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Date
1960 – 1970
Material
skin; glass; hair; metal
Catalogue Number
103.05.0078
Description
Fringed white buckskin with beaded orange diamonds on yoke and sleeves, and bells across front yoke. Soft, hand tanned skin is machine stitched and hand stitched, with simple round neck and elbow length sleeves. Fringed at hem, edge of sleeves, down sides, and around yoke, yoke and sleeves decorate…
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Title
Beaded Dress
Date
1960 – 1970
Material
skin; glass; hair; metal
Dimensions
59.0 x 110.0 cm
Description
Fringed white buckskin with beaded orange diamonds on yoke and sleeves, and bells across front yoke. Soft, hand tanned skin is machine stitched and hand stitched, with simple round neck and elbow length sleeves. Fringed at hem, edge of sleeves, down sides, and around yoke, yoke and sleeves decorated with large stepped diamonds of red, orange, blue and white beads, having oblique green feather stitched lines from the sides. Trimmed at edge of neck and sleeves and shoulders with narrow beaded bands of orange with green and blue pattern, fringe strands across front strung with cylindrical blue and white trade beads, with a jingle bell at the bottom of each. Four small tassels of brown fur, (squirrel?) on front and back of yoke. Double strand tassels of green trade beads with loops of pearlized beads at the end are spaced around the middle of the skirt in a line.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
Catharine Whyte
Princess White Shield
Mary Kootenay
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.05.0078
Images
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[Catharine Whyte breaking ground for Archives of the Canadian Rockies and Banff Public Library on Bear Street, Banff]

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Image of Catharine Whyte with shovel breaking ground for new Archives of the Canadian Rockies, - pile driver and people in background including Bill Brewster, Maryalice Harvey Stewart, Pearl Brewster Moore, Pat Brewster, Charlie Beil, Eldon Walls
Date Range
[1967]
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 60
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Print
  1 image  
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
V683 / III / A / 1 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Personal Photographs
Sous-Fonds
V683
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 60
GMD
Photograph
Print
Date Range
[1967]
Physical Description
Photographs: 1 print; b&w
Scope & Content
Image of Catharine Whyte with shovel breaking ground for new Archives of the Canadian Rockies, - pile driver and people in background including Bill Brewster, Maryalice Harvey Stewart, Pearl Brewster Moore, Pat Brewster, Charlie Beil, Eldon Walls
Name Access
Beil, Charlie
Brewster, Pat
Brewster, Bill
Moore, Pearl
Stewart, Maryalice Harvey
Walls, Eldon
Whyte, Catharine
Subject Access
Peter and Catharine Whyte Foundation
Archives of the Canadian Rockies
Geographic Access
Banff
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on item
Processing Status
Processed
Images
thumbnail
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