A small, rounded flat deerskin pouch with a thong at the neck used to close the pouch. The bag has a fringe of beads along all of its edges and is decorated in the centre with a large circle of beads with five diamond shapes around a smaller inner circle. There is also beadwork at the end of the…
A small, rounded flat deerskin pouch with a thong at the neck used to close the pouch. The bag has a fringe of beads along all of its edges and is decorated in the centre with a large circle of beads with five diamond shapes around a smaller inner circle. There is also beadwork at the end of the fastening thong with three beaded loops.
A girl's deerskin dress fringed at the bottom of sleeves and at the hem. The dress is decorated with widely spaced horizontal rows of cowrie shells across the yoke and extending half way down the sleeves. There is a single row of shells at the hem.
A girl's deerskin dress fringed at the bottom of sleeves and at the hem. The dress is decorated with widely spaced horizontal rows of cowrie shells across the yoke and extending half way down the sleeves. There is a single row of shells at the hem.
Men’s beaded elkskin jacket with front button closure, two front hip pockets and two front chest pockets. Fringe along jacket bottom, across front and back yokes, back of sleeves. Floral beadwork on pockets and across back yoke in blue, yellow, green and orange.
Men’s beaded elkskin jacket with front button closure, two front hip pockets and two front chest pockets. Fringe along jacket bottom, across front and back yokes, back of sleeves. Floral beadwork on pockets and across back yoke in blue, yellow, green and orange.
A completely beaded woman's vest with green fabric edging. The vest has front closure ties. The vest design is of four horizontal rows of stepped triangles in red and blue beads on a white background separated by horizontal bands formed by a series of small squares.
A completely beaded woman's vest with green fabric edging. The vest has front closure ties. The vest design is of four horizontal rows of stepped triangles in red and blue beads on a white background separated by horizontal bands formed by a series of small squares.
A bolo style tie made of woven green cord that is capped with heavy silver metal tips at each end and held together at the neck with a silver coin. Coin has bust of a man in a bison hair and horn headdress with “BANFF CANADA” above “KIWANIS DOLLAR” below and “expires sept 30. 69” on either side. Ob…
A bolo style tie made of woven green cord that is capped with heavy silver metal tips at each end and held together at the neck with a silver coin. Coin has bust of a man in a bison hair and horn headdress with “BANFF CANADA” above “KIWANIS DOLLAR” below and “expires sept 30. 69” on either side. Obverse is partly obscured by mounting hardware but reads “INDIAN DAYS” at top and “1889-1969 VALUE ONE DOLLAR IN BANFF” at bottom.
One Banff Indian Days silver dollar hung from silver key chain. Coin has “BANFF CANADA ONE KIWANIS DOLLAR” and portrait of Indigenous man with the signature “C.A. Beil R.” underneath. “INDIAN DAYS 1970” and “VALUE ONE DOLLAR IN BANFF EXPIRES SEPTEMBER, 1970” is written on reverse side. Coin attache…
One Banff Indian Days silver dollar hung from silver key chain. Coin has “BANFF CANADA ONE KIWANIS DOLLAR” and portrait of Indigenous man with the signature “C.A. Beil R.” underneath. “INDIAN DAYS 1970” and “VALUE ONE DOLLAR IN BANFF EXPIRES SEPTEMBER, 1970” is written on reverse side. Coin attached to key chain by a metal ring through a puncture hole made in the coin. Key chain has midsection of interconnected metal rings connected to coin on one side by large metal ring and connected to a large clasp on the other side by a second large metal ring.
Three Banff Indian Days silver dollars hung from silver neck chain. Coins are attached by means of circular silver frame which clamps around each and is held together with small knob which screws over threaded post at end of frame. Small knobs attached to links in chain by small rings. Chain clasp …
Three Banff Indian Days silver dollars hung from silver neck chain. Coins are attached by means of circular silver frame which clamps around each and is held together with small knob which screws over threaded post at end of frame. Small knobs attached to links in chain by small rings. Chain clasp is small ring with fingernail knob to open and spring closed. Face of each coin has different Indian head in profile, and reads "Banff Canada Kiwanis Dollar" around the edge, signed "C.A. Beil" below shoulder. Obverse of each has tepee against high mountains, and "Indian Days" across top. Below reads, "value one dollar in Banff" and the date (1969,1970, and1971) expiry date noted on each as Sept. 30 of the same year as coin issued.
1969 Banff Indian Days Kiwanis dollar, in envelope, INDIAN DAYS 1889-1969 value one dollar in Banff. Shows picture of tepee with mountain background. Obverse: BANFF CANADA KIWANIS DOLLAR EXPIRES SEPT.30.69. with head wearing buffalo horn headddress. Plastic envelope with flap, pocket is 4.7 square…
1969 Banff Indian Days Kiwanis dollar, in envelope, INDIAN DAYS 1889-1969 value one dollar in Banff. Shows picture of tepee with mountain background. Obverse: BANFF CANADA KIWANIS DOLLAR EXPIRES SEPT.30.69. with head wearing buffalo horn headddress. Plastic envelope with flap, pocket is 4.7 square, rounded flap has 2.7 fold-over.
1970 Banff Indian Days Kiwanis Dollar in plastic envelope "Indian Days, value one dollar in Banff, expires Sept.30, 1970". On one side is a picture of a tepee with mountain background, the obverse is a head signed by Charlie Beil. Around the outside "Banff Canada Kiwanis Dollar" housed in a clear…
1970 Banff Indian Days Kiwanis Dollar in plastic envelope "Indian Days, value one dollar in Banff, expires Sept.30, 1970". On one side is a picture of a tepee with mountain background, the obverse is a head signed by Charlie Beil. Around the outside "Banff Canada Kiwanis Dollar" housed in a clear plastic envelope 4.7 square with fold-over flap 2.2.
A wooden plaque with “Banff Indian Days” burned into the face along with two stylized teepees and the initials “DJS” (Dave Spence). The centre of the plaque features an arc of 10 silver coins, dating from 1969 to 1978, that commemorate Banff Indian Days. There is a coin index underneath the coins…
A wooden plaque with “Banff Indian Days” burned into the face along with two stylized teepees and the initials “DJS” (Dave Spence). The centre of the plaque features an arc of 10 silver coins, dating from 1969 to 1978, that commemorate Banff Indian Days. There is a coin index underneath the coins: 1969 Chief Walking Buffalo; 1970 Chief Hector Crawler; 1971 Chief Crowfoot; 1972 Chief Sitting Wind; 1973 Chief Turtle “Spope”; 1974 Chief Imasees; 1975 Chief Steinhauer; 1976 Chief White Calf; 1977 Chief Black Wolf; 1978 Charlie Beil (Sculptor).