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Date
prior to 1970
Material
glass; fibre; skin
Catalogue Number
103.04.3010
Description
Loom-woven beaded headband in blue with a white, red and pink geometric design. The ends of the beading are joined with a strip of hide with scalloped edges. Green and light green ribbons (64.0 cm long) are sewn onto the centre of the hide strip.
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Title
Beaded Headband
Date
prior to 1970
Material
glass; fibre; skin
Dimensions
4.2 x 25.8 cm
Description
Loom-woven beaded headband in blue with a white, red and pink geometric design. The ends of the beading are joined with a strip of hide with scalloped edges. Green and light green ribbons (64.0 cm long) are sewn onto the centre of the hide strip.
Subject
Indigenous
regalia
beadwork
weaving
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.04.3010
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Date
prior to 1979
Material
fibre; glass; plastic; skin
Catalogue Number
103.05.3005
Description
Blue velvet mossbag lined with flannel fabric with a baby blanket pattern (rabbits, horses, elephants) in blue, pink and yellow. The top opening of the bag is unfinished. The side opening is edged with hide with a scalloped edge. The hide has slit holes for lacing the bag closed and has laces at…
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Title
Mossbag
Date
prior to 1979
Material
fibre; glass; plastic; skin
Dimensions
26.8 x 76.0 cm
Description
Blue velvet mossbag lined with flannel fabric with a baby blanket pattern (rabbits, horses, elephants) in blue, pink and yellow. The top opening of the bag is unfinished. The side opening is edged with hide with a scalloped edge. The hide has slit holes for lacing the bag closed and has laces attached. Both sides of the bag have beaded flowers in purple and red with green leaves all edged in yellow.
Subject
Indigenous
Stoney
regalia
beadwork
sewing
children
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.05.3005
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Date
prior to 1979
Material
fibre; glass; skin
Catalogue Number
103.05.3006
Description
Black corduroy mossbag lined with purple, pink and green floral patterned red flannel. The open edge of the bag is edged with commercially prepared leather (sueded side out) with scalloped edges and oval holes for laces. Both sides of the bag have floral patterned beading in blue, pink, yellow an…
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Title
Mossbag
Date
prior to 1979
Material
fibre; glass; skin
Dimensions
26.2 x 71.2 cm
Description
Black corduroy mossbag lined with purple, pink and green floral patterned red flannel. The open edge of the bag is edged with commercially prepared leather (sueded side out) with scalloped edges and oval holes for laces. Both sides of the bag have floral patterned beading in blue, pink, yellow and white with green and pink leaves and green stems.
Subject
Indigenous
regalia
beadwork
sewing
children
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.05.3006
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Date
prior to 1979
Material
skin; shell; metal; feather; plastic
Catalogue Number
103.05.3015
Description
Pieced white buckskin trimmed with three different sets (two geometric, one floral) of bead strips, a medallion and six other pieces of beadwork with diamond patterns. There are a number of ermine pelts, cowrie shells, bells, dyed feathers and a plastic shrunken head souvenir attached to the robe.…
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Title
Beaded Cape
Date
prior to 1979
Material
skin; shell; metal; feather; plastic
Description
Pieced white buckskin trimmed with three different sets (two geometric, one floral) of bead strips, a medallion and six other pieces of beadwork with diamond patterns. There are a number of ermine pelts, cowrie shells, bells, dyed feathers and a plastic shrunken head souvenir attached to the robe. Tag attached: “note incl- ‘Julia say (sic) not chicken but poss. sun dance cape’.”
