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Date
1945 – 1955
Material
ceramic
Catalogue Number
107.01.0156
Description
A realistic grey glazed representation of a spotted fawn lying with its legs folded under and head turned to one side, large upstanding ears, muzzle, eyes and hoofs black.
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Title
Animal Figurine
Date
1945 – 1955
Material
ceramic
Dimensions
8.2 x 4.2 x 10.0 cm
Description
A realistic grey glazed representation of a spotted fawn lying with its legs folded under and head turned to one side, large upstanding ears, muzzle, eyes and hoofs black.
Subject
households
decorative
miniatures
animal
deer
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0156
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Date
1940 – 1970
Material
wood; stone
Catalogue Number
107.02.0031
Description
Carved spruce bark bear standing on flat, round rock base. Carved bark layers accentuate form of carving. Bear standing on four legs, has small ears and tail. Facial features carved in and painted as black holes for eyes, and red slash for a mouth. Glued onto oval piece of greyish shale acting …
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Title
Animal Figurine
Date
1940 – 1970
Material
wood; stone
Dimensions
7.5 x 2.7 x 10.5 cm
Description
Carved spruce bark bear standing on flat, round rock base. Carved bark layers accentuate form of carving. Bear standing on four legs, has small ears and tail. Facial features carved in and painted as black holes for eyes, and red slash for a mouth. Glued onto oval piece of greyish shale acting as base.
Subject
households
decorative
animal
bear
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.02.0031
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Date
1949 – 1951
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
107.01.0109
Description
Stick figure of painter with palette, standing and facing easel. Both on coiled, circular carpet like base. Made from multi coloured pieces of telephone cable wire, formed and glued.
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Title
Artist Figurine
Date
1949 – 1951
Material
metal
Dimensions
6.0 x 6.0 x 6.4 cm
Description
Stick figure of painter with palette, standing and facing easel. Both on coiled, circular carpet like base. Made from multi coloured pieces of telephone cable wire, formed and glued.
Subject
households
decorative
miniatures
craft
Christmas
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0109
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Date
1940 – 1960
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
102.04.0342
Description
Flat, triangular tray with rounded corners and raised rim. Tray is smooth, rim has been tooled into irregular, bumpy ridge. Stamped on bottom "Handarbeide i Tinn, A. Ruud".
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Title
Ashtray
Date
1940 – 1960
Material
metal
Dimensions
1.0 x 7.0 x 12.4 cm
Description
Flat, triangular tray with rounded corners and raised rim. Tray is smooth, rim has been tooled into irregular, bumpy ridge. Stamped on bottom "Handarbeide i Tinn, A. Ruud".
Subject
households
decorative
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0342
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Date
1880 – 1900
Material
wood
Catalogue Number
102.04.0376
Description
Small round twined basket with rounded base and high sides closing in slightly at the mouth, natural buff colour background with brown design and black accents, design repeated three times around sides is of four brown parallelograms stacked on one another in stairlike fashion moving up to the righ…
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Title
Basket
Date
1880 – 1900
Material
wood
Dimensions
10.5 x 13.5 cm
Description
Small round twined basket with rounded base and high sides closing in slightly at the mouth, natural buff colour background with brown design and black accents, design repeated three times around sides is of four brown parallelograms stacked on one another in stairlike fashion moving up to the right, with serrated edges of black-tipped triangles along the sides and narrow black lines between each parallelogram. Between each steplike series on the buff background is an oblique double zig-zag line running from bottom to top of the basket. Lip is finished with three rows of twining of a lighter brown colour, pattern not visible on inside. Paper tag rimmed with metal is attached with cord and wax through lip of basket; no writing is visible.
Subject
households
decorative
Indigenous
basketry
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0376
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Date
1880 – 1920
Material
glass
Catalogue Number
103.01.0031
Description
A collection of twenty-three yellow beads and fifty-four green beads from a broken necklace.
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Title
Bead
Date
1880 – 1920
Material
glass
Dimensions
1.0 (maximum) cm
Description
A collection of twenty-three yellow beads and fifty-four green beads from a broken necklace.
Subject
decorative
crafts
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0031
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Date
1880
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.01.0019 a,b
Description
A pair of beaded leather armlets. The design on each armlet is a turquoise background with vertical stripes and two stepped triangular shapes done in dark blue and red beads. There is scalloped beadwork around the edges, and thong ties at each end.
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Title
Beaded Armbands
Date
1880
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
29.0 cm
Description
A pair of beaded leather armlets. The design on each armlet is a turquoise background with vertical stripes and two stepped triangular shapes done in dark blue and red beads. There is scalloped beadwork around the edges, and thong ties at each end.
