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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.0032 a,b
- Description
- Heavy, short skis, with metal toe plate and bindings. They become thicker at the beautifully curved tip. Metal edging is screwed on, holes going in through the skis below the bindings. The binding is "ATTENHOFFER'S ALPINA".
- Title
- Alpine Skis
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 9.0 x 135.0 cm
- Description
- Heavy, short skis, with metal toe plate and bindings. They become thicker at the beautifully curved tip. Metal edging is screwed on, holes going in through the skis below the bindings. The binding is "ATTENHOFFER'S ALPINA".
- Subject
- activities
- sports
- winter
- skiing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.0032 a,b
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1099 a,b
- Description
- Pair of home made unpainted skis. Very little camber, in fact practically flat. Rounded point. Metal screwed on edges, metal bindings "Ramy-Wike made in France".
- Title
- Alpine Skis
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 190.0 cm
- Description
- Pair of home made unpainted skis. Very little camber, in fact practically flat. Rounded point. Metal screwed on edges, metal bindings "Ramy-Wike made in France".
- Credit
- Gift of Eddie Hunter, Banff, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1099 a,b
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.0033 a,b
- Description
- Wood skis with screwed on metal edges," Monarch" and under toe is embossed " Northland, USA Laconia N.H." Binding is " Monarch/Automatic".
- Title
- Alpine Skis
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 7.5 x 200.0 cm
- Description
- Wood skis with screwed on metal edges," Monarch" and under toe is embossed " Northland, USA Laconia N.H." Binding is " Monarch/Automatic".
- Subject
- activities
- sports
- winter
- skiing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.0033 a,b
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Athletic Pin Collection
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.09.1032%20a-e
- Date
- 1930 – 1945
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1032 a-e
- Description
- Five ski pins attached to Dell Brewster's ski cap. (a) "First Trans Canada Ski Train 1937, bronze (b) Olympic pin, 5 lined circles in different colours (c) "Ski Runners 1940" blue, white, red enamelled bronze (d) German eagle with wreath in mouth, red green enamel (e) Swiss "St. Moritz" silver sk…
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- Title
- Athletic Pin Collection
- Date
- 1930 – 1945
- Material
- metal
- Description
- Five ski pins attached to Dell Brewster's ski cap. (a) "First Trans Canada Ski Train 1937, bronze (b) Olympic pin, 5 lined circles in different colours (c) "Ski Runners 1940" blue, white, red enamelled bronze (d) German eagle with wreath in mouth, red green enamel (e) Swiss "St. Moritz" silver skier, red and white Swiss shield.
- Subject
- sports
- winter
- skiing
- Olympics
- Dell Brewster
- Credit
- Gift of Dell Brewster, Banff, 1967
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1032 a-e
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Athletic Plaque
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- Date
- 1936
- Material
- metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1045
- Description
- Black wooden plaque in shape of shield. Silver band across top etched "Brewster Trophy". Below that a silver coloured shield shape with a downhill skier centered. Across the top of this is etched "Championship Canadian Rockies" and below skier is "Combined Downhill and Slalom 1936". Small name…
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- Title
- Athletic Plaque
- Date
- 1936
- Material
- metal; wood
- Dimensions
- 32.0 x 24.5 cm
- Description
- Black wooden plaque in shape of shield. Silver band across top etched "Brewster Trophy". Below that a silver coloured shield shape with a downhill skier centered. Across the top of this is etched "Championship Canadian Rockies" and below skier is "Combined Downhill and Slalom 1936". Small name plate centered bottom, etched into that "E.P.N.S. R".
