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Date
1970 – 1979
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.08.0233
Description
A square buckskin purse with strip added along sides and bottom for extra thickness. Lightly beaded with light blue stepped, elongated diamond shape at centre of front, accents of red and orange inside diamond, central panel of front edged with orange beads in an interrupted line, with same edging …
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Title
Beaded Bag
Date
1970 – 1979
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Dimensions
17.0 x 4.0 x 20.0 cm
Description
A square buckskin purse with strip added along sides and bottom for extra thickness. Lightly beaded with light blue stepped, elongated diamond shape at centre of front, accents of red and orange inside diamond, central panel of front edged with orange beads in an interrupted line, with same edging around mouth of purse and along edge of small pointed flap which ties with a buckskin thong to another sewn to the front of the purse. Back of purse lightly beaded at centre with three orange lines, one vertical and two at oblique angles to it meeting in a point at the bottom, red and blue accents thicken the lines at their middle. Short rolled buckskin carrying strap;. Purse lined with sleazy green geometric patterned material. Bottom of purse stiffened with a strip of cardboard ? under the lining.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0233
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Date
1978
Material
fibre; glass; skin
Catalogue Number
103.07.0111
Description
A medium width, heavily beaded belt on canvas, cotton backed, with single buckskin thongs for ties at ends. Design in white ground with three symmetrical figures of red crosses and green chevrons with yellow centres bordered in black and outlayers of red small diamond "eyes" and green triangles, li…
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Title
Beaded Belt
Date
1978
Material
fibre; glass; skin
Dimensions
7.0 x 74.5 cm
Description
A medium width, heavily beaded belt on canvas, cotton backed, with single buckskin thongs for ties at ends. Design in white ground with three symmetrical figures of red crosses and green chevrons with yellow centres bordered in black and outlayers of red small diamond "eyes" and green triangles, likewise bordered in black.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
Joan Hunter
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.07.0111
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Date
1971
Material
glass; fibre; skin
Catalogue Number
103.07.3013
Description
White beaded background with ten inset beaded flowers blue and red. Backed with floral printed fabric. Bucksin on ends with ties. Tag in CRW's writing "Nina Lefthand belt Dec 6 '71 $15.00 credit."
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Title
Beaded Belt
Date
1971
Material
glass; fibre; skin
Dimensions
6.5 x 92.0 cm
Description
White beaded background with ten inset beaded flowers blue and red. Backed with floral printed fabric. Bucksin on ends with ties. Tag in CRW's writing "Nina Lefthand belt Dec 6 '71 $15.00 credit."
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
Nina Lefthand
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.07.3013
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Date
1974
Material
glass; skin
Catalogue Number
103.07.3005
Description
The belt is in very traditional colours (Stoney) made out of canvas and deer hide. It is long, widens in the middle brown, background with 3 design motifs with orange and yellow geometric shapes. Tag with CRW's writing "Pawned until Fri. 11th of Oct - 1974 $50.00" on one side, and “found on note ‘…
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Title
Beaded Belt
Date
1974
Material
glass; skin
Dimensions
9.5 x 112.0 cm
Description
The belt is in very traditional colours (Stoney) made out of canvas and deer hide. It is long, widens in the middle brown, background with 3 design motifs with orange and yellow geometric shapes. Tag with CRW's writing "Pawned until Fri. 11th of Oct - 1974 $50.00" on one side, and “found on note ‘Previously taken from another garment Stoney ca 1940’.”
Subject
Indigenous
regalia
beadwork
Stoney
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.07.3005
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Date
1978
Material
fibre; glass; skin
Catalogue Number
106.06.3025
Description
Two bead strips joined by a hide strap, with fringe at the join. Each strip has a forked end with a piece of thong attached in the notch. The strips are yellow with blue, dark blue, and red diagonals and dark blue squares. One strip has dark blue triangles near the fringe, and the other has unbe…
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Title
Beaded Caparison
Date
1978
Material
fibre; glass; skin
Dimensions
13.0 x 47.0 cm
Description
Two bead strips joined by a hide strap, with fringe at the join. Each strip has a forked end with a piece of thong attached in the notch. The strips are yellow with blue, dark blue, and red diagonals and dark blue squares. One strip has dark blue triangles near the fringe, and the other has unbeaded canvas in the same place. Tag attached: “Reba Bearspaw pawned Aug 2/78.”
