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Stoney Nakoda Songs & Dances recorded by Ernest A. Kehr at Banff Indian Days
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Date Range
- 1951
- Reference Code
- S8 / accn. 7944
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- S8
- Sous-Fonds
- S8
- Accession Number
- 7944
- Reference Code
- S8 / accn. 7944
- Date Range
- 1951
- Physical Description
- 1 - 78 rpm record
- History / Biographical
- Ernest A. Kehr was from New York and was a regular visitor to the Banff area. Kehr was inducted into the Stoney Nakoda and corresponded regularly with Norman Luxton - see Luxton family fonds.
- Notes
- Not available for reference use in present form.
- Subject Access
- Banff Indian Days
- Stoney Nakoda
- Indigenous
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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[Portraits of woman and man]
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs negatives depicting an unidentified woman and man near Bow River in Banff.
- Date Range
- ca. 1950
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / E6 / NA - 40 to NA - 49
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
10 images
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / E : Collected Material: Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / E / 6 : Stoney
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / E6 / NA - 40 to NA - 49
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- ca. 1950
- Physical Description
- 10 photographs : b&w negatives ; 6 x 6 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs negatives depicting an unidentified woman and man near Bow River in Banff.
- Subject Access
- Bow River
- Indigenous
- Indigenous Peoples
- First Nations
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Related Material
- See corresponding 10 prints LUX / I / E6 PA-148 to PA-157.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Identification Sign
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.05.1030
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 105.05.1030
- Description
- Banff Indian Days gate from Banff Indian Days grounds.
- Title
- Identification Sign
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- wood
- Description
- Banff Indian Days gate from Banff Indian Days grounds.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Banff Indian Days
- events
- Credit
- Purchased from Crown Assets Disposal, Banff, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 105.05.1030
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Beaded Necklace
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.01.0011
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0011
- Description
- Necklace of beads woven on a bead loom. A strap of green beads with red beads along edges is attatched to a circular medallion of green beads with three pink, beaded, diamond shapes inside. The pendant has beaded pink edges and two loops of red and green beads hanging off of the bottom edge of th…
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- Title
- Beaded Necklace
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 36.5 cm
- Description
- Necklace of beads woven on a bead loom. A strap of green beads with red beads along edges is attatched to a circular medallion of green beads with three pink, beaded, diamond shapes inside. The pendant has beaded pink edges and two loops of red and green beads hanging off of the bottom edge of the disk.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- souvenirs
- Stoney
- decorative
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0011
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- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- skin, deer
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0007 a,b
- Description
- A very simple pair of soft deerskin moccasins which have an ankle flap and a long tongue with thongs to tie at the ankle.
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- Title
- Moccasins
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- skin, deer
- Dimensions
- 26.0 cm
- Description
- A very simple pair of soft deerskin moccasins which have an ankle flap and a long tongue with thongs to tie at the ankle.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Cree
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0007 a,b
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- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0011 a,b
- Description
- A pair of soft moccasins with stitching around the sole and made to the shape of a foot. There is casing at the ankle with a thong threaded through and used to tie.
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- Title
- Moccasins
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- skin
- Dimensions
- 23.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of soft moccasins with stitching around the sole and made to the shape of a foot. There is casing at the ankle with a thong threaded through and used to tie.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Plains
- Cree
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0011 a,b
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- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- skin; glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0009
- Description
- A woman's beaded belt, worked on harness leather, that fastens with a buckle. The belt has a light blue background with a design in dark blue, red and white beads.
