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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.3021 a,b
- Description
- Two heavy leather straps with leather thongs attached to the ends of the straps (a - 62.0 cm long with thongs, b - 67.0 cm long with thongs). Each strap has four round metal bells (4.0 cm diameter) tied on with leather thongs. White adhesive tape has been wrapped around the straps.
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- Title
- Armband
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 31.0 cm
- Description
- Two heavy leather straps with leather thongs attached to the ends of the straps (a - 62.0 cm long with thongs, b - 67.0 cm long with thongs). Each strap has four round metal bells (4.0 cm diameter) tied on with leather thongs. White adhesive tape has been wrapped around the straps.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- dancing
- music
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.3021 a,b
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- Date
- 1955 – 1965
- Material
- skin; hair; wood; feather
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0023
- Description
- Hand drum with round hoop frame covered with hide and brown-grey fur around outside with six long striped features hanging from a buckskin thong spaced evenly around the circumference. Drum head is a circle of hide laced around its edges into the middle of the hoop and painted with a red and blue b…
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- Title
- Bear Drum
- Date
- 1955 – 1965
- Material
- skin; hair; wood; feather
- Description
- Hand drum with round hoop frame covered with hide and brown-grey fur around outside with six long striped features hanging from a buckskin thong spaced evenly around the circumference. Drum head is a circle of hide laced around its edges into the middle of the hoop and painted with a red and blue band around the border with a pencil drawing of a bear's head at the centre. Handholds in the back formed of twisted hide in two loops attached to two strings of twisted hide stretched across the back, with an additional long strap of twisted hide for hanging.See narative.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- ceremonial
- dancing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0023
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- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.1002 a-d
- Description
- A set of dancing bells - 2 rings of small cowbells on buckled leather straps and 2 rings of small cowbells on leather straps fastened with leather thongs.
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- Title
- Bell
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- metal; skin
- Description
- A set of dancing bells - 2 rings of small cowbells on buckled leather straps and 2 rings of small cowbells on leather straps fastened with leather thongs.
- Subject
- dancing
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- George Kaquitts
- Credit
- Purchased from Cinderella Simeon, Morley, 1987
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.1002 a-d
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- wood; feather; skin; hair; bone; sinew
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.3007 a,b
- Description
- Two clubs decorated with wood burning and feathers, fur and hair.a) Wood carved to look like a bird head from the top of the handle, with a bone beak inserted into the wood. The club has striped feathers and horse hair attached to the handle with sinew. Stripes and the bird’s eyes are burnt into …
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- Title
- Club
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- wood; feather; skin; hair; bone; sinew
- Dimensions
- 39.0 (a); 52.0 (b) x 4.5 (a); 10.0 (b) x 12.0 (a); 12.0 (b) cm
- Description
- Two clubs decorated with wood burning and feathers, fur and hair.a) Wood carved to look like a bird head from the top of the handle, with a bone beak inserted into the wood. The club has striped feathers and horse hair attached to the handle with sinew. Stripes and the bird’s eyes are burnt into the wood.b) Long straight handle with a hide strap at the end. The handle is decorated with burnt markings and has fur and hide attached. The club has a wood burl for a head. There are feathers attached to the burl and it is also has decorative burn marks.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- carving
- dancing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.3007 a,b
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- wood; skin; bone
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.3008
- Description
- Very smooth cylindrical peeled wood handle covered with hide at one end and topped with an animal vertebrea and a hide tassel at the other. The vertebrea has been painted in areas and situated to resemble a big horn sheep.
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- Title
- Club
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- wood; skin; bone
- Dimensions
- 42.0 x 8.5 x 12.0 cm
- Description
- Very smooth cylindrical peeled wood handle covered with hide at one end and topped with an animal vertebrea and a hide tassel at the other. The vertebrea has been painted in areas and situated to resemble a big horn sheep.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- carving
- dancing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.3008
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; feather; glass; plastic; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3033
- Description
- Green velvet dance apron with a short piece and a long split piece that are sewn together at one corner and have thong ties at the other corner. The apron is decorated with yellow and orange embroidered flowers with green stems and leaves. There are also brown sequins and red feathers attached to…
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- Title
- Dance Apron
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; feather; glass; plastic; skin
- Dimensions
- 41.0 x 72.0 cm
- Description
- Green velvet dance apron with a short piece and a long split piece that are sewn together at one corner and have thong ties at the other corner. The apron is decorated with yellow and orange embroidered flowers with green stems and leaves. There are also brown sequins and red feathers attached to both parts of the apron. The edges are finished with short green commercial fringe.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- beadwork
- needlwork
- embroidery
- dancing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3033
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- feather; glass; fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0001
- Description
- A dance bustle of golden eagle wing feathers placed in a circle around a beaded medallion. There are smaller downier feathers attached to the wing feather tips. Orange, red and green dots attached to each feather form concentric circles. The round central medallion has a white four petaled flowe…
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- Title
- Dance Bustle
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- feather; glass; fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 31.0 (depth) x 50.0 x 50.0 cm
- Description
- A dance bustle of golden eagle wing feathers placed in a circle around a beaded medallion. There are smaller downier feathers attached to the wing feather tips. Orange, red and green dots attached to each feather form concentric circles. The round central medallion has a white four petaled flower outlined in red on a dark background.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0001
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; feathers; metal; plastic; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3001
- Description
- Half-circle of white feathers, with pink and blue top feathers, and purple downy feathers at the base. Plastic has been inserted into each feather shaft and then the shafts have been wrapped with red thread. There is a leather and metal attachment at the centre.
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- Title
- Dance Bustle
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; feathers; metal; plastic; skin
- Description
- Half-circle of white feathers, with pink and blue top feathers, and purple downy feathers at the base. Plastic has been inserted into each feather shaft and then the shafts have been wrapped with red thread. There is a leather and metal attachment at the centre.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- dancing
- ceremonial
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3001
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- feathers; plastic; fibre; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3002
- Description
- Half-circle of white feathers, with blue and red feathers on top, and purple downy feathers at base. The base of each feather is wrapped with red thread. Plastic disc coloured with red marker, a green ribbon and leather thong are attached at the centre.
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- Title
- Dance Bustle
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- feathers; plastic; fibre; skin
- Description
- Half-circle of white feathers, with blue and red feathers on top, and purple downy feathers at base. The base of each feather is wrapped with red thread. Plastic disc coloured with red marker, a green ribbon and leather thong are attached at the centre.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- dancing
- ceremonial
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3002
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- feathers; metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3003
- Description
- Half-circle of dark feathers with red and green top feathers. Some of the feathers have wire inserted into the shaft and are then attached to leather thong. Some feathers have the flattened shaft wrapped around the thong and then are bound with sinew.
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- Title
- Dance Bustle
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- feathers; metal; skin
- Description
- Half-circle of dark feathers with red and green top feathers. Some of the feathers have wire inserted into the shaft and are then attached to leather thong. Some feathers have the flattened shaft wrapped around the thong and then are bound with sinew.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- dancing
- ceremonial
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3003
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