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Date
1900 – 1910
Material
glass; grass, sweetgrass
Catalogue Number
103.01.0006
Description
A thick, single strand necklace of braided red sweetgrass. Both ends are wrapped with beads, a strand of pink beads and a strand of green beads, and split into two sections at each end. A strand of beads is tied into loops at the junction of sweetgrass and beading.
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Title
Beaded Necklace
Date
1900 – 1910
Material
glass; grass, sweetgrass
Dimensions
55.0 cm
Description
A thick, single strand necklace of braided red sweetgrass. Both ends are wrapped with beads, a strand of pink beads and a strand of green beads, and split into two sections at each end. A strand of beads is tied into loops at the junction of sweetgrass and beading.
Subject
Indigenous
Stoney
beadwork
decorative
medicinal
ceremonial
regalia
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0006
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Date
1890 – 1910
Material
fibre; glass; skin
Catalogue Number
103.01.0015
Description
A necklace of eleven strands of beads strung between fringed animal hide. The strands get longer as they proceed down the mecklace. The centre of each strand is made up of darker beads.
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Title
Beaded Necklace
Date
1890 – 1910
Material
fibre; glass; skin
Dimensions
86.0 x 71.0 cm
Description
A necklace of eleven strands of beads strung between fringed animal hide. The strands get longer as they proceed down the mecklace. The centre of each strand is made up of darker beads.
Subject
Indigenous
Stoney
decorative
ceremonial
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0015
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Date
1880 – 1910
Material
bone; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.01.0020
Description
A long woman's breastplate made up of five rows of vertical hair pipes joined by strips of beads. There is a fringe of beads at the top and another fringe of hair pipes at the bottom.
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Title
Beaded Breastplate
Date
1880 – 1910
Material
bone; glass; fibre
Dimensions
120.0 x 23.0 cm
Description
A long woman's breastplate made up of five rows of vertical hair pipes joined by strips of beads. There is a fringe of beads at the top and another fringe of hair pipes at the bottom.
Subject
Indigenous
decorative
ceremonial
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0020
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Date
1960 – 1970
Material
grass; glass; skin
Catalogue Number
103.01.0055
Description
A twined grass necklace made of sweetgrass, its ends made of white buckskin with coiled grey-purple, yellow, and red beads around them.
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Title
Ceremonial Necklace
Date
1960 – 1970
Material
grass; glass; skin
Dimensions
120.0 cm
Description
A twined grass necklace made of sweetgrass, its ends made of white buckskin with coiled grey-purple, yellow, and red beads around them.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
ceremonial
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0055
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Date
1972 – 1978
Material
glass; skin; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.01.0087 a-d
Description
Beaded medallions on beaded neck straps; (a) is red and white throughout and centre medallion is white, ten-pointed snowflake design; (b) also red and white and centre medallion white, ten-pointed flower design with red circular centre; (c) is yellow and red dominant with red centre design having f…
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Title
Beaded Necklaces
Date
1972 – 1978
Material
glass; skin; fibre
Dimensions
7.0 x 38.5 cm
Description
Beaded medallions on beaded neck straps; (a) is red and white throughout and centre medallion is white, ten-pointed snowflake design; (b) also red and white and centre medallion white, ten-pointed flower design with red circular centre; (c) is yellow and red dominant with red centre design having four swallow-tail or forked points; (d) green and white, medallion is green circle with white centre having four forked points; (a,b,c) have open beadwork on neck straps but (d) is beaded onto circular coil.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
accessories
ceremonial
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0087 a-d
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Date
1925 – 1945
Material
glass; skin; shell; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.01.1004
Description
beaded cravat and black hair neckband, stylized pink/gold/green flowers outlined in blue on pale blue background worked on faded red fabric in shape of cravat, stitched at top to 5.0 cm wide black hide beckband, white bone button stitched to middle of neckband by 2 short dangling strands of .5 cm …
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Title
Beaded Cravat
Date
1925 – 1945
Material
glass; skin; shell; fibre
Dimensions
19.2 x 12.0 x 53.0 cm
Description
beaded cravat and black hair neckband, stylized pink/gold/green flowers outlined in blue on pale blue background worked on faded red fabric in shape of cravat, stitched at top to 5.0 cm wide black hide beckband, white bone button stitched to middle of neckband by 2 short dangling strands of .5 cm diam pale blue beads, a small cowrie shell at each end.
