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- Date
- 1910 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal; plastic; feather; paint
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0003 a-z, aa
- Description
- A set of twenty-seven arrows: - Four handmade wooden arrows with three feathers at one notched end. The other end of each arrow is sharpened to a point. There are coloured bands painted under the feathers. - Ten very thin wooden arrows with pointed metal tips. The notched end of each arrow has s…
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- Title
- Arrow
- Date
- 1910 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal; plastic; feather; paint
- Dimensions
- 72.0 (average) cm
- Description
- A set of twenty-seven arrows: - Four handmade wooden arrows with three feathers at one notched end. The other end of each arrow is sharpened to a point. There are coloured bands painted under the feathers. - Ten very thin wooden arrows with pointed metal tips. The notched end of each arrow has small feathers and painted coloured bands. Four of these arrows are marked “South Bend Quality Tackle Bait Co.”. Two of these arrows are marked “The Oreno Pat. Pending”.- Five wooden arrows with pointed metal tips. These arrows have red, yellow and white bands at the feathered end. One of these arrows has a pointed spike projecting from the tip. These arrows are marked “made in U.S.A. Rounsville-Pohm, Hazel Crest, Ill. 29”. - Two wooden arrows with pointed metal tips at one end, and plastic notches at the other. There are red, white, blue and yellow bands at the notched end of each arrow. - Two arrows with blue and white bands at the notched feathered end. These arrows have a darker harder wood piece, with a metal tip, scarfed to the other end.- One handmade arrow, in the manner of Indigenous arrows, that is painted blue at the notched end. The opposite end is sharpened to a point. - Three odd arrows: one arrow with a plastic tip and faded blue bands at the notched, feathered end; one arrow with a red and yellow band at the notched feathered end and metal tip; one arrow that was once painted completely red with plastic notch and metal tip (no feathers).
- Subject
- Indigenous
- hunting
- households
- sports, archery
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0003 a-z, aa
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- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- wood; feathers; sinew, string
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.1006 a-e
- Description
- wooden arrows with feather flights, feathers cut in half along stem and trimmed to shape, bound tightly top and bottom with sinew, a: 76.0 long x 1.0 dia. painted bands of colour underfeather…
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- Title
- Arrows
- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- wood; feathers; sinew, string
- Dimensions
- 76.0 cm
- Description
- wooden arrows with feather flights, feathers cut in half along stem and trimmed to shape, bound tightly top and bottom with sinew, a: 76.0 long x 1.0 dia. painted bands of colour underfeathers, blue, red, yellow, green. b: 74.5 long x .8 dia. colours red and blue. c: 74.5 long x .8 dia. colours green, yellow, blue, red. d: 69.4 long x.8 dia. colours blue, red e: 63.2 long, irregular and with a slight bend, feathers held in place with a string.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- hunting
- Deer Lodge
- souvenirs
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.1006 a-e
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- Date
- prior to 1930
- Material
- glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1041 a,b
- Description
- Pair of beaded armbands with buckskin ties on ends. White beaded background with two sets of crossed flags.
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- Title
- Beaded Armbands
- Date
- prior to 1930
- Material
- glass; skin
- Description
- Pair of beaded armbands with buckskin ties on ends. White beaded background with two sets of crossed flags.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- Mary Schaffer
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1041 a,b
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- Date
- prior to 1930
- Material
- glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1039
- Description
- Small beaded purse, blue background with yellow coloured horse head centered in red petals in a diamond shape. Two red diamonds each corner. Tag: PP.NN L.BN
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- Title
- Beaded Bag
- Date
- prior to 1930
- Material
- glass; skin
- Description
- Small beaded purse, blue background with yellow coloured horse head centered in red petals in a diamond shape. Two red diamonds each corner. Tag: PP.NN L.BN
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- Mary Schaffer
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1039
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- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- skin, deer; fibre; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0017
- Description
- A beaded woman's belt that fastens with thong ties. The belt has a solid background with a repeated pattern of six small diamonds, forming a rectangle, alternating with an eight-sided star.
