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Date
1930 – 1950
Material
feather; glass; fibre; metal
Catalogue Number
109.02.0001
Description
A dance bustle of golden eagle wing feathers placed in a circle around a beaded medallion. There are smaller downier feathers attached to the wing feather tips. Orange, red and green dots attached to each feather form concentric circles. The round central medallion has a white four petaled flowe…
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Title
Dance Bustle
Date
1930 – 1950
Material
feather; glass; fibre; metal
Dimensions
31.0 (depth) x 50.0 x 50.0 cm
Description
A dance bustle of golden eagle wing feathers placed in a circle around a beaded medallion. There are smaller downier feathers attached to the wing feather tips. Orange, red and green dots attached to each feather form concentric circles. The round central medallion has a white four petaled flower outlined in red on a dark background.
Subject
Indigenous
tourism
trade
dancing
beadwork
souvenirs
ceremonial
regalia
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
109.02.0001
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Date
c. 1940
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.05.3023 a-c
Description
Man's regalia set consisting of shirt and leggings. White buckskin with beadstrips of red background with white diamond and triangle designs outlined and accented with bright yellow, blue and green. Gros Ventre Nez Pierce influence.a) Shirt with open sides and long fringe (52.0 cm long) on one si…
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Title
Set Regalia
Date
c. 1940
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Dimensions
159.0 (a) x 86.0 (a) cm
Description
Man's regalia set consisting of shirt and leggings. White buckskin with beadstrips of red background with white diamond and triangle designs outlined and accented with bright yellow, blue and green. Gros Ventre Nez Pierce influence.a) Shirt with open sides and long fringe (52.0 cm long) on one side. There are fabric backed beadstrips over the shoulders and along the arms. There are also beaded patches at the front and back centre. b,c) Leggings (83.0 x 42.0 cm) with beadstrips that match shirt. Each legging also has a beaded star in purple and green tube beads.
Subject
regalia
ceremonial
Indigenous, Gros Ventre, Nez Pierce
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.05.3023 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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