Subject
Indigenous
regalia
beadwork
ceremonial
souvenirs
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.05.3015
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Date
prior to 1973
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.05.3017
Description
Dark brown fur apron with three compartments. Each section holds a doll, one larger than the other two, that is sewn in place. Each doll has hide clothing, fur on the head and beaded facial features. Long thong tie (69.8 cm long) attached at upper two corners. Tag attached: “Eliza Hunter broug…
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Title
Regalia Apron
Date
prior to 1973
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
49.0 x 48.0 cm
Description
Dark brown fur apron with three compartments. Each section holds a doll, one larger than the other two, that is sewn in place. Each doll has hide clothing, fur on the head and beaded facial features. Long thong tie (69.8 cm long) attached at upper two corners. Tag attached: “Eliza Hunter brought this spring of ‘72 How babies were carried? (copied from note in CRW handwriting).”
Subject
Indigenous
Eliza Hunter
regalia
beadwork
children
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.05.3017
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Date
prior to 1979
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.05.3022 a-d
Description
Child’s (boy) outfit with a shirt, leggings and an apron.a) Light hide shirt (91.5 x 45.3 cm), open sided with thong ties. The shirt has canvas backed bead strips attached along the back of the arms and over the shoulders. The strips are edged with red and blue beads and have a red and blue geome…
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Title
Set Regalia
Date
prior to 1979
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Dimensions
91.5 (a) x 45.3 (a) cm
Description
Child’s (boy) outfit with a shirt, leggings and an apron.a) Light hide shirt (91.5 x 45.3 cm), open sided with thong ties. The shirt has canvas backed bead strips attached along the back of the arms and over the shoulders. The strips are edged with red and blue beads and have a red and blue geometric pattern on a white background. There is fringe (16.0 cm long) attached across the shoulders and under the arm beadstrips. b,c) Leggings (b - 64.5 x 28.0 cm; c - 62.0 x 25.7 cm) with beadstrips (same pattern as shirt) and thong ties. The edges of the leggings are pinked.d) Apron (26.0 x 29.0 cm) with two half-oval parts with blue and red beaded decoration on the front and red beading on the back. Both the front and back have a fringed edge (4.0 cm). The apron is tied together at one side. e) black and yellow butterfly necklace
Subject
Indigenous
regalia
beadwork
children
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.05.3022 a-d
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Date
prior to 1979
Material
skin; glass; metal
Catalogue Number
103.05.3029
Description
Hide jacket with a metal zipper and the pulltab marked “EXPORT.” The jacket has beadwork with a floral motif on the yoke and both cuffs in shades of pink and green. There is also a scalloped line of beading alongside the zipper. Beadwork has been removed from the jacket - two false pocket flaps …
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Title
Beaded Jacket
Date
prior to 1979
Material
skin; glass; metal
Dimensions
160.0 x 64.5 cm
Description
Hide jacket with a metal zipper and the pulltab marked “EXPORT.” The jacket has beadwork with a floral motif on the yoke and both cuffs in shades of pink and green. There is also a scalloped line of beading alongside the zipper. Beadwork has been removed from the jacket - two false pocket flaps and a scalloped line alongside the zipper. The bottom edge of the jacket has been fringed (21.0 cm long) and there is fringe along the yoke and over the shoulders (12.4 cm).
Subject
Indigenous
regalia
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.05.3029
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Date
prior to 1979
Material
fibre; glass; metal
Catalogue Number
103.05.3030
Description
Beige commercially made shirt decorated with coloured glass beads, coloured glass stones and embroidered flowers. There are four large metal buttons fastening the front and one button and a safety pin holding a belt on the back. The shirt has two pockets and a false pocket flap. A paper tag is …
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Title
Beaded Jacket
Date
prior to 1979
Material
fibre; glass; metal
Dimensions
119.5 x 68.4 cm
Description
Beige commercially made shirt decorated with coloured glass beads, coloured glass stones and embroidered flowers. There are four large metal buttons fastening the front and one button and a safety pin holding a belt on the back. The shirt has two pockets and a false pocket flap. A paper tag is stapled to the bottom hem marked “18124” and a worn tag is in the right pocket.
