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Date
1885 – 1905
Material
glass; fibre; hair
Catalogue Number
103.07.1033
Description
Beaded Blackfoot dance belt with 5 hanging panels, belt band 15.5 wide at centre tapers to 9.0 at ends, stitched onto cotton covered heavy canvas. Open floral design centered with a red and white club-like flower. 5 hanging panels: centre piece 27.0 long, 2 outside panels squarish with correspondin…
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Title
Beaded Belt
Date
1885 – 1905
Material
glass; fibre; hair
Dimensions
43.0 x 86.0 cm
Description
Beaded Blackfoot dance belt with 5 hanging panels, belt band 15.5 wide at centre tapers to 9.0 at ends, stitched onto cotton covered heavy canvas. Open floral design centered with a red and white club-like flower. 5 hanging panels: centre piece 27.0 long, 2 outside panels squarish with corresponding blue tassels, 2 each side (2 missing each side) Other 2 panels of a different design and colours - were arm bands, belt bandends are cotton ca 8.5 long with 2 cotton ties each side, edge beading lightblue.
Subject
Indigenous, Blackfoot
beadwork
regalia
ceremonial
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
103.07.1033
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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.
Subject
Indigenous
Stoney
Philip Moore
ceremonial
decorative
regalia
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.07.0004
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Date
1880 – 1930
Material
skin; glass; metal, brass
Catalogue Number
103.07.0008
Description
A woman's beaded belt with harness leather straps and a brass buckle. The beadwork has a white border and three patterned sections alternating with two solid leather squares. The beaded patterns are worked in yellow, pink, blue, dark blue and red.
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Title
Beaded Belt
Date
1880 – 1930
Material
skin; glass; metal, brass
Dimensions
7.5 x 116.0 cm
Description
A woman's beaded belt with harness leather straps and a brass buckle. The beadwork has a white border and three patterned sections alternating with two solid leather squares. The beaded patterns are worked in yellow, pink, blue, dark blue and red.
Subject
Indigenous
Blood
Peigan
Blackfoot
regalia
decorative
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.07.0008
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Date
1880 – 1890
Material
skin; glass; metal
Catalogue Number
103.07.0016
Description
A woman's beaded belt of harness leather that fastens with a buckle. The belt is worked in beads of blue, yellow and pink in predominently solid coloured sections with small white beaded patterns that alternate with areas of leather.
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Title
Beaded Belt
Date
1880 – 1890
Material
skin; glass; metal
Dimensions
3.0 x 105.0 cm
Description
A woman's beaded belt of harness leather that fastens with a buckle. The belt is worked in beads of blue, yellow and pink in predominently solid coloured sections with small white beaded patterns that alternate with areas of leather.
Subject
Indigenous
Blackfoot
Siksika
decorative
regalia
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.07.0016
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Date
1880 – 1910
Material
fibre; glass; skin
Catalogue Number
103.07.0071
Description
A wide long belt, sturdy canvas ground, heavily beaded, buckskin ties. White ground with stylized or conventional flowers in pink tulip like and red tipped bud forms. Looped clear glass beads and red beads on border of belt.
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Title
Beaded Belt
Date
1880 – 1910
Material
fibre; glass; skin
Dimensions
10.0 x 100.0 cm
Description
A wide long belt, sturdy canvas ground, heavily beaded, buckskin ties. White ground with stylized or conventional flowers in pink tulip like and red tipped bud forms. Looped clear glass beads and red beads on border of belt.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.07.0071
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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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Date
1930 – 1950
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
107.01.0005
Description
A silver plated figurine of a man, wearing knickers, jacket and golfing cap, swinging a golf club over his shoulder. The figurine has a round disk base and is marked “made in Japan.”
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Title
Figurine
Date
1930 – 1950
Material
metal
Dimensions
9.0 cm
Description
A silver plated figurine of a man, wearing knickers, jacket and golfing cap, swinging a golf club over his shoulder. The figurine has a round disk base and is marked “made in Japan.”
Subject
households
collectables
sports, golf
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0005
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Date
1880 – 1910
Material
metal, bronze
Catalogue Number
107.01.0015
Description
A cast figure of a woman, wearing draped clothing, seated in a simple curved chair. The woman sits with her head resting on her left hand and her right arm hanging over the back of the chair holding a scroll. Her legs are crossed at knees and she is barefoot. The figurine has “Moreau” engraved.
