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Beaded Moccasins

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Date: prior to 1970

Material: fibre; glass; plastic; skin

Catalogue Number: 103.03.3004 a,b

Description: One pair of yellow high top moccasins. The top is attached to the foot with a strip of hide. The top edge of each moccasin is beaded with yellow and blue in a short fringe. One side of each moccasin has a yellow flower near the top, and there is a red flower on the opposite side. Tag attached: …

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Title: Beaded Moccasins

Date: prior to 1970

Material: fibre; glass; plastic; skin

Dimensions: 21.5 x 34.0 cm

Description: One pair of yellow high top moccasins. The top is attached to the foot with a strip of hide. The top edge of each moccasin is beaded with yellow and blue in a short fringe. One side of each moccasin has a yellow flower near the top, and there is a red flower on the opposite side. Tag attached: “Carl Simeon Too” on one side, and on the other “May Borrowed June 19th.”

Subject: Indigenous; Stoney; Carl Simeon Too; regalia; beadwork

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

Catalogue Number: 103.03.3004 a,b

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Beaded Moccasins

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Date: prior to 1970

Material: glass; metal; plastic; skin

Catalogue Number: 103.03.3007 a,b

Description: One pair of high top moccasins. Each moccasin has long laces. The moccasins are decorated with beaded flowers in red, blue, green and white and yellow, blue, pink, green and navy blue. The top edges of the moccasins have beaded trim in pink and blue. Both moccasins have hook and eye closures. …

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Title: Beaded Moccasins

Date: prior to 1970

Material: glass; metal; plastic; skin

Dimensions: 17.5 x 33.2 cm

Description: One pair of high top moccasins. Each moccasin has long laces. The moccasins are decorated with beaded flowers in red, blue, green and white and yellow, blue, pink, green and navy blue. The top edges of the moccasins have beaded trim in pink and blue. Both moccasins have hook and eye closures. Tag attached reads: “brought a few days before leaving.”

Subject: Indigenous; regalia; beadwork

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

Catalogue Number: 103.03.3007 a,b

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Beaded Moccasins

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Date: prior to 1970

Material: glass; plastic; skin

Catalogue Number: 103.03.3008 a,b

Description: One pair of adult-sized high top moccasins of white hide. Each moccasin has very long laces. The top of each moccasin is decorated with a beaded blue band with red, orange and yellow diamonds evenly spaced along the length. The front, back and vamp of each moccasin are decorated with a red, or…

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Title: Beaded Moccasins

Date: prior to 1970

Material: glass; plastic; skin

Dimensions: 18.5 x 35.0 cm

Description: One pair of adult-sized high top moccasins of white hide. Each moccasin has very long laces. The top of each moccasin is decorated with a beaded blue band with red, orange and yellow diamonds evenly spaced along the length. The front, back and vamp of each moccasin are decorated with a red, orange, blue and yellow geometric (diamond) motif. The moccasins are patched on the inside.

Subject: Indigenous; regalia; beadwork

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

Catalogue Number: 103.03.3008 a,b

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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: 1950 – 1960

Material: skin; glass

Catalogue Number: 103.03.0032 a,b

Description: A pair of small low top moccasins, lightly beaded with rose in conventional design in red, rose, blue and light blue beads on the vamps. Soles cut from single pieces of hide, and uppers in another piece. Heel tucked and sewn in, and a hem of lighter coloured buckskin pinked and machine sewn to the …

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Title: Beaded Moccasins

Date: 1950 – 1960

Material: skin; glass

Dimensions: 11.0 x 24.0 cm

Description: A pair of small low top moccasins, lightly beaded with rose in conventional design in red, rose, blue and light blue beads on the vamps. Soles cut from single pieces of hide, and uppers in another piece. Heel tucked and sewn in, and a hem of lighter coloured buckskin pinked and machine sewn to the edge of the upper. Tongue sewn in and a simple thong running from upper to tongue to upper.

Subject: Indigenous; beadwork; footwear; regalia

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

Catalogue Number: 103.03.0032 a,b

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Beaded Moccasins

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Date: 1950 – 1960

Material: skin; glass

Catalogue Number: 103.03.0033 a,b

Description: A pair of lightly beaded moccasins, each made from a single piece of hide, folded over and sewn at outer seam, up the back of the heel, and a flap at the ankle sewn on. Thong ties surrounding ankle and tying at the vamp, sewn on tongues. Simple pattern of diamond in stepped square fashion in yellow…

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Title: Beaded Moccasins

Date: 1950 – 1960

Material: skin; glass

Dimensions: 10.5 x 21.0 cm

Description: A pair of lightly beaded moccasins, each made from a single piece of hide, folded over and sewn at outer seam, up the back of the heel, and a flap at the ankle sewn on. Thong ties surrounding ankle and tying at the vamp, sewn on tongues. Simple pattern of diamond in stepped square fashion in yellow blue rose and deep blue with four smaller crosses of rose and deep blue outlying. Flap and tongue edged in rose and deep blue beads. Small tabs sewn in at back of heel.

