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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
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- Date
- 1970
- Material
- skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.3009
- Description
- Thick leather fold-over purse decorated with four rows of brass tacks curved arond a cross at the centre of the top flap. Back of purse has a 2.5 cm wide leather strap for slipping belt through. Tag printed with “ALBERTA STONEY INDIAN HAND CRAFTS MORLEY - ALBERTA” with a teepee and symbols. Th…
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1970
- Material
- skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 11.0 x 14.5 cm
- Description
- Thick leather fold-over purse decorated with four rows of brass tacks curved arond a cross at the centre of the top flap. Back of purse has a 2.5 cm wide leather strap for slipping belt through. Tag printed with “ALBERTA STONEY INDIAN HAND CRAFTS MORLEY - ALBERTA” with a teepee and symbols. The reverse of the tag has CRW's writing: "Purse for belt belonged to Edwin Dixons mother - Belt he wore & is worn out Mina Lefthand - blind since he was 7."
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.3009
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Roach Headdress
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.09.3033
- Date
- 1971
- Material
- hair; fibre; wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.3033
- Description
- Roach with natural brown and dyed red stiff hair tied together. Centre of roach is short woven and tied hair. Stored on wooden form, attached with screw.
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- Title
- Roach Headdress
- Date
- 1971
- Material
- hair; fibre; wood; metal
- Description
- Roach with natural brown and dyed red stiff hair tied together. Centre of roach is short woven and tied hair. Stored on wooden form, attached with screw.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.3033
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Roach Headdress
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.09.3034
- Date
- 1978
- Material
- hair; fibre; skin; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.3034
- Description
- Stiff white hair with brown and black hair inside. Multi-coloured woven centre centre of pink, green and purple yarn. Leather thong ties. Stored on wooden holder with pointed end through woven centre. Tag with CRW’s writing: “Roach Mary Chiniquay Jr. Don’t sell Feb 25 1978.”
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- Title
- Roach Headdress
- Date
- 1978
- Material
- hair; fibre; skin; wood
- Description
- Stiff white hair with brown and black hair inside. Multi-coloured woven centre centre of pink, green and purple yarn. Leather thong ties. Stored on wooden holder with pointed end through woven centre. Tag with CRW’s writing: “Roach Mary Chiniquay Jr. Don’t sell Feb 25 1978.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.3034
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Roach Headdress
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.09.3036
- Date
- 1970
- Material
- hair; fibre; glass; skin; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.3036
- Description
- Stiff white and dark brown hair with braided red flannel fabric centre. Roach attached to loom beaded headband with heavy brown thread. Headband white with blue and red triangles and red and yellow “T” shapes and blue and yellow “T” shapes. Stored on wooden form. Tag CRW’s writing: “Myna Left …
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- Title
- Roach Headdress
- Date
- 1970
- Material
- hair; fibre; glass; skin; wood
- Description
- Stiff white and dark brown hair with braided red flannel fabric centre. Roach attached to loom beaded headband with heavy brown thread. Headband white with blue and red triangles and red and yellow “T” shapes and blue and yellow “T” shapes. Stored on wooden form. Tag CRW’s writing: “Myna Left Hand Jan 26 ‘70 Wants this back when she brings 2 coats April 12 Says it’s not hers. Might be Mina Benjamin.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.3036
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Roach Headdress
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.09.3037
- Date
- 1973
- Material
- hair; fibre; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.3037
- Description
- Stiff hair dyed yellow with beige yarn (wool?) rows sewn together in concentric circles at front, and parallel rows along length. Roach attached to loom beaded headband with elastic and heavy white thread. Headband is yellow with blue chevrons and diamonds. Two groups of two hanging yellow and b…
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- Title
- Roach Headdress
- Date
- 1973
- Material
- hair; fibre; glass
- Description
- Stiff hair dyed yellow with beige yarn (wool?) rows sewn together in concentric circles at front, and parallel rows along length. Roach attached to loom beaded headband with elastic and heavy white thread. Headband is yellow with blue chevrons and diamonds. Two groups of two hanging yellow and blue loops in centre (one over each eye when worn), with short beaded yellow feather streamer attached at outside. Tag with CRW’s writing: “Bought from Viola Sept. 7, 1973” and on tag reverse “Stoney” written in pencil.
- Subject
- Indigenous, Stoney
- ceremoial
- regalia
- beadwork
- Viola
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.3037
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- Date
- 1880 – 1900
- Material
- hair; fibre; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0081 a,b
- Description
- A roach headdress made from porcupine guard hairs sewn around the edge of a support made from braided strips of fabric stitched together in an elongated shape much in the same manner as a braided rug. The long porcupine hairs are of natural colour and fan open when the braided mat is attached to th…
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- Title
- Roach Headdress
- Date
- 1880 – 1900
- Material
- hair; fibre; wood
- Dimensions
- 8.0 x 42.0 cm
- Description
- A roach headdress made from porcupine guard hairs sewn around the edge of a support made from braided strips of fabric stitched together in an elongated shape much in the same manner as a braided rug. The long porcupine hairs are of natural colour and fan open when the braided mat is attached to the curvature of the head. A short length of cord has been stitched to the underside of the braided mat, with short lengths of heavy thread sewn at intervals along the edges. Stored with large carved b) club of wood inside to hold the form of the hairs smooth, and wrapped with a length of cord.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0081 a,b
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