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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- skin
- Catalogue Number
- 112.01.0025 a-s
- Description
- A collection of nineteen fur-bearing animal paws with claws intact: a-d) four large paws attached to the leg skin (approx 27.0 cm long) with soft dark brown fur that is silver-tipped at the shoulder. Two have a round toggle snap attached. e-l) Eight medium sized paws (approx 16.0 cm) with soft br…
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- Title
- Animal Paw
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- skin
- Dimensions
- 4.0 (average) x 4.0 (average) x 12.0 - 27.0 cm
- Description
- A collection of nineteen fur-bearing animal paws with claws intact: a-d) four large paws attached to the leg skin (approx 27.0 cm long) with soft dark brown fur that is silver-tipped at the shoulder. Two have a round toggle snap attached. e-l) Eight medium sized paws (approx 16.0 cm) with soft brown fur. m-s) Seven small paws (approx 12.0 cm) with soft brown fur.
- Subject
- households
- animals
- clothing
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 112.01.0025 a-s
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- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- willow; pine root; bear grass; maidenhair fern; woodwardia
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0074
- Description
- A basket hat with natural light with black and red brown design. Zig-zag design around sides formed of elongated trapazoidal forms stepping up and down on one another with a triangle at the base and top of each zig-zag, trapezoids are brown on bottom half, black across top. Rim of hat is banded wi…
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- Title
- Basket Hat
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- willow; pine root; bear grass; maidenhair fern; woodwardia
- Dimensions
- 9.5 x 18.5 cm
- Description
- A basket hat with natural light with black and red brown design. Zig-zag design around sides formed of elongated trapazoidal forms stepping up and down on one another with a triangle at the base and top of each zig-zag, trapezoids are brown on bottom half, black across top. Rim of hat is banded with brown bars and brown and black line beneath. Bottom has band of black and brown surrounding a series of brown parallelograms forming a circle. Centre of base is a circle of lighter brown. The hat is a twining technique over ribs radiating from the centre with extra ribs added to expand the shape, design not visible on inside but mottled pattern in reverse of outer pattern is vaguely seen against the brown interior.
- Subject
- Indigenous, Hupa
- households
- clothing
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0074
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- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- hair, sheep; fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1032 a,b
- Description
- 2 piece, wool suit with white stripe and stripe and trim, pullover bodice 76.0 x 44.0, wide shoulders, large arm opening, white knit ribbing 2.5 wide, 7.5 white knit-in stripe near bottom hem, bottoms 48.0 x 41.0, drawstring, navy cotton twill tape at waist, 7.5 wide knit-in white stipes near hem o…
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- Title
- Bathing Suit
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- hair, sheep; fibre, cotton
- Description
- 2 piece, wool suit with white stripe and stripe and trim, pullover bodice 76.0 x 44.0, wide shoulders, large arm opening, white knit ribbing 2.5 wide, 7.5 white knit-in stripe near bottom hem, bottoms 48.0 x 41.0, drawstring, navy cotton twill tape at waist, 7.5 wide knit-in white stipes near hem of legs
- Subject
- sports
- summer
- households
- clothing
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1032 a,b
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- Date
- 1920 – 1939
- Material
- hide, deer; fibre, cotton; glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1044
- Description
- Lillian Gest's beaded ladies jacket with fringes, straight cut, beaded floral design on collar, yoke, front panel, pocket and cuffs, 6 metal buttons, notched edges, fringes along yoke continuing down arms and bottom edges.
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- Title
- Beaded Jacket
- Date
- 1920 – 1939
- Material
- hide, deer; fibre, cotton; glass; metal
- Dimensions
- 57.0 x 57.0 cm
- Description
- Lillian Gest's beaded ladies jacket with fringes, straight cut, beaded floral design on collar, yoke, front panel, pocket and cuffs, 6 metal buttons, notched edges, fringes along yoke continuing down arms and bottom edges.