Subject
Indigenous
Stoney
Reba Bearspaw
beadwork
animals, horses
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
106.06.3025
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Date
1979
Material
fibre; glass; skin
Catalogue Number
106.06.3026
Description
Two large circles (20.5 cm diameter) joined by a rectangle (27.0 x 51.2 cm) with hide strips attached to the back. The pieces are beaded on canvas with yellow and dark blue geometric patterns on a blue ground. Tag with CRW writing: “David Bearspaw Feb 7 1979 1 Horse collar a bag (struckthrough) …
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Title
Beaded Caparison
Date
1979
Material
fibre; glass; skin
Dimensions
20.5 x 60.8 cm
Description
Two large circles (20.5 cm diameter) joined by a rectangle (27.0 x 51.2 cm) with hide strips attached to the back. The pieces are beaded on canvas with yellow and dark blue geometric patterns on a blue ground. Tag with CRW writing: “David Bearspaw Feb 7 1979 1 Horse collar a bag (struckthrough) large bead work.”
Subject
Indigenous
Stoney
David Bearspaw
animals, horses
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
106.06.3026
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Date
1978
Material
fibre; feather; glass; skin; shell
Catalogue Number
106.06.3028
Description
Two bead strips, with thong ties at the ends, with three cross-pieces. The caparison is beaded with red and white chevrons on a blue ground with red and yellow outlines on the cross-pieces. There are fur strips with cowrie shells and beads with feathers (15.0 cm long) attached to the pointed ends…
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Title
Beaded Caparison
Date
1978
Material
fibre; feather; glass; skin; shell
Dimensions
54.0 x 60.0 cm
Description
Two bead strips, with thong ties at the ends, with three cross-pieces. The caparison is beaded with red and white chevrons on a blue ground with red and yellow outlines on the cross-pieces. There are fur strips with cowrie shells and beads with feathers (15.0 cm long) attached to the pointed ends of the cross-pieces. Tag with CRW writing: “David Bearspaw Oct 1st 78 for horse, goes over head and down each side, get back for Stampede - /80, to John Van- for Valerie’s car.”
Subject
Indigenous
Stoney
David Bearspaw
animals, horses
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
106.06.3028
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Date
1978
Material
fibre; glass; skin; metal
Catalogue Number
106.06.3030
Description
Beaded bridle of two long side straps with two cross-pieces decorated with yellow and orange triangles on a blue ground. One cross-piece is movable. The tops of the bridle are tied together with leather thong. The bridle has a metal bit, commercial chinstrap and long reins (109.0 cm long) attac…
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Title
Beaded Caparison
Date
1978
Material
fibre; glass; skin; metal
Dimensions
32.0 x 65.5 cm
Description
Beaded bridle of two long side straps with two cross-pieces decorated with yellow and orange triangles on a blue ground. One cross-piece is movable. The tops of the bridle are tied together with leather thong. The bridle has a metal bit, commercial chinstrap and long reins (109.0 cm long) attached. The top of each rein is wrapped with bands of blue, orange, black and white beads. Tag attached: “David Bearspaw Sept 6/78.”
Subject
Indigenous
Stoney
David Bearspaw
animals, horses
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
106.06.3030
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Date
1970 – 1972
Material
fibre; glass; metal
Catalogue Number
106.06.0045
Description
Long bead strip with three circular medallions alternating with two rectangular panels. Beaded medallions of light blue ground with orange and red triangular motifs in centre and blunted arrows at circumference of medallion, in red, white, blue. Panels are dominant deep blue and orange ground with …
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Title
Beaded Caparison
Date
1970 – 1972
Material
fibre; glass; metal
Dimensions
18.0 x 109.0 cm
Description
Long bead strip with three circular medallions alternating with two rectangular panels. Beaded medallions of light blue ground with orange and red triangular motifs in centre and blunted arrows at circumference of medallion, in red, white, blue. Panels are dominant deep blue and orange ground with symmetrical geometric decoration in white, light blue and red. Two brass rings for suspension at one end, so it hangs vertically.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
Reba Bearspaw
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
106.06.0045
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Date
1875 – 1925
Material
glass; skin; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.01.0067
Description
A heavily beaded yoke, edged with beaded loop lace, to be worn over the shoulders and hanging in front and back with a point at the middle. Completely covered with blue background beading and simple large stylized four-petalled flower in red with black at inner part of each petal around red centre,…
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Title
Beaded Collar
Date
1875 – 1925
Material
glass; skin; fibre
Dimensions
43.0 x 36.0 cm
Description
A heavily beaded yoke, edged with beaded loop lace, to be worn over the shoulders and hanging in front and back with a point at the middle. Completely covered with blue background beading and simple large stylized four-petalled flower in red with black at inner part of each petal around red centre, and four elongated green leaves, one between each petal. Long black stems curving off to each side hold three-pointed blossom of dark green and orange outlined in lighter green with two dark green leaves beneath. Same motif repeated on back but slight colour variations. Entire yoke edged with wide, looped netting of cylindrical beads forming lace like effect with strings of buckskin threaded with beads hanging from the outermost edge. Netting beads of transparent amber, green, turquoise, white, and red.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
McLean Family
CRW funeral
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0067
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Date
1970 – 1980
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.05.3028
Description
Unfinished hide jacket (no front fasteners) with two front pockets and beaded floral motif on the pocket flaps and on the yoke in red white and green. There is fringe (25.0 cm long) across the back and halfway down the back of both arms. There is thread sewn in a running stitch around the right c…
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Title
Beaded Jacket
Date
1970 – 1980
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Dimensions
152.0 x 83.4 cm
Description
Unfinished hide jacket (no front fasteners) with two front pockets and beaded floral motif on the pocket flaps and on the yoke in red white and green. There is fringe (25.0 cm long) across the back and halfway down the back of both arms. There is thread sewn in a running stitch around the right cuff and on both of the front opening flaps. The back yoke is lined with yellow fabric.
