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Beaded Moccasins

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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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Beaded Moccasins

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Date: 1870 – 1880

Material: skin; glass

Catalogue Number: 103.03.0005 a,b

Description: A pair of soft moccasins with parfleche soles and a thong threaded through holes at the ankle for tying. The beadwork is of yellow, red and blue geometric design in a wide strip from the ankle, along the instep to the toe. There is also a narrow strip of beadwork vertically along the back of the he…

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Title: Beaded Moccasins

Date: 1870 – 1880

Material: skin; glass

Dimensions: 25.0 cm

Description: A pair of soft moccasins with parfleche soles and a thong threaded through holes at the ankle for tying. The beadwork is of yellow, red and blue geometric design in a wide strip from the ankle, along the instep to the toe. There is also a narrow strip of beadwork vertically along the back of the heel.

Subject: Indigenous, Cheyenne; beadwork; regalia; decorative

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.03.0005 a,b

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Beaded Moccasins

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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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Beaded Moccasins

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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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Beaded Moccasins

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Date: 1940 – 1950

Material: skin; glass

Catalogue Number: 103.03.0030 a,b

Description: A pair of medium topped buckskin moccasins, Rocky Mountain style, each cut from a single piece of hide, folded over, felled and seamed on outside edge, upper flaps and tongues. Bead decoration of stylized flowers, one in rosette form on arch in red and blue with green leaves, one in bud form in yel…

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Title: Beaded Moccasins

Date: 1940 – 1950

Material: skin; glass

Dimensions: 11. x 24. cm

Description: A pair of medium topped buckskin moccasins, Rocky Mountain style, each cut from a single piece of hide, folded over, felled and seamed on outside edge, upper flaps and tongues. Bead decoration of stylized flowers, one in rosette form on arch in red and blue with green leaves, one in bud form in yellow and blue over the big toe, lacey stem running along outer edge in white and red with another blue flower at ankle, and bud in yellow and green at back of heel.

Subject: Indigenous; beadwork; footwear; regalia

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.03.0030 a,b

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Beaded Moccasins

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Date: 1945 – 1955

Material: skin; glass

Catalogue Number: 103.03.0031 a,b

Description: A pair of heavily beaded Plains style moccasins, uppers and lowers separate, upper flaps and tongues sewn on. The beading is bright yellow, bordered geometric motifs in stepped square triangles of deep blue and red, and flying wedges along the ankle area.

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Title: Beaded Moccasins

Date: 1945 – 1955

Material: skin; glass

Dimensions: 12.5 x 28.0 cm

Description: A pair of heavily beaded Plains style moccasins, uppers and lowers separate, upper flaps and tongues sewn on. The beading is bright yellow, bordered geometric motifs in stepped square triangles of deep blue and red, and flying wedges along the ankle area.

Subject: Indigenous; beadwork; footwear; regalia

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.03.0031 a,b

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Beaded Moccasins

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Date: 1940 – 1950

Material: skin; glass

Catalogue Number: 103.03.0050 a,b

Description: A pair of heavily beaded, Rocky Mountain style moccasins, cut from one piece of buckskin each, folded on foot's inside and seamed at outside and at heel. A fringe at ankle sewn to moccasin body and two eyelets in it for a single short thong tie. Heavy beading is a bright yellow ground with red and …

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Title: Beaded Moccasins

Date: 1940 – 1950

Material: skin; glass

Dimensions: 13.0 x 27.0 cm

Description: A pair of heavily beaded, Rocky Mountain style moccasins, cut from one piece of buckskin each, folded on foot's inside and seamed at outside and at heel. A fringe at ankle sewn to moccasin body and two eyelets in it for a single short thong tie. Heavy beading is a bright yellow ground with red and blue triangles on the vamps and completed around the ankle, bordered by a lazy stitch border of red and blue triangles. Tongues are added separately.

Subject: Indigenous; beadwork; footwear; regalia

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.03.0050 a,b

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Beaded Moccasins

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Date: 1940 – 1950

Material: skin; glass

Catalogue Number: 103.03.0051 a,b

Description: A pair of heavily beaded moccasins cut from one piece of buckskin shaped to the foot and seamed to a second piece of buckskin forming the sole. Uppers are completely beaded with white background containing a single red stepped chevron outlined in dark blue on the toe, and red and dark blue stepped …

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Title: Beaded Moccasins

Date: 1940 – 1950

Material: skin; glass

Dimensions: 10.5 x 25.0 cm

Description: A pair of heavily beaded moccasins cut from one piece of buckskin shaped to the foot and seamed to a second piece of buckskin forming the sole. Uppers are completely beaded with white background containing a single red stepped chevron outlined in dark blue on the toe, and red and dark blue stepped diagonal stripes spaced around sides and heel. Light blue band around base of moccasin at sole contains double red chevrons outlined in dark blue spaced evenly around, and a similar narrow light blue band across instep. Large buckskin ankle flap notched along edge, long narrow rectangular tongue, and long thin buckskin ties.