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- skin; glass; metal
- Dimensions
- 4.4 x 120.0 cm
- Description
- A woman's beaded belt, worked on harness leather, that fastens with a buckle. The belt has a light blue background with a design in dark blue, red and white beads.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- decorative
- regalia
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0009
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- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- wood; skin; feather; stone
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.0012
- Description
- Club with clubhead, probably a cylindrically shaped stone, completely covered with buckskin and attached to willow branch handle nearly completely wrapped with buckskin. Head is secured to handle by means of leather strap passing over and nailed to handle then completely covered with soft buckskin …
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- Title
- Club
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- wood; skin; feather; stone
- Dimensions
- 5.5 x 19.0 x 60.0 cm
- Description
- Club with clubhead, probably a cylindrically shaped stone, completely covered with buckskin and attached to willow branch handle nearly completely wrapped with buckskin. Head is secured to handle by means of leather strap passing over and nailed to handle then completely covered with soft buckskin sewed to its shape forming a loose, but secure, clubhead. There is a collar of hide with hair on at the neck, then the handle is wrapped with narrow thong of buckskin about 1/3 of the way down where there is a fringed collar of buckskin, and then a large piece of buckskin is sewed on to cover the rest of the handle. A wrist strap of stiff hide is held to the end of the handle with a tightly wrapped thong of buckskin covered with another fringed collar band. A single eagle feather hangs from the middle of the handle.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- warfare
- hunting
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.0012
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- Date
- 1950 – 1965
- Material
- wood; stone; skin; feather
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.0016
- Description
- A club with swinging head. Handle from branch of tree with bark stripped off and wrapped with wide band of buckskin at end which is tightly sewn on. Bulbous mushroom shaped stone clubhead attached with buckskin thong around middle tied to end of strong cord of twisted buckskin, 12 cm long, which is…
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- Title
- Swinging Club
- Date
- 1950 – 1965
- Material
- wood; stone; skin; feather
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 42.7 cm
- Description
- A club with swinging head. Handle from branch of tree with bark stripped off and wrapped with wide band of buckskin at end which is tightly sewn on. Bulbous mushroom shaped stone clubhead attached with buckskin thong around middle tied to end of strong cord of twisted buckskin, 12 cm long, which is secured to top of handle by narrow buckskin thongs tightly wrapped over it. Two feathers attached at this end of handle.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- warfare
- hunting
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.0016
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Ceremonial Rattle
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- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- wood; feather; bone
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0018
- Description
- Rattle carved from burled piece of wood. Top burl has been hollowed and filled with small pebbles? and capped with a round flat slice of bone. Burl just beneath has been carved to represent a bison head painted black with claws added as horns and beads inserted as eyes. Top burl has been stained ye…
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- Title
- Ceremonial Rattle
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- wood; feather; bone
- Dimensions
- 27.7 x 6.0 x 6.3 cm
- Description
- Rattle carved from burled piece of wood. Top burl has been hollowed and filled with small pebbles? and capped with a round flat slice of bone. Burl just beneath has been carved to represent a bison head painted black with claws added as horns and beads inserted as eyes. Top burl has been stained yellow on front with picture of flying eagle, and green on back with drawing of dog's head. Bone at top painted around each nail head with a circle of black outlined in red and a green star at the centre. 'Neck' of buffalo painted with bands of red, black, yellow, green and brown. Three feathers tied in group attached around bottom of handle with a string of sinew.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- ceremonial
- animal
- buffalo
- bird
- eagle
- dog
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0018
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Drumstick Collection
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- Date
- 1955 – 1975
- Material
- wood; skin; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0019 a-c
- Description
- A collection of three crude drumsticks made of sticks of wood with the end wrapped with a softer material. (a) knotty stick with bark scraped off with long piece of tan buckskin, 13 cm sewn to fit around one end. (b) straight stick with bark, dark brown, still on, wrapped at one end with strip of…
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- Title
- Drumstick Collection
- Date
- 1955 – 1975
- Material
- wood; skin; fibre
- Dimensions
- 2.9 x 37.5 cm
- Description
- A collection of three crude drumsticks made of sticks of wood with the end wrapped with a softer material. (a) knotty stick with bark scraped off with long piece of tan buckskin, 13 cm sewn to fit around one end. (b) straight stick with bark, dark brown, still on, wrapped at one end with strip of white muslin which is knotted and tied at bottom of wrapping. (c) smoothly carved stick of light wood with beige pieces of buckskin wrapped at both ends and sewn to fit with sinew.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- ceremonial
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0019 a-c
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- Date
- 1955 – 1965
- Material
- skin; hair; wood; feather
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0023
