Two heavy leather straps with leather thongs attached to the ends of the straps (a - 62.0 cm long with thongs, b - 67.0 cm long with thongs). Each strap has four round metal bells (4.0 cm diameter) tied on with leather thongs. White adhesive tape has been wrapped around the straps.
Two heavy leather straps with leather thongs attached to the ends of the straps (a - 62.0 cm long with thongs, b - 67.0 cm long with thongs). Each strap has four round metal bells (4.0 cm diameter) tied on with leather thongs. White adhesive tape has been wrapped around the straps.
A woman's tan buckskin jacket, fringed and lightly beaded with flower accents. Cut western style with ruffled collar, yoke, inset sleeves, and two ruffled pockets in front. 12.0 cm fringes below front yoke, and down backs of sleeves continuing across yoke in back. Front is closed with seven buttons…
A woman's tan buckskin jacket, fringed and lightly beaded with flower accents. Cut western style with ruffled collar, yoke, inset sleeves, and two ruffled pockets in front. 12.0 cm fringes below front yoke, and down backs of sleeves continuing across yoke in back. Front is closed with seven buttons. Medium sized red, pink, purple, yellow beaded flowers on each front pocket. Front yoke and back beaded with white, yellow, blue, and green flower, leave and stem accents. Machine stitched and top collar lined with tan coloured silk. A small tag labelled with red cursive stiching “Wonnacott” inside the lapel
Fur armbands with hanging pelts, feathers, hairlocks and large beaded medallions. Each medallion (6.0 cm diameter) has a scalloped blue beaded border with a multi coloured centre. Each hairlock has a beaded band in white, red and orange where it attaches to the armband. a) Armband (28.0 cm ci…
Fur armbands with hanging pelts, feathers, hairlocks and large beaded medallions. Each medallion (6.0 cm diameter) has a scalloped blue beaded border with a multi coloured centre. Each hairlock has a beaded band in white, red and orange where it attaches to the armband. a) Armband (28.0 cm circumference) lined with white polkadotted red fabric. This armband has a red squirrel pelt attached.b) Armband (22.0 cm circumference) lined with yellow and white fabric. This armband has a weasel pelt attached.
Two armbands made from yarn.a) Thick bright pink yarn (10.0 to 20.0 cm long) tied onto a white shoelace (22.5 cm circumference).b) Lengths of purple yarn (16.0 cm long) folded in half and machine stiched with heavy black thread to create a fringe. Leather thongs are attached to each end of the arm…
Two armbands made from yarn.a) Thick bright pink yarn (10.0 to 20.0 cm long) tied onto a white shoelace (22.5 cm circumference).b) Lengths of purple yarn (16.0 cm long) folded in half and machine stiched with heavy black thread to create a fringe. Leather thongs are attached to each end of the armband (24.4 cm circumference).
Two armbands with same pattern but reversed (mirror-image). Bottom edge of each band is curved and top edge is straight with thong ties attached to the top two corners. Each band is fully beaded with a white background and two motifs - a blue and yellow eight-pointed star with red chevrons and a …
Two armbands with same pattern but reversed (mirror-image). Bottom edge of each band is curved and top edge is straight with thong ties attached to the top two corners. Each band is fully beaded with a white background and two motifs - a blue and yellow eight-pointed star with red chevrons and a yellow and red diamond with black and pink triangles.
A hide pouch with a small flap and long fringe around each side and along the bottom. The bag is decorated with green and white beads along the top edge, and a green and white beadwork diamond shape on the front.
A hide pouch with a small flap and long fringe around each side and along the bottom. The bag is decorated with green and white beads along the top edge, and a green and white beadwork diamond shape on the front.
Small square buckskin purse, completely beaded on the front, with short loop handle from the centre of the front to the centre of the back. Short buckskin fringe along the sides and bottom. Front completely beaded with silver grey background containing a single large flower of overlapping red petal…
Small square buckskin purse, completely beaded on the front, with short loop handle from the centre of the front to the centre of the back. Short buckskin fringe along the sides and bottom. Front completely beaded with silver grey background containing a single large flower of overlapping red petals with yellow centre, and dark and light blue petals at upper edge. Two large light green leaves defined with dark green, white stems curling from the top, and silver grey stamens in the middle. Slightly curved opening at top of purse, and sides of strap edged with light brown bead trim.
A flat greyish, soft, leather pouch laced together around the edges with buckskin thongs. Double drawstring of buckskin thongs threaded through slits cut at top. Triple strands of thongs doubled and knotted through holes in three places on the front, hanging in a long mass of fringes from the bag. …
A flat greyish, soft, leather pouch laced together around the edges with buckskin thongs. Double drawstring of buckskin thongs threaded through slits cut at top. Triple strands of thongs doubled and knotted through holes in three places on the front, hanging in a long mass of fringes from the bag. Fringes threaded with four to six large, handmade glass beads on each, white, amber, red, blue, green.
A beaded belt that is fastened with thongs. The beadwork pattern is a white background with a red border along the outside edges, with a series of light blue diamonds, outlined in red, centred along the length of the belt.