Subject
Indigenous
regalia
sewing
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.05.3028
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Date
1870 – 1890
Material
skin, deer; glass
Catalogue Number
103.05.0005 a,b
Description
A pair of completely beaded leggings with a deerskin flap. These leggings tie around the legs with thongs. The beadwork is of a yellow background with pink, red and blue triangular design.
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Title
Beaded Leggings
Date
1870 – 1890
Material
skin, deer; glass
Dimensions
32.0 x 30.0 cm
Description
A pair of completely beaded leggings with a deerskin flap. These leggings tie around the legs with thongs. The beadwork is of a yellow background with pink, red and blue triangular design.
Subject
Indigenous
Blood
Peigan
beadwork
decorative
regalia
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.05.0005 a,b
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Date
1875 – 1890
Material
skin; skin, ermine; hair, sheep; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.05.0010 a,b
Description
Natural skin leggings fringed along the length of one side. A beaded strip along the outside length of each legging has a white background with a coloured design. There are ermine tails fastened into the fringe. The fringe is approximately 10 cm long.
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Title
Beaded Leggings
Date
1875 – 1890
Material
skin; skin, ermine; hair, sheep; glass; fibre
Dimensions
27.0 x 71.0 cm
Description
Natural skin leggings fringed along the length of one side. A beaded strip along the outside length of each legging has a white background with a coloured design. There are ermine tails fastened into the fringe. The fringe is approximately 10 cm long.
Subject
Indigenous
Stoney
Blackfoot
Siksika
beadwork
decorative
regalia
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.05.0010 a,b
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Date
1875 – 1900
Material
skin; fibre, cotton; glass
Catalogue Number
103.05.0045 a,b
Description
A pair of beaded leggings worn on the leg from the knee to the ankle. The leggings tie on at the back of the leg with thongs. The leggings have a design of three vertical stripes and two diamond shapes of yellow, red, green and blue on a white background.
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Title
Beaded Leggings
Date
1875 – 1900
Material
skin; fibre, cotton; glass
Dimensions
35.0 x 30.0 cm
Description
A pair of beaded leggings worn on the leg from the knee to the ankle. The leggings tie on at the back of the leg with thongs. The leggings have a design of three vertical stripes and two diamond shapes of yellow, red, green and blue on a white background.
Subject
Indigenous
Blood
Blackfoot
Siksika
decorative
regalia
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.05.0045 a,b
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Date
1972
Material
fibre; feather; plastic; glass; skin
Catalogue Number
106.06.3032 a,b
Description
Navy blue fabric martingale and horse collar with beaded floral decoration. Each piece is edged with red fabric. a) “V” - shaped collar edged with feathers and thread fringe. Floral pattern in blue, white, orange and red is repeated on each arm of “V.” The collar is also decorated with sequins…
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Title
Beaded Martingale
Date
1972
Material
fibre; feather; plastic; glass; skin
Dimensions
19.0 (a); 37.0 (b) x 45.0 (a); 69.0 (b) cm
Description
Navy blue fabric martingale and horse collar with beaded floral decoration. Each piece is edged with red fabric. a) “V” - shaped collar edged with feathers and thread fringe. Floral pattern in blue, white, orange and red is repeated on each arm of “V.” The collar is also decorated with sequins held in place with beads. Tag with CRW writing: “Rachel Wildman wife of Killian from Nordegg - will pick up next Mon - Oct 12 1972” and other writing “Plains Cree horse ornament.”b) Martingale with two long strips, with striped fabric ties at one end, joined by a rectable at the centre. Both strips have one forked end and are decorated with a flipped, repeated pattern of orange, blue and white flowers. The centre piece has a white flower centred at the bottom with two blue and green flowers above. The martingale is also decorated with sequins held in place with beads. A strip of green fabric is attached to one side.
