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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
1885 – 1900
Material
skin, deer; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.05.1023
Description
Morning coat length bead-adorned shirt, fringed, notched collar with thongs, slits from bottom to armpits with thong ties, notched bottom edge and sleeves, bead pattern, white background, open geometric design with triangles, diamonds, and crosses of red, mauve and green, strips on sleeves from bre…
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Title
Beaded Shirt
Date
1885 – 1900
Material
skin, deer; glass; fibre
Dimensions
55.0 x 89.0 cm
Description
Morning coat length bead-adorned shirt, fringed, notched collar with thongs, slits from bottom to armpits with thong ties, notched bottom edge and sleeves, bead pattern, white background, open geometric design with triangles, diamonds, and crosses of red, mauve and green, strips on sleeves from breast over shoulder to lower back (canvas backed), fringes on ends, buckskin backed swatches, solarplexus, back (fringed).
Subject
Indigenous
clothing
regalia
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1969
Catalogue Number
103.05.1023
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Date
1880 – 1900
Material
skin; quill ; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.05.1024
Description
Fringed buckskin shirt with porcupine quills, collarless, rounded beige buttons, (12) green and pink floral quill gorget, same on back attached at neck, quill strips, yellow background, opposed long purple spear shapes, above and below wavy lines, turquoise, purple, red, yellow, with long buckskin …
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Title
Beaded Shirt
Date
1880 – 1900
Material
skin; quill ; fibre
Dimensions
52.5 x 81.8 cm
Description
Fringed buckskin shirt with porcupine quills, collarless, rounded beige buttons, (12) green and pink floral quill gorget, same on back attached at neck, quill strips, yellow background, opposed long purple spear shapes, above and below wavy lines, turquoise, purple, red, yellow, with long buckskin fringes on edges, strips on sleeves and from breast across shoulder to lower back, sleeves cuffed with notched edge.
Subject
Indigenous
regalia
clothing
quillwork
Credit
Gift of Unknown, 1968
Catalogue Number
103.05.1024
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Date
1885 – 1925
Material
fibre; glass; ivory
Catalogue Number
103.08.0360
Description
A purse of blue grey silk with ivory battens at drawstring closure, and embroidered beaded figures of man and woman dancing. Purse is essentially a square with a panel along the sides and bottom for width, with a stiff panel inserted at the bottom between lining and purse. Top draws closed with a s…
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Title
Purse
Date
1885 – 1925
Material
fibre; glass; ivory
Dimensions
22.2 x 5.4 x 21.8 cm
Description
A purse of blue grey silk with ivory battens at drawstring closure, and embroidered beaded figures of man and woman dancing. Purse is essentially a square with a panel along the sides and bottom for width, with a stiff panel inserted at the bottom between lining and purse. Top draws closed with a silver metallic cord through a short ivory batten on the front and back causing the bag to form two pleats on either side. Ends of cord have red and grey beaded loop tassels. Bag lined front, back and bottom with pink silk. Figures beaded on front of purse depict woman in yellow dress and man in green trousers and pink jacket holding top hat while they are dancing.
Subject
households
hobbies
embroidery
figure
male
female
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0360
Images
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