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Date
1930 – 1950
Material
skin; glass; metal; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.05.3024
Description
Man’s square necked shirt with a metal zipper at the back. The shirt has beadstrips of yellow with repeated diagonal lines in black, red, silver and green. The centre of the shirt front has a yellow beaded medallion with a green border and black and silver cross. There is an ermine and red feath…
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Title
Beaded Shirt
Date
1930 – 1950
Material
skin; glass; metal; fibre
Dimensions
169.0 x 86.0 cm
Description
Man’s square necked shirt with a metal zipper at the back. The shirt has beadstrips of yellow with repeated diagonal lines in black, red, silver and green. The centre of the shirt front has a yellow beaded medallion with a green border and black and silver cross. There is an ermine and red feather fringe along the beadstrips on the arms and down the front. Tag attached: symbol for male, 2 illegible words and “1950” in Pam Knott’s writing (ca. 1996); “moosehide (Pat)” perhaps referring to Pat Brewster.That’s not my writing pk
Subject
Indigenous
regalia
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.05.3024
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Date
1930 – 1940
Material
skin; fibre; glass
Catalogue Number
103.07.1086 a,b
Description
Pair of buckskin gloves with fringe along side of cuff and floral beadwork in pink, white, red and bergundy. Floral printed cotton lining. Lined pink beads are from the 1920s, red beads are older than the others and probably recycled.
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Title
Gauntlet Gloves
Date
1930 – 1940
Material
skin; fibre; glass
Dimensions
24.0 x 36.0 cm
Description
Pair of buckskin gloves with fringe along side of cuff and floral beadwork in pink, white, red and bergundy. Floral printed cotton lining. Lined pink beads are from the 1920s, red beads are older than the others and probably recycled.
Subject
Indigenous, Stoney
beadwork
regalia
Barbara C. Whyte
Credit
Gift of Harold C. Whyte, Penticton, 2002
Catalogue Number
103.07.1086 a,b
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Date
1930 – 1940
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.05.1164
Description
Light coloured beaded buckskin jacket with three pockets on the front and no fasteners. The jacket resembles a sportscoat. There is beaded decoration on the front pockets, on the front placket, and on the yoke at the back. There is fringe hanging from the bottom seam of the yoke.
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Title
Beaded Jacket
Date
1930 – 1940
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
150.3 x 78.4 cm
Description
Light coloured beaded buckskin jacket with three pockets on the front and no fasteners. The jacket resembles a sportscoat. There is beaded decoration on the front pockets, on the front placket, and on the yoke at the back. There is fringe hanging from the bottom seam of the yoke.
Subject
Dave White Jr.
Jacob Twoyoungmen
crafts
sewing
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Harold C. Whyte, Penticton, 2003
Catalogue Number
103.05.1164
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Date
1999
Material
skin, deer; glass; fibre;
Catalogue Number
103.05.1186
Description
An untanned, buckskin jacket with floral beadwork design on the back across the shoulders in flowers with colours red, blue, black, yellow and leaves of green. The area below the beadwork is pinked and fringed. There is mirror image, identical beadwork on each side of the front of the jacket. There…
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Title
Beaded Jacket
Date
1999
Material
skin, deer; glass; fibre;
Dimensions
50.0; with arms 167.5 x 88.5 cm
Description
An untanned, buckskin jacket with floral beadwork design on the back across the shoulders in flowers with colours red, blue, black, yellow and leaves of green. The area below the beadwork is pinked and fringed. There is mirror image, identical beadwork on each side of the front of the jacket. There is a zippered front closure and a pinked and beaded portion on each side of the zipper. The beadwork is alternating blue, yellow and red flowers with blue and yellow leaves and stems and then below flowers with colours of red, blue, black, yellow and leaves in green. There are four flowers on each side. On the flat front pockets the borders are pinked and the beadwork is a flower with red petals rimmed with black and a yellow centre. The leaves and stem are green.
