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Date
prior to 1970
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.05.3009 a-h
Description
Man's regalia set with eight pieces including shirt, leggings, belt, gauntlets and moccasins. Soft off-white skin with bead strips of dark blue background, predominant yellow and orange pattern of diamonds and spears. The diamond has a design of blue, light blue and red inside. Also a stepped de…
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Title
Set Regalia
Date
prior to 1970
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Dimensions
22.3 (g,h) x 165.0 (a); 41.0 (b,c); 7.6 (d); 24.0 (e,f); 11.3 (g,h) x 91.0 (a); 92.5 (b,c); 88.4 (d); 38.6 (e,f); 29.4 (g,h) cm
Description
Man's regalia set with eight pieces including shirt, leggings, belt, gauntlets and moccasins. Soft off-white skin with bead strips of dark blue background, predominant yellow and orange pattern of diamonds and spears. The diamond has a design of blue, light blue and red inside. Also a stepped design of light blue, yellow green and red. (a) The shirt has beads strips over the shoulders and on the arms, also a separate piece on centre back. In the front is an attached beaded tie. Fringes along sides of bead strips. (b,c) Long leggings with ties and one bead strip. (d) Belt has same beaded pattern along length. Large medallion (16.0 cm dia.) with a centered 8 pointed star in dark blue and red with white, yellow, blue, red and dark blue design attached to one end. (e,f) Gauntlets have plain fringed gloves with beaded gauntlets, yellow and orange chevrons on dark blue background. Along top edge is a border of stacked squares in green, yellow and red on a light blue background. (g,h) High top moccasins are beaded all along the top and around back. Same motif as gauntlets on vamp. Same motif as belt on heels.
Subject
Indigenous
Stoney
beadwork
regalia
Chief Chiniquay
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.05.3009 a-h
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Date
prior to 1950
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.05.3014 a-c
Description
Shirt and leggings tanned hide set (a) The shirt is of typical design, open below the arms. Bead strips over shoulder and along arms. The bead strips have a white background , centre square is dark blue, yellow surrounds that and rimmed with red. Two red and yellow bands separate the main design…
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Title
Set Regalia
Date
prior to 1950
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Dimensions
159.0 (a); 42.0 (b,c) x 82.0 (a); 88.4 (b,c) cm
Description
Shirt and leggings tanned hide set (a) The shirt is of typical design, open below the arms. Bead strips over shoulder and along arms. The bead strips have a white background , centre square is dark blue, yellow surrounds that and rimmed with red. Two red and yellow bands separate the main design motif. Centre front is a medallion, white background with red and blue spokes, aqua coloured tube beads at top of fringe. Centre back is a similar medallion with an ermine skin hanging from the centre. Long fringes along arm bead strips. (b,c) Leggings are plain with ties and with the same bead strip motif.
Subject
Indigenou
Stoney
beadwork
Chief David Bearspaw
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.05.3014 a-c
Images
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This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
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