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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1925
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.875
Description
A heavily contour based drawing that begins to add details to the decorative parts of a Greek vase design. In the BRC written in red pencil there is the letter “P”verso: In the TRC it says “Peter White Dec. 2nd 1 1/4 hrs.”
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1925
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
30.4 x 22.9 cm
Description
A heavily contour based drawing that begins to add details to the decorative parts of a Greek vase design. In the BRC written in red pencil there is the letter “P”verso: In the TRC it says “Peter White Dec. 2nd 1 1/4 hrs.”
Subject
vase
Greek
contour drawing
decorative
design
disk foot
Apulian
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.875
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Date
1920 – 1950
Material
mineral, jade; wood
Catalogue Number
107.01.1020
Description
One carved Chinese jade bowl, on carved wooden stand. Bottom of stand stamped “CHINA” and stamped with Chinese characters.
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Title
Carved Bowl
Date
1920 – 1950
Material
mineral, jade; wood
Dimensions
16.0 x 22.0 x 26.0 cm
Description
One carved Chinese jade bowl, on carved wooden stand. Bottom of stand stamped “CHINA” and stamped with Chinese characters.
Subject
households
decorative
Lorna Oliver
Jimmy Simpson Jr.
Credit
Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2001
Catalogue Number
107.01.1020
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Date
1880
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.01.0019 a,b
Description
A pair of beaded leather armlets. The design on each armlet is a turquoise background with vertical stripes and two stepped triangular shapes done in dark blue and red beads. There is scalloped beadwork around the edges, and thong ties at each end.
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Title
Beaded Armbands
Date
1880
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
29.0 cm
Description
A pair of beaded leather armlets. The design on each armlet is a turquoise background with vertical stripes and two stepped triangular shapes done in dark blue and red beads. There is scalloped beadwork around the edges, and thong ties at each end.
Subject
Stoney Nakoda
beadwork
crafts
decorative
indigenous
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0019 a,b
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Date
1880 – 1910
Material
bone; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.01.0020
Description
A long woman's breastplate made up of five rows of vertical hair pipes joined by strips of beads. There is a fringe of beads at the top and another fringe of hair pipes at the bottom.
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Title
Beaded Breastplate
Date
1880 – 1910
Material
bone; glass; fibre
Dimensions
120.0 x 23.0 cm
Description
A long woman's breastplate made up of five rows of vertical hair pipes joined by strips of beads. There is a fringe of beads at the top and another fringe of hair pipes at the bottom.
Subject
Indigenous
decorative
ceremonial
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0020
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Date
1920 – 1950
Material
metal, silver
Catalogue Number
103.01.0025
Description
A heavy silver man's ring with an oval shaped flat face on top. There are three deep incisions into the oval plane and side of the ring on each side.
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Title
Ring
Date
1920 – 1950
Material
metal, silver
Dimensions
2.3 cm
Description
A heavy silver man's ring with an oval shaped flat face on top. There are three deep incisions into the oval plane and side of the ring on each side.
Subject
decorative
clothing
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0025
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Date
1880 – 1920
Material
glass
Catalogue Number
103.01.0031
Description
A collection of twenty-three yellow beads and fifty-four green beads from a broken necklace.
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Title
Bead
Date
1880 – 1920
Material
glass
Dimensions
1.0 (maximum) cm
Description
A collection of twenty-three yellow beads and fifty-four green beads from a broken necklace.
Subject
decorative
crafts
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0031
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Date
1920 – 1950
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
103.01.0033
Description
A metal (possibly silver) pendant, cut out in the shape of the Jerusalem cross with an inscribed outline around the edge. Four smaller Greek crosses are around the centre and join each arm of the larger cross. The word 'JERUSALEM'' is inscribed across the horizontal bar of the large cross. There…
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Title
Pendant
Date
1920 – 1950
Material
metal
Dimensions
0.2 x 2.8 x 3.5 cm
Description
A metal (possibly silver) pendant, cut out in the shape of the Jerusalem cross with an inscribed outline around the edge. Four smaller Greek crosses are around the centre and join each arm of the larger cross. The word 'JERUSALEM'' is inscribed across the horizontal bar of the large cross. There is loop at the top of the large cross for hanging the pendant, and a gold colured loop clasp is attached. The back of the large cross is the same as the front, with the image of the whole pendant repeated and inscribed at centre of the large cross.
Subject
religion
decorative
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0033
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Date
1920 – 1940
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
103.01.0039
Description
A silver-coloured (possibly silver) heptagonal pendant featuring the profile of woman with upswept hair and a background texture of close concentric circles. The flat edge of the heptagon is at the bottom of the pendant, and a round loop is attached around the top point for hanging. The back of th…
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Title
Pendant
Date
1920 – 1940
Material
metal
Dimensions
0.1 x 2.7 x 3.3 cm
Description
A silver-coloured (possibly silver) heptagonal pendant featuring the profile of woman with upswept hair and a background texture of close concentric circles. The flat edge of the heptagon is at the bottom of the pendant, and a round loop is attached around the top point for hanging. The back of the pendant is stamped with “9”.