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- skin, deer; fibre; glass
- Dimensions
- 4.5 x 91.0 cm
- Description
- A beaded woman's belt that fastens with thong ties. The belt has a solid background with a repeated pattern of six small diamonds, forming a rectangle, alternating with an eight-sided star.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Blackfoot
- Siksika
- decorative
- regalia
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0017
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- Date
- 1915 – 1930
- Material
- fibre; glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0091
- Description
- A heavily beaded belt of medium width, finished with a commercially tanned belt end with chrome plated steel buckle and commercially tanned tab, both of which are sewn to the beaded canvas cotton backed strip which is the body of the belt. The bead strip design consists of white rectangles separate…
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1915 – 1930
- Material
- fibre; glass; metal
- Dimensions
- 5.2 x 92.0 cm
- Description
- A heavily beaded belt of medium width, finished with a commercially tanned belt end with chrome plated steel buckle and commercially tanned tab, both of which are sewn to the beaded canvas cotton backed strip which is the body of the belt. The bead strip design consists of white rectangles separated by bands of long beads in silver grey between dark blue bead lines, all the rectangles bordered by stripes of light blue, outside them are four crossed bars, and beyond them a cross in red with quadrants of white and blue alternating. Some bead loss on the tab.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0091
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- Date
- c. 1920
- Material
- glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1046
- Description
- Beaded red background with three sets of a linear design, white beaded border. Leather at ends for tying. Tag: P.NN L.NN $6.00
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- c. 1920
- Material
- glass; skin
- Description
- Beaded red background with three sets of a linear design, white beaded border. Leather at ends for tying. Tag: P.NN L.NN $6.00
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- Mary Schaffer
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1046
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- Date
- prior to 1930
- Material
- glass; skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1045
- Description
- Narrow beaded belt with metal buckle. White beaded backgroud with red and yellow geometric designs separated by vertical bands of black, blue and yellow. Tag: Sarcee PSOP 12.50
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- prior to 1930
- Material
- glass; skin; metal
- Description
- Narrow beaded belt with metal buckle. White beaded backgroud with red and yellow geometric designs separated by vertical bands of black, blue and yellow. Tag: Sarcee PSOP 12.50
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- Mary Schaffer
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1045
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- Date
- 1910 – 1940
- Material
- glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1014
- Description
- Vari-coloured shamrock designs on light blue. 12 "shamrocks", 2 green in centre, brown green on each end, others multi coloured mainly dark red, light red and blue. 21.0 ca. thong is looped through belt 14.0 from end. Other end has a knotted loop.
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1910 – 1940
- Material
- glass; skin
- Dimensions
- 10.0 x 104.0 cm
- Description
- Vari-coloured shamrock designs on light blue. 12 "shamrocks", 2 green in centre, brown green on each end, others multi coloured mainly dark red, light red and blue. 21.0 ca. thong is looped through belt 14.0 from end. Other end has a knotted loop.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1014
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- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1042
- Description
- V-shaped, blue and red pattern on white, beaded fringe, 2 bead strips sewn together to a V point, each strip is 35.5 x 6.2, white background, 3 arrow style designs of red, light blue and dark blue rectangles, 5 beads x 2 rows, each pointing towards centre, from the outer edge hangs bead netting in …
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- Title
- Beaded Collar
- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- glass; fibre
- Description
- V-shaped, blue and red pattern on white, beaded fringe, 2 bead strips sewn together to a V point, each strip is 35.5 x 6.2, white background, 3 arrow style designs of red, light blue and dark blue rectangles, 5 beads x 2 rows, each pointing towards centre, from the outer edge hangs bead netting in brown beads from which hang ca 4.0 long red and black beads, inside edge has white bead edging heavy woven material is the backing, lined with silk, back lined with purple material.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- clothing
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1042
