Beaded Caparison
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- 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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