Subject
Stoney Nakoda
beadwork
crafts
decorative
indigenous
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0019 a,b
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Date
1880 – 1900
Material
skin; glass; metal
Catalogue Number
103.01.0030 a,b
Description
A pair of beadwork strips with the beads stitched directly on the hide in horizontal rows. The design of each strip is a white background with a dark blue X at the centre and diamond shapes at each end of medium blue, red and silver-coloured (possibly nickle) beads. Each strip has yellow looped be…
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Title
Beaded Armbands
Date
1880 – 1900
Material
skin; glass; metal
Dimensions
7.5 x 29.0 cm
Description
A pair of beadwork strips with the beads stitched directly on the hide in horizontal rows. The design of each strip is a white background with a dark blue X at the centre and diamond shapes at each end of medium blue, red and silver-coloured (possibly nickle) beads. Each strip has yellow looped beaded edging along the long sides. Both strips have a narrow leather thong through the beadwork at one end that is knotted and left with both ends hanging.
Subject
Indigenous
Stoney
decorative
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0030 a,b
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Date
1940 – 1950
Material
skin, deer; skin, muskrat; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.08.0014
Description
A deerskin pouch with a drawstring thong closing. The lower 2/3 of the pouch is covered with muskrat fur. The bag has a fringe along the upper edge of the fur and along the bottom edge of the pouch with longer fringe at the corners. There are beads edging the mouth of the pouch and along the to…
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Title
Beaded Bag
Date
1940 – 1950
Material
skin, deer; skin, muskrat; fibre
Dimensions
15.0 (approximately) x 23.0 (approximately) cm
Description
A deerskin pouch with a drawstring thong closing. The lower 2/3 of the pouch is covered with muskrat fur. The bag has a fringe along the upper edge of the fur and along the bottom edge of the pouch with longer fringe at the corners. There are beads edging the mouth of the pouch and along the top of the upper fringe. The bag is lined with a printed fabric.
Subject
Indigenous, Stoney
decorative
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0014
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Date
1880 – 1930
Material
skin; glass; metal, brass
Catalogue Number
103.07.0008
Description
A woman's beaded belt with harness leather straps and a brass buckle. The beadwork has a white border and three patterned sections alternating with two solid leather squares. The beaded patterns are worked in yellow, pink, blue, dark blue and red.
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Title
Beaded Belt
Date
1880 – 1930
Material
skin; glass; metal, brass
Dimensions
7.5 x 116.0 cm
Description
A woman's beaded belt with harness leather straps and a brass buckle. The beadwork has a white border and three patterned sections alternating with two solid leather squares. The beaded patterns are worked in yellow, pink, blue, dark blue and red.
Subject
Indigenous
Blood
Peigan
Blackfoot
regalia
decorative
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.07.0008
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Date
1880 – 1890
Material
skin; glass; metal
Catalogue Number
103.07.0016
Description
A woman's beaded belt of harness leather that fastens with a buckle. The belt is worked in beads of blue, yellow and pink in predominently solid coloured sections with small white beaded patterns that alternate with areas of leather.
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Title
Beaded Belt
Date
1880 – 1890
Material
skin; glass; metal
Dimensions
3.0 x 105.0 cm
Description
A woman's beaded belt of harness leather that fastens with a buckle. The belt is worked in beads of blue, yellow and pink in predominently solid coloured sections with small white beaded patterns that alternate with areas of leather.
Subject
Indigenous
Blackfoot
Siksika
decorative
regalia
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.07.0016
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Date
1880 – 1910
Material
bone; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.01.0020
Description
A long woman's breastplate made up of five rows of vertical hair pipes joined by strips of beads. There is a fringe of beads at the top and another fringe of hair pipes at the bottom.
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Title
Beaded Breastplate
Date
1880 – 1910
Material
bone; glass; fibre
Dimensions
120.0 x 23.0 cm
Description
A long woman's breastplate made up of five rows of vertical hair pipes joined by strips of beads. There is a fringe of beads at the top and another fringe of hair pipes at the bottom.
Subject
Indigenous
decorative
ceremonial
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0020
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Date
1940
Material
skin, deer; shell, cowrie
Catalogue Number
103.05.0006
Description
A girl's deerskin dress fringed at the bottom of sleeves and at the hem. The dress is decorated with widely spaced horizontal rows of cowrie shells across the yoke and extending half way down the sleeves. There is a single row of shells at the hem.
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Title
Beaded Dress
Date
1940
Material
skin, deer; shell, cowrie
Dimensions
87.0 (shoulders) x 100.0 cm
Description
A girl's deerskin dress fringed at the bottom of sleeves and at the hem. The dress is decorated with widely spaced horizontal rows of cowrie shells across the yoke and extending half way down the sleeves. There is a single row of shells at the hem.
Subject
Indigenous
Plains
regalia
Banff
Indian Days
decorative
Blackfoot
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.05.0006
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Date
1880 – 1900
Material
skin; fibre, cotton; glass
Catalogue Number
103.05.0004 a,b
Description
A pair of beaded leggings with a flap of cotton fabric. These leggings tie around the legs with thongs. The design of the legging beadwork is of two yellow stripes containing a motif which is repeated in blue beads between the stripes on a white background.
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Title
Beaded Leggings
Date
1880 – 1900
Material
skin; fibre, cotton; glass
Dimensions
36.0 x 44.0 cm
Description
A pair of beaded leggings with a flap of cotton fabric. These leggings tie around the legs with thongs. The design of the legging beadwork is of two yellow stripes containing a motif which is repeated in blue beads between the stripes on a white background.
