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Date
1930 – 1940
Material
fibre; glass; skin
Catalogue Number
103.05.0076 a,b
Description
A pair of short leggings, calf length only, heavily beaded canvas with buckskin thong ties. Pattern is principally of clear glass beads with a border of black beads lazy stitched at all edges of the trapezoid form, the upper portion has a pattern of outlined linked diamonds in black beads, below it…
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Title
Beaded Leggings
Date
1930 – 1940
Material
fibre; glass; skin
Dimensions
38.0 x 27.0 cm
Description
A pair of short leggings, calf length only, heavily beaded canvas with buckskin thong ties. Pattern is principally of clear glass beads with a border of black beads lazy stitched at all edges of the trapezoid form, the upper portion has a pattern of outlined linked diamonds in black beads, below it are three squared arches in black, and below them are two stylized "suns" of blue and gold in four pointed stepped square geometric form.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.05.0076 a,b
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Date
prior to 1950
Material
skin; hair; glass;
Catalogue Number
103.05.1017 a,b
Description
Tanned white buckskin, white and green beadstrip with ermine tails. Tapered, one piece buckskin folded and sewn on outside with hanging ermine tails, thongs, alternatively. Beadstrip along same edge. Beads white with 3 blus and green X's, 2 rectangular between, canvas back. Buckskin knotched fr…
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Title
Beaded Leggings
Date
prior to 1950
Material
skin; hair; glass;
Dimensions
38.0 x 81.0 cm
Description
Tanned white buckskin, white and green beadstrip with ermine tails. Tapered, one piece buckskin folded and sewn on outside with hanging ermine tails, thongs, alternatively. Beadstrip along same edge. Beads white with 3 blus and green X's, 2 rectangular between, canvas back. Buckskin knotched frince bottom of legging and top outside edge. Canvas loops to attach to belt.
Subject
Indigenous
Blackfoot
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1969
Catalogue Number
103.05.1017 a,b
Images
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