Subject: Indigenous; beadwork; footwear; regalia

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

Catalogue Number: 103.03.0033 a,b

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Beaded Moccasins

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Date: 1950 – 1960

Material: skin; glass

Catalogue Number: 103.03.0052 a,b

Description: A pair of very small baby's moccasins cut to shape from one piece of buckskin seamed around outside edge of sole and up heel. Uppers completely beaded with white background and simple stepped diamond shape outlined in blue with orange square at its centre on toe, with this similar motif repeated ag…

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Title: Beaded Moccasins

Date: 1950 – 1960

Material: skin; glass

Dimensions: 5.0 x 11.0 cm

Description: A pair of very small baby's moccasins cut to shape from one piece of buckskin seamed around outside edge of sole and up heel. Uppers completely beaded with white background and simple stepped diamond shape outlined in blue with orange square at its centre on toe, with this similar motif repeated again on the outside of the moccasin. A narrow band of orange beads follows the seam along the outside of the sole and up the heel. Small buckskin ankle flap has been added, with long rounded tongue and short buckskin ties.

Subject: Indigenous; beadwork; footwear; children; regalia

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

Catalogue Number: 103.03.0052 a,b

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Beaded Moccasins

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Date: prior to 1970

Material: skin; glass

Catalogue Number: 103.03.3001 a,b

Description: Child's high top moccasins, open beaded design in blue and red on the vamp. The ankle opening is scalloped. There is short fringe at each heel.

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Title: Beaded Moccasins

Date: prior to 1970

Material: skin; glass

Dimensions: 13.0 x 7.0 x 18.6 cm

Description: Child's high top moccasins, open beaded design in blue and red on the vamp. The ankle opening is scalloped. There is short fringe at each heel.

Subject: Indigenous; Stoney; beadwork; children; regalia

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

Catalogue Number: 103.03.3001 a,b

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Beaded Moccasins

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Date: prior to 1970

Material: skin; glass; fibre

Catalogue Number: 103.03.3002 a,b

Description: Pair of child's low moccasins, beaded and lined with blue fabric. Vamp entirely beaded with a white background, and a blue, green and black figure with a hat. Beaded band around ankle in white, red and blue. Beaded red cross at centre back in blue. The sole of (a) is marked in black ink with “…

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Title: Beaded Moccasins

Date: prior to 1970

Material: skin; glass; fibre

Dimensions: 5.7 x 9.7 x 21.3 cm

Description: Pair of child's low moccasins, beaded and lined with blue fabric. Vamp entirely beaded with a white background, and a blue, green and black figure with a hat. Beaded band around ankle in white, red and blue. Beaded red cross at centre back in blue. The sole of (a) is marked in black ink with “Child boy’s (struck through) 13.”

Subject: Indigenous; children; beadwork; souvenirs; regalia; trade; tourism

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

Catalogue Number: 103.03.3002 a,b

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Beaded Moccasins

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Date: prior to 1970

Material: skin; glass

Catalogue Number: 103.03.3001 c,d

Description: Pair of high top child's moccasins, top opening is scalloped and pierced, long buckskin ties. Beaded flower motif on vamp in red, blue and pink outlined in dark blue. Short fringe at each heel.

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Title: Beaded Moccasins

Date: prior to 1970

Material: skin; glass

Dimensions: 13.8 x 8.4 x 20.0 cm

Description: Pair of high top child's moccasins, top opening is scalloped and pierced, long buckskin ties. Beaded flower motif on vamp in red, blue and pink outlined in dark blue. Short fringe at each heel.

Subject: Indigenous; Stoney; beadwork; children; regalia

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

Catalogue Number: 103.03.3001 c,d

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Teacup

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Date: 1950 – 1960

Material: cermaic, earthenware

Catalogue Number: 104.20.0444

Description: A cup with a shallow bowl and a tall looped novelty handle extending high above the rim of the cup. The cup is light brown on the outside and light yellow on the inside. The bottom of the cup is marked “Lorenzen’s of Lantz, Nova Scotia”.

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Title: Teacup

Date: 1950 – 1960

Material: cermaic, earthenware

Dimensions: 8.0 cm

Description: A cup with a shallow bowl and a tall looped novelty handle extending high above the rim of the cup. The cup is light brown on the outside and light yellow on the inside. The bottom of the cup is marked “Lorenzen’s of Lantz, Nova Scotia”.