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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
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.
Subject
Indigenous, Stoney
ceremonial
military
Blackfoot
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.”
Subject
households
Blackfoot
Blood
crafts
animals, birds
birds, owls
Indigenous
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.02.0016
Images
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