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PipeD1.224

Pipe bowl in the shape of a human head, the other side is in the shape of a raven head. Metal stem with repeating ridges. Eyes of raven are drops of solder.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
steatite stone and lead metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd557 a-b

Part (a) Flared oval coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with foot and exaggerated domed lid, part (b), with handle at centre. Fully imbricated in tule grass with designs extending from lid to body, in diamonds on short sides outlined in red cherry bark, tule grass with dark cherry bark center; on long sides is a large square, outlined in black cherry bark, with red cherry bark rectangles at each corner also outlined in dark cherry bark. Top of lid has "cluster of flies" checkerboard motif in red and dark cherry bark. Corners of lid have vertical bands of dark cherry bark. Coiled handle with cherry bark beading. Foot has two rows of beading in tule grass, which suggests this basket may have been made by a basket maker from Spuzzum, B.C.

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
cedar root, tule grass, cherry bark and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA6387

Round coil basket (with bifurcated stitches), with lid. Rawhide handles tied into basket at both sides. Imbricated design in two rows of alternating checkerboard diamonds, in dark cherry bark and cat-tail grass (?), and red cherry bark and cat-tail grass (?). Short two row foot has beading, light colour cat-tail grass (?) on top and dark cherry bark on bottom. Part (b) lid has same cherckerboard diamond design but has two of same colour diamonds then alternates to other colour pattern. Knob at top is fully imbricated in red cherry bark. Hole in lid and shoulder of basket indicate they may have been tied together at one time.

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ?, rawhide skin and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd705

Small oval coil basket with bifurcated stitches. Partial imbrication of alternating dark and red cherry bark in two row step design. Basket is decorated with skin that is looped through attachments at two points in back, and tied around and knotted at front, with white, blue, black and yellow plastic beads at ends. At back the tie has been braided into a handle.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, skin, plastic and dye
Made in
Lytton, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket2695/5

Rectangular basket with a heavily imbricated design consisting of repeating black, natural and red zigzag strips covering three quarters of the surface. The bottom has a black and light stripe design flanked by a red and light circular patterned stripe. Rectangular opening with narrower rectangular shaped base.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux ?
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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MoccasinsNd707 a-b

Pair of brown skin moccasins decorated with tuffted animal hair patterns on the top and sides, and decorative coloured fibre edges on tops. Center seam runs part way down front.

Culture
Interior Salish: Secwepemc
Material
moose hair ? or cotton fibre