- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0173
- Description
- A soft belt of red violet velvet with large silver buckle. Velvet is sewn into long tube and gathered slightly at end where attached to buckle. Two part buckle hooks together with large hook and eye on back. Cast buckle shaped like two pointed cinquefoils butting together at the flat side, each co…
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- Title
- Belt
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 8.5 x 93.5 cm
- Description
- A soft belt of red violet velvet with large silver buckle. Velvet is sewn into long tube and gathered slightly at end where attached to buckle. Two part buckle hooks together with large hook and eye on back. Cast buckle shaped like two pointed cinquefoils butting together at the flat side, each containing a female dancing figure in very high relief. Figure has firm breasts and tiny waist, and is wearing draped bloomers and tall headdress. Scrolls and flowers form garland around figure. Smooth border around pebbly background surface, follows shape of buckle each side of buckle has bar soldered across back to attach belt. Velvet attached one side only with loose basting stitches around bar.
- Subject
- households
- figure
- female
- religious
- Hinduism
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0173
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Religious Medal
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- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0129
- Description
- A flat, round, gold filled disk with enamelled picture and "S.M, van Leon donat" around edge. Gold, haloed figure on throne with kneeling figure before, against red background. Framed with white arch holding printed words. Blue below reads "DVX" upsidedown. Small ring soldered at top holds anoth…
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- Title
- Religious Medal
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 0.1 x 2.3 cm
- Description
- A flat, round, gold filled disk with enamelled picture and "S.M, van Leon donat" around edge. Gold, haloed figure on throne with kneeling figure before, against red background. Framed with white arch holding printed words. Blue below reads "DVX" upsidedown. Small ring soldered at top holds another loose ring link for hanging.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- religious
- figure
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0129
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