- Subject
- sports
- skiing
- Brewster Trophy
- Credit
- Gift of Ed (Mrs.) Jamieson, Banff, 1966
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1045
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Athletic Trophy
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- Date
- 1936
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1094
- Description
- Black turned wood, base for statuette trophy 103.09.1093. Solid wood, turned, central area has three silver plaques "King Edward Hotel Banff Western Canada Combined Downhill and Slalom", Shield shape "1936 J. Taylor Vancouver". "1938 Thobraatin Princeton",
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- Title
- Athletic Trophy
- Date
- 1936
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 15.7 cm
- Description
- Black turned wood, base for statuette trophy 103.09.1093. Solid wood, turned, central area has three silver plaques "King Edward Hotel Banff Western Canada Combined Downhill and Slalom", Shield shape "1936 J. Taylor Vancouver". "1938 Thobraatin Princeton",
- Subject
- sports
- winter
- skiing
- King Edward Hotel
- Credit
- Gift of J. L. King, 1974
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1094
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- Date
- 1930 – 1935
- Material
- fibre; skin; metal; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0324
- Description
- Grey canvas backpack with leather straps, mounted on metal frame. Four pockets, one on either side and front and a zippered pouch on inside upper flap. Edges of pocket flaps bound by leather. Leather shoulder straps riveted to bottom of frame and buckled to top. Bag closure is thin rope and plastic…
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- Title
- Backpack
- Date
- 1930 – 1935
- Material
- fibre; skin; metal; plastic
- Dimensions
- 46.0 x 17.0 x 40.0 cm
- Description
- Grey canvas backpack with leather straps, mounted on metal frame. Four pockets, one on either side and front and a zippered pouch on inside upper flap. Edges of pocket flaps bound by leather. Leather shoulder straps riveted to bottom of frame and buckled to top. Bag closure is thin rope and plastic toggle. Leather inset inside bag: “Bergans Original 39306”. “Mrs P. WHYTE BANFF ALBERTA” is faintly written on the front flap. A red plastic tag that reads “MOUNTAIN TRAVEL USA” “C. WHYTE” on one side and “If Lost Or Found Please Notify MOUNTAIN TRAVEL (USA) 1398 Solano Avenue Albany, California 94706” on the other is attached to the top handle. A fabric label that reads “Bergans ORIGINAL MADE IN OSLO NORWAY” with a drawing of two men is attached to the back of the bag.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0324
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- fibre ; metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1069
- Description
- Metal back frame in typical Bergen style, leather straps, bag is heavy cotton (canvas), grommet and string closure at top plus both sides for tightening, 3 outer pockets with buckle closures, top flap has 2 leather straps for buckle closure, hand printed on flap, "B.G.F. MOODIE - CALGARY"
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- Title
- Backpack
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- fibre ; metal; skin
- Dimensions
- 44.0 x 42.5 cm
- Description
- Metal back frame in typical Bergen style, leather straps, bag is heavy cotton (canvas), grommet and string closure at top plus both sides for tightening, 3 outer pockets with buckle closures, top flap has 2 leather straps for buckle closure, hand printed on flap, "B.G.F. MOODIE - CALGARY"
- Subject
- Moodie, Gordon B.
- sports
- hiking
- skiing
- Credit
- Gift of Margaret Moodie, Vancouver, 1987
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1069
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Basket, Ski Pole Ski Pole
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal; leather
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.0003
- Description
- One ski pole basket. A silver metal ring with three red leather straps equally spaced attached to the ring. Within each leather strap is a 8.2 cm cut in the middle with a cut circle on each end of the cut. The straps are connected via a metal rivet. The leather is smooth on the top and rough/untrea…
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- Title
- Basket, Ski Pole Ski Pole
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal; leather
- Description
- One ski pole basket. A silver metal ring with three red leather straps equally spaced attached to the ring. Within each leather strap is a 8.2 cm cut in the middle with a cut circle on each end of the cut. The straps are connected via a metal rivet. The leather is smooth on the top and rough/untreated on the bottom side.
- Credit
- Gift of Frank Gourlay, Banff, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.0003
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- Date
- 1935 – 1945
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0296
- Description
- Small square buckskin purse, completely beaded on the front, with short loop handle from the centre of the front to the centre of the back. Short buckskin fringe along the sides and bottom. Front completely beaded with silver grey background containing a single large flower of overlapping red petal…
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- Title
- Beaded Bag
- Date
- 1935 – 1945
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 14.0 x 13.0 cm
- Description
- Small square buckskin purse, completely beaded on the front, with short loop handle from the centre of the front to the centre of the back. Short buckskin fringe along the sides and bottom. Front completely beaded with silver grey background containing a single large flower of overlapping red petals with yellow centre, and dark and light blue petals at upper edge. Two large light green leaves defined with dark green, white stems curling from the top, and silver grey stamens in the middle. Slightly curved opening at top of purse, and sides of strap edged with light brown bead trim.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- accessories
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0296
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0004
- Description
- A beaded belt that is fastened with thongs. The beadwork pattern is a white background with a red border along the outside edges, with a series of light blue diamonds, outlined in red, centred along the length of the belt.
