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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0112
- Description
- A heavily beaded belt (framed) of commercially tanned harness leather, wide strap. Design of sky blue ground with symmetrical figures on it, starting from one end, stepped oblique triangles in brown indigo turquoise and orange then stepped diamond with stepped crowns in pink blue and pink black ros…
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 10.0 x 84.0 cm
- Description
- A heavily beaded belt (framed) of commercially tanned harness leather, wide strap. Design of sky blue ground with symmetrical figures on it, starting from one end, stepped oblique triangles in brown indigo turquoise and orange then stepped diamond with stepped crowns in pink blue and pink black rose then five rectangles in cross form, yellow centred and bordered by rust lengths and blue widths. Belt at one time had red bead border of which more than half is gone. Near one end there is a 2.5 centimeter tear. The belt body is two pieces of leather sewn together at the middle.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0112
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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3015
- Description
- Narrow buckskin belt with commercially prepared hide ties. Six beaded teardrop shapes in various colours sewn onto belt. Many pointed hide medallion at both ends.
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 4.5 x 75.0 cm
- Description
- Narrow buckskin belt with commercially prepared hide ties. Six beaded teardrop shapes in various colours sewn onto belt. Many pointed hide medallion at both ends.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3015
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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- glass; skin; fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1056 a-c
- Description
- 3 beaded belts with buckles (a) 96.5 x 3.3 beaded onto heavy cotton, backing light patterned cotton, bead design in 5 parts, 3 red and white geometric design, 2 yellow and green geometric design, dark blue beaded border, metal buckle attached with leather, other end leather strap 9.5 x 1.5, (b) 9…
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- Title
- Beaded Belts
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- glass; skin; fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 3.3 x 96.5 cm
- Description
- 3 beaded belts with buckles (a) 96.5 x 3.3 beaded onto heavy cotton, backing light patterned cotton, bead design in 5 parts, 3 red and white geometric design, 2 yellow and green geometric design, dark blue beaded border, metal buckle attached with leather, other end leather strap 9.5 x 1.5, (b) 90.7 x 4.0, beaded onto heavy cotton, white background with 6 rectangular designs ca 2.5 wide spaced regularly with 5 star shapes between, metal belt buckle 4.5 x 2.5 attached one end with buckskin, other end buckskin strap 14.0 x 2.2 (c) 100.5 x 4.0, beaded onto buckskin, multi-coloured geometric design, predominant colours orange, yellow, dark blue, border both sides of light green and mauve, metal belt buckle 4.5 x3.2 sewn onto beads, other end buckskin strap 10.5 x 1.4.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1056 a-c
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- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- fibre; glass; shells
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1065
- Description
- Basket beads and cowrie shell decorated woman's blouse, light cotton blouse lined with "Ogilvie Flour" cotton, decorated front and back with tube beads in rows, netting style, front colours: green, dark blue,light blue, red, white, back colours: green, white, light blue, little dark blue, bottom ro…
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- Title
- Beaded Blouse
- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- fibre; glass; shells
- Dimensions
- 95.0 x 55.0 cm
- Description
- Basket beads and cowrie shell decorated woman's blouse, light cotton blouse lined with "Ogilvie Flour" cotton, decorated front and back with tube beads in rows, netting style, front colours: green, dark blue,light blue, red, white, back colours: green, white, light blue, little dark blue, bottom row front and back cowrie shells.
- Credit
- Purchased from Alan McClelland, Banff, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1065
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Beaded Bracelet
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.01.0016
- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- glass; shell, abalone; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0016
- Description
- A child's bracelet strung on a twisted cloth strap. The bracelet has six blue Chinese trade beads separated by a shaped abalone shell from two white, one cobalt blue, and one red white-heart bead.
