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- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- wood; feather; sinew
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0038 a,b,c
- Description
- Three handmade arrows carved from wooden twigs, each with three split and trimmed shaft feathers bound to a notched end. All three arrows have sharpened tips and are painted with coloured bands: a) An arrow with red, green and yellow bands under feathers. Long pieces of down have been left at the…
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- Title
- Arrow
- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- wood; feather; sinew
- Dimensions
- 69.5 (a); 72.7 (b); 58.0 (c) cm
- Description
- Three handmade arrows carved from wooden twigs, each with three split and trimmed shaft feathers bound to a notched end. All three arrows have sharpened tips and are painted with coloured bands: a) An arrow with red, green and yellow bands under feathers. Long pieces of down have been left at the bottom of the featers. b) An arrow with bands of red, blue, and red under the feathers. c) An arrow with bands of blue, red, blue,yellow, blue, red, and blue under the feathers, and with a red band at the tip.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- hunting
- sports, archery
- crafts
- carving
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0038 a,b,c
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- Date
- prior to 1967
- Material
- stone
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.1003
- Description
- An oblong shaped axe head, pointed on both ends, dark grey, dimpled stone, slightly flattened, groove around middle of the stone for securing the missing handle.
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- Title
- Ax Head
- Date
- prior to 1967
- Material
- stone
- Dimensions
- 3.5 x 6.0 x 13.0 cm
- Description
- An oblong shaped axe head, pointed on both ends, dark grey, dimpled stone, slightly flattened, groove around middle of the stone for securing the missing handle.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- warfare
- Tom Simeon
- Credit
- Gift of Tom Simeon, Morley, 1967
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.1003
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- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0377
- Description
- Plant fibre basket with bottom pointed inward, sides flare out slightly and contrast at top, patterned in three colours, the background is a shiny light beige material with dark, red brown fibres, which appear to be the outer surface of a tree bark, forming two zig-zag lines made up of a series o…
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- Title
- Basket
- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 12.8 x 18.0 cm
- Description
- Plant fibre basket with bottom pointed inward, sides flare out slightly and contrast at top, patterned in three colours, the background is a shiny light beige material with dark, red brown fibres, which appear to be the outer surface of a tree bark, forming two zig-zag lines made up of a series of stepped parallelograms, the designs run around upper and lower portion of basket, vertical rib construction with two strands of stitching twisted around each rib.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Indigenous
- basketry
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0377
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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
- 1940 – 1950
- Material
- glass; fibre; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3018 a,b
- Description
- Matching beadstrips, one armband (a) and one belt (b). Red and white beaded scalloped borders, white background with red, green, blue and gold designs, separated with band of red, green, blue and gold stepped design. Belt (92.0x5.5 wide), same design with beaded buckle of red, green, blue and go…
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- Title
- Beaded Armbands
- Date
- 1940 – 1950
- Material
- glass; fibre; skin
- Dimensions
- 5.5 (a,b) x 28.0 (a); 92.0 (b) cm
- Description
- Matching beadstrips, one armband (a) and one belt (b). Red and white beaded scalloped borders, white background with red, green, blue and gold designs, separated with band of red, green, blue and gold stepped design. Belt (92.0x5.5 wide), same design with beaded buckle of red, green, blue and gold diamond shapes with a red border. Dark red fibre backing. Buckskin thongs on ends. Tag: "Oct 18 1972 pounded by Carl Simeon not old" CRW writing, and on back "Loom beaded ca 1950 poss. Blkft."
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- Carl Simeon
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3018 a,b
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- Date
- 1940 – 1955
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0231
- Description
- A lightly beaded small tan buckskin pouch, flat and square with rounded corners, and fringed along sides and bottom. Central flower motif of sparkly blue beads outlined with sparkly pink, with sparkly blue leaves clustered between each of the four petals and outlined in red. A red stem with white l…
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- Title
- Beaded Bag
- Date
- 1940 – 1955
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 14.0 x 12.0 cm
- Description
- A lightly beaded small tan buckskin pouch, flat and square with rounded corners, and fringed along sides and bottom. Central flower motif of sparkly blue beads outlined with sparkly pink, with sparkly blue leaves clustered between each of the four petals and outlined in red. A red stem with white leaves curves from each side of the flower to red flowers outlined in white with blue centres at each upper corner. Red stem of main flower splits at ground to hold a white bud outlined in red at the lower corners. A narrow band of white and ochre bars follows the bottom contour of the purse. Top edge of purse has white notched buckskin trim with a buttonhole cut through at the middle, and a corresponding blue button sewn to the back for closing. Short buckskin strap with fringes cut into one side extends halfway down the right side of the purse to where the white buckskin fringe takes over.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0231
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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0265
- Description
- A square buckskin purse with small rounded flap, short strap handle. Short fringe around bottom, and large canvas panel covered with beadwork set into front. Beadwork white background with black stepped X at the centre and triangular space at either side filled in with yellow beads. A red diamond o…
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- Title
- Beaded Bag
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 19.5 x 21.0 cm
- Description
- A square buckskin purse with small rounded flap, short strap handle. Short fringe around bottom, and large canvas panel covered with beadwork set into front. Beadwork white background with black stepped X at the centre and triangular space at either side filled in with yellow beads. A red diamond on either side, outlined with blue squares, then black ones, are adjacent to the yellow triangles. Left side of beaded panel has red border, right side has blue border. Flap has notched edge at its rounded bottom, and slit buttonhole at centre to fasten purse (button missing) strap handle seamed at middle where two pieces were joined.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- accessories