Subject
crafts
embroidery
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.05.3030
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Date
1950 – 1970
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.05.3031
Description
Light hide shirt with fringed (14.0 cm long) short sleeves and fringe along the bottom hem (90.0 cm long). The shirt is decorated with beaded diamonds in yellow and green on the front and back. The front of the shirt also has two chevrons of beading one in yellow and green and another in red and …
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Title
Beaded Blouse
Date
1950 – 1970
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
52.0 x 48.0 cm
Description
Light hide shirt with fringed (14.0 cm long) short sleeves and fringe along the bottom hem (90.0 cm long). The shirt is decorated with beaded diamonds in yellow and green on the front and back. The front of the shirt also has two chevrons of beading one in yellow and green and another in red and blue.
Subject
Indigenous
regalia
beadwork
children
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.05.3031
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Date
1955 – 1965
Material
skin; glass; fibre; hoof
Catalogue Number
103.05.3032 a-e
Description
A girl’s outfit with matching beadwork of orange with black and white stepped geometric designs (triangles and diamonds).a) Dress of light hide with fringe along the yoke and around both short sleeves (13.5 cm long) and along the bottom hem (6.5 cm long). There are thong ties at both sides of the …
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Title
Set Regalia
Date
1955 – 1965
Material
skin; glass; fibre; hoof
Dimensions
72.5 (a) x 84.5 (a) cm
Description
A girl’s outfit with matching beadwork of orange with black and white stepped geometric designs (triangles and diamonds).a) Dress of light hide with fringe along the yoke and around both short sleeves (13.5 cm long) and along the bottom hem (6.5 cm long). There are thong ties at both sides of the neck opening. The front of the dress yoke has three beaded diamonds, backed with fabric and sewn to the dress. The front of the dress also has two beaded medallions with dewclaw and bead tassels. The back of the dress also has beaded medallions (no tassels) and two beaded diamonds on the yoke.b) Belt (70.5 x 6.0 cm), fully beaded and backed with fabric (pink and white floral print), with thong ties attached to each end. The belt is orange with black and white triangles and has black and orange edge beading. Section (2.0 cm) of edge beading missing.c) Headband (22.5 x 4.2 cm; 46.3 cm circumference) with same beading pattern and fabric backing as belt. The ends of the band are attached with a piece of white elastic. A beaded, hide backed medallion is strung on the elastic.d,e) Moccasins with high tops and beadstrips attached to the top. The beadstrips, with canvas and blue fabric backing, match the belt and headband. Each moccasin has a single long wrapping lace and two thong laces attached to the beadstrip. There is fringe at both heels. The soles are dirty and worn from use.
Subject
Indigenous
regalia
beadwork
children
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.05.3032 a-e
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Date
prior to 1979
Material
skin; glass; metal
Catalogue Number
103.05.3034
Description
Buckskin jacket with metal zipper with a pulltab marked “CLIX.” The jacket has two front pockets. There is fringe (14.0 cm long) along the bottom edge of the yoke on both the front andback. The jacket is decorated with simple stepped geometric (triangles and diamond) beadwork in white, dark blue…
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Title
Beaded Jacket
Date
prior to 1979
Material
skin; glass; metal
Dimensions
164.0 x 81.8 cm
Description
Buckskin jacket with metal zipper with a pulltab marked “CLIX.” The jacket has two front pockets. There is fringe (14.0 cm long) along the bottom edge of the yoke on both the front andback. The jacket is decorated with simple stepped geometric (triangles and diamond) beadwork in white, dark blue, red, blue orange, black and pink on the front and back yokes.
Subject
Indigenous
regalia
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.05.3034
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Date
1950 – 1970
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.01.1039
Description
Beaded choker made of three sections. Ends are skin with gold, black and red beads, bordered with green and black beads. Centre section loom beaded in red, black and white.
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Title
Beaded Necklace
Date
1950 – 1970
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Dimensions
3.5 x 79.0 cm
Description
Beaded choker made of three sections. Ends are skin with gold, black and red beads, bordered with green and black beads. Centre section loom beaded in red, black and white.