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- Title
- Beaded Bracelet
- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- glass; shell, abalone; fibre
- Dimensions
- 7.5 cm
- Description
- A child's bracelet strung on a twisted cloth strap. The bracelet has six blue Chinese trade beads separated by a shaped abalone shell from two white, one cobalt blue, and one red white-heart bead.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- West Coast
- beadwork
- regalia
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0016
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Beaded Caparison
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact106.06.3027%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- fibre; glass; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3027 a,b
- Description
- Two beaded pieces with matching beadwork. Each piece has a short tapered strip attached to a beaded circle. The strips have repeated red and white triangles on a blue ground. The circles (16.5 diameter) have a red, green and white pinwheel pattern on a blue ground with sequins around the outer e…
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- Title
- Beaded Caparison
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- fibre; glass; plastic
- Dimensions
- 16.5 x 31.3 cm
- Description
- Two beaded pieces with matching beadwork. Each piece has a short tapered strip attached to a beaded circle. The strips have repeated red and white triangles on a blue ground. The circles (16.5 diameter) have a red, green and white pinwheel pattern on a blue ground with sequins around the outer edge.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- animals, horses
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3027 a,b
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Beaded Caparison
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact106.06.0046%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- fibre; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0046 a,b
- Description
- Two beadstrips which together form a decorative headstall for a horse in ceremonial parade, heavily beaded canvas, the elongated strips have a white ground on which geometric figures in stepped square patterns form triangles, crosses, and diamonds in blue, burgundy, and green. At the wider end of …
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- Title
- Beaded Caparison
- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- fibre; glass
- Dimensions
- 9.5 x 51.5 cm
- Description
- Two beadstrips which together form a decorative headstall for a horse in ceremonial parade, heavily beaded canvas, the elongated strips have a white ground on which geometric figures in stepped square patterns form triangles, crosses, and diamonds in blue, burgundy, and green. At the wider end of each a cutout square allows for attaching to headstall. The beads of (a) at the top are a clear blue glass, on (b) they are a frosty opaque blue.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- animal
- horse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0046 a,b
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Beaded Caparison
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact106.06.0049
- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- fibre; glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0049
- Description
- A decorative martingale for a horse in parade. Heavily beaded, it broadly forms an "H" of two strips with geometric figures on them, and a cross bar with a floral emblem on it. The vertical strips have buckskin ties at the tops, and are white with various triangles and diamonds, principally in verm…
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- Title
- Beaded Caparison
- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- fibre; glass; skin
- Dimensions
- 43.0 x 82.0 cm
- Description
- A decorative martingale for a horse in parade. Heavily beaded, it broadly forms an "H" of two strips with geometric figures on them, and a cross bar with a floral emblem on it. The vertical strips have buckskin ties at the tops, and are white with various triangles and diamonds, principally in vermilion with green and blue borders, gonfalon lower ends. The centre panel is almost square and is a very pale blue ground with a conventional flower made up of circles upon it in deep green and blood red, plus four leaves of light green. Below the panel is a fringe of light buckskin, running from strut to strut.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- animal
- horse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0049
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Beaded Caparison
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact106.06.1047%20a-d
- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- skin; glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.1047 a-d
- Description
- Four piece beaded head stall decoration. (a) side of headstall, 40.5x7.0, gold coloured metal beads and green glass beads outline entire piece. Four geometric designs in dark blue, red and yellow with white background. Circular end has red and white beads. Two buckskin thongs sewn onto each end…
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- Title
- Beaded Caparison
- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- skin; glass; skin
- Description
- Four piece beaded head stall decoration. (a) side of headstall, 40.5x7.0, gold coloured metal beads and green glass beads outline entire piece. Four geometric designs in dark blue, red and yellow with white background. Circular end has red and white beads. Two buckskin thongs sewn onto each end. (b) Noseband, 31.2x6.8. Most of metal beads missing. Same colours as (a) but in continuous angular rows. (c and d) on display, unable to describe.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- ceremonial
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.1047 a-d
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- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- glass; fibre; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1024
- Description
- Poncho style beaded collar with fringes, 2 piece, sewn together at the shoulders, rust coloured background beads, 2 rows of hanging blue equilateral triangles front and back form a V from shoulders to centre, zigzag clear beads frame head, circles of white-light blue and orange-dark blue designs on…
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- Title
- Beaded Collar
- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- glass; fibre; skin
- Dimensions
- 47.7 x 31.5 cm
- Description
- Poncho style beaded collar with fringes, 2 piece, sewn together at the shoulders, rust coloured background beads, 2 rows of hanging blue equilateral triangles front and back form a V from shoulders to centre, zigzag clear beads frame head, circles of white-light blue and orange-dark blue designs on front, multicoloured designs rest and hang from V stripe on back, completely fringed ca. 12.0 long, notched neck opening.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1969
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1024
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