Subject
decorative
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0039
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Date
1920 – 1940
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
103.01.0041
Description
A round pendant with a flat ring soldered to the top for hanging. One side of the pendant bears a relief image of an open roadster on a mountain road with spruce trees and mountains in background. The other side bears a relief image of a bearded man, holding a tall staff and wearing a toga or robe…
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Title
Pendant
Date
1920 – 1940
Material
metal
Dimensions
0.1 x 2.4 cm
Description
A round pendant with a flat ring soldered to the top for hanging. One side of the pendant bears a relief image of an open roadster on a mountain road with spruce trees and mountains in background. The other side bears a relief image of a bearded man, holding a tall staff and wearing a toga or robe, carrying a child on one shoulder while walking through a forest.
Subject
decorative
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0041
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Date
1920 – 1930
Material
hide; fibre, silk; glass
Catalogue Number
103.03.0009 a,b
Description
A pair of soft moccasins with a centre seam and leather thongs that tie at the ankle flap. The small vamp is edged with welt wrapped with pink silk thread. Other colours are horse hair wrap. In the center of the vamp is beadwork forming a flower with blossoms in transparent pink, green and blue be…
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Title
Beaded Moccasins
Date
1920 – 1930
Material
hide; fibre, silk; glass
Dimensions
27.0 cm
Description
A pair of soft moccasins with a centre seam and leather thongs that tie at the ankle flap. The small vamp is edged with welt wrapped with pink silk thread. Other colours are horse hair wrap. In the center of the vamp is beadwork forming a flower with blossoms in transparent pink, green and blue beads. Thick rough hide likely bison.
Subject
Indigenous
Slavey
Metis
regalia
decorative
beadwork
bison
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.03.0009 a,b
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Date
1925 – 1930
Material
glass; feather; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.04.0002
Description
A headband woven on a bead loom with white beads forming a background with a pattern of green and orange diamonds. There is green and orange beaded trim along one edge. The band holds two feathers from a bald eagle(?) at the back.
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Title
Beaded Headband
Date
1925 – 1930
Material
glass; feather; fibre
Dimensions
56.0 (circumference) cm
Description
A headband woven on a bead loom with white beads forming a background with a pattern of green and orange diamonds. There is green and orange beaded trim along one edge. The band holds two feathers from a bald eagle(?) at the back.
Subject
Indigenous
Stoney
decorative
beadwork
ceremonial
Pearl Moore
regalia
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.04.0002
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Date
1920 – 1930
Material
hair, sheep
Catalogue Number
103.04.0003
Description
A soft, flat, circular hat knitted of gold, turquoise, white, brown, green and red wool in a Fair Isle pattern.
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Title
Tam-O-Shanter
Date
1920 – 1930
Material
hair, sheep
Description
A soft, flat, circular hat knitted of gold, turquoise, white, brown, green and red wool in a Fair Isle pattern.
Subject
crafts
decorative
knitting
Phillip Moore
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.04.0003
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Date
1925 – 1940
Material
fibre, cotton; shell
Catalogue Number
103.04.0013
Description
A band with brown and white speckled scallop shells and white scallop shells sewn on a strip of cotton in three rows with a repeating pattern.
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Title
Headband
Date
1925 – 1940
Material
fibre, cotton; shell
Dimensions
56.0 (circumference) cm
Description
A band with brown and white speckled scallop shells and white scallop shells sewn on a strip of cotton in three rows with a repeating pattern.
Subject
decorative
crafts
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.04.0013
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Hatband Ornament, Headwear

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Date
1920 – 1940
Material
skin
Catalogue Number
103.04.0022
Description
A braided leather hatband with the length doubled around in a circle and held together in four places with wrappings of leather.
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Title
Hatband Ornament, Headwear
Date
1920 – 1940
Material
skin
Description
A braided leather hatband with the length doubled around in a circle and held together in four places with wrappings of leather.
Subject
decorative
clothing
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.04.0022
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Date
1920 – 1940
Material
skin; fibre; glass
Catalogue Number
103.05.0002
Description
A deerskin bunting (moss bag) that is fringed along the front closure and just below the top edge. There is green and blue beadwork on the front panel and just above upper fringe. The bag is lined with commercially patterned cotton fabric.