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Title
Figurine
Date
1880 – 1910
Material
metal, bronze
Dimensions
27.0 (approx.) cm
Description
A cast figure of a woman, wearing draped clothing, seated in a simple curved chair. The woman sits with her head resting on her left hand and her right arm hanging over the back of the chair holding a scroll. Her legs are crossed at knees and she is barefoot. The figurine has “Moreau” engraved.
Subject
households
collectables
sculpture
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0015
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Date
1935 – 1945
Material
wood
Catalogue Number
107.01.0049 a,b
Description
Two carved figures.a) A carved, painted, figure of a man wearing a red shirt, a black vest, grey pants and a black cap standing on an irregularly shaped base of wood painted black.b) A carved painted figure of a woman with yellow blouse, brown skirt, full white apron and green kerchief on her head …
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Title
Figurine
Date
1935 – 1945
Material
wood
Dimensions
14.0 x 4.5 (base) x 4.5 (base) cm
Description
Two carved figures.a) A carved, painted, figure of a man wearing a red shirt, a black vest, grey pants and a black cap standing on an irregularly shaped base of wood painted black.b) A carved painted figure of a woman with yellow blouse, brown skirt, full white apron and green kerchief on her head standing on an irregularly shaped base of wood painted black.
Subject
households
collectables
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0049 a,b
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Date
1880 – 1910
Material
plaster
Catalogue Number
107.01.0053
Description
A cream coloured plaster casting of a devil sitting with the right foot resting on the left knee and three-fingered hands resting on the right leg. The figurine has moulded hair from head to waist, a grimacing face and cloven feet.
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Title
Figurine
Date
1880 – 1910
Material
plaster
Dimensions
14.6 x 5.0 x 6.8 cm
Description
A cream coloured plaster casting of a devil sitting with the right foot resting on the left knee and three-fingered hands resting on the right leg. The figurine has moulded hair from head to waist, a grimacing face and cloven feet.
Subject
households
characters
myth
crafts
Lincolnshire
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0053
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Date
1930 – 1940
Material
wood
Catalogue Number
107.01.0086
Description
A seated buddha with his feet in a lotus position at the centre of a lotus blossom. His right hand rests palm up in his lap and the left is raised in a blessing (or teaching position). The carved figurine is wood with simple features, large ears, and draped robes. The figurine is painted a saffro…
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Title
Figurine
Date
1930 – 1940
Material
wood
Dimensions
12.7 x 6.0 x 7.0 cm
Description
A seated buddha with his feet in a lotus position at the centre of a lotus blossom. His right hand rests palm up in his lap and the left is raised in a blessing (or teaching position). The carved figurine is wood with simple features, large ears, and draped robes. The figurine is painted a saffron gold colour with red and black features and black hair with carved and red painted dot at front centre of hair. The figurine is loosely attached to a simply carved brown wood base of leaves curling downward with dowel through base of the buddha. There are Chinese letters on the base of the stand and “1.50” along with a paper sticker that reads “China:.
Subject
households
souvenirs
religious
Buddah
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0086
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Date
1930 – 1950
Material
wood; metal
Catalogue Number
107.02.0013
Description
An elongated tall thin simple figure carved from a single piece of wood which is half light and half dark. The figure has one hand at the waist holding a wooden spear through a hole drilled in its fist. The other hand is clasped at the chest holding the broken remains of another spear. The figur…
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Title
Figurine
Date
1930 – 1950
Material
wood; metal
Dimensions
37.5 x 4.5; 4.6 (base) x 5.5; 4.6 (base) cm
Description
An elongated tall thin simple figure carved from a single piece of wood which is half light and half dark. The figure has one hand at the waist holding a wooden spear through a hole drilled in its fist. The other hand is clasped at the chest holding the broken remains of another spear. The figure is wearing a short skirt,a tall flat headdress with three incised vertical grid-like bands and has large pierced earlobes and very simply carved facial features. There is a tall wire silver coloured collar that is wrapped around the figurine’s long neck. The figure is standing on a low circular base made of a different type of wood.