Subject
households
clothing
Indigenous
beadwork
Nick Morant
regalia
Credit
Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
Catalogue Number
103.05.1186
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Date
1930 – 1940
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.07.1052 a-d
Description
2 pair beaded and fringed gauntlets a,b: smoked buckskin, machine sewn, canvas lined gauntlet, 3 rows of beading on back of hand, red, blue, yellow, gauntlet has floral pattern, one large symmetrical flower, green, blue, red, yellow, 2 red and white flowers connected by dark blue stems, fringe 11.0…
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Title
Gauntlet Gloves
Date
1930 – 1940
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Dimensions
19.0 x 35.0 cm
Description
2 pair beaded and fringed gauntlets a,b: smoked buckskin, machine sewn, canvas lined gauntlet, 3 rows of beading on back of hand, red, blue, yellow, gauntlet has floral pattern, one large symmetrical flower, green, blue, red, yellow, 2 red and white flowers connected by dark blue stems, fringe 11.0 long, c,d: white buckskin, machine sewn, green cotton lined gauntlet, 3 rows of beading on back of hand, 2 silver, 1 pink on gauntlet, 2 daisy-type flowers, pinks, 1 yellow centre, 1 black, 3 green leaves, dark brown stems, fringe 9.5 long. (a,b) 35.0 x 19.0 (c,d) 34.5 x 20.0
Subject
Indigenous
clothing
beadwork
Deer Lodge
souvenirs
regalia
Credit
Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1985
Catalogue Number
103.07.1052 a-d
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Date
1930 – 1940
Material
skin; wood; fibre; glass
Catalogue Number
103.08.1057
Description
Wooden handled, white buckskin with open floral bead design. Machine sewn, white buckskin, commercial handles painted ivory. Completelylined with mauve velvet. Bead design, long tendril of light green runs along both sides and bottom with 5 flowers and 8 leaves, one single flower centered,near top.…
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Title
Beaded Purse
Date
1930 – 1940
Material
skin; wood; fibre; glass
Dimensions
32.0 x 42.0 cm
Description
Wooden handled, white buckskin with open floral bead design. Machine sewn, white buckskin, commercial handles painted ivory. Completelylined with mauve velvet. Bead design, long tendril of light green runs along both sides and bottom with 5 flowers and 8 leaves, one single flower centered,near top. All flowers have a yellow centre, decorated one side only.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
Deer Lodge
souvenirs
Credit
Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1985
Catalogue Number
103.08.1057
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Date
1930 – 1950
Material
skin, deer; glass
Catalogue Number
103.05.1049
Description
long, beaded, white buckskin dress with fringes, pullover style, full length, front and back one piece each, arms sewn on, long fringes at yoke (ca. 31.0) fringes at shoulder seams, arms, sides and arm openings, fringe cut into bottom of skirt, front has symmetrical beading: 5 point white star with…
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Title
Beaded Dress
Date
1930 – 1950
Material
skin, deer; glass
Dimensions
65.0 x 120.0 cm
Description
long, beaded, white buckskin dress with fringes, pullover style, full length, front and back one piece each, arms sewn on, long fringes at yoke (ca. 31.0) fringes at shoulder seams, arms, sides and arm openings, fringe cut into bottom of skirt, front has symmetrical beading: 5 point white star with red (13.0) 2 rosettes, 2 spades, 2 clubs, on back: 1star, 2 rosettes on shoulders, down the arms triangular shape with 2 diamonds, 6 brass bells tied onto fringes at back.
Subject
Indigenous
regalia
beadwork
Pearl Moore
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
103.05.1049
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Date
1930 – 1950
Material
skin, deer; glass
Catalogue Number
103.05.1050
Description
long, white buckskin, bead strips, long fringes, front and back single hide each, in irregular shape of animal, long arms sewn on, beadstrips ca 105.0 wide, sewn on over shoulder ca 101.0 long, same design beadstrips ca. 55.0 long sewn on arms, white background with open geometric designs: 2 sets h…
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Title
Beaded Shirt
Date
1930 – 1950
Material
skin, deer; glass
Dimensions
60.0 x 115.0 cm
Description
long, white buckskin, bead strips, long fringes, front and back single hide each, in irregular shape of animal, long arms sewn on, beadstrips ca 105.0 wide, sewn on over shoulder ca 101.0 long, same design beadstrips ca. 55.0 long sewn on arms, white background with open geometric designs: 2 sets handing diamonds from bars, stepped pyramid over 2 bars at bottom, long fringes ca. 65.0 sewn on arms, shorter on shoulder, neck and bottom of bead strips, arm openings have large ca. 3.5 wide strips cut into buckskin, bottom of shirt serrated edge, sides tied together with thongs laced into all sides, serrated neck trim, remnants of green wool.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
Phillip Moore
Blackfoot
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
103.05.1050
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Date
1930 – 1940
Material
skin, deer; glass
Catalogue Number
103.05.1047
Description
White buckskin with beads, Pearl Moore's, plain neck opening has thongs to tie at shoulders, 3 rosettes, 2 green,white and red other blue, white and red, on front, horizontal bead strip 36.0 x 3.2 has 3 beadstrips hanging down, beading ca 18.0 long on buckskin strip ca 30.0 long, ends cut into frin…
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Title
Beaded Dress
Date
1930 – 1940
Material
skin, deer; glass
Dimensions
49.5 x 99.0 cm
Description
White buckskin with beads, Pearl Moore's, plain neck opening has thongs to tie at shoulders, 3 rosettes, 2 green,white and red other blue, white and red, on front, horizontal bead strip 36.0 x 3.2 has 3 beadstrips hanging down, beading ca 18.0 long on buckskin strip ca 30.0 long, ends cut into fringe, same on back except only one rosette, fringe at breast and waist, 11 buckskin rosettes with thongs hanging from centre, on skirt, fringes at bottom of dress.