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Title
Mossbag
Date
1920 – 1940
Material
skin; fibre; glass
Dimensions
23.0 x 53.0 cm
Description
A deerskin bunting (moss bag) that is fringed along the front closure and just below the top edge. There is green and blue beadwork on the front panel and just above upper fringe. The bag is lined with commercially patterned cotton fabric.
Subject
households
Indigenous
Stoney
Assiniboine
children
regalia
beadwork
decorative
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.05.0002
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Date
1880 – 1900
Material
skin; fibre, cotton; glass
Catalogue Number
103.05.0004 a,b
Description
A pair of beaded leggings with a flap of cotton fabric. These leggings tie around the legs with thongs. The design of the legging beadwork is of two yellow stripes containing a motif which is repeated in blue beads between the stripes on a white background.
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Title
Beaded Leggings
Date
1880 – 1900
Material
skin; fibre, cotton; glass
Dimensions
36.0 x 44.0 cm
Description
A pair of beaded leggings with a flap of cotton fabric. These leggings tie around the legs with thongs. The design of the legging beadwork is of two yellow stripes containing a motif which is repeated in blue beads between the stripes on a white background.
Subject
Indigenous
Stoney
beadwork
decorative
regalia
Blackfoot?
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.05.0004 a,b
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Date
1880 – 1890
Material
skin, elk; skin, ermine; hair, sheep; feather; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.05.0008
Description
A fringed man's elkskin shirt that has ermine tails attached to the fringe along the sides and sleeves. The shirt is decorated with wide strips of white beadwork with a blue, light blue and gold pattern along the tops of the sleeves and over each shoulder, extending down the front and back of the …
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Title
Beaded Shirt
Date
1880 – 1890
Material
skin, elk; skin, ermine; hair, sheep; feather; glass; fibre
Dimensions
55.0 (shoulders) x 70.0 cm
Description
A fringed man's elkskin shirt that has ermine tails attached to the fringe along the sides and sleeves. The shirt is decorated with wide strips of white beadwork with a blue, light blue and gold pattern along the tops of the sleeves and over each shoulder, extending down the front and back of the shirt, and connected at the bottom with another beaded panel. The back of the shirt has a square beadwork patch surrounded with fringe between the shoulders.
Subject
Indigenous, Blackfoot
regalia
decorative
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.05.0008
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Date
1880 – 1900
Material
fibre, silk; glass
Catalogue Number
103.05.0033
Description
A woman's cape of black silk bordered extensively with netted jet bads and fringe. The silk is shoulder width at the top and narrows down to points hanging below the waist. The cape is a small size and very heavy in weight. The cape has a high collar that closes with hooks, and the bodice also f…
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Title
Cape
Date
1880 – 1900
Material
fibre, silk; glass
Dimensions
36.0 x 64.0 cm
Description
A woman's cape of black silk bordered extensively with netted jet bads and fringe. The silk is shoulder width at the top and narrows down to points hanging below the waist. The cape is a small size and very heavy in weight. The cape has a high collar that closes with hooks, and the bodice also fastens with hooks at the front.
Subject
social customs
Isabella Brewster
decorative
crafts
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.05.0033
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Date
1880 – 1910
Material
fibre, silk; fibre; glass
Catalogue Number
103.05.0034
Description
A woman's medium size dark red silk skirt with velvet around the inside hem. This long skirt is fitted at the waist and hips and flares out at the hem. The dress is fastened with a black jet bead butterfly clasp at the waist.
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Title
Skirt
Date
1880 – 1910
Material
fibre, silk; fibre; glass
Dimensions
40.5 x 102.0 cm
Description
A woman's medium size dark red silk skirt with velvet around the inside hem. This long skirt is fitted at the waist and hips and flares out at the hem. The dress is fastened with a black jet bead butterfly clasp at the waist.
Subject
Isabella Brewster
social customs
decorative
crafts
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.05.0034
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Date
1920 – 1940
Material
skin, fox
Catalogue Number
103.05.0068
Description
A fur stole made from an uncut pelt of a silver fox crossed with a black fox. The stole has long glossy dark brown fur tipped with silver along the back, and a large bushy tail with a white tip. The stole is fastened with black braid-covered round toggles with snaps near the paws on the two right …
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Title
Stole
Date
1920 – 1940
Material
skin, fox
Dimensions
23.0 x 124.0 cm
Description
A fur stole made from an uncut pelt of a silver fox crossed with a black fox. The stole has long glossy dark brown fur tipped with silver along the back, and a large bushy tail with a white tip. The stole is fastened with black braid-covered round toggles with snaps near the paws on the two right legs, and toggles with snaps on plastic chains on one side near the tail and head. There is a long braid covered clip under the fox’s head in the chin area. The fox’s eyesockets have been fitted with glass eyes.
Subject
social customs
animals, fox
decorative
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.05.0068
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