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Date
1930 – 1950
Material
skin; metal
Catalogue Number
103.07.0156
Description
Wide belt of very soft, thin, brown split leather with large brass buckle. Edges unbound with slight embossing line noticeable along length tip squared with two punch holes. Narrow keeper loop and buckle held by end of belt being turned under and stitched. Lightweight cast buckle is brass plated, a…
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Title
Belt
Date
1930 – 1950
Material
skin; metal
Dimensions
3.6 x 93.3 cm
Description
Wide belt of very soft, thin, brown split leather with large brass buckle. Edges unbound with slight embossing line noticeable along length tip squared with two punch holes. Narrow keeper loop and buckle held by end of belt being turned under and stitched. Lightweight cast buckle is brass plated, and is simple open square shape with leading edge very wide, 1.9 cm, both holes show evidence of having been worn.
Subject
households
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.07.0156
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Date
1920 – 1940
Material
fibre; metal
Catalogue Number
103.07.0173
Description
A soft belt of red violet velvet with large silver buckle. Velvet is sewn into long tube and gathered slightly at end where attached to buckle. Two part buckle hooks together with large hook and eye on back. Cast buckle shaped like two pointed cinquefoils butting together at the flat side, each co…
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Title
Belt
Date
1920 – 1940
Material
fibre; metal
Dimensions
8.5 x 93.5 cm
Description
A soft belt of red violet velvet with large silver buckle. Velvet is sewn into long tube and gathered slightly at end where attached to buckle. Two part buckle hooks together with large hook and eye on back. Cast buckle shaped like two pointed cinquefoils butting together at the flat side, each containing a female dancing figure in very high relief. Figure has firm breasts and tiny waist, and is wearing draped bloomers and tall headdress. Scrolls and flowers form garland around figure. Smooth border around pebbly background surface, follows shape of buckle each side of buckle has bar soldered across back to attach belt. Velvet attached one side only with loose basting stitches around bar.
Subject
households
figure
female
religious
Hinduism
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.07.0173
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Date
1928
Material
metal, silver
Catalogue Number
103.09.1152 a,b
Description
Round silver pins. (a) 4 people in a boat with oars, laurel wreath bottom balf, top have etched "B.B.C. 1928" obverse: "Men 2nd" (b) 2 people in a boat with oars, same as (a), obverse same as (a). Each has a silver loop at top for hanging.
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Title
Athletic Pin
Date
1928
Material
metal, silver
Description
Round silver pins. (a) 4 people in a boat with oars, laurel wreath bottom balf, top have etched "B.B.C. 1928" obverse: "Men 2nd" (b) 2 people in a boat with oars, same as (a), obverse same as (a). Each has a silver loop at top for hanging.
Subject
Banff Boating Club
Jim Boyce
sports
Credit
Gift of Dorothy Boyce, Banff, 1995
Catalogue Number
103.09.1152 a,b
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Date
1930 – 1950
Material
skin
Catalogue Number
103.07.0086
Description
A belt made of fourteen octagonal links of painted rawhide or buckskin stiffened with gesso joined together by two long buckskin thongs, passing through two holes at the ends of each link. Has been gessoed, then painted around edge with red border, and a green border set inside that. At centre is e…
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Title
Belt
Date
1930 – 1950
Material
skin
Dimensions
4.0 x 83.0 cm
Description
A belt made of fourteen octagonal links of painted rawhide or buckskin stiffened with gesso joined together by two long buckskin thongs, passing through two holes at the ends of each link. Has been gessoed, then painted around edge with red border, and a green border set inside that. At centre is either a red or purple diamond shape painted in green outline with a border around defined by another green line. The links have been varnished front and back giving them a yellow colour.
Subject
Indigenous
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.07.0086
Images
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