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Storage BasketA5088

Rectangular basket of simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches) with parallel slat base and lid construction. Partially imbricated and beaded. Two wires reinforce overcast rim, and leather strap hinges are sewn on. Copper handles are screwed into the sides. Alternating rows of imbrication and beading are arranged in a band of alternating cherry bark and cat-tail squares and a beaded section in cat-tail. Lid has similar design. The red bands are crabapple. Colours: black, tan.

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo
Material
cedar root, crabapple bark, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ?, dye, metal and leather skin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Totem PoleA6681

Small wooden totem pole with four figures. The front of the totem pole has three planes into which the four figures are carved. The figures may represent abstract forms of sea or water animals, possibly a whale, fish and frog? The figures are painted green and accented with white. The pole is painted red and rests on a small base painted green and red.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shopping BasketA3421

Tan basket with two coiled handles. Simple interlocking coiled work (some bifurcated stitches at sides). Parallel slat base construction with foot one slat wide. Overcast rim with a looped area to attach handles (cross stitches under loop). Partial imbrication. Isolated figures on the sides and the ends. Sides have a central diamond figure in red/white/black/white/red (centre) with four bilaterally symmetric geometric figures in red and white. Ends have one central figure composed of six chevrons in red with some white filler.

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo
Material
dye, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ? and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA3422

Rounded basket with a flat, circular bottom, lid and two handles. Interlocking coiled work (bifurcated stitches), parallel slat base and watch-spring lid construction. Lid has an indented slat flange. Wrapped splint handle on body, and thong ties. Decorated with both beading and imbrication. Lid has beading in two concentric rows (grass and red cherry bark) with imbricated pattern, while the body has a continuous 'wave' pattern which has angular appearance, because of width of stitches (one per slat), interspersed with what looks like small animal figures beaded in red. Double beaded row of grass staggered on bottom row.

Culture
Coast Salish: Squamish
Material
canary grass, deer skin ?, cherry bark, cedar root and cedar wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Work BasketA3101

Coiled cedar root basket decorated with discrete vertical stripes of checkerboard pattern alternating in black-dyed bark / white cat-tail and red bark / white cat-tail. Pattern continues three-quarters of the way down the basket with a red/white horizontal line as a border. The rim is decorated with beading in cat-tail grass. Parallel splint base construction and partial imbrication.

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ? and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA5112

Wrapped twined weaving with direction of stitch changing with each row; 2 weft strands are woven in between each twined row (plaited - over 2, under 2). Dyed warp and weft strands - vertical rows (7 rows wide) (3 per side, 2 per end) crossing 2 horizontal rows (5 rows wide) near top and bottom of basket.

Culture
Coast Salish ?
Material
dye and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Storage BasketA5124

Tan basket made with interlocking coiled work (bifurcated stitches). Elongated watch-spring base construction, double-strand braided loop-work border, and imbrication. Total imbrication. Design consists of four horizontal rows of "half-pyramid" forms that alternate in rows in red and in black cherry bark, all against a bullrush background with two rows of red imbrication.

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo
Material
cat-tail grass ?, cedar root, cherry bark and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lunch BasketA3121 a-b

Basket (part a) and lid (part b) constructed using simple interlocking coiled work with bifurcated stitches on the sides. Parallel slat base and lid construction with reinforced edges. Overcast rim and lid with indented flange. Decorated with partial imbrication on the sides and beading on the lid. Sides of the basket (part a) feature two continuous wave bands (with variation) with an extending arc around the entire basket,one in red and the other in black. The lid (part b) has its circumference beaded in a double row of black while its interior is beaded in a series of double red stitches.

Culture
Coast Salish: Squamish
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, leather skin and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Baby CarrierA3127

Black coiled cedar root cradle with a splint rim decorated with beading in red cherry bark with four stitches showing and one under. The bottom half of the sides have a series of beaded chevrons in red cherry bark and cat-tail grass. The top of the sides have very fine beading in a staggered chevron pattern and also with a small three diagonal design near the end. The foot end is undecorated. Interlocking coiled work and bifurcated stitches with parallel slat base construction (splint row at base). Splint overcast rim has beading. The slats are quite large, almost 1 inch wide.

Culture
Coast Salish: Squamish
Material
cedar root, cat-tail grass ?, cherry bark and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry LidD1.517

Basket lid of simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches) with watch-spring construction and single strand loop work rim. Decorated with partial imbrication. Right angle triangles in red/white around rim; triangular shapes staggered with those on rim in black/white. Inner staggered row of "y" shapes in black with stems facing towards the centre. Colour: tan.

Culture
Coast Salish ?
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, dye and cat-tail grass ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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