- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; metal; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3023 a-e
- Description
- Five piece regalia set. Each piece is made of red-orange fabric and is decorated with sequins held on with beads.a) Sleeveless top (57.0 x 51.0 cm) with button closure at one shoulder. Each side of the top has three sequin flowers - two red flowers and one yellow and blue flower at centre. b) La…
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- Title
- Dance Regalia
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; metal; glass
- Description
- Five piece regalia set. Each piece is made of red-orange fabric and is decorated with sequins held on with beads.a) Sleeveless top (57.0 x 51.0 cm) with button closure at one shoulder. Each side of the top has three sequin flowers - two red flowers and one yellow and blue flower at centre. b) Large apron (94.5x 92.0 cm) decorated with sequin diamonds and three sections hanging from the bottom edge. The two small side pieces have pointed lines of sequins, a blue plastic circle hanging form a short length of beaded thread, and commercial fringe at the tip. The larger centre piece hanging from the belt has black and silver decorative cloth edging, hanging blue circles, commercial fringe and yellow feathers attached to sequin circles.c) The small apron has a sequin flower, blue haning circles, commercial fringe along the bottom edge, and long thong ties. d,e) Wrist cuffs (14.0 x 13.0 cm) each with a blue flowers and a yellow sequin edge. The cuffs each have hidden hide ties.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- dancing
- beadwork
- ceremonial
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3023 a-e
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