Subject: Indigenous; beadwork; footwear; regalia

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.03.0051 a,b

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Beaded Moccasins

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Date: 1940 – 1950

Material: skin; glass

Catalogue Number: 103.03.0061 a,b

Description: A pair of heavily beaded Rocky Mountain style moccasins, cut from single piece of leather, seamed at other edge. Tongue also in pattern, and an ankle piece added of lighting leather. Long ties of single thongs gathering at the ankle. Bead pattern is of a white ground with small stepped square in bl…

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Title: Beaded Moccasins

Date: 1940 – 1950

Material: skin; glass

Dimensions: 10.5 x 27.3 cm

Description: A pair of heavily beaded Rocky Mountain style moccasins, cut from single piece of leather, seamed at other edge. Tongue also in pattern, and an ankle piece added of lighting leather. Long ties of single thongs gathering at the ankle. Bead pattern is of a white ground with small stepped square in blue, brass, and indigo on the vamps. Borders of white in lazy stitch with small stepped squares.

Subject: Indigenous; beadwork; footwear; regalia

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.03.0061 a,b

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Beaded Moccasins

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Date: 1945 – 1955

Material: skin; glass

Catalogue Number: 103.03.0062 a,b

Description: A pair of large hand made buckskin moccasins heavily beaded across toe and along outside of foot. Beadwork orange background with motif at centre of toe of large green diamond shape outlined with red orange and resting on a light blue triangle outlined with dark blue at each point of the diamond. T…

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Title: Beaded Moccasins

Date: 1945 – 1955

Material: skin; glass

Dimensions: 13.0 x 27.0 cm

Description: A pair of large hand made buckskin moccasins heavily beaded across toe and along outside of foot. Beadwork orange background with motif at centre of toe of large green diamond shape outlined with red orange and resting on a light blue triangle outlined with dark blue at each point of the diamond. This motif is repeated on the side of the heel. Light blue band around toe near sole contains small green and red-orange squares spaced along it. Large ankle flap, and long narrow tongue with long thin thongs threaded through moccasin at each side of the tongue and through the tongue, edges of ankle flap notched, small fringe at bottom of heel.

Subject: Indigenous; beadwork; footwear; regalia

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.03.0062 a,b

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Beaded Moccasins

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Date: 1940 – 1950

Material: skin; glass; hair

Catalogue Number: 103.03.1102 a-d

Description: Two pair child’s moccasins with fur trim around openings. Vamps have beaded floral design in red, yellow & green. Each pair has a small tag that reads: “1 - JOC / 4.00”

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Title: Beaded Moccasins

Date: 1940 – 1950

Material: skin; glass; hair

Description: Two pair child’s moccasins with fur trim around openings. Vamps have beaded floral design in red, yellow & green. Each pair has a small tag that reads: “1 - JOC / 4.00”

Subject: clothing; Indigenous; children; beadwork; regalia; Deer Lodge; souvenirs

Credit: Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1985

Catalogue Number: 103.03.1102 a-d

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Beaded Moccasins

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Date: 1940 – 1950

Material: skin; glass; hair

Catalogue Number: 103.03.1103 a-d

Description: Two pair of child’s moccasins with fur trim around openings. Vamps have beaded floral designs in red, green and yellow. Each pair has a small tag that reads: “1 - J.O.C. / 4.00”

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Title: Beaded Moccasins

Date: 1940 – 1950

Material: skin; glass; hair

Description: Two pair of child’s moccasins with fur trim around openings. Vamps have beaded floral designs in red, green and yellow. Each pair has a small tag that reads: “1 - J.O.C. / 4.00”

Subject: clothing; Indigenous; children; beadwork; regalia; Deer Lodge; souvenirs

Credit: Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1985

Catalogue Number: 103.03.1103 a-d

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Beaded Moccasins

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Date: 1940 – 1950

Material: skin; glass; hair

Catalogue Number: 103.03.1104 a-d

Description: Two pair of child’s moccasins with fur trim around openings. Vamps have beaded floral design in red, green, yellow and blue. Small tag reads: “1 - JOC / 4.00”

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Title: Beaded Moccasins

Date: 1940 – 1950

Material: skin; glass; hair

Description: Two pair of child’s moccasins with fur trim around openings. Vamps have beaded floral design in red, green, yellow and blue. Small tag reads: “1 - JOC / 4.00”

Subject: clothing; Indigenous; children; beadwork; regalia; Deer Lodge; souvenirs

Credit: Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1985

Catalogue Number: 103.03.1104 a-d

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Beaded Moccasins

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Date: 1940 – 1950

Material: skin; glass; hair

Catalogue Number: 103.03.1105 a-d

Description: Two pair of child’s moccasins with fur trim around openings. Vamps of (a,b) have beaded floral design in red, green, yellow and white. Vamps of (c,d) have beaded floral design in blue, yellow and red. Each pair has a small tag that reads: “1 - JOC / 4.00”

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Title: Beaded Moccasins

Date: 1940 – 1950

Material: skin; glass; hair

Description: Two pair of child’s moccasins with fur trim around openings. Vamps of (a,b) have beaded floral design in red, green, yellow and white. Vamps of (c,d) have beaded floral design in blue, yellow and red. Each pair has a small tag that reads: “1 - JOC / 4.00”