Subject
Indigenous
Stoney
beadwork
decorative
regalia
Blackfoot?
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.05.0004 a,b
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Date
1940 – 1950
Material
skin, deer; fibre, silk
Catalogue Number
103.03.0010 a,b
Description
A pair of soft moccasins shaped to the foot and sewn around the sole. Each moccasin has an ankle flap with leather thongs for tying. They are decorated with very simple three and four petalled flowers and leaves embroidered on the instep with pink, red and blue silk thread.
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Title
Beaded Moccasins
Date
1940 – 1950
Material
skin, deer; fibre, silk
Dimensions
25.0 cm
Description
A pair of soft moccasins shaped to the foot and sewn around the sole. Each moccasin has an ankle flap with leather thongs for tying. They are decorated with very simple three and four petalled flowers and leaves embroidered on the instep with pink, red and blue silk thread.
Subject
Indigenous
Stoney
Cree
decorative
needlework
regalia
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.03.0010 a,b
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Date
1940 – 1960
Material
glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.01.0343
Description
A long rectangular pendant, beaded on a loom, of transparent glass beads with black eagle and red, white and blue shield below. The pendant comes to point at the top and hangs from a tied loop of cord twisted from the warp ends of the supporting strings. The eagle has "US" beaded on its body with…
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Title
Beaded Pendant
Date
1940 – 1960
Material
glass; fibre
Dimensions
4.7 x 21.5 cm
Description
A long rectangular pendant, beaded on a loom, of transparent glass beads with black eagle and red, white and blue shield below. The pendant comes to point at the top and hangs from a tied loop of cord twisted from the warp ends of the supporting strings. The eagle has "US" beaded on its body with transparent beads, and the shield contains alternating red and white vertical stripes with a blue field across the top containing five cross-shaped stars. A 4.5 cm fringe at bottom is formed of strands beaded with transparent beads. The pendant is buckled in area above the eagle's head.
Subject
households
adornment
decorative
beadwork
crafts
symbolism, American
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0343
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Date
1885 – 1910
Material
hide, caribou; fibre; fabric
Catalogue Number
103.08.0011
Description
A purse made of a soft caribou hide pouch topped with black velvet. The hide is embroidered in silk with a bouquet of flowers and an inscription “Mrs. J. Brewster” and “Winnipeg Man”.
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Title
Beaded Purse
Date
1885 – 1910
Material
hide, caribou; fibre; fabric
Dimensions
16.0 x 29.0 cm
Description
A purse made of a soft caribou hide pouch topped with black velvet. The hide is embroidered in silk with a bouquet of flowers and an inscription “Mrs. J. Brewster” and “Winnipeg Man”.
Subject
Indigenous, Cree
decorative
regalia
embroidery
Isabella Brewster
Metis
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0011
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Date
1880 – 1890
Material
skin, elk; skin, ermine; hair, sheep; feather; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.05.0008
Description
A fringed man's elkskin shirt that has ermine tails attached to the fringe along the sides and sleeves. The shirt is decorated with wide strips of white beadwork with a blue, light blue and gold pattern along the tops of the sleeves and over each shoulder, extending down the front and back of the …
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Title
Beaded Shirt
Date
1880 – 1890
Material
skin, elk; skin, ermine; hair, sheep; feather; glass; fibre
Dimensions
55.0 (shoulders) x 70.0 cm
Description
A fringed man's elkskin shirt that has ermine tails attached to the fringe along the sides and sleeves. The shirt is decorated with wide strips of white beadwork with a blue, light blue and gold pattern along the tops of the sleeves and over each shoulder, extending down the front and back of the shirt, and connected at the bottom with another beaded panel. The back of the shirt has a square beadwork patch surrounded with fringe between the shoulders.
Subject
Indigenous, Blackfoot
regalia
decorative
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.05.0008
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Date
1880
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.01.0022
Description
Two long strips of beaded leather sewn together end to end. The pattern on the stip is a medium blue background with orange Vs outlined in black along its length.
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Title
Beaded Trim
Date
1880
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
7.5 x 196.0 cm
Description
Two long strips of beaded leather sewn together end to end. The pattern on the stip is a medium blue background with orange Vs outlined in black along its length.
Subject
Indigenous
Stoney
beadwork
regalia
decorative
Mrs. Simeon
F. O. (Pat) Brewster
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0022
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Date
1880 – 1930
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.01.0029
Description
A strip of beadwork sewn together in rows completely covering a hide strip. The design features a medium blue background with a yellow square in the middle, outlined with dark blue, and three long pointed shapes at either side. A small red square at the centre of the yellow square is surrounded by…
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Title
Beaded Trim
Date
1880 – 1930
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
8.5 x 46.0 cm
Description
A strip of beadwork sewn together in rows completely covering a hide strip. The design features a medium blue background with a yellow square in the middle, outlined with dark blue, and three long pointed shapes at either side. A small red square at the centre of the yellow square is surrounded by four green squares and then eight dark blue squares. One end of the strip has a white and dark blue scalloped band.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
decorative
Blackfoot
Assiniboine
Mandan
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0029
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