- Credit
- Gift of Lillian Gest, Philadelphia, USA, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1044
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- Date
- 1985
- Material
- skin, deer; glass; fibre;
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1185
- Description
- A tanned, buckskin jacket with floral beadwork design. It appears to be Stoney beadwork because of the colour combinations. The jacket has beading on the shoulders and the the top front and has fringes below. The beading above across the back is of flowers with colours red, orange, beige, blue, whi…
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- Title
- Beaded Jacket
- Date
- 1985
- Material
- skin, deer; glass; fibre;
- Dimensions
- 52.0; with arms 143.0 x 81.0 cm
- Description
- A tanned, buckskin jacket with floral beadwork design. It appears to be Stoney beadwork because of the colour combinations. The jacket has beading on the shoulders and the the top front and has fringes below. The beading above across the back is of flowers with colours red, orange, beige, blue, white and red and leaves in colours of green and turquoise. The beaded butterflies on the front are (two on each side) red and blue wings surrounded by pink, and blue and orange wings surrounded by beige; all the antennae are blue. The collar is pinked and also has a strip of 1.0 pinked buckskin sewn onto it 1.50 cm from the edge. The jacket is closed by leather thongs for tying. There are two front pockets, with pinked edges. The pockets are beaded in red, yellow, blue, green and white in what seems to be a flower. There is a lining, extending 25.5 cm down from the collar, in red and white checked cotton with two horizontal lines of red hearts and flowers with green leaves. On viewer’s left there are two border strips of white and blue flowers on red with green leaves. The back of the collar is lined with maroon velvet.REF: 103.08.1148 In the pocket of the jacket at the time of cataloguing: a square (26.0cm) white linen handkerchief with a lace border. It has green embroidered shamrocks and stems plus seven (approx.0.50 cm) dots around the shamrocks.REF: 105.02.1182 In the pocket of the jacket at the time of cataloguing: a piece of paper (11.0x12.5cm wide) with Willie’s notes on it. One side is written in script with a black felt pen “2 Rolled oats 1 milk 3 cream 1 Butter Veg fruit oranges Veg Meat”, viewer’s left, printed “NEWSPAPER GRACE” a line underneath and then “CARD FOR ERLING”. On the opposite side written in script in blue ball point pen “Bread at Pop’s, Grace and Gladys slene (sic) cody”. There are scribbles over the writing.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1185
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- Date
- 1982
- Material
- hair, sheep; fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1174
- Description
- A narrow wool belt from Nepal, woven in a split tapestry technique, in various colours; has an off-white cotton braided fringe (the warp) that is knotted on the ends.
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- Title
- Fibre Belt
- Date
- 1982
- Material
- hair, sheep; fabric
- Dimensions
- 3.5 x 126.0 cm
- Description
- A narrow wool belt from Nepal, woven in a split tapestry technique, in various colours; has an off-white cotton braided fringe (the warp) that is knotted on the ends.
- Subject
- crafts
- weaving
- households
- clothing
- Nepal
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 2009
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1174
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- Date
- 1920 – 1975
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1019 a,b
- Description
- 2 hats, red felt, white cotton with pins, Lillian Gest's. (a) 18.0 dia. head size, one piece molded hat, 2.5 wide ribbon sweatband sewn onto hat and also hat band, folded at side to make a bow, machine stitching around edge of brim, narrow elastic band stitches at sides as chin straps (b) 18.0 diam…
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- Title
- Hat
- Date
- 1920 – 1975
- Material
- fibre
- Description
- 2 hats, red felt, white cotton with pins, Lillian Gest's. (a) 18.0 dia. head size, one piece molded hat, 2.5 wide ribbon sweatband sewn onto hat and also hat band, folded at side to make a bow, machine stitching around edge of brim, narrow elastic band stitches at sides as chin straps (b) 18.0 diameters, white with blue button and hat band 3.5 sweatband, 2 manufacturer's labels sewn on sweatband, stitched brim is 6.0 wide, 2 small round holes each side above ears, narrow elastic band attached to sweatband with small safety pins. pins 105.02.1054 a-k on hat
- Subject
- households
- clothing
- Lillian Gest
- Credit
- Gift of Lillian Gest, Philadelphia, USA, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1019 a,b
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- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.10.0006
- Description
- A simply shaped sheath for a knife with a leather strap to hang the sheath from a belt. The sheath is decorated with beadwork in a band along the top edge composed of blue, green, red, yellow and black crosses on white background. Another band of beadwork follows the rounded shape of the sheath …
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- Title
- Knife Sheath
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 12.0 x 29.0 cm
- Description
- A simply shaped sheath for a knife with a leather strap to hang the sheath from a belt. The sheath is decorated with beadwork in a band along the top edge composed of blue, green, red, yellow and black crosses on white background. Another band of beadwork follows the rounded shape of the sheath with a pattern of coloured diagonal stripes on a white background. There is an attached tie-shaped decorative flap of leather that has a beaded floral design at the centre and is trimmed with beads along the edges.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.10.0006
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- Date
- 1920 – 1935
- Material
- skin; hair; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1012
- Description
- Wolverine pelt muff has been modified and sewn back together, lined with fabric then folded over and sewn together to form a loop, the right glass eye remains, the left eye is sewn shut, the entire pelt is used with the exception of the back legs.
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- Title
- Muff
- Date
- 1920 – 1935
- Material
- skin; hair; fibre
- Dimensions
- 35.0 x 65.0 cm
- Description
- Wolverine pelt muff has been modified and sewn back together, lined with fabric then folded over and sewn together to form a loop, the right glass eye remains, the left eye is sewn shut, the entire pelt is used with the exception of the back legs.
- Subject
- households
- accessories
- clothing;
- Credit
- Gift of W. J. Wright, Kamloops, 1969
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1012
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Mustela Erminea Tail
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- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- skin
- Catalogue Number
- 112.01.0019
- Description
- Twenty-three ermine tails of white fur with black tips.
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- Title
- Mustela Erminea Tail
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- skin
- Dimensions
- 1.0 (average) x 1.0 (average) x 8.0 (average) cm
- Description
- Twenty-three ermine tails of white fur with black tips.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- sewing
- needlework
- decoration
- clothing
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 112.01.0019
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