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Beaded Breastplate
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.01.0021
- Date
- 1895 – 1910
- Material
- skin; bone; metal; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0021
- Description
- A men's breastplate with two rows of hair pipes connected in the centre by beads. A fringe of vermilion dyed leather is along both outside edges.
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- Title
- Beaded Breastplate
- Date
- 1895 – 1910
- Material
- skin; bone; metal; glass
- Dimensions
- 78.0 x 29.0 cm
- Description
- A men's breastplate with two rows of hair pipes connected in the centre by beads. A fringe of vermilion dyed leather is along both outside edges.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Plains
- decorative
- beadwork
- regalia
- Blackfoot
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0021
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Beaded Moccasins
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.03.1022%20a%2cb
- Date
- c. 1900
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1022 a,b
- Description
- Blackfoot, white beaded toe, green ankle cuff, Rocky Mountain style cut in one piece, entirely beaded toe, small geometric designs (band around edge of brown/ochre/green stepped triangles, 3 horizontal red bars, 3 blue/red/yellow feather motifs hanging from each on toe) faded green wool cuff trimm…
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- c. 1900
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 20.2 x 12.0 x 25.5 cm
- Description
- Blackfoot, white beaded toe, green ankle cuff, Rocky Mountain style cut in one piece, entirely beaded toe, small geometric designs (band around edge of brown/ochre/green stepped triangles, 3 horizontal red bars, 3 blue/red/yellow feather motifs hanging from each on toe) faded green wool cuff trimmed in white beadwork pattern, high ankle flap above cuff, long rectangular cuff, long buckskin laces, stitched 3.0 cm slash right sole.
- Subject
- Indigenous, Blackfoot
- footwear
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1969
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1022 a,b
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- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- skin; fibre; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0060 a,b
- Description
- A pair of beaded strips that are worked in rows on heavy canvas wih strips of leather trim at the bottom. Each cuff has a design of two yellow pyramids outlined with dark red and black on a white background.
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- Title
- Beaded Cuffs
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- skin; fibre; glass
- Dimensions
- 5.5 x 20.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of beaded strips that are worked in rows on heavy canvas wih strips of leather trim at the bottom. Each cuff has a design of two yellow pyramids outlined with dark red and black on a white background.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Blackfoot
- Siksika
- decorative
- regalia
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0060 a,b
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- Date
- prior to 1950
- Material
- skin; hair; glass;
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1017 a,b
- Description
- Tanned white buckskin, white and green beadstrip with ermine tails. Tapered, one piece buckskin folded and sewn on outside with hanging ermine tails, thongs, alternatively. Beadstrip along same edge. Beads white with 3 blus and green X's, 2 rectangular between, canvas back. Buckskin knotched fr…
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- Title
- Beaded Leggings
- Date
- prior to 1950
- Material
- skin; hair; glass;
- Dimensions
- 38.0 x 81.0 cm
- Description
- Tanned white buckskin, white and green beadstrip with ermine tails. Tapered, one piece buckskin folded and sewn on outside with hanging ermine tails, thongs, alternatively. Beadstrip along same edge. Beads white with 3 blus and green X's, 2 rectangular between, canvas back. Buckskin knotched frince bottom of legging and top outside edge. Canvas loops to attach to belt.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Blackfoot
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1969
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1017 a,b
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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
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- skin; fibre; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0006
- Description
- A flat rectangular purse with a long fringe along the bottom edge. The bag’s opening fastens with a thong which ties through two holes. The front of the purse is defined with an outline of beads, the inside of which is filled with vertical rows of beads forming a horizontal design of three diamon…
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- Title
- Beaded Bag
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- skin; fibre; glass
- Dimensions
- 12.5 x 32.0 cm
- Description
- A flat rectangular purse with a long fringe along the bottom edge. The bag’s opening fastens with a thong which ties through two holes. The front of the purse is defined with an outline of beads, the inside of which is filled with vertical rows of beads forming a horizontal design of three diamonds at the top and at the bottom.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0006
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War Bonnet Headdress
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.09.0007
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- feather, eagle; skin, rabbit; skin, ermine; hair, horse; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0007
- Description
- A war bonnet consisting of a felt cap with eagle feathers attached all around. The tip of each feather has horsehair and a small tuft of rabbit fur attached to it. A band of white, red, blue and orange beadwork trims the headband, and ermine tails hang from each end of the headband, near the ears.…
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- Title
- War Bonnet Headdress
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- feather, eagle; skin, rabbit; skin, ermine; hair, horse; fibre
- Dimensions
- 65.0 (overall) cm
- Description
- A war bonnet consisting of a felt cap with eagle feathers attached all around. The tip of each feather has horsehair and a small tuft of rabbit fur attached to it. A band of white, red, blue and orange beadwork trims the headband, and ermine tails hang from each end of the headband, near the ears. The bonnet also has red ribbon trimmings.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0007
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- bone; glass; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0016
- Description
- A bison vertebra painted to resemble an owl's face - grey (taupe) with brown mottled feather texture on front. A yellow glass eye has been placed on each side 'wing' of the vertebra and outlined with a black circle. The central projecting knob is painted black to represent a beak, and long black …
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- Title
- Whimsey
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- bone; glass; wood
- Dimensions
- 14.0 x 12.0 x 23.5 cm
- Description
- A bison vertebra painted to resemble an owl's face - grey (taupe) with brown mottled feather texture on front. A yellow glass eye has been placed on each side 'wing' of the vertebra and outlined with a black circle. The central projecting knob is painted black to represent a beak, and long black feather eyebrows are painted along the edge of the bone at the top over the eyes. The bone is affixed to a kidney-shaped piece of varnished wood by two screws through the bottom. The bottom is marked “BNN.”
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0016
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