- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; glass; plastic; feather; rubber
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3029 a-e
- Description
- Five piece regalia set with thin foam used to give the floral decorations dimension. Most of the pieces are edged with burgandy fabric.a) Small apron (42.0 x 40.0 cm) with centred floral design of grey foam outlined with blue, yellow and red beads. The leaves in the design are filled in with turq…
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- Title
- Dance Regalia
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; glass; plastic; feather; rubber
- Description
- Five piece regalia set with thin foam used to give the floral decorations dimension. Most of the pieces are edged with burgandy fabric.a) Small apron (42.0 x 40.0 cm) with centred floral design of grey foam outlined with blue, yellow and red beads. The leaves in the design are filled in with turquoise sequins. Ties are attached to the top corners and yellow feathers are attached to the three bottom corners.b) Collar (42.0 x 36.0 cm), almost diamond-shaped with a hole at the centre to go over the wearer’s head, decorated with a pink beaded flower on one side and a pink sequin flower on the other.c) Large apron (18.0 x 90.0 cm) with three sections (67.0 cm longest) hanging from a belt. The belt and centre section have a purple sequin flower and eight foam and bead flowers. There are purple feathers hanging from the edges and red, orange and blue feathers attached in a bunch to the centre hanging section.d,e) Cuffs (24.0 cm x 9.0 cm) edged with pink fabric and decorated with one foam and bead flower and a yellow feather (missing from e).
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- dancing
- beadwork
- ceremonial
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3029 a-e
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