- Description
- Hand drum with round hoop frame covered with hide and brown-grey fur around outside with six long striped features hanging from a buckskin thong spaced evenly around the circumference. Drum head is a circle of hide laced around its edges into the middle of the hoop and painted with a red and blue b…
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- Title
- Bear Drum
- Date
- 1955 – 1965
- Material
- skin; hair; wood; feather
- Description
- Hand drum with round hoop frame covered with hide and brown-grey fur around outside with six long striped features hanging from a buckskin thong spaced evenly around the circumference. Drum head is a circle of hide laced around its edges into the middle of the hoop and painted with a red and blue band around the border with a pencil drawing of a bear's head at the centre. Handholds in the back formed of twisted hide in two loops attached to two strings of twisted hide stretched across the back, with an additional long strap of twisted hide for hanging.See narative.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- ceremonial
- dancing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0023
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- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- stone; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0030 a,b
- Description
- A calumet with grey stone T-shape bowl and long wooden stem; (a) cylindrical smoke bowl sits atop long narrow base which tapers toward front where it is cut off at angle, and is carved into cube shape at end where stem joins; bowl is incised with scratched design of diamond shapes on sides, around …
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- Title
- Calumet
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- stone; wood
- Dimensions
- 6.7 x 2.2 x 48.7 cm
- Description
- A calumet with grey stone T-shape bowl and long wooden stem; (a) cylindrical smoke bowl sits atop long narrow base which tapers toward front where it is cut off at angle, and is carved into cube shape at end where stem joins; bowl is incised with scratched design of diamond shapes on sides, around smoke bowl, and on each face of the cube; pipe stem (b) is shaped from stick which thickens and is flattened at bottom near bowl joint; mouthpiece is formed by whittling stem flat at one end, with carved round dowel joint at other to join to bowl; a series of charred lines have been burnt into top and sides of stem; end of stem near mouthpiece shows evidence of having been painted yellow ochre at one time.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Noah Goat
- ceremonial
- smoking
- Stoney
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0030 a,b
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Commemorative Medal
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.0086%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1954 – 1955
- Material
- metal; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0086 a,b
- Description
- Two Alberta Jubilee commemorative medals given to Alberta's Indigenous people. Both identical size discs with top ring for ribbon attachment chrome plated. One face shows hand shake, horizon and sun surrounded by printed "Friendship, Loyalty, Progress". Observe face shows Alberta Provincial crest s…
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- Title
- Commemorative Medal
- Date
- 1954 – 1955
- Material
- metal; plastic
- Dimensions
- 0.2 x 6.4 cm
- Description
- Two Alberta Jubilee commemorative medals given to Alberta's Indigenous people. Both identical size discs with top ring for ribbon attachment chrome plated. One face shows hand shake, horizon and sun surrounded by printed "Friendship, Loyalty, Progress". Observe face shows Alberta Provincial crest surrounded by "Alberta Golden Jubliee 1905-1955". Encased in white box also containing red, white, blue striped nylon ribbon, solid copper, one face shows engraved hand shake, mountain horizon and sun surrounded by stamped lettering "Friendship, Loyalty, Progress" observe face un cast but has been scratched "1955" plus unclear "Jutey in ay" ? medal attached to faded red, white,blue ribbon.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0086 a,b
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Quirt Riding Whip
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- Date
- 1950 – 1965
- Material
- wood; skin; glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0054 a,b
- Description
- Two quirts made in the same manner from smoothly carved sticks that have been stained reddish brown, with long buckskin lashes at the end, and beaded strap handle. Wide buckskin thong passes through hole cut in end of quirt and is doubled and tightly wrapped together with a narrow strip of leather.…
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- Title
- Quirt Riding Whip
- Date
- 1950 – 1965
- Material
- wood; skin; glass; metal
- Dimensions
- 2.6 x 95.5 cm
- Description
- Two quirts made in the same manner from smoothly carved sticks that have been stained reddish brown, with long buckskin lashes at the end, and beaded strap handle. Wide buckskin thong passes through hole cut in end of quirt and is doubled and tightly wrapped together with a narrow strip of leather. Flat, beaded handle strap is split into two tongues at one end which end with two tin cone beads filled with orange feathers. (a) square with blue beads, long, plain, smoothly carved, squared stick. Handle beaded on brown leather in lazy stitch of blue seed beads with three white outlines of squares spaced evenly along. Tongues have white stripes. Strap stitched through hole in wood with buckskin thong. (b) round with white beads, round smooth baton with ring carved at top and in middle. Strap as (a) but white background with solid green and blue squares spaced along, and green and white checked tongues.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- animal
- horse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0054 a,b
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Trinket Basket
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.04.0177
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- bark; grass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0177
- Description
- Cylindrical, flat-bottomed, birchbark, unlidded box. Bottom is stitched to wall by reed or cane, and top rim is bound in read or cane. No other decoration.
