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Beaded Bag

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Date: 1890 – 1910

Material: skin; glass

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0002

Description: A rectangular, flat, bag with a long fringe of soft leather along the bottom edge and a short leather thong handle at the top. The bag is very colourfully beaded with a medium blue background and a many-coloured design (yellow,orange, red and many shades of blue). There are light blue bands alon…

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Title: Beaded Bag

Date: 1890 – 1910

Material: skin; glass

Dimensions: 52.0 x 18.0 cm

Description: A rectangular, flat, bag with a long fringe of soft leather along the bottom edge and a short leather thong handle at the top. The bag is very colourfully beaded with a medium blue background and a many-coloured design (yellow,orange, red and many shades of blue). There are light blue bands along each side and a white band along the bottom. The bag has a pointed, beaded flap at the top that ties with a leather thong.

Subject: Indigenous, Stoney; decorative; regalia; beadwork

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0002

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Beaded Bag

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Date: 1890 – 1910

Material: skin; fibre; glass

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0006

Description: A flat rectangular purse with a long fringe along the bottom edge. The bag’s opening fastens with a thong which ties through two holes. The front of the purse is defined with an outline of beads, the inside of which is filled with vertical rows of beads forming a horizontal design of three diamon…

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Title: Beaded Bag

Date: 1890 – 1910

Material: skin; fibre; glass

Dimensions: 12.5 x 32.0 cm

Description: A flat rectangular purse with a long fringe along the bottom edge. The bag’s opening fastens with a thong which ties through two holes. The front of the purse is defined with an outline of beads, the inside of which is filled with vertical rows of beads forming a horizontal design of three diamonds at the top and at the bottom.

Subject: Indigenous, Stoney; Blackfoot, Siksika; decorative; regalia; beadwork

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0006

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Beaded Bag

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Date: 1890 – 1910

Material: skin, deer; glass

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0008

Description: A curved bottom flat purse with a long deerskin finge around the sides and bottom, and a handle made of two deerskin thongs tied together at the middle. Both sides of the purse are completely beaded with bands of red and blues which follow the contour of the purse's shape.

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Title: Beaded Bag

Date: 1890 – 1910

Material: skin, deer; glass

Dimensions: 9.0 x 9.5; 8.0 (fringe) cm

Description: A curved bottom flat purse with a long deerskin finge around the sides and bottom, and a handle made of two deerskin thongs tied together at the middle. Both sides of the purse are completely beaded with bands of red and blues which follow the contour of the purse's shape.

Subject: Indigenous, Stoney; children; clothing; decorative; regalia; beadwork

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0008

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Beaded Bag

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Date: 1890 – 1910

Material: hair, sheep; glass; fibre

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0012

Description: A black velvet pouch with a looped bead fringe along the edges. The bag has a twisted, faded red wool cord at the neck with wool pom-poms at each end. The bag is decoarated with multicoloured beadwork on the front with a tulip-like flower with other flowers on a vine extending from the tulip-like…

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Title: Beaded Bag

Date: 1890 – 1910

Material: hair, sheep; glass; fibre

Dimensions: 11.0 x 16.0 cm

Description: A black velvet pouch with a looped bead fringe along the edges. The bag has a twisted, faded red wool cord at the neck with wool pom-poms at each end. The bag is decoarated with multicoloured beadwork on the front with a tulip-like flower with other flowers on a vine extending from the tulip-like flower.

Subject: Indigenous, Athapaskan; tourism; religious; regalia

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0012

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Beaded Bag

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Date: 1900 – 1920

Material: skin; glass

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0015

Description: A curved bottom flat pouch with a small 'tail' hanging from the bottom edge, and two short handles made of a string of beads. The pouch is entirely covered with beadwork of blue, yellow, dark blue and red beads with a cross of white beads on the front.

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Title: Beaded Bag

Date: 1900 – 1920

Material: skin; glass

Dimensions: 11.0 x 22.0 cm

Description: A curved bottom flat pouch with a small 'tail' hanging from the bottom edge, and two short handles made of a string of beads. The pouch is entirely covered with beadwork of blue, yellow, dark blue and red beads with a cross of white beads on the front.

Subject: Indigenous, Stoney; decorative; beadwork; regalia

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0015

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Dish

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Date: 1900 – 1940

Material: ceramic

Catalogue Number: 102.04.0085 a,b

Description: Two identical Spode china decorative dishes. Both are decorated in pink and feature a castle and bridge design, and are bordered with a floral design.

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Title: Dish

Date: 1900 – 1940

Material: ceramic

Dimensions: 1.4 x 8.5 x 8.5 cm

Description: Two identical Spode china decorative dishes. Both are decorated in pink and feature a castle and bridge design, and are bordered with a floral design.