topic:"Chief David Bearspaw" found 4 records - Research Collections

Description: Colour: white, brown, red, orange. A man looks to the right, wearing a feather headress which runs off the picture at the upper left. While ermine streamers come down either side of his face. He wears a red neckerchief. There is blue, orange and red trim on the headress.

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Description: Colour: white, brown, red, orange. A man looks to the right, wearing a feather headress which runs off the picture at the upper left. While ermine streamers come down either side of his face. He wears a red neckerchief. There is blue, orange and red trim on the headress.

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Description: Shirt and leggings tanned hide set (a) The shirt is of typical design, open below the arms. Bead strips over shoulder and along arms. The bead strips have a white background , centre square is dark blue, yellow surrounds that and rimmed with red. Two red and yellow bands separate the main design…

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Description: Shirt and leggings tanned hide set (a) The shirt is of typical design, open below the arms. Bead strips over shoulder and along arms. The bead strips have a white background , centre square is dark blue, yellow surrounds that and rimmed with red. Two red and yellow bands separate the main design motif. Centre front is a medallion, white background with red and blue spokes, aqua coloured tube beads at top of fringe. Centre back is a similar medallion with an ermine skin hanging from the centre. Long fringes along arm bead strips. (b,c) Leggings are plain with ties and with the same bead strip motif.

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Description: Beaded orange band with blue, yellow and red geometric pattern. Light feathers with dark ends and horsehair attached with fur patches at the tips. Long white buckskin train. Buckskin streamers at each end of brow band. Tag: "Indicates it's possibly Chief David Bearspaw's."

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Description: Beaded orange band with blue, yellow and red geometric pattern. Light feathers with dark ends and horsehair attached with fur patches at the tips. Long white buckskin train. Buckskin streamers at each end of brow band. Tag: "Indicates it's possibly Chief David Bearspaw's."

Subject: Indigenous, Stoney; regalia; beadwork; Chief David Bearspaw; crafts

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