Subject
Indigenous
Plains Cree
Rachel Wildman
beadwork
animals, horses
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
106.06.3032 a,b
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Date
1970 – 1980
Material
glass; skin
Catalogue Number
109.02.3058
Description
Triangular piece of hide (deer?) with hair attached. A piece of thong is attached to the back of the hide. A beaded hide medallion is attached to the centre of the front (hair side). The medallion is decorated with a floral motif on a red background edged with rings of coloured beads - blue, pin…
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Title
Beaded Medallion
Date
1970 – 1980
Material
glass; skin
Dimensions
27.0 x 26.0 cm
Description
Triangular piece of hide (deer?) with hair attached. A piece of thong is attached to the back of the hide. A beaded hide medallion is attached to the centre of the front (hair side). The medallion is decorated with a floral motif on a red background edged with rings of coloured beads - blue, pink, green and red.
Subject
Indigenous
crafts
beadwork
decorative
regalia
ceremonial
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
109.02.3058
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Date
1977
Material
glass; plastic; skin
Catalogue Number
103.03.3006 a,b
Description
One pair of dark brown high top moccasins. The top is attached to the foot with a strip of hide. Each moccasin has a single long lace. The moccasins are decorated with a floral motif with a large orange, blue, red, yellow and green flower at the back and green and orange flowers at each side. T…
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Title
Beaded Moccasins
Date
1977
Material
glass; plastic; skin
Dimensions
17.2 x 33.0 cm
Description
One pair of dark brown high top moccasins. The top is attached to the foot with a strip of hide. Each moccasin has a single long lace. The moccasins are decorated with a floral motif with a large orange, blue, red, yellow and green flower at the back and green and orange flowers at each side. The top edge of the moccasins have green and orange beaded trim. Tag attached: “written on paper bag moc’s were contained in ‘Joan Hunter Dec 31 ‘77 will get back’.”
Subject
Indigenous
Stoney
regalia
beadwork
Joan Hunter
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.03.3006 a,b
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Date
1875 – 1925
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.03.1021 a,b
Description
Men’s traditional moccasins made of of white tail deer. Completely beaded, pale blue/red/yellow tepee, Rocky Mountain style cut of one piece, pale blue background, red and yellow tepee design on toe, red and yellow bow design along each side of foot, sole edge trimmed in stepped red and dark blue m…
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Title
Beaded Moccasins
Date
1875 – 1925
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
26.5 x 12.5 x 26.5 cm
Description
Men’s traditional moccasins made of of white tail deer. Completely beaded, pale blue/red/yellow tepee, Rocky Mountain style cut of one piece, pale blue background, red and yellow tepee design on toe, red and yellow bow design along each side of foot, sole edge trimmed in stepped red and dark blue motifs, large soft ankle flap, small, rectangular tongue, long buckskin laces, soles patched at heel and ball of foot.
Subject
Indigenous
Stoney
regalia
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Unknown, 1968
Catalogue Number
103.03.1021 a,b
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Date
1870 – 1880
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.03.0003 a,b
Description
A pair of soft moccasins with a fringe along the back of the heel. There is a casing at the ankle for a thong used to tie the moccasins on the foot. These moccasins are completely beaded on the uppers with the exception of an area of the ankle. The design is on a blue background except for the in…
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Title
Beaded Moccasins
Date
1870 – 1880
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
23.0 cm
Description
A pair of soft moccasins with a fringe along the back of the heel. There is a casing at the ankle for a thong used to tie the moccasins on the foot. These moccasins are completely beaded on the uppers with the exception of an area of the ankle. The design is on a blue background except for the instep which is white with a stepped triangle which has a cross at its tip. The colours of beads are: blue, white, red, dark blue, and black.
Subject
Indigenous
decorative
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.03.0003 a,b
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Date
1970 – 1979
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.03.0034 a,b
Description
A pair of soft white buckskin moccasins with wide scalloped flap sewn down to moccasin body, and lightly beaded wide round tongue attached separately. Tongue beaded at centre with red cross on orange cross shaped field outlined in blue. Tongue edged with orange bead trim accented with blue. Scallop…
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Title
Beaded Moccasins
Date
1970 – 1979
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
11.0 x 12.5 x 27.0 cm
Description
A pair of soft white buckskin moccasins with wide scalloped flap sewn down to moccasin body, and lightly beaded wide round tongue attached separately. Tongue beaded at centre with red cross on orange cross shaped field outlined in blue. Tongue edged with orange bead trim accented with blue. Scalloped edge of flap at ankle edged with blue accented with red, short buckskin thong ties through slits at ends of ankle flap and through tongue in bow above beaded motif. Short two eared fringe tab at each corner of heel. Moccasin body cut from one piece of buckskin to fit shape of foot.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
footwear
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.03.0034 a,b
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