Subject
Indigenous, Stoney
regalia
beadwork
Whyte family
Credit
Gift of Harold C. Whyte, Penticton, 2002
Catalogue Number
103.01.1039
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Date
prior to 1979
Material
fibre; glass; metal; plastic; shell; skin
Catalogue Number
103.07.3034
Description
White hairpipes, red beads, and metal (brass?) beads strung horizontally between stiff commercial leather strips. A shell medallion is tied to the centre with two metal beads and hanging thongs. There are two large cowrie shells hanging from the bottom of the breastplate.
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Title
Beaded Breastplate
Date
prior to 1979
Material
fibre; glass; metal; plastic; shell; skin
Dimensions
30.0 x 60.0 cm
Description
White hairpipes, red beads, and metal (brass?) beads strung horizontally between stiff commercial leather strips. A shell medallion is tied to the centre with two metal beads and hanging thongs. There are two large cowrie shells hanging from the bottom of the breastplate.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.07.3034
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Date
1950 – 1954
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.05.1160
Description
Men’s beaded elkskin jacket with front button closure, two front hip pockets and two front chest pockets. Fringe along jacket bottom, across front and back yokes, back of sleeves. Floral beadwork on pockets and across back yoke in blue, yellow, green and orange.
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Title
Beaded Jacket
Date
1950 – 1954
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
68.0 x 83.0 cm
Description
Men’s beaded elkskin jacket with front button closure, two front hip pockets and two front chest pockets. Fringe along jacket bottom, across front and back yokes, back of sleeves. Floral beadwork on pockets and across back yoke in blue, yellow, green and orange.
Subject
Indigenous, Stoney
regalia
beadwork
Indian Trading Post
Norman Luxton
Credit
Gift of Marilyn Newell, Qualicum Beach, 2002
Catalogue Number
103.05.1160
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Date
prior to 1970
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.07.3050 a,b
Description
Two armbands with same pattern but reversed (mirror-image). Bottom edge of each band is curved and top edge is straight with thong ties attached to the top two corners. Each band is fully beaded with a white background and two motifs - a blue and yellow eight-pointed star with red chevrons and a …
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Title
Beaded Armbands
Date
prior to 1970
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
9.5 x 22.5 cm
Description
Two armbands with same pattern but reversed (mirror-image). Bottom edge of each band is curved and top edge is straight with thong ties attached to the top two corners. Each band is fully beaded with a white background and two motifs - a blue and yellow eight-pointed star with red chevrons and a yellow and red diamond with black and pink triangles.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.07.3050 a,b
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Date
prior to 1979
Material
hair; skin; glass; fibre; wood
Catalogue Number
103.09.3035
Description
Light to dark brown coloured stiff hair with blue fabric braided centre. Roach attached to loom beaded headband with green, yellow and white repeated pattern, ends of band attached with elastic. White beaded diamond, backed with commercial leather, with bird design and fringe attached to headband…
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Title
Roach Headdress
Date
prior to 1979
Material
hair; skin; glass; fibre; wood
Description
Light to dark brown coloured stiff hair with blue fabric braided centre. Roach attached to loom beaded headband with green, yellow and white repeated pattern, ends of band attached with elastic. White beaded diamond, backed with commercial leather, with bird design and fringe attached to headband at temples. Roach stored on wood form and wrapped in printed cotton. Tag with CRW’s writing: “ALVIN DIXON To pay bill mine to sell.”
Subject
Indigenous, Stoney
ceremonial
beadwork
Alvin Dixon
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.09.3035
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Date
prior to 1970
Material
fibre; glass; skin; wood
Catalogue Number
104.04.3003
Description
Canvas case with fully beaded panels on both sides at each end. The open end of the case is decorated with a blue and orange triangle border and red, blue and green triangles on a white ground. Long fringe (28.0 cm), with wooden beads, is attached to the bottom edge. The muzzle end of the case is…
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Title
Gun Case
Date
prior to 1970
Material
fibre; glass; skin; wood
Dimensions
16.0 x 89.5 cm
Description
Canvas case with fully beaded panels on both sides at each end. The open end of the case is decorated with a blue and orange triangle border and red, blue and green triangles on a white ground. Long fringe (28.0 cm), with wooden beads, is attached to the bottom edge. The muzzle end of the case is decorated with a blue triangle border, red and orange triangles, red diamonds and blue diamonds on a white ground. This design is not symmetrical. Long fringe (26.0 cm), with wooden beads, is attached along the bottom edge.