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 83.0 cm
- Description
- A beaded belt that is fastened with thongs. The beadwork pattern is a white background with a red border along the outside edges, with a series of light blue diamonds, outlined in red, centred along the length of the belt.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0004
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0073
- Description
- A heavily beaded commercially tanned belt with buckskin loop at one end, ties at the other. Design is yellow ground of straight beads with slanted rows forming border, three patterns of indigo tepees point to point over red diamonds, and three barbs of red at bases. Two three cross beamed crosses o…
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 7.5 x 89.3 cm
- Description
- A heavily beaded commercially tanned belt with buckskin loop at one end, ties at the other. Design is yellow ground of straight beads with slanted rows forming border, three patterns of indigo tepees point to point over red diamonds, and three barbs of red at bases. Two three cross beamed crosses of green between the other three patterns. The belt itself was a commercial man's belt, but has been sliced in half and stitched together with the former ends concealed and the new ends are squared off.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0073
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0085
- Description
- Completely beaded canvas belt lined with muslin. Made of two shorter strips of beadwork sewn together, cuffer? Each panel bordered with light blue beads around white background containing three orange Maltese crosses outlined in blue with green V's in the angle of each corner and small orange tria…
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 6.1 x 69.5 cm
- Description
- Completely beaded canvas belt lined with muslin. Made of two shorter strips of beadwork sewn together, cuffer? Each panel bordered with light blue beads around white background containing three orange Maltese crosses outlined in blue with green V's in the angle of each corner and small orange triangles outlined in red pointing toward each of the outer crosses. Between each cross is a red and green square motif containing another four armed cross. The whole has a kaleidoscope effect.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0085
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- Date
- 1935 – 1945
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0096
- Description
- A heavily beaded belt with two ties at either end. White ground with various vermilion and indigo figures on it, triangles, diamonds with stepped square edges, small rectangles. The border is lazy stitch blue, at midpoint is a pouch or purse of buckskin, heavily beaded on the front in dusty rose, a…
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1935 – 1945
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 17.2 x 84.9 cm
- Description
- A heavily beaded belt with two ties at either end. White ground with various vermilion and indigo figures on it, triangles, diamonds with stepped square edges, small rectangles. The border is lazy stitch blue, at midpoint is a pouch or purse of buckskin, heavily beaded on the front in dusty rose, an arch with a green inner arch, and variously patterned in stepped squares of yellow, blue and red. String ties along top of belt were probably affixed for hanging the belt for exhibition purposes.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0096
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- glass; skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0107
- Description
- A completely beaded belt worked directly on heavy leather. Beadwork stitched around brown leather belt strap with four grommet eyes sewn to top of belt at one end, and leather strap holding metal buckle and metal loop sewn to top of other end. Beadwork on white background in panels separated by ban…
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- glass; skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 4.8 x 89.5 cm
- Description
- A completely beaded belt worked directly on heavy leather. Beadwork stitched around brown leather belt strap with four grommet eyes sewn to top of belt at one end, and leather strap holding metal buckle and metal loop sewn to top of other end. Beadwork on white background in panels separated by bands of small orange and green checks outlined with dark blue. White panels contain, alternately, an eight pointed figure with large brass beaded square at centre and orange points outlined with dark blue, and an orange diamond outlined in light blue with oblique lines extending from the points at the sides and having a brass beaded centre outlined with dark blue.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0107
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Beaded Caparison
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- Date
- 1930 – 1945
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0047
- Description
- A decorative bridle piece, heavily beaded, made of two pieces of elongated round ended pieces of buckskin sewn together. Beaded pattern of heart, spade, diamond, club card suits in red and frosty blue separated by oblique lines in blue green, and all on a white ground. On the bare surface are two 1…
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- Title
- Beaded Caparison
- Date