Subject
households
decorative
souvenirs
crafts
carving
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.02.0013
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Date
1931 – 1932
Material
metal; wood
Catalogue Number
103.09.0089
Description
Rankin cup trophy is double handled, lidded, and sits on a circular, lathed, black painted wooden base. Tall, deep cup on circular foot, with ornate, amphora like handles. Handles have grape plant motif on thumb rests. Relief downhill skier on cup. Under skier engraved, "Won by: 1934 Victor Kutsch…
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Title
Loving Cup
Date
1931 – 1932
Material
metal; wood
Dimensions
42.8 x 16.2 x 22.0 cm
Description
Rankin cup trophy is double handled, lidded, and sits on a circular, lathed, black painted wooden base. Tall, deep cup on circular foot, with ornate, amphora like handles. Handles have grape plant motif on thumb rests. Relief downhill skier on cup. Under skier engraved, "Won by: 1934 Victor Kutschera, 1935 Victor Kutschera, 1936 Vigo Victor Kutschera". Opposite side of cup engraved "Ski Runners of the Canadian Rockies, Downhill Challenge Cup, Presented by Mr. Niall & Lady Jean Rankin, March 1932". Hallmarks near handle include "M&W" within crest, crown within pentagon, lion passant crest and "P" within crest. Lid slopes to narrow top knob in leaf design. Hallmarks on lid rim which sits inside cup are as follows: "M&W" within crest, lion passant in pentagon and "P" within crest. Wood and cup bases stamped "Mappin & Webb" Limited, Sheffield & London .
Subject
sports
winter
skiing
Victor Kutschera
Rankin Cup
Niall Rankin
Lady Jean Rankin
Skoki
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.09.0089
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Date
1931
Material
metal; wood
Catalogue Number
103.09.1183
Description
Two handled silver-plated cup on black wooden circular base. Cup engraved: “Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies Photographic Contest 1931”.
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Title
Loving Cup
Date
1931
Material
metal; wood
Dimensions
23.0 cm
Description
Two handled silver-plated cup on black wooden circular base. Cup engraved: “Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies Photographic Contest 1931”.
Subject
Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
Dan McCowan
photography
Credit
Gift of John Fee, White Rock, 1996
Catalogue Number
103.09.1183
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Date
1930 – 1960
Material
wood; metal
Catalogue Number
103.09.1103
Description
A loving cup trophy with three handles evenly spaces around the cup. The cup is engraved on the side with “Banff Regatta Ladies Double Sculls....” The cup is attached to a turned wood base.
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Title
Loving Cup
Date
1930 – 1960
Material
wood; metal
Description
A loving cup trophy with three handles evenly spaces around the cup. The cup is engraved on the side with “Banff Regatta Ladies Double Sculls....” The cup is attached to a turned wood base.
Subject
sports
rowing
Banff Regatta
boating
Credit
Gift of Kathy Watt, Banff, 1988
Catalogue Number
103.09.1103
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Date
1935
Material
wood; metal
Catalogue Number
103.09.1109
Description
Small metal cup with two scrolled handles on a wooden base. There is a manufacturer’s (?) sticker on the base. The cup is marked “BBC - 35.”
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Title
Loving Cup
Date
1935
Material
wood; metal
Description
Small metal cup with two scrolled handles on a wooden base. There is a manufacturer’s (?) sticker on the base. The cup is marked “BBC - 35.”
Subject
Jimmy Simpson
sports
Banff Boating Club
canoeing
Credit
Gift of James (Sr.) Simpson, 1968
Catalogue Number
103.09.1109
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Date
1931 – 1935
Material
metal; wood
Catalogue Number
103.09.1114 a-f
Description
Six silver-coloured metal loving cups on wood stands. These were canoeing trophies (keepers for large trophies) from the Banff Boating Club between 1931 and 1935. Each cup has “BBC”, a date, and an event engraved on one side.
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Title
Loving Cup
Date
1931 – 1935
Material
metal; wood
Description
Six silver-coloured metal loving cups on wood stands. These were canoeing trophies (keepers for large trophies) from the Banff Boating Club between 1931 and 1935. Each cup has “BBC”, a date, and an event engraved on one side.
Subject
Dorothy Standish Paull
Banff Boating Club
sports
canoeing
Credit
Gift of Dorothy Paull, White Rock, 1990
Catalogue Number
103.09.1114 a-f
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