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- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0168
- Description
- A white filigree lace antimacassar that has a straight edge across the top with sharp corners and is rounded on the bottom corners. A solid border is scalloped along the rounded edges. The border encloses a wide band of openwork lace containing a diamond shape pattern of thick dots around a solid…
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- Title
- Antimacassar
- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 21.0 x 37.0 cm
- Description
- A white filigree lace antimacassar that has a straight edge across the top with sharp corners and is rounded on the bottom corners. A solid border is scalloped along the rounded edges. The border encloses a wide band of openwork lace containing a diamond shape pattern of thick dots around a solid rectangular centre with openwork bar across a repeating diamond pattern.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0168
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- Date
- 1900 – 1935
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0038
- Description
- A rectangular, light blue, cotton drawstring bag lined with burlap. The bag has a thick band of red, gold, pink and white embroidery at the top, and a narrower band of gold at the bottom. An even pattern of red spots is embroidered over rest of bag. There are five short ball-tassels hanging from …
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- Title
- Bag
- Date
- 1900 – 1935
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 19.0 x 31.5 cm
- Description
- A rectangular, light blue, cotton drawstring bag lined with burlap. The bag has a thick band of red, gold, pink and white embroidery at the top, and a narrower band of gold at the bottom. An even pattern of red spots is embroidered over rest of bag. There are five short ball-tassels hanging from the bottom of the bag.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0038
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- Date
- 1920 – 1945
- Material
- fibre, flax
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0050
- Description
- A flat linen bag with pointed sides and a flat bottom. The bag is made from natural linen bound with a light brown band across both the bottom and the top. The bag has two very narrow short brown handles, and is decorated with a small embroidered basket of flowers on side.
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- Title
- Bag
- Date
- 1920 – 1945
- Material
- fibre, flax
- Dimensions
- 30.5 x 50.0 cm
- Description
- A flat linen bag with pointed sides and a flat bottom. The bag is made from natural linen bound with a light brown band across both the bottom and the top. The bag has two very narrow short brown handles, and is decorated with a small embroidered basket of flowers on side.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0050
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- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- willow; pine root; bear grass; maidenhair fern; woodwardia
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0074
- Description
- A basket hat with natural light with black and red brown design. Zig-zag design around sides formed of elongated trapazoidal forms stepping up and down on one another with a triangle at the base and top of each zig-zag, trapezoids are brown on bottom half, black across top. Rim of hat is banded wi…
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- Title
- Basket Hat
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- willow; pine root; bear grass; maidenhair fern; woodwardia
- Dimensions
- 9.5 x 18.5 cm
- Description
- A basket hat with natural light with black and red brown design. Zig-zag design around sides formed of elongated trapazoidal forms stepping up and down on one another with a triangle at the base and top of each zig-zag, trapezoids are brown on bottom half, black across top. Rim of hat is banded with brown bars and brown and black line beneath. Bottom has band of black and brown surrounding a series of brown parallelograms forming a circle. Centre of base is a circle of lighter brown. The hat is a twining technique over ribs radiating from the centre with extra ribs added to expand the shape, design not visible on inside but mottled pattern in reverse of outer pattern is vaguely seen against the brown interior.
- Subject
- Indigenous, Hupa
- households
- clothing
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0074
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- Date
- 1900 – 1935
- Material
- glass; skin; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.1006 a,b
- Description
- yellow geometric on white outlined in dark blue, (a) 21.8 x 8.0 x.5 (b) 20.7 x 8.5 x .5 worked directly on buckskin, thongs at each corner, (b) beaded on long edges by white beads, (a) only along 1 edge, light blue, red, and yellow triangular hourglass motifs outlined in dark blue at each end, …
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- Title
- Beaded Armband
- Date
- 1900 – 1935
- Material
- glass; skin; fibre
- Description
- yellow geometric on white outlined in dark blue, (a) 21.8 x 8.0 x.5 (b) 20.7 x 8.5 x .5 worked directly on buckskin, thongs at each corner, (b) beaded on long edges by white beads, (a) only along 1 edge, light blue, red, and yellow triangular hourglass motifs outlined in dark blue at each end, 5 yellow squares outlined in dark blue form checkerboard motif at middle.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of J. Monroe Thorington, Philadelphia, USA, 1969
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.1006 a,b
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- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- glass; fibre; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1044 a,b
- Description
- Pair, geometric design with American flags on white background, white background, long edges have 2 rows of mauve and one of light green, centered is a multi-coloured spade, 3 rows of red beads outline the spade, from each side, black and green bar ca 8.0 long from which hangs a stylizedAmerican fl…