- 1930 – 1945
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 8.0 x 92.0 cm
- Description
- A decorative bridle piece, heavily beaded, made of two pieces of elongated round ended pieces of buckskin sewn together. Beaded pattern of heart, spade, diamond, club card suits in red and frosty blue separated by oblique lines in blue green, and all on a white ground. On the bare surface are two 10 cm long buckskin strips sewn to the back, parallel to the length of the piece, and thongs at both ends.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0047
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Beaded Caparison
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- fibre; glass; skin; feathers
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0052 a-c
- Description
- Three pieces of beaded canvas with various ties on them, the two longer strips having feathers connected as well. The two longer strips are a red ground with bare canvas ends, and three like patterns of triangles in yellow with stepped square black tops on either side of a stepped square pink cross…
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- Title
- Beaded Caparison
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- fibre; glass; skin; feathers
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 55.5 cm
- Description
- Three pieces of beaded canvas with various ties on them, the two longer strips having feathers connected as well. The two longer strips are a red ground with bare canvas ends, and three like patterns of triangles in yellow with stepped square black tops on either side of a stepped square pink cross with black edges. Two buckskin thongs at the midpoint. The feathers are connected at the edges adjacent to the patterned points. The shorter strip has a red ground and two of the same pattern on it, and ties at either end.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- animal
- horse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0052 a-c
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1003 a,b
- Description
- Pair of beaded buckskin glove and gauntlet decoration. (a) Glove back 9.8x10.5, solid beadwork, white background. Three points at knuckles, green, red, violet horseshoe design, attached to gauntlet. Gauntlet back 19.5x20.0 with 9.0 long fringe. White background, dark and light green and gold le…
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- Title
- Beaded Cuffs
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- skin; glass
- Description
- Pair of beaded buckskin glove and gauntlet decoration. (a) Glove back 9.8x10.5, solid beadwork, white background. Three points at knuckles, green, red, violet horseshoe design, attached to gauntlet. Gauntlet back 19.5x20.0 with 9.0 long fringe. White background, dark and light green and gold leaves and stems. Three blossoms red, dark blue and gold. Silver beads at tips of blossoms. (b) same as (a) but without fringe.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Iva (Mrs. Len) Smith, 1976
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1003 a,b
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1028 a,b
- Description
- A pair of beaded cuffs for gauntlets, tapezoid shape, blue background with groups of oblong designs, centre design is orange-white-blue, a smaller design of white-yellow-green is lateral, a red-white edge with 3 groups of oblong brown-red-white-blue-cherry, each piece has a thing sewn on to the glo…
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- Title
- Beaded Cuffs
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 19.0 x 13.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of beaded cuffs for gauntlets, tapezoid shape, blue background with groups of oblong designs, centre design is orange-white-blue, a smaller design of white-yellow-green is lateral, a red-white edge with 3 groups of oblong brown-red-white-blue-cherry, each piece has a thing sewn on to the glove edge.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1028 a,b
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- Date
- 1930 – 1935
- Material
- skin; shell; metal; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3025
- Description
- Dress of dark brown hide with short sleeves and a tie at one side of the neck opening. The sleeves of the dress have long fringe (23.5 cm) and some of the fringe pieces have blue beads and metal bells attached. The bottom hem of the dress also has fringe (15.0 cm long) attached. The front and b…
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- Title
- Beaded Dress
- Date
- 1930 – 1935
- Material
- skin; shell; metal; glass
- Dimensions
- 87.0 x 96.0 cm
- Description
- Dress of dark brown hide with short sleeves and a tie at one side of the neck opening. The sleeves of the dress have long fringe (23.5 cm) and some of the fringe pieces have blue beads and metal bells attached. The bottom hem of the dress also has fringe (15.0 cm long) attached. The front and back of the dress are decorated with cowrie shells hanging from beaded thread and three silver buckles with hanging threads. Tag attached: “note in bag - ‘this prob. Stoney w/ borrowed Crow idea’ “ in Joyce Johnson writing (1981-1984) and on reverse “Kathleen old regalia scince (sic) child Oct 1931” in CRW writing.
- Subject
- Indigenous, Stoney
- regalia
- beading
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3025
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