Subject
Indigenous
regalia
beadwork
Pearl Moore
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
103.05.1047
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Date
1935 – 1950
Material
skin; fibre, plant
Catalogue Number
103.03.1014 a-d
Description
High, unbeaded buckskin, moss stuffing (separate) Rocky Mountain style cut in one piece to shape of foot, long rectangular tongue, tall ankle flap, long buckskin laces at ankle, separate packages of green moss from trees, natural prairie hay with tags explaining use with moccasins.
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Title
Moccasins
Date
1935 – 1950
Material
skin; fibre, plant
Dimensions
27.5 x 11.0 x 26.5 cm
Description
High, unbeaded buckskin, moss stuffing (separate) Rocky Mountain style cut in one piece to shape of foot, long rectangular tongue, tall ankle flap, long buckskin laces at ankle, separate packages of green moss from trees, natural prairie hay with tags explaining use with moccasins.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
characters
Archie Daniels
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1970
Catalogue Number
103.03.1014 a-d
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Date
1930 – 1950
Material
skin, deer; glass
Catalogue Number
103.03.0002 a,b
Description
A pair of soft moccasins of deerskin with an ankle flap and thong at the ankle for tying. The beadwork designs is of very simple three petaled flowers, two on the toe and one on the side, and also diagonally striped leaves.
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Title
Beaded Moccasins
Date
1930 – 1950
Material
skin, deer; glass
Dimensions
26.5 cm
Description
A pair of soft moccasins of deerskin with an ankle flap and thong at the ankle for tying. The beadwork designs is of very simple three petaled flowers, two on the toe and one on the side, and also diagonally striped leaves.
Subject
Indigenous
Kootenai Salish
beadwork
regalia
decorative
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.03.0002 a,b
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Date
1930 – 1940
Material
skin, deer; glass
Catalogue Number
103.03.0016
Description
A single, soft soled, moccasin shaped to the foot. This moccasin has one piece construction with an ankle flap and tongue, and ties with leather thong at the ankle. Beadwork on the toe is in a diamond shape and beadwork in a bow shape is on the instep. The beads are dark blue, light blue, red an…
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Title
Beaded Moccasin
Date
1930 – 1940
Material
skin, deer; glass
Dimensions
24.0 cm
Description
A single, soft soled, moccasin shaped to the foot. This moccasin has one piece construction with an ankle flap and tongue, and ties with leather thong at the ankle. Beadwork on the toe is in a diamond shape and beadwork in a bow shape is on the instep. The beads are dark blue, light blue, red and white. A paper tag reading “$4970” is safety pinned to the thong.
Subject
Indigenous
Stoney
regalia
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.03.0016
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Date
1930 – 1950
Material
skin, deer; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.08.0009
Description
A deerskin fob in the shape of a chief's head with beadwork defining the profiled face and feather headdress. The fob has a small loop at the top. Beaded underneath the chief’s head is an inscription in Cree syllabics.
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Title
Fob
Date
1930 – 1950
Material
skin, deer; fibre
Dimensions
6.0 x 15.5 cm
Description
A deerskin fob in the shape of a chief's head with beadwork defining the profiled face and feather headdress. The fob has a small loop at the top. Beaded underneath the chief’s head is an inscription in Cree syllabics.
Subject
Indigenous, Cree
tourism
souvenirs
decorative
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0009
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Date
1930 – 1950
Material
fibre, silk
Catalogue Number
103.08.0044
Description
A navy blue square silk bag which attaches to two hoop handles which have been wrapped with navy blue thread. The bag is decorated with a delicate scene of butterflies hovering over flowers and grass blades that has been embroidered with pink, brown, white and green silk thread and embellished wit…
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Title
Purse
Date
1930 – 1950
Material
fibre, silk
Dimensions
30.0 x 35.0 cm
Description
A navy blue square silk bag which attaches to two hoop handles which have been wrapped with navy blue thread. The bag is decorated with a delicate scene of butterflies hovering over flowers and grass blades that has been embroidered with pink, brown, white and green silk thread and embellished with beads.