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- Title
- Beaded Armbands
- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- glass; fibre; skin
- Dimensions
- 10.4 x 33.2 cm
- Description
- Pair, geometric design with American flags on white background, white background, long edges have 2 rows of mauve and one of light green, centered is a multi-coloured spade, 3 rows of red beads outline the spade, from each side, black and green bar ca 8.0 long from which hangs a stylizedAmerican flag 3.0 x 2.7, red and blue, near each end are 2 geometric designs, light green outlined in red, edges bound with cotton, a buckskin thong and a red twill sewn onto armband as ties. a: 33.2 x 10.4 b: 33.0 x 10.0
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1044 a,b
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- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Material
- glass; skin; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0075 a,b
- Description
- Completely beaded canvas armbands with thongs of buckskin attached on underside at each of the four corners, and a double strand of canvas wrapped with beads hanging from one corner of each. Contains, on white background, three images of three light green crennelated fortresses outlined in dark red…
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- Title
- Beaded Armbands
- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Material
- glass; skin; fibre
- Dimensions
- 11.0 x 31.0 cm
- Description
- Completely beaded canvas armbands with thongs of buckskin attached on underside at each of the four corners, and a double strand of canvas wrapped with beads hanging from one corner of each. Contains, on white background, three images of three light green crennelated fortresses outlined in dark red with a further outline of brass beads at the crennels, and having a long blue Roman cross rising from its centre. Narrow border of canvas backing with edging of light green transparent beads along long edges. Two long strands of thick canvas rope wrapped with white beads and a blue band at the middle hang from one corner.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- accessories
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0075 a,b
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- skin, moose
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0001
- Description
- A rectangular flat bag of moosehide with a long moosehide fringe and a handle formed from two strips of moosehide tied together. The front of the bag is entirely beaded, with a background of turquoise patterned with red diagonal stripes in a row along each side and a column of red pyramids up the…
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- Title
- Beaded Bag
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- skin, moose
- Dimensions
- 10.0 x 35.0 cm
- Description
- A rectangular flat bag of moosehide with a long moosehide fringe and a handle formed from two strips of moosehide tied together. The front of the bag is entirely beaded, with a background of turquoise patterned with red diagonal stripes in a row along each side and a column of red pyramids up the centre.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0001
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- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- skin, deer
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0013
- Description
- A small, rounded flat deerskin pouch with a thong at the neck used to close the pouch. The bag has a fringe of beads along all of its edges and is decorated in the centre with a large circle of beads with five diamond shapes around a smaller inner circle. There is also beadwork at the end of the…
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- Title
- Beaded Bag
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- skin, deer
- Dimensions
- 11.0 x 16.5 cm
- Description
- A small, rounded flat deerskin pouch with a thong at the neck used to close the pouch. The bag has a fringe of beads along all of its edges and is decorated in the centre with a large circle of beads with five diamond shapes around a smaller inner circle. There is also beadwork at the end of the fastening thong with three beaded loops.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0013
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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0015
- Description
- A curved bottom flat pouch with a small 'tail' hanging from the bottom edge, and two short handles made of a string of beads. The pouch is entirely covered with beadwork of blue, yellow, dark blue and red beads with a cross of white beads on the front.
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- Title
- Beaded Bag
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 11.0 x 22.0 cm
- Description
- A curved bottom flat pouch with a small 'tail' hanging from the bottom edge, and two short handles made of a string of beads. The pouch is entirely covered with beadwork of blue, yellow, dark blue and red beads with a cross of white beads on the front.
- Subject
- Indigenous, Stoney
- decorative
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0015
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- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- skin, deer; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0017
- Description
- A long narrow bag made of deerskin which is cinched in the middle allowing either end to hang down and hold items. Both ends of the bag are fringed and have beadwork forming three spikey white leaves outlined in red with small red flowers. The bag is lined with sheer aqua coloured rayon or nylon,…
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- Title
- Beaded Bag
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- skin, deer; fibre
- Dimensions
- 13.0 x 49.0 cm
- Description
- A long narrow bag made of deerskin which is cinched in the middle allowing either end to hang down and hold items. Both ends of the bag are fringed and have beadwork forming three spikey white leaves outlined in red with small red flowers. The bag is lined with sheer aqua coloured rayon or nylon, and has two leather covered rings that push down to secure the bag’s contents.