A beaded belt that is fastened with thongs. The beadwork pattern is a white background with a red border along the outside edges, with a series of light blue diamonds, outlined in red, centred along the length of the belt.
A woman's beaded belt, worked on harness leather, that fastens with a buckle. The belt has a light blue background with a design in dark blue, red and white beads.
A woman's beaded belt, worked on harness leather, that fastens with a buckle. The belt has a light blue background with a design in dark blue, red and white beads.
A beaded woman's belt that fastens with thong ties. The belt has a solid background with a repeated pattern of six small diamonds, forming a rectangle, alternating with an eight-sided star.
A beaded woman's belt that fastens with thong ties. The belt has a solid background with a repeated pattern of six small diamonds, forming a rectangle, alternating with an eight-sided star.
Completely beaded belt on canvas. Beaded diagonal blue, green, white red stripes along its length, meeting at the middle then reversing the slant. Buckskin ties at each end with two more set in approximately 10 cm form each end, one on underside and one on topside, so that belt overlaps when tied.
Completely beaded belt on canvas. Beaded diagonal blue, green, white red stripes along its length, meeting at the middle then reversing the slant. Buckskin ties at each end with two more set in approximately 10 cm form each end, one on underside and one on topside, so that belt overlaps when tied.
A heavily beaded commercially tanned belt with buckskin loop at one end, ties at the other. Design is yellow ground of straight beads with slanted rows forming border, three patterns of indigo tepees point to point over red diamonds, and three barbs of red at bases. Two three cross beamed crosses o…
A heavily beaded commercially tanned belt with buckskin loop at one end, ties at the other. Design is yellow ground of straight beads with slanted rows forming border, three patterns of indigo tepees point to point over red diamonds, and three barbs of red at bases. Two three cross beamed crosses of green between the other three patterns. The belt itself was a commercial man's belt, but has been sliced in half and stitched together with the former ends concealed and the new ends are squared off.
Completely beaded canvas belt lined with muslin. Made of two shorter strips of beadwork sewn together, cuffer? Each panel bordered with light blue beads around white background containing three orange Maltese crosses outlined in blue with green V's in the angle of each corner and small orange tria…
Completely beaded canvas belt lined with muslin. Made of two shorter strips of beadwork sewn together, cuffer? Each panel bordered with light blue beads around white background containing three orange Maltese crosses outlined in blue with green V's in the angle of each corner and small orange triangles outlined in red pointing toward each of the outer crosses. Between each cross is a red and green square motif containing another four armed cross. The whole has a kaleidoscope effect.
A heavily beaded belt of medium width, finished with a commercially tanned belt end with chrome plated steel buckle and commercially tanned tab, both of which are sewn to the beaded canvas cotton backed strip which is the body of the belt. The bead strip design consists of white rectangles separate…
A heavily beaded belt of medium width, finished with a commercially tanned belt end with chrome plated steel buckle and commercially tanned tab, both of which are sewn to the beaded canvas cotton backed strip which is the body of the belt. The bead strip design consists of white rectangles separated by bands of long beads in silver grey between dark blue bead lines, all the rectangles bordered by stripes of light blue, outside them are four crossed bars, and beyond them a cross in red with quadrants of white and blue alternating. Some bead loss on the tab.
A heavily beaded belt with two ties at either end. White ground with various vermilion and indigo figures on it, triangles, diamonds with stepped square edges, small rectangles. The border is lazy stitch blue, at midpoint is a pouch or purse of buckskin, heavily beaded on the front in dusty rose, a…
A heavily beaded belt with two ties at either end. White ground with various vermilion and indigo figures on it, triangles, diamonds with stepped square edges, small rectangles. The border is lazy stitch blue, at midpoint is a pouch or purse of buckskin, heavily beaded on the front in dusty rose, an arch with a green inner arch, and variously patterned in stepped squares of yellow, blue and red. String ties along top of belt were probably affixed for hanging the belt for exhibition purposes.
A completely beaded belt worked directly on heavy leather. Beadwork stitched around brown leather belt strap with four grommet eyes sewn to top of belt at one end, and leather strap holding metal buckle and metal loop sewn to top of other end. Beadwork on white background in panels separated by ban…
A completely beaded belt worked directly on heavy leather. Beadwork stitched around brown leather belt strap with four grommet eyes sewn to top of belt at one end, and leather strap holding metal buckle and metal loop sewn to top of other end. Beadwork on white background in panels separated by bands of small orange and green checks outlined with dark blue. White panels contain, alternately, an eight pointed figure with large brass beaded square at centre and orange points outlined with dark blue, and an orange diamond outlined in light blue with oblique lines extending from the points at the sides and having a brass beaded centre outlined with dark blue.
Narrow beaded belt with metal buckle. White beaded backgroud with red and yellow geometric designs separated by vertical bands of black, blue and yellow. Tag: Sarcee PSOP 12.50
Narrow beaded belt with metal buckle. White beaded backgroud with red and yellow geometric designs separated by vertical bands of black, blue and yellow. Tag: Sarcee PSOP 12.50