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0265
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- Date
- prior to 1960
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.3004
- Description
- Fabric-lined buckskin drawstring bag with orange and black beads on the end of drawstring thong. The bag has fringe (12.0 cm long) along bottom edge. One side of the bag has a beaded design (25.0 x 27.5 cm) on an orange background. There is a hexagon shape, in black and green with two green and …
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- Title
- Beaded Bag
- Date
- prior to 1960
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 29.0 x 39.0 cm
- Description
- Fabric-lined buckskin drawstring bag with orange and black beads on the end of drawstring thong. The bag has fringe (12.0 cm long) along bottom edge. One side of the bag has a beaded design (25.0 x 27.5 cm) on an orange background. There is a hexagon shape, in black and green with two green and white crosses and two black chevrons, at the centre with white and black chevrons pointing toward the hexagon. Each corner of the beadwork has a green and white cross. Handsewn with thread, not sinew
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- crafts
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.3004
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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
- 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
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- glass; skin; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0068
- Description
- A completely beaded canvas belt with buckskin strap at one end and buckskin covered large buckle at other, and lined with pink cotton having blue floral pattern. A series of orange rectangles with light and dark green chevrons are separated by yellow bars with a red diamond having light green centr…
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- glass; skin; fibre
- Dimensions
- 100.0 cm
- Description
- A completely beaded canvas belt with buckskin strap at one end and buckskin covered large buckle at other, and lined with pink cotton having blue floral pattern. A series of orange rectangles with light and dark green chevrons are separated by yellow bars with a red diamond having light green centre. Long edges have light blue border of diagonal beading.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0068
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- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- fibre; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0090
- Description
- A wide heavily beaded belt or bead strip, of heavy canvas with burgundy cotton backing. The beaded design is of conventional flowers in an overall symmetrical form mirroring from the centre of the belt, an orange yellow flower with green leaves, followed by, in sequence, a three petalled deep red a…
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- fibre; glass
- Dimensions
- 7.3 x 91.6 cm
- Description
- A wide heavily beaded belt or bead strip, of heavy canvas with burgundy cotton backing. The beaded design is of conventional flowers in an overall symmetrical form mirroring from the centre of the belt, an orange yellow flower with green leaves, followed by, in sequence, a three petalled deep red and blue flower, two leaves, a white and pale blue flower, three yellow and green tulip shaped flowers, a deep red and vermillion flower and a long stalked branching flower with three buds of vermillion, yellow, and grey beads. The ground is a deep blue bordered on both sides by a narrow green band.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0090
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- Date
- 1945 – 1965
- Material
- fibre; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0110
- Description
- A heavily beaded belt on canvas, with buckskin ties and cotton backing. Design is blue ground with symmetrical geometric figures in yellow and red throughout, the red always bordered by yellow beads.
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1945 – 1965
- Material
- fibre; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 8.4 x 90.0 cm
- Description
- A heavily beaded belt on canvas, with buckskin ties and cotton backing. Design is blue ground with symmetrical geometric figures in yellow and red throughout, the red always bordered by yellow beads.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0110
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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0112
- Description
- A heavily beaded belt (framed) of commercially tanned harness leather, wide strap. Design of sky blue ground with symmetrical figures on it, starting from one end, stepped oblique triangles in brown indigo turquoise and orange then stepped diamond with stepped crowns in pink blue and pink black ros…
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 10.0 x 84.0 cm
- Description
- A heavily beaded belt (framed) of commercially tanned harness leather, wide strap. Design of sky blue ground with symmetrical figures on it, starting from one end, stepped oblique triangles in brown indigo turquoise and orange then stepped diamond with stepped crowns in pink blue and pink black rose then five rectangles in cross form, yellow centred and bordered by rust lengths and blue widths. Belt at one time had red bead border of which more than half is gone. Near one end there is a 2.5 centimeter tear. The belt body is two pieces of leather sewn together at the middle.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0112
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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3015
- Description
- Narrow buckskin belt with commercially prepared hide ties. Six beaded teardrop shapes in various colours sewn onto belt. Many pointed hide medallion at both ends.
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 4.5 x 75.0 cm
- Description
- Narrow buckskin belt with commercially prepared hide ties. Six beaded teardrop shapes in various colours sewn onto belt. Many pointed hide medallion at both ends.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3015
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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- glass; skin; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3021
- Description
- Belt has white beaded background with red designs in shape of a person. Buckskin thongs on ends. Two bead strips (12.0 cm wide) of same design hang from belt and have long (37.0 cm) buckskin fringes.
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- glass; skin; fibre
- Dimensions
- 88.0 cm
- Description
- Belt has white beaded background with red designs in shape of a person. Buckskin thongs on ends. Two bead strips (12.0 cm wide) of same design hang from belt and have long (37.0 cm) buckskin fringes.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- dance
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3021
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