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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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Beaded Caparison
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact106.06.1047%20a-d
- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- skin; glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.1047 a-d
- Description
- Four piece beaded head stall decoration. (a) side of headstall, 40.5x7.0, gold coloured metal beads and green glass beads outline entire piece. Four geometric designs in dark blue, red and yellow with white background. Circular end has red and white beads. Two buckskin thongs sewn onto each end…
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- Title
- Beaded Caparison
- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- skin; glass; skin
- Description
- Four piece beaded head stall decoration. (a) side of headstall, 40.5x7.0, gold coloured metal beads and green glass beads outline entire piece. Four geometric designs in dark blue, red and yellow with white background. Circular end has red and white beads. Two buckskin thongs sewn onto each end. (b) Noseband, 31.2x6.8. Most of metal beads missing. Same colours as (a) but in continuous angular rows. (c and d) on display, unable to describe.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- ceremonial
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.1047 a-d
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- Date
- 1900 – 1915
- Material
- skin, deer; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0012
- Description
- A woman's deerskin dress fringed along each side and at the edges of the sleeves. There are two rows of fringe along the yoke at the front and back that curves into a slight dip at the centre and are accented by a row of green and silver beadwork at the top. A medallion of concentric green and si…
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- Title
- Beaded Dress
- Date
- 1900 – 1915
- Material
- skin, deer; glass
- Dimensions
- 70.0 (underarms) x 123.0 cm
- Description
- A woman's deerskin dress fringed along each side and at the edges of the sleeves. There are two rows of fringe along the yoke at the front and back that curves into a slight dip at the centre and are accented by a row of green and silver beadwork at the top. A medallion of concentric green and silver rows of beads is located at the dip of fringework on the front of the dress. There is a double row of fringe at the bottom hem.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0012
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Beaded Necklace
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.01.1009
- Date
- 1900 – 1960
- Material
- glass; hoof
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.1009
- Description
- Thick strand of wrapped black beads and hooves, black seed beads wrapped around fabric to form thick strand, short areas of black white hands each side, 6 deer hooves or deer claws attached by buckskin bands along each side, 2 together at bottom.
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- Title
- Beaded Necklace
- Date
- 1900 – 1960
- Material
- glass; hoof
- Dimensions
- 39.5 cm
- Description
- Thick strand of wrapped black beads and hooves, black seed beads wrapped around fabric to form thick strand, short areas of black white hands each side, 6 deer hooves or deer claws attached by buckskin bands along each side, 2 together at bottom.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- ceremonial
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.1009
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Beaded Necklace
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.01.0006
- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- glass; grass, sweetgrass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0006
- Description
- A thick, single strand necklace of braided red sweetgrass. Both ends are wrapped with beads, a strand of pink beads and a strand of green beads, and split into two sections at each end. A strand of beads is tied into loops at the junction of sweetgrass and beading.
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- Title
- Beaded Necklace
- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- glass; grass, sweetgrass
- Dimensions
- 55.0 cm
- Description
- A thick, single strand necklace of braided red sweetgrass. Both ends are wrapped with beads, a strand of pink beads and a strand of green beads, and split into two sections at each end. A strand of beads is tied into loops at the junction of sweetgrass and beading.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0006
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- Date
- 1900 – 1950
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.1004 a-e
- Description
- A red-brown calumet in five pieces.
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- Title
- Calumet
- Date
- 1900 – 1950
- Material
- wood
- Description
- A red-brown calumet in five pieces.
- Subject
- households
- Indigenous
- ceremonial
- smoking
- Credit
- Gift of James (Sr.) Simpson, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.1004 a-e
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- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- stone; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0029 a,b
- Description
- A large calumet with large red stone T-shaped bowl (a); and long thick wooden stick stem (b); cylindrical smoke bowl joins base in V-joint; bowl base is flattened along bottom and along the top in front of the smoke bowl where it tapers slightly and is cut off at angle; stone smoothly polished to d…
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- Title
- Calumet
- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- stone; wood
- Dimensions
- 12.0 x 4.1 x 63.4 cm
- Description
- A large calumet with large red stone T-shaped bowl (a); and long thick wooden stick stem (b); cylindrical smoke bowl joins base in V-joint; bowl base is flattened along bottom and along the top in front of the smoke bowl where it tapers slightly and is cut off at angle; stone smoothly polished to dull sheen; thick, round stem (b) is carved from tree branch with hole drilled through its length; long tube mouthpiece carved at one end, and shorter tube joint for bowl at other.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- ceremonial
- smoking
- Stoney
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0029 a,b
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- Date
- 1930 – 1975
- Material
- stone
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0021
- Description
- An L-shaped pipe bowl of green-grey stone with long squared cylindrical base and squat squared fire-bowl rising at right angles to base; fire bowl has conical hole cut through to join smoke hole drilled in base at right angle; front ends of stone slightly tapered; has not been smoked. Tag attached …
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- Title
- Calumet Bowl
- Date
- 1930 – 1975
- Material
- stone
- Dimensions
- 4.4 x 2.5 x 11.7 cm
- Description
- An L-shaped pipe bowl of green-grey stone with long squared cylindrical base and squat squared fire-bowl rising at right angles to base; fire bowl has conical hole cut through to join smoke hole drilled in base at right angle; front ends of stone slightly tapered; has not been smoked. Tag attached in Catharine Whyte’s handwriting: “Beckie Beaver/ Mar. 24, 1975 - made by Dan Wildman - but never used - gray peace pipe, wants it back.”
- Subject
- Indigenous
- ceremonial
- smoking
- Stoney
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0021
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- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- stone; wood; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0036
- Description
- A long squared red stone pipe stem which tapers at one end; long thin lines have been incised along the length on the sides of each face, and a simplified scroll pattern along the length of the top face; small wooden tube mouthpiece has been inserted at narrower end of stem, and a larger wooden tub…
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- Title
- Calumet Stem
- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- stone; wood; fibre
- Dimensions
- 1.6 x 2.3 x 32.5 cm
- Description
- A long squared red stone pipe stem which tapers at one end; long thin lines have been incised along the length on the sides of each face, and a simplified scroll pattern along the length of the top face; small wooden tube mouthpiece has been inserted at narrower end of stem, and a larger wooden tube which is wrapped with fine string at the other to join the pipe bowl; has been smoked.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- ceremonial
- smoking
- Stoney
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0036
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- feather; glass; fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0001
- Description
- A dance bustle of golden eagle wing feathers placed in a circle around a beaded medallion. There are smaller downier feathers attached to the wing feather tips. Orange, red and green dots attached to each feather form concentric circles. The round central medallion has a white four petaled flowe…
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- Title
- Dance Bustle
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- feather; glass; fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 31.0 (depth) x 50.0 x 50.0 cm
- Description
- A dance bustle of golden eagle wing feathers placed in a circle around a beaded medallion. There are smaller downier feathers attached to the wing feather tips. Orange, red and green dots attached to each feather form concentric circles. The round central medallion has a white four petaled flower outlined in red on a dark background.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0001
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