy stitch blue, at midpoint is a pouch or purse of buckskin, heavily beaded on the front in dusty rose, a…
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1935 – 1945
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 17.2 x 84.9 cm
- Description
- A heavily beaded belt with two ties at either end. White ground with various vermilion and indigo figures on it, triangles, diamonds with stepped square edges, small rectangles. The border is lazy stitch blue, at midpoint is a pouch or purse of buckskin, heavily beaded on the front in dusty rose, an arch with a green inner arch, and variously patterned in stepped squares of yellow, blue and red. String ties along top of belt were probably affixed for hanging the belt for exhibition purposes.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0096
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- glass; skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0107
- Description
- A completely beaded belt worked directly on heavy leather. Beadwork stitched around brown leather belt strap with four grommet eyes sewn to top of belt at one end, and leather strap holding metal buckle and metal loop sewn to top of other end. Beadwork on white background in panels separated by ban…
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- glass; skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 4.8 x 89.5 cm
- Description
- A completely beaded belt worked directly on heavy leather. Beadwork stitched around brown leather belt strap with four grommet eyes sewn to top of belt at one end, and leather strap holding metal buckle and metal loop sewn to top of other end. Beadwork on white background in panels separated by bands of small orange and green checks outlined with dark blue. White panels contain, alternately, an eight pointed figure with large brass beaded square at centre and orange points outlined with dark blue, and an orange diamond outlined in light blue with oblique lines extending from the points at the sides and having a brass beaded centre outlined with dark blue.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0107
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- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3001
- Description
- Fully beaded belt on harness leather, edged with pink beads. Light blue background with three designs of four red diamonds with red and blue inside. Buckskin thongs on ends.
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- glass; skin
- Dimensions
- 6.5 x 92.0 cm
- Description
- Fully beaded belt on harness leather, edged with pink beads. Light blue background with three designs of four red diamonds with red and blue inside. Buckskin thongs on ends.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3001
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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 Breastplate
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- Date
- 1895 – 1910
- Material
- skin; bone; metal; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0021
- Description
- A men's breastplate with two rows of hair pipes connected in the centre by beads. A fringe of vermilion dyed leather is along both outside edges.
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- Title
- Beaded Breastplate
- Date
- 1895 – 1910
- Material
- skin; bone; metal; glass
- Dimensions
- 78.0 x 29.0 cm
- Description
- A men's breastplate with two rows of hair pipes connected in the centre by beads. A fringe of vermilion dyed leather is along both outside edges.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Plains
- decorative
- beadwork
- regalia
- Blackfoot
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0021
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Beaded Caparison
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- Date
- 1930 – 1945
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0047
- Description
- A decorative bridle piece, heavily beaded, made of two pieces of elongated round ended pieces of buckskin sewn together. Beaded pattern of heart, spade, diamond, club card suits in red and frosty blue separated by oblique lines in blue green, and all on a white ground. On the bare surface are two 1…
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- Title
- Beaded Caparison
- Date
- 1930 – 1945
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 8.0 x 92.0 cm
- Description
- A decorative bridle piece, heavily beaded, made of two pieces of elongated round ended pieces of buckskin sewn together. Beaded pattern of heart, spade, diamond, club card suits in red and frosty blue separated by oblique lines in blue green, and all on a white ground. On the bare surface are two 10 cm long buckskin strips sewn to the back, parallel to the length of the piece, and thongs at both ends.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0047
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Beaded Caparison
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- fibre; glass; skin; feathers
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0052 a-c
- Description
- Three pieces of beaded canvas with various ties on them, the two longer strips having feathers connected as well. The two longer strips are a red ground with bare canvas ends, and three like patterns of triangles in yellow with stepped square black tops on either side of a stepped square pink cross…
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- Title
- Beaded Caparison
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- fibre; glass; skin; feathers
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 55.5 cm
- Description
- Three pieces of beaded canvas with various ties on them, the two longer strips having feathers connected as well. The two longer strips are a red ground with bare canvas ends, and three like patterns of triangles in yellow with stepped square black tops on either side of a stepped square pink cross with black edges. Two buckskin thongs at the midpoint. The feathers are connected at the edges adjacent to the patterned points. The shorter strip has a red ground and two of the same pattern on it, and ties at either end.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- animal
- horse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0052 a-c
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- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- glass; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1061
- Description
- Beads strung on heavy cotton thread in diamond shapes, no backing, dominant colour light blue in main body with bands of dark blue and amber in rows across. "T" opening for neck outlined with very pale blue beads, rawhide strips sewn onto top front opening with rawhide strip 34.0 long laced throu…
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- Title
- Beaded Collar
- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- glass; metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 44.0 x 72.0 cm
- Description
- Beads strung on heavy cotton thread in diamond shapes, no backing, dominant colour light blue in main body with bands of dark blue and amber in rows across. "T" opening for neck outlined with very pale blue beads, rawhide strips sewn onto top front opening with rawhide strip 34.0 long laced through for tie. Two pieces of string tied 3.0 from opening on shoulder to hold together when worn. Another band of beads at centre front and back 45.0 x 6.0 with 2 bands of light mauve beads, attached to bottom are 2 strings of short tube beads, dark blue on ends, others amber, each with a small brass bell at the bottom, some bells missing. Edges bound with cotton with narrow rawhide ties under arms.
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1061
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