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- Date
- 1915 – 1945
- Material
- glass; fibre; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.1001
- Description
- Blue design on red beaded collar and cravat, wide cravat's rounded bottom contains orange diamond shape at centre outlined in blue border and oblique blue lines from top and bottom points, similar, smaller design on each side of collar in solid blue, round collar ties at back of neck by buckskin th…
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- Title
- Beaded Cravat
- Date
- 1915 – 1945
- Material
- glass; fibre; skin
- Dimensions
- 29.3 x 32.2 cm
- Description
- Blue design on red beaded collar and cravat, wide cravat's rounded bottom contains orange diamond shape at centre outlined in blue border and oblique blue lines from top and bottom points, similar, smaller design on each side of collar in solid blue, round collar ties at back of neck by buckskin thongs, beadwork on heavy canvas fabric.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.1001
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- Date
- 1915 – 1920
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre; metal; shell
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1113
- Description
- Ladies buckskin beaded dress. Fringe all around bottom and a row half way down the skirt. V-shaped inset at sides of skirt is fringed. Back beaded yoke is 31.0x48.0, all beadwork is backed by heavy cotton. Short sleeves have fringe at end, some with black beads. Beadstrip is 42.0x16.0 attac…
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- Title
- Beaded Dress
- Date
- 1915 – 1920
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre; metal; shell
- Dimensions
- 50.0 x 124.0 cm
- Description
- Ladies buckskin beaded dress. Fringe all around bottom and a row half way down the skirt. V-shaped inset at sides of skirt is fringed. Back beaded yoke is 31.0x48.0, all beadwork is backed by heavy cotton. Short sleeves have fringe at end, some with black beads. Beadstrip is 42.0x16.0 attached to bodice, open under arms. Two stepped pyramids of red, green, yellow and blue on a white background, 3 blue standards with crosses at top between pyramids. Front yoke blue and yellow beaded bands top and bottom, white background , centre design of 2 irregular shapes in red, green and yellow, flanking them are two stepped diamond shapes in red, blue and yellow, flanking them on both sides of yoke are red chained rectangles. Hanging from bottom of yoke are 11.0 long are green tubular beads from which hang either a bell or a shell. Back yoke is same except the centre design has 4 shapes and bands at top and bottom are different, bottom band is green and white, top is green, white and yellow and there are no shells, just bells hanging.
- Subject
- households
- clothing
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Barbara Whyte Kapteyn, Calgary, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1113
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Beaded Headband
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- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1010
- Description
- White beaded tiara with orange star and bluebird, band comes to high point at front, single large contour-beaded orange star outlined in brass beads, orange diamond shapes in series around band. A separate beaded blue eagle with yellow head tacked to band on right side extends above and below band;…
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- Title
- Beaded Headband
- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 15.8 x 23.0 cm
- Description
- White beaded tiara with orange star and bluebird, band comes to high point at front, single large contour-beaded orange star outlined in brass beads, orange diamond shapes in series around band. A separate beaded blue eagle with yellow head tacked to band on right side extends above and below band; The tiara is beaded on canvas, eagle on buckskin, machine stitiching on canvas.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- accessories
- regalia
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of J. Monroe Thorington, Philadelphia, USA, 1969
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1010
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- Date
- 1910 – 1940
- Material
- skin, deer; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1051 a,b
- Description
- white buckskin with rosettes, Phil Moore's (a) single piece of hide (ca 80.0 x 80.0), irregular shape, 3 rosettes, 2 mainly green, other blue, white, red, with 2 buckskin thongs ca 27.0 long from centre of each, thongs laced through edges for ties, (b) 2 piece construction (ca 72.0x76.0) same as (a…
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- Title
- Beaded Leggings
- Date
- 1910 – 1940
- Material
- skin, deer; glass
- Description
- white buckskin with rosettes, Phil Moore's (a) single piece of hide (ca 80.0 x 80.0), irregular shape, 3 rosettes, 2 mainly green, other blue, white, red, with 2 buckskin thongs ca 27.0 long from centre of each, thongs laced through edges for ties, (b) 2 piece construction (ca 72.0x76.0) same as (a).
