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Date
1945 – 1955
Material
fibre; glass; skin
Catalogue Number
106.06.0048 a,b
Description
A decorative bridle in two pieces, heavily beaded on canvas. (a) is the bridle proper, consisting of two strips of beads in an elongated cravat form, with headband and nose band, forming headstall and (b) is a chevron shaped heavily beaded piece of canvas which would fit elsewhere on the horse. Des…
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Title
Beaded Caparison
Date
1945 – 1955
Material
fibre; glass; skin
Dimensions
22.0 x 45.0 cm
Description
A decorative bridle in two pieces, heavily beaded on canvas. (a) is the bridle proper, consisting of two strips of beads in an elongated cravat form, with headband and nose band, forming headstall and (b) is a chevron shaped heavily beaded piece of canvas which would fit elsewhere on the horse. Design is dark blue ground bordered by light blue beads and on the blue ground double ended arrows in light blue, bordered by orange emanating from double diamonds in orange.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
animal
horse
Leah Hunter
Jack Labelle
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
106.06.0048 a,b
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