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- Date
- 1965 – 1979
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0264
- Description
- A flat pouch shaped buckskin bag, fringed along sides and bottom, with braided buckskin drawstring through slits at neck. Raw edges of buckskin are notched. Beaded panel in bottom two thirds of front contains picture of large yellow sun with pointed rays outlined in orange, setting over straight la…
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- Title
- Beaded Bag
- Date
- 1965 – 1979
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 26.0 x 21.0 cm
- Description
- A flat pouch shaped buckskin bag, fringed along sides and bottom, with braided buckskin drawstring through slits at neck. Raw edges of buckskin are notched. Beaded panel in bottom two thirds of front contains picture of large yellow sun with pointed rays outlined in orange, setting over straight landscape of green with iridescent black cylindrical beads below. Orange four pointed star in upper left corner and crescent moon in upper right are outlined in black. Worked on white diagonally beaded background with red lettering beaded below, "Sun set in the west".
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- accessories
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0264
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- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- skin; glass; hair; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0266
- Description
- A long, flat, rectangular buckskin purse completely beaded on the front, short buckskin flap, fringes across the bottom, and rolled buckskin loop handle wrapped with beads and a patch of brown fur at the middle. Front completely beaded with blue background and large simple motif of a red diamond wi…
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- Title
- Beaded Bag
- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- skin; glass; hair; fibre
- Dimensions
- 33.5 x 20.0 cm
- Description
- A long, flat, rectangular buckskin purse completely beaded on the front, short buckskin flap, fringes across the bottom, and rolled buckskin loop handle wrapped with beads and a patch of brown fur at the middle. Front completely beaded with blue background and large simple motif of a red diamond with red chevron above and below, all connected with white outline bands. Sides and top trimmed with an edging of notched buckskin. Flap formed from an extension of the back folded over at the top and notched at the edge. Flap fastens through two small slits on each side with a doubled thong sewn to the front of the purse. Handle wrapped with red beads at the bottom and white at the centre covered with the patch of fur and sewn to the sides of the purse through small pieces of fringed buckskin at the ends. Front of purse lined with purple fabric printed with musical instruments.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0266
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- Date
- 1965 – 1975
- Material
- skin; hair; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0293
- Description
- A flat, square, round bottomed buckskin purse with long spotted fawn hair panel set into front. Fringes around bottom and part way up sides, small flap at top, and strap handle of buckskin. Buckskin panels on either side of fawn hair contain three arrow motifs of green, blue and pearly pink. Panel …
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- Title
- Beaded Bag
- Date
- 1965 – 1975
- Material
- skin; hair; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 24.0 x 24.0 cm
- Description
- A flat, square, round bottomed buckskin purse with long spotted fawn hair panel set into front. Fringes around bottom and part way up sides, small flap at top, and strap handle of buckskin. Buckskin panels on either side of fawn hair contain three arrow motifs of green, blue and pearly pink. Panel at bottom repeats same motif three times. Motif repeated across flap with vertical bands of feather stitching beaded in blue with green tips. Inside of purse and strap lined with tightly woven white fabric. Buttonhole tab of buckskin, sewn to underside of top flap, buttons over rolled buckskin toggle attached to front of purse. Back of purse has long notched buckskin strip down the middle.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- accessories
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0293
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- Date
- 1960 – 1979
- Material
- skin; hair; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0295
- Description
- A rectangular white buckskin purse with front of beaver fur. Fringed along sides and bottom with white buckskin. Long strap of buckskin reinforced with a strip of buckskin sewn over two cords for strength and tied to sides of purse with thongs. Scallop edged flap is lightly beaded with stepped moti…
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- Title
- Beaded Bag
- Date
- 1960 – 1979
- Material
- skin; hair; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 28.0 x 34.0 cm
- Description
- A rectangular white buckskin purse with front of beaver fur. Fringed along sides and bottom with white buckskin. Long strap of buckskin reinforced with a strip of buckskin sewn over two cords for strength and tied to sides of purse with thongs. Scallop edged flap is lightly beaded with stepped motif at centre of small blue, yellow, red and green squares. Motifs at each side of three adjoined triangles of blue outlined with red, then green, and small arrows shooting toward them of yellow, green, red and blue. Flap edged with tightly looped green beading, and ties through double slits at each side with doubled thongs attached to front of purse. Completely lined with white satiny fabric.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- accessories
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0295
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Beaded Martingale
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact106.06.3020
- Date
- 1960 – 1973
- Material
- feather; fibre; glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3020
- Description
- Two beaded strips, backed with purple fabric, joined by a beaded rectangle at centre. The beadwork is red and blue diamonds on a white ground (very similar to 103.07.3051). One end of each of the strips is forked. The square ends are joined together with ribbon. There are feathers and leather th…
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- Title
- Beaded Martingale
- Date
- 1960 – 1973
- Material
- feather; fibre; glass; skin
- Dimensions
- 28.0 x 78.0 cm
- Description
- Two beaded strips, backed with purple fabric, joined by a beaded rectangle at centre. The beadwork is red and blue diamonds on a white ground (very similar to 103.07.3051). One end of each of the strips is forked. The square ends are joined together with ribbon. There are feathers and leather thongs attached to the outside edges. A tag with CRW writing is attached: “Jack Labelle Nov 13 1973 belonged to David Simeon more at home.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3020
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- Date
- 1965 – 1975
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1008
- Description
- Mark Lefthand's white buckskin with red strips, cotton backing, machine stitched, 2 thongs to tie, bright shiny strips of red fabric with pinked buckskin strips over top, 4 strips are arced across the cloth in 16 cm long strips.
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- Title
- Breech Cloth
- Date
- 1965 – 1975
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 0.5 x 47.7 x 32.0 cm
- Description
- Mark Lefthand's white buckskin with red strips, cotton backing, machine stitched, 2 thongs to tie, bright shiny strips of red fabric with pinked buckskin strips over top, 4 strips are arced across the cloth in 16 cm long strips.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- Mark Lefthand
- Stoney
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1008
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War Bonnet Headdress
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.09.3020
- Date
- 1960 – 1978
- Material
- feathers; fibre; hair
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.3020
- Description
- No browband. White and brown feathers with dark ends, different feather types, and horsehair attached to tips. Orange dyed downy feathers at bases. Feathers wrapped with red fabric and white tape.
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- Title
- War Bonnet Headdress
- Date
- 1960 – 1978
- Material
- feathers; fibre; hair
- Description
- No browband. White and brown feathers with dark ends, different feather types, and horsehair attached to tips. Orange dyed downy feathers at bases. Feathers wrapped with red fabric and white tape.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.3020
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War Bonnet Headdress
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.09.3024
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- feathers; glass; fibre; hair; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.3024
- Description
- White beaded band, with pink and green arrows and red and blue diamond design. Yellow medallions with red pinwheel and green centre attached at each end of browband along with bead wrapped long dark horsehair and ermine skin. Dark feathers, white down tips and blue down bases. Printed yellow cott…
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- Title
- War Bonnet Headdress
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- feathers; glass; fibre; hair; skin
- Description
- White beaded band, with pink and green arrows and red and blue diamond design. Yellow medallions with red pinwheel and green centre attached at each end of browband along with bead wrapped long dark horsehair and ermine skin. Dark feathers, white down tips and blue down bases. Printed yellow cotton carrying bag with Mexican theme. Bag has drawstring one end and is open at other. Tag with CRW's writing: "John Wesley March 15, 1970 Headress (sic) not to sell."
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- regalia
- beadwork
- John Wesley
- crafts
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.3024
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