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Beaded Blanket Strip

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Date: 1975

Material: fibre; glass

Catalogue Number: 103.07.3052

Description: Blanket strip with three large circles (diameter 26.0 cm) joined by two indented rectangles. The circles are each beaded with a red and white pinwheel on a blue background. Each rectangle has red and white chevrons and diamonds on a blue background. The entire piece is backed with canvas. Tag at…

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Title: Beaded Blanket Strip

Date: 1975

Material: fibre; glass

Dimensions: 26.0 x 114.6 cm

Description: Blanket strip with three large circles (diameter 26.0 cm) joined by two indented rectangles. The circles are each beaded with a red and white pinwheel on a blue background. Each rectangle has red and white chevrons and diamonds on a blue background. The entire piece is backed with canvas. Tag attached “Alec Baptiste “blanket decoration” Feb 12/75.”

Subject: Indigenous, Stoney; Alec Baptiste; regalia; beadwork; decoration

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.07.3052

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Beaded Necklace

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Date: 1880 – 1910

Material: bone; glass

Catalogue Number: 103.01.0005

Description: A woman's necklace of double hair pipes alternating with similar lengths of threaded beads in red and blue. The red beads are glass and the blue beads may be clay beads.

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Title: Beaded Necklace

Date: 1880 – 1910

Material: bone; glass

Dimensions: 135.0 cm

Description: A woman's necklace of double hair pipes alternating with similar lengths of threaded beads in red and blue. The red beads are glass and the blue beads may be clay beads.

Subject: decoration; beadwork; crafts; Indigenous; regalia

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.01.0005

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Corsage

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Date: 1945 – 1955

Material: fibre; paper; metal

Catalogue Number: 103.01.1003

Description: roses of spongy grey material and lacy pink bow, 3 roses and a bud constructed of white, spongy, wood (?) fibre coloured grey at the edges, attached to wire stem covered in brown paper, single stalk of stiffened fabric lily-of-the-valley at bottom, large lacy pink paper bow at top.

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Title: Corsage

Date: 1945 – 1955

Material: fibre; paper; metal

Dimensions: 6.2 x 9.0 x 22.3 cm

Description: roses of spongy grey material and lacy pink bow, 3 roses and a bud constructed of white, spongy, wood (?) fibre coloured grey at the edges, attached to wire stem covered in brown paper, single stalk of stiffened fabric lily-of-the-valley at bottom, large lacy pink paper bow at top.

Subject: households; decoration

Credit: Gift of Unknown, 1968

Catalogue Number: 103.01.1003

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Cushion Cover

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Date: 1900 – 1940

Material: fibre, cotton

Catalogue Number: 102.04.0160

Description: A white cotton cushion cover with a faded light blue and dark blue floral embroidered design. The cushion has scalloped edges. There are two button holes on back flap for fastening, one button is missing. The edges of the cushion are fraying and there is a large circular stain in centre of the f…

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Title: Cushion Cover

Date: 1900 – 1940

Material: fibre, cotton

Dimensions: 51.0 x 55.0 cm

Description: A white cotton cushion cover with a faded light blue and dark blue floral embroidered design. The cushion has scalloped edges. There are two button holes on back flap for fastening, one button is missing. The edges of the cushion are fraying and there is a large circular stain in centre of the front design.