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- Date
- 1870 – 1900
- Material
- skin; quill; glass; hair, horse
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0005
- Description
- A long narrow bag with fringe along the bottom edge and a drawstring closing and flap at the top. The bag is completely beaded with a white background and figures of two horses (one white, one dark) with four crosses beaded at the top. The top of the fringe is wrapped with quills, predominently r…
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- Title
- Calumet Bag
- Date
- 1870 – 1900
- Material
- skin; quill; glass; hair, horse
- Dimensions
- 18.0 x 95.0 cm
- Description
- A long narrow bag with fringe along the bottom edge and a drawstring closing and flap at the top. The bag is completely beaded with a white background and figures of two horses (one white, one dark) with four crosses beaded at the top. The top of the fringe is wrapped with quills, predominently red with white and dark zig-zag pattern. The flap is beaded at the end with three hair tassels.
- Subject
- Indigenous, Sioux
- beadwork
- quillwork
- animals, horses
- smoking
- Pat Brewster
- Philip Moore
- ceremonial
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0005
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; plastic; quill; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.3004
- Description
- Small beaver with plastic bead eyes and toothpick teeth. The body is covered wtih fur. Pieces of hide create the nose, ears and feet, and covers the bottom of the beaver. The beaver’s tail has woven quills on the top.
- Title
- Sculpture
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; plastic; quill; skin
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 7.5 x 16.5 cm
- Description
- Small beaver with plastic bead eyes and toothpick teeth. The body is covered wtih fur. Pieces of hide create the nose, ears and feet, and covers the bottom of the beaver. The beaver’s tail has woven quills on the top.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- animals, beaver
- crafts
- quillwork
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.3004
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