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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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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Correspondence from Stoney Nakoda families in Morley, including letter from Ina Cecil written in syllabics Letters and newsclipping relating to the death of Mark Poucette
Date Range
1938-1948
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 4 / b / iv / 1473
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
I.A.4. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
Sous-Fonds
M36
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 4 / b / iv / 1473
Date Range
1938-1948
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope & Content
Correspondence from Stoney Nakoda families in Morley, including letter from Ina Cecil written in syllabics Letters and newsclipping relating to the death of Mark Poucette
Subject Access
David Bearspaw
George McLean
Jacob Twoyoungmen Mary Kootenay
Mrs Jonas Twoyoungmen [Sarah]
Mrs. Paul Francis
OdelliaHunter
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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