Subject
households
crafts
needlework
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0044
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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.
Subject
Indigenous
tourism
trade
dancing
beadwork
souvenirs
ceremonial
regalia
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
109.02.0001
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Date
1935 – 1945
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
104.10.0027
Description
A flat knife sheath of buckskin with beadwork on front in five different horizontal bands at top, light blue and dark blue diagonal stripes, white with pink vertical stripes, pink and blue diagonal stripes. A curved hanging arch of pink beads over plain buckskin at middle, bottom half completely co…
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Title
Knife Sheath
Date
1935 – 1945
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Dimensions
12.1 x 32.5 cm
Description
A flat knife sheath of buckskin with beadwork on front in five different horizontal bands at top, light blue and dark blue diagonal stripes, white with pink vertical stripes, pink and blue diagonal stripes. A curved hanging arch of pink beads over plain buckskin at middle, bottom half completely covered with white beads with blue and green band pattern. A canvas flap follows the curved edge of the sheath and is completely covered with light blue beadwork containing diagonal patterned stripes of green and purple with short fringe of buckskin along outer edge. Bead stitching shows on back side of flap; double slit cut into skin near top on back of sheath.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
hunting
Paul Amos
Three Buffalo Bull
Norma Piper Pocaterra
Johnny Bearspaw
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.10.0027
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Date
1930 – 1945
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
106.06.0047
Description
A decorative bridle piece, heavily beaded, made of two pieces of elongated round ended pieces of buckskin sewn together. Beaded pattern of heart, spade, diamond, club card suits in red and frosty blue separated by oblique lines in blue green, and all on a white ground. On the bare surface are two 1…
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Title
Beaded Caparison
Date
1930 – 1945
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
8.0 x 92.0 cm
Description
A decorative bridle piece, heavily beaded, made of two pieces of elongated round ended pieces of buckskin sewn together. Beaded pattern of heart, spade, diamond, club card suits in red and frosty blue separated by oblique lines in blue green, and all on a white ground. On the bare surface are two 10 cm long buckskin strips sewn to the back, parallel to the length of the piece, and thongs at both ends.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
animal
horse
Jack Labelle
Mrs. Ben Kaquitts;
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
106.06.0047
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Date
1930 – 1940
Material
fibre; glass; skin; feathers
Catalogue Number
106.06.0052 a-c
Description
Three pieces of beaded canvas with various ties on them, the two longer strips having feathers connected as well. The two longer strips are a red ground with bare canvas ends, and three like patterns of triangles in yellow with stepped square black tops on either side of a stepped square pink cross…
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Title
Beaded Caparison
Date
1930 – 1940
Material
fibre; glass; skin; feathers
Dimensions
7.0 x 55.5 cm
Description
Three pieces of beaded canvas with various ties on them, the two longer strips having feathers connected as well. The two longer strips are a red ground with bare canvas ends, and three like patterns of triangles in yellow with stepped square black tops on either side of a stepped square pink cross with black edges. Two buckskin thongs at the midpoint. The feathers are connected at the edges adjacent to the patterned points. The shorter strip has a red ground and two of the same pattern on it, and ties at either end.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
animal
horse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
106.06.0052 a-c
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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
1935 – 1945
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.07.0077 a,b
Description
A pair of lightly beaded tan buckskin gloves with fringe at side of gauntlet. Back of hand contains three vertical lines of blue and orange feathers stitch beading. Gauntlet contains tulip like flower with white at centre and orange stamens above outlined with two rows of blue then a single row of …
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Title
Gauntlet Gloves
Date
1935 – 1945
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Dimensions
20.0 x 34.0 cm
Description
A pair of lightly beaded tan buckskin gloves with fringe at side of gauntlet. Back of hand contains three vertical lines of blue and orange feathers stitch beading. Gauntlet contains tulip like flower with white at centre and orange stamens above outlined with two rows of blue then a single row of transparent beads, and a white stem and three leaves with green centres. Floating on each side above are two heart shaped flowers with orange centres outlined with beige, a beige stem and three leaves with brown centres. Notched edge of gauntlet shows where stitched to hand, reinforced stitching around fingers, thumb and gauntlet. Gauntlet lined with muslin.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.07.0077 a,b
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