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Beaded Belt

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Date
prior to 1970
Material
glass; skin; metal; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.07.3007
Description
Narrow, fully beaded belt with metal buckle. White background with three groups of blue and red diamond designs separated with blue double headed arrows. The beads are sewn on canvas, and the belt is backed with very soft hide.
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Title
Beaded Belt
Date
prior to 1970
Material
glass; skin; metal; fibre
Dimensions
3.5 x 76.0 cm
Description
Narrow, fully beaded belt with metal buckle. White background with three groups of blue and red diamond designs separated with blue double headed arrows. The beads are sewn on canvas, and the belt is backed with very soft hide.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
ceremonial
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.07.3007
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