- Date
- 1970 – 1979
- Material
- skin; glass; hair
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0022
- Description
- A long rectangular tan buckskin bag with drawstring opening at top and long (21 cm) buckskin fringe at the bottom; bottom two-fifths of bag on front completely beaded with dark red background and multi-coloured elongated triangles and diamond motifs; two triangles hang from the top of the beaded pa…
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- Title
- Calumet Bag
- Date
- 1970 – 1979
- Material
- skin; glass; hair
- Dimensions
- 18.0 x 63.0 cm
- Description
- A long rectangular tan buckskin bag with drawstring opening at top and long (21 cm) buckskin fringe at the bottom; bottom two-fifths of bag on front completely beaded with dark red background and multi-coloured elongated triangles and diamond motifs; two triangles hang from the top of the beaded panel with their points nearly touching those of two triangles sitting on the bottom of the panel; three diamond shapes are across the middle of the panel, with the centre one having light blue oblique lines running off at its sides; at each corner and at the middle of the side edges are small yellow and black squares; the side edges and the mouth of the bag are beaded with opalescent white beads in a narrow lace-like beading; a buckskin thong pull-tie is threaded through holes cut at the top of the bag and has a tuft of white rabbit fur at each end.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- ceremonial
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0022
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