Beaded Moccasins
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- Date
- 1935 – 1945
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0044 a,b
- Description
- A pair of buckskin moccasins cut in one piece to shape of foot and handsewn along outside of sole and up heel. Toe beaded with three stylized diamond shaped leaved outlined in white and containing multi-coloured checked squares, light blue, black, red, green, yellow and hanging from a wide stepped …
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- 1935 – 1945
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 9.0 x 13.0 x 27.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of buckskin moccasins cut in one piece to shape of foot and handsewn along outside of sole and up heel. Toe beaded with three stylized diamond shaped leaved outlined in white and containing multi-coloured checked squares, light blue, black, red, green, yellow and hanging from a wide stepped triangle checked with the same colours under the tongue. The small rounded tongue and folded down ankle flap have narrow scalloped beaded border of white with blue, black and red beads in each scallop. The ankle flap has four sets of double diamond shapes outlined in white and filled in with the same colours as on the toe. Very thin short buckskin ties heavily beaded at the ends with double tassels wrapped with bands of green, red, black light blue and white beads. Have been used.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0044 a,b
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3009 a-h
- Description
- Man's regalia set with eight pieces including shirt, leggings, belt, gauntlets and moccasins. Soft off-white skin with bead strips of dark blue background, predominant yellow and orange pattern of diamonds and spears. The diamond has a design of blue, light blue and red inside. Also a stepped de…
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- Title
- Set Regalia
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 22.3 (g,h) x 165.0 (a); 41.0 (b,c); 7.6 (d); 24.0 (e,f); 11.3 (g,h) x 91.0 (a); 92.5 (b,c); 88.4 (d); 38.6 (e,f); 29.4 (g,h) cm
- Description
- Man's regalia set with eight pieces including shirt, leggings, belt, gauntlets and moccasins. Soft off-white skin with bead strips of dark blue background, predominant yellow and orange pattern of diamonds and spears. The diamond has a design of blue, light blue and red inside. Also a stepped design of light blue, yellow green and red. (a) The shirt has beads strips over the shoulders and on the arms, also a separate piece on centre back. In the front is an attached beaded tie. Fringes along sides of bead strips. (b,c) Long leggings with ties and one bead strip. (d) Belt has same beaded pattern along length. Large medallion (16.0 cm dia.) with a centered 8 pointed star in dark blue and red with white, yellow, blue, red and dark blue design attached to one end. (e,f) Gauntlets have plain fringed gloves with beaded gauntlets, yellow and orange chevrons on dark blue background. Along top edge is a border of stacked squares in green, yellow and red on a light blue background. (g,h) High top moccasins are beaded all along the top and around back. Same motif as gauntlets on vamp. Same motif as belt on heels.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- beadwork
- regalia
- Chief Chiniquay
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3009 a-h
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