Subject
Indigenous
ceremonial
regalia
beadwork
Tom Simeon
Credit
Gift of Forrest (Pat) Oliver Brewster, Banff, 1966
Catalogue Number
103.01.1004
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Date
1890 – 1900
Material
bone; skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.01.1018
Description
3 sections of hair pipes with leather and beads, centre section beads 3.7 long with black and some white glass beads at each end, outer beads 10.4 long, 4 strips of leather divide beads into section, beads threaded on long rawhide strips which extend into long fringes on either side, rawhide stri…
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Title
Beaded Breastplate
Date
1890 – 1900
Material
bone; skin; glass
Dimensions
27.0 x 38.0 cm
Description
3 sections of hair pipes with leather and beads, centre section beads 3.7 long with black and some white glass beads at each end, outer beads 10.4 long, 4 strips of leather divide beads into section, beads threaded on long rawhide strips which extend into long fringes on either side, rawhide strips tied into loop to go over head.
Subject
Indigenous
Tsuut’ina
beadwork
ceremonial
regalia
Credit
Purchased from Alan McClelland, Banff, 1984
Catalogue Number
103.01.1018
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Date
prior to 1970
Material
grass; glass; skin
Catalogue Number
103.01.3016 a-h
Description
Round-braided strands of sweetgrass with fringed buckskin ends that are beaded (12.2 to 14.0 cm long) and tied together. Each end of the beading is finished with beaded loops. a) 60.0 x 7.0 x 1.2 cm, light blue and orange beading; b) 58.0 x 6.0 x 1.3 cm, red and light green beading beading;c) …
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Title
Beaded Necklace
Date
prior to 1970
Material
grass; glass; skin
Dimensions
60.0 cm
Description
Round-braided strands of sweetgrass with fringed buckskin ends that are beaded (12.2 to 14.0 cm long) and tied together. Each end of the beading is finished with beaded loops. a) 60.0 x 7.0 x 1.2 cm, light blue and orange beading; b) 58.0 x 6.0 x 1.3 cm, red and light green beading beading;c) 59.0 x 8.0 x 1.6 cm, light green and orange beading;d) 66.0 x 6.3 x 1.5 cm, light blue and red beading;e) 61.0 x 8.9 x 1.4 cm, light blue and red beading;f) 59.0 x 10.0 x 1.9 cm, red and light blue beading;g) 59.0 x 9.2 x 1.3 cm, red and light blue beading;h) 59.0 x 8.0 x 1.6 cm, red and light blue beading.
Subject
Indigenous
Stoney
regalia
beadwork
ceremonial
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.3016 a-h
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Date
prior to 1970
Material
hair, horse; glass; feather; fibre; skin
Catalogue Number
103.01.3022 a,b
Description
Fur armbands with hanging pelts, feathers, hairlocks and large beaded medallions. Each medallion (6.0 cm diameter) has a scalloped blue beaded border with a multi coloured centre. Each hairlock has a beaded band in white, red and orange where it attaches to the armband. a) Armband (28.0 cm ci…
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Title
Beaded Armband
Date
prior to 1970
Material
hair, horse; glass; feather; fibre; skin
Dimensions
11.0 (a); 12.0 (b) x 105.0 (a); 110.0 (b) cm
Description
Fur armbands with hanging pelts, feathers, hairlocks and large beaded medallions. Each medallion (6.0 cm diameter) has a scalloped blue beaded border with a multi coloured centre. Each hairlock has a beaded band in white, red and orange where it attaches to the armband. a) Armband (28.0 cm circumference) lined with white polkadotted red fabric. This armband has a red squirrel pelt attached.b) Armband (22.0 cm circumference) lined with yellow and white fabric. This armband has a weasel pelt attached.
Subject
Indigenous
regalia
ceremonial
crafts
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.3022 a,b
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Date
prior to 1970
Material
grass; glass; skin
Catalogue Number
103.01.3028
Description
Round-braided strand (1.5 cm diameter) of sweetgrass with fringed buckskin ends that are beaded (13.0 cm long) in orange and light green and tied together. Each end of the beading is finished with beaded loops.
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Title
Beaded Necklace
Date
prior to 1970
Material
grass; glass; skin
Dimensions
7.0 x 60.0 cm
Description
Round-braided strand (1.5 cm diameter) of sweetgrass with fringed buckskin ends that are beaded (13.0 cm long) in orange and light green and tied together. Each end of the beading is finished with beaded loops.
Subject
Indigenous
Stoney
regalia
beadwork
ceremonial
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.3028
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