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- Title
- Trinket Basket
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- bark; grass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 6.8 x 12.5 cm
- Description
- Cylindrical, flat-bottomed, birchbark, unlidded box. Bottom is stitched to wall by reed or cane, and top rim is bound in read or cane. No other decoration.
- Subject
- households
- Indigenous
- crafts
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0177
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Basketry Cup And Saucer
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- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0372 a,b
- Description
- A small cup and saucer woven completely of split cedar(?) (a) cup - very simple deep shape with stiff braided loop handle at one side, three imbricated parallelograms around outside, one blue, one pink, one green, twining technique, lip finished in lighter colour twining. (b) saucer - small shallow…
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- Title
- Basketry Cup And Saucer
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 4.5 x 8.2 cm
- Description
- A small cup and saucer woven completely of split cedar(?) (a) cup - very simple deep shape with stiff braided loop handle at one side, three imbricated parallelograms around outside, one blue, one pink, one green, twining technique, lip finished in lighter colour twining. (b) saucer - small shallow dish of twining technique to match cup with a series of green, pink and red parallelograms imbricated around the edge, which is finished with a lighter colour twining.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- miniatures
- Indigenous
- basketry
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0372 a,b
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- Date
- 1955 – 1965
- Material
- glass; skin; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0070
- Description
- Completely beaded belt on canvas. Beaded diagonal blue, green, white red stripes along its length, meeting at the middle then reversing the slant. Buckskin ties at each end with two more set in approximately 10 cm form each end, one on underside and one on topside, so that belt overlaps when tied.
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1955 – 1965
- Material
- glass; skin; fibre
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 92.0 cm
- Description
- Completely beaded belt on canvas. Beaded diagonal blue, green, white red stripes along its length, meeting at the middle then reversing the slant. Buckskin ties at each end with two more set in approximately 10 cm form each end, one on underside and one on topside, so that belt overlaps when tied.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0070
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- Date
- 1955 – 1965
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0074 a,b
- Description
- A pair of heavily beaded eagle design glove gauntlets. Were made for gloves, but either the gloves were never made, most likely, or wore out. The gauntlets have buckskin backs, white buckskin fringe and lining of cotton. The eagle design is a very handsome, black eagle with white markings visible u…
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- Title
- Beaded Cuffs
- Date
- 1955 – 1965
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 23.0 x 42.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of heavily beaded eagle design glove gauntlets. Were made for gloves, but either the gloves were never made, most likely, or wore out. The gauntlets have buckskin backs, white buckskin fringe and lining of cotton. The eagle design is a very handsome, black eagle with white markings visible under upraised wings, yellow bill, eye, legs, white fan tail with black end feathers, all on a brilliant red ground bordered by alternate rows of black and white beads. Matches collar 103.07.0075.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- Leah Hunter
- John Hunter
- eagle
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0074 a,b
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- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0380
- Description
- A flat greyish, soft, leather pouch laced together around the edges with buckskin thongs. Double drawstring of buckskin thongs threaded through slits cut at top. Triple strands of thongs doubled and knotted through holes in three places on the front, hanging in a long mass of fringes from the bag. …
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- Title
- Beaded Bag
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 14.5 x 52.0 cm
- Description
- A flat greyish, soft, leather pouch laced together around the edges with buckskin thongs. Double drawstring of buckskin thongs threaded through slits cut at top. Triple strands of thongs doubled and knotted through holes in three places on the front, hanging in a long mass of fringes from the bag. Fringes threaded with four to six large, handmade glass beads on each, white, amber, red, blue, green.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- accessories
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0380
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