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Date
1880 – 1900
Material
fibre; glass
Catalogue Number
106.06.0035
Description
A long strip of beadwork containing three circles. The strip is beaded with a white background, a blue circular motif on each circle, and a long vertical centre stripe with three horizontal stripes between each of the circles.
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Title
Beaded Caparison
Date
1880 – 1900
Material
fibre; glass
Dimensions
166.5 x 14.0 cm
Description
A long strip of beadwork containing three circles. The strip is beaded with a white background, a blue circular motif on each circle, and a long vertical centre stripe with three horizontal stripes between each of the circles.
Subject
transportation
regalia
beadwork
Indigenous, Stoney
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
106.06.0035
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Date
1880 – 1910
Material
skin; glass; metal
Catalogue Number
106.06.1025
Description
Beaded breast piece, blue red dominant colours. Side panels 68.0x7.0, light blue background beads, diagonal stripes of red, green, white and brown, Fringed on bottom. Top has attached piece 16.0 long with attached rawhide tie. Centre piece 28.5x22.0, darker blue background, symmetrical flower d…
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Title
Beaded Caparison
Date
1880 – 1910
Material
skin; glass; metal
Description
Beaded breast piece, blue red dominant colours. Side panels 68.0x7.0, light blue background beads, diagonal stripes of red, green, white and brown, Fringed on bottom. Top has attached piece 16.0 long with attached rawhide tie. Centre piece 28.5x22.0, darker blue background, symmetrical flower design, red with green stems and leaves, white border. Brass balls and bells on rawhide string. Fringes 25.0 long.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
horse
regalia
Credit
Gift of Unknown, 1968
Catalogue Number
106.06.1025
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Date
1880 – 1910
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
106.06.1043
Description
Light coloured beadwork, front and strips. In shape of an "H", side pieces 79.5 x 8.5, white background beads, green next dominant colour, blue, red and gold. Bottom pattern has 3 red crosses, fringed ends, rawhide ties at top. Sioux legging strips. Centre piece, 21.0 x 23.5, front piece of Cr…
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Title
Beaded Caparison
Date
1880 – 1910
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
21.0 x 23.5 cm
Description
Light coloured beadwork, front and strips. In shape of an "H", side pieces 79.5 x 8.5, white background beads, green next dominant colour, blue, red and gold. Bottom pattern has 3 red crosses, fringed ends, rawhide ties at top. Sioux legging strips. Centre piece, 21.0 x 23.5, front piece of Crow gun case, dominant colours, rose, light blue, yellow, green, blue and white border. Rawhide fringes 29.0 long.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
animal
horse
regalia
Elizabeth Bearspaw
Credit
Gift of Unknown, 1968
Catalogue Number
106.06.1043
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Date
1880 – 1910
Material
metal; glass
Catalogue Number
103.08.0216 a-c
Description
Three pairs of eyeglasses:a) Glasses with small oval lenses and gold wire frames with thin wire hooked ear pieces, each with a tiny round ball at the end. b) Glasses with small yellow oval lenses. These glasses have gold wire frames with thin twisted wire hooked ear pieces, each with a small oval…
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Title
Eyeglasses
Date
1880 – 1910
Material
metal; glass
Dimensions
11.5 (a); 11.7 (b); 11.3 (c) cm
Description
Three pairs of eyeglasses:a) Glasses with small oval lenses and gold wire frames with thin wire hooked ear pieces, each with a tiny round ball at the end. b) Glasses with small yellow oval lenses. These glasses have gold wire frames with thin twisted wire hooked ear pieces, each with a small oval ball at the end. There is also a double wire nosepiece.c) Glases with silver wire frames and small oval lenses. Each straight thin wire ear piece has a flattened drop shape at the end.
Subject
assistive device
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0216 a-c
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Date
1880 – 1910
Material
plastic; metal; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.08.0217 a-c
Description
Three pairs of eyeglasses:a) A pair of glasses with round tortoise shell plastic (?) frames with a flat textured gold band from top of each lens which acts as spring to clip the glasses to the nose. These glasses have very short (8 cm), straight earpieces. b) A pair of glasses with round red-brown…
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Title
Eyeglasses
Date
1880 – 1910
Material
plastic; metal; glass; fibre
Dimensions
11.6 (a); 12.0 (b); ? (c) cm
Description
Three pairs of eyeglasses:a) A pair of glasses with round tortoise shell plastic (?) frames with a flat textured gold band from top of each lens which acts as spring to clip the glasses to the nose. These glasses have very short (8 cm), straight earpieces. b) A pair of glasses with round red-brown plastic (?) frames with a flat, arched gold coloured nose piece. There are also gold wire hooked earpieces.c) A pair of glasses with gold wire rim frames and oval lenses. These glasses have a large looped flat wire pince nez nose piece, instead of arms or earpieces. A black grosgrain ribbon, with a gold adjustment buckle, is attached by a round gold clip to a knob at the outside of the right lens.
Subject
assistive device
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0217 a-c
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Date
1750 – 1850
Material
shell, tortoise; paper; metal
Catalogue Number
103.08.1051 a-c
Description
Small round glasses with tortoise shell frame in one piece. The arms are hinged at the sides and have curved ear arms. Each arm ends with a circle cut out.
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Title
Eyeglasses
Date
1750 – 1850
Material
shell, tortoise; paper; metal
Description
Small round glasses with tortoise shell frame in one piece. The arms are hinged at the sides and have curved ear arms. Each arm ends with a circle cut out.
Subject
Mary Schaffer
Serena M. Potts
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
103.08.1051 a-c
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