Subject
Indigenous, Blackfoot
Indians, Stoney
Johnny Bearspaw
crafts
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.04.3003
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Date
prior to 1970
Material
glass; skin; fibre
Catalogue Number
104.24.3002
Description
Fully beaded rectangular pouch with a diamond-shpaed opening in the centre front. A piece of mirror, with a bevelled edge, has been placed inside the bag behind the opening. The top of the pouch has a blue and white beaded handle and there is long hide fringe (22.0 cm) attached to the bottom edge…
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Title
Mirror Case
Date
prior to 1970
Material
glass; skin; fibre
Dimensions
58.5 x 15.1 cm
Description
Fully beaded rectangular pouch with a diamond-shpaed opening in the centre front. A piece of mirror, with a bevelled edge, has been placed inside the bag behind the opening. The top of the pouch has a blue and white beaded handle and there is long hide fringe (22.0 cm) attached to the bottom edge. The mirror case has floral decoration on both sides with orange and red flowers and burgandy and yellow flowers.
Subject
Indigenous, Stoney
crafts
beadwork
households
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.24.3002
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Date
1950 – 1960
Material
fibre; glass; skin
Catalogue Number
106.06.3021
Description
Two beaded strips, worked on canvas, joined together with a beaded rectangle. All beaded pieces have the same motif - a red, yellow and blue geometric pattern on a white ground. The bottom edge of all beaded pieces have long (22.0 cm) hide fringe attached. There are thong ties attached to the to…
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Title
Beaded Martingale
Date
1950 – 1960
Material
fibre; glass; skin
Dimensions
43.0 x 103.5 cm
Description
Two beaded strips, worked on canvas, joined together with a beaded rectangle. All beaded pieces have the same motif - a red, yellow and blue geometric pattern on a white ground. The bottom edge of all beaded pieces have long (22.0 cm) hide fringe attached. There are thong ties attached to the top of each bead strip.
Subject
Indigenous
animals, horses
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
106.06.3021
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Date
prior to 1970
Material
fibre; glass; skin
Catalogue Number
106.06.3023 a,b
Description
A contemporary martingale and browband with similar beadwork typical Stoney beadwork, tanned hide, white tail deer buffer between canvas and horse.a) Martingale with two beadstrips joined with a beaded rectangle. The beadstrips each have one rounded end and one tapered end with leather strips and …
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Title
Beaded Martingale
Date
prior to 1970
Material
fibre; glass; skin
Dimensions
43.5 (a); 16.0 (b) x 74.0 (a); 39.0 (b) cm
Description
A contemporary martingale and browband with similar beadwork typical Stoney beadwork, tanned hide, white tail deer buffer between canvas and horse.a) Martingale with two beadstrips joined with a beaded rectangle. The beadstrips each have one rounded end and one tapered end with leather strips and thong tied together. Each strip is decorated with groups of red triangles, black and clear triangles, and two pink and red geometric shapes on a white ground. The beaded rectangle is white with four black and orange stepped diamonds with green centres around a black and orange stepped “X”, with two sides filled in with blue. b) Headband for a horse with a medallion hanging at the centre. The band has a similar pattern to the martingale strips. The medallion is white with paired blue triangles and single green squares around a four-point orange star (flower?) with a blue and white centre. The back of the band has strips of leather and loops to attach to the headstall of a harness.
Subject
Indigenous
animals, horses
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
106.06.3023 a,b
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