- Subject
- Indigenous, Stoney
- decorative
- regalia
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0017
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- skin; fibre; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0242
- Description
- A soft buckskin purse of two wedge panels and an edge bottom piece, well finished welt seams, velvet drawstring panels at top of bag, drawstrings of buckskin, brocade lining. One side of bag has conventional flowers in white with yellow centres and pink with blue centres, clear glass leaves, and a …
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- Title
- Beaded Bag
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- skin; fibre; glass
- Dimensions
- 20.0 x 28.5 cm
- Description
- A soft buckskin purse of two wedge panels and an edge bottom piece, well finished welt seams, velvet drawstring panels at top of bag, drawstrings of buckskin, brocade lining. One side of bag has conventional flowers in white with yellow centres and pink with blue centres, clear glass leaves, and a bud from which the flower stems emerge. The other side has blue flowers with brown centres and green and clean glass leaves. The buckskin velvet seam and the side and bottom panel are decorated with a strung bead fringe of red baby blue dark blue yellow and black and white beads.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- accessories
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0242
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- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- fibre; skin; glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1089
- Description
- Beaded belt, red and white background with diagonal blue lines, light blue beaded edging. Beadwork on canvas belt with metal tabs on ends, skin backing.
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- fibre; skin; glass; metal
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 67.0 cm
- Description
- Beaded belt, red and white background with diagonal blue lines, light blue beaded edging. Beadwork on canvas belt with metal tabs on ends, skin backing.
- Credit
- Gift of Harold C. Whyte, Penticton, 2002
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1089
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- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- skin; glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1090
- Description
- Medium size beaded belt on heavy leather with metal buckle. Beadwork red and yellow geometric design on blue background.
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- skin; glass; metal
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 92.0 cm
- Description
- Medium size beaded belt on heavy leather with metal buckle. Beadwork red and yellow geometric design on blue background.
- Credit
- Gift of Harold C. Whyte, Penticton, 2002
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1090
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- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- glass; skin; fibre; metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1034
- Description
- 7 panel beaded belt, geometric designs with American flags.
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- glass; skin; fibre; metal, brass
- Dimensions
- 15.5 x 105.0 cm
- Description
- 7 panel beaded belt, geometric designs with American flags.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Blackfeet
- regalia
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1034
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1039
- Description
- White beaded background with 5 geometric designs, white pony beads stitched through canvas, 3 similar designs ca 17.0 x 7.0 diamond shapes, all outlined with dark blue, 2 outer designs with yellow, light blue and orange, centre design with dark blue, light blue and orange, 2 smaller diamond and squ…
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 10.5 x 91.5 cm
- Description
- White beaded background with 5 geometric designs, white pony beads stitched through canvas, 3 similar designs ca 17.0 x 7.0 diamond shapes, all outlined with dark blue, 2 outer designs with yellow, light blue and orange, centre design with dark blue, light blue and orange, 2 smaller diamond and square designs separate the 3 outlined in dark blue, with light blue and orange centres, buckskin ends sewn on with 2 thongs each end, ca 21.0 long.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- clothing
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1039
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- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- skin; quill
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0005
- Description
- A loom woven quill belt. The belt has a white background and features a design of a series of red diamonds running the length of the belt with a border of red and blue squares.
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- skin; quill
- Dimensions
- 3.5 x 65.0 cm
- Description
- A loom woven quill belt. The belt has a white background and features a design of a series of red diamonds running the length of the belt with a border of red and blue squares.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0005
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- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- quill; glass; fibre; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0006
- Description
- A loom woven quill belt that is split at one end. The belt has a white background with red and turquoise triangles along edges. The design features a central band of white outlined in yellow containing blue diamonds outlined in yellow. The split ends of the belt are worked in a red, white and bl…
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- quill; glass; fibre; skin
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 78.0 cm
- Description
- A loom woven quill belt that is split at one end. The belt has a white background with red and turquoise triangles along edges. The design features a central band of white outlined in yellow containing blue diamonds outlined in yellow. The split ends of the belt are worked in a red, white and blue chevron pattern. The entire belt is edged with white beads.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0006
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- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- skin; quill; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0007
- Description
- A loom woven quill belt with a white background with a red and purple triangular pattern along the top and bottom edges. There is a band of turquoise, red and pink diamond shapes along the centre of the belt, and a chequerboard pattern at each end of white alternating with yellow, blue, red and tu…
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- skin; quill; glass
- Dimensions
- 4.3 x 64.0 cm
- Description
- A loom woven quill belt with a white background with a red and purple triangular pattern along the top and bottom edges. There is a band of turquoise, red and pink diamond shapes along the centre of the belt, and a chequerboard pattern at each end of white alternating with yellow, blue, red and turquoise squares. The belt is fastened with thongs, and is trimmed with beads along the outside edges.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0007
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0065
- Description
- A buckskin, beaded belt with tapered ends. The beadwork pattern is a series of regular diamonds in rose with green and red beaded centres on a ground of white beads. At the ends of the beadwork pattern are a number of bead tassles, or fringe, in clear beads.
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 79.5 cm
- Description
- A buckskin, beaded belt with tapered ends. The beadwork pattern is a series of regular diamonds in rose with green and red beaded centres on a ground of white beads. At the ends of the beadwork pattern are a number of bead tassles, or fringe, in clear beads.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0065
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