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- Philip Moore
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1051 a,b
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- Date
- 1915 – 1925
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre; hair
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0091 a,b
- Description
- A pair of white buckskin leggings, heavily beaded in wide cuff at the bottom extending to knees, stitched together at sides to form tube with wide buckskin flap above beadwork and fringe on side of beadwork. Cuff completely beaded all around on canvas, trimmed with brown velvet edge at bottom sewn …
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- Title
- Beaded Leggings
- Date
- 1915 – 1925
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre; hair
- Dimensions
- 30.0 x 82.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of white buckskin leggings, heavily beaded in wide cuff at the bottom extending to knees, stitched together at sides to form tube with wide buckskin flap above beadwork and fringe on side of beadwork. Cuff completely beaded all around on canvas, trimmed with brown velvet edge at bottom sewn to red woolen strip inside. White background with twelve blue and red magnet like figures with horns at the top, placed in four rows of three figures each. Double, blue and orange stepped chevrons at top and bottom of cuff after first set of figures, and before last set. Wide buckskin strap at top of each legging for fastening to belt.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- Mark Poucette
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0091 a,b
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Beaded Medallion
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- Date
- 1910 – 1920
- Material
- glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0044
- Description
- A small, delicately beaded, crown shaped medallion with black woven fabric backing. Shaped with flat bottom, sides slightly flaring outward and a rounded top. Complicated design finely worked with blue beads of varying shades which are then defined with accent lines of dark red or brass beads and…
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- Title
- Beaded Medallion
- Date
- 1910 – 1920
- Material
- glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 9.0 x 7.0 cm
- Description
- A small, delicately beaded, crown shaped medallion with black woven fabric backing. Shaped with flat bottom, sides slightly flaring outward and a rounded top. Complicated design finely worked with blue beads of varying shades which are then defined with accent lines of dark red or brass beads and some white. The whole is framed with black beads. Design is very sophisticated with leaf or petal like shapes at the middle and straight lines of beading following the edges of the piece, with a wavy band across the bottom, and white triangles clustered at the top.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0044
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Beaded Moccasins
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- Date
- prior to 1930
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1040 a,b
- Description
- Pair child's smoked skin moccasins, one piece construction with added fold over ankle flap, serrated edges, skin thong laced through flap to tighten, simple beaded floral design on vamp, 3 red leaves outlined with white and white stem.
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- prior to 1930
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 19.0 x 8.0 x 8.5 cm
- Description
- Pair child's smoked skin moccasins, one piece construction with added fold over ankle flap, serrated edges, skin thong laced through flap to tighten, simple beaded floral design on vamp, 3 red leaves outlined with white and white stem.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- beadwork
- Mary Schaffer
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1040 a,b
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Beaded Moccasins
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- Date
- 1915 – 1945
- Material
- glass; skin; fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1001 a,b
- Description
- Uppers beaded light blue with red and white border, diagonal stripes around edge of sole, red, white and blue checked diamond, yellow centre on toe, short white buckskin ankle flap with notched edges, short rounded tongue, short lace tie on (b) inside faced with light blue and greenstriped fabric u…
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- 1915 – 1945
- Material
- glass; skin; fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 12.0 x 12.5 x 25.0 cm
- Description
- Uppers beaded light blue with red and white border, diagonal stripes around edge of sole, red, white and blue checked diamond, yellow centre on toe, short white buckskin ankle flap with notched edges, short rounded tongue, short lace tie on (b) inside faced with light blue and greenstriped fabric under beadwork.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- Mark Lefthand
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1001 a,b
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Beaded Moccasins
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- Date
- prior to 1931
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1032 a,b
- Description
- Woman's moccasin, low with open floral design, 1-piece construction, sewn together at outside edge and centre back, (b) has pull tab 5.2 cm sewn onto heel top, open floral design in red,green, blue,yellow, brown on vamp and around sides, beaded piping around shoe opening and tongue in red, yellow, …
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- prior to 1931
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 8.0 x 9.0 x 24.5 cm
- Description
- Woman's moccasin, low with open floral design, 1-piece construction, sewn together at outside edge and centre back, (b) has pull tab 5.2 cm sewn onto heel top, open floral design in red,green, blue,yellow, brown on vamp and around sides, beaded piping around shoe opening and tongue in red, yellow, border below piping in red and green.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- Barbara Whyte
- Credit
- Gift of Barbara C. Whyte, Medicine Hat, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1032 a,b
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Beaded Moccasins
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- Date
- 1915 – 1925
- Material
- skin; fibre, cotton; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0006 a,b
- Description
- A pair of soft soled moccasins, shaped to the foot, with a soft inner cuff and a seam around the sole. An ankle flap is beaded around edges and has a thong for tying. The uppers are completely beaded with a light blue background and a design of dark blue, red, and yellow.
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- 1915 – 1925
- Material
- skin; fibre, cotton; glass
- Dimensions
- 26.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of soft soled moccasins, shaped to the foot, with a soft inner cuff and a seam around the sole. An ankle flap is beaded around edges and has a thong for tying. The uppers are completely beaded with a light blue background and a design of dark blue, red, and yellow.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- beadwork
- regalia
- ceremonial
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0006 a,b
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