- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0173
- Description
- A soft belt of red violet velvet with large silver buckle. Velvet is sewn into long tube and gathered slightly at end where attached to buckle. Two part buckle hooks together with large hook and eye on back. Cast buckle shaped like two pointed cinquefoils butting together at the flat side, each co…
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- Title
- Belt
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 8.5 x 93.5 cm
- Description
- A soft belt of red violet velvet with large silver buckle. Velvet is sewn into long tube and gathered slightly at end where attached to buckle. Two part buckle hooks together with large hook and eye on back. Cast buckle shaped like two pointed cinquefoils butting together at the flat side, each containing a female dancing figure in very high relief. Figure has firm breasts and tiny waist, and is wearing draped bloomers and tall headdress. Scrolls and flowers form garland around figure. Smooth border around pebbly background surface, follows shape of buckle each side of buckle has bar soldered across back to attach belt. Velvet attached one side only with loose basting stitches around bar.
- Subject
- households
- figure
- female
- religious
- Hinduism
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0173
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Religious Pendant
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- Date
- 1925 – 1965
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0169 a,b
- Description
- Two crosses, each has rigid ring fastened at top, turned sideways. (a) gold, plain, straight Roman cross with ornate scrolled caps around end of each arm. gold plated. (b) silver, flat, cast, Roman cross with applied rough globby design on front surface, and vague trifoliate shape at end of arm. Hi…
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- Title
- Religious Pendant
- Date
- 1925 – 1965
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 0.3 x 1.8 x 3.0 cm
- Description
- Two crosses, each has rigid ring fastened at top, turned sideways. (a) gold, plain, straight Roman cross with ornate scrolled caps around end of each arm. gold plated. (b) silver, flat, cast, Roman cross with applied rough globby design on front surface, and vague trifoliate shape at end of arm. High surface of design polished, with niello behind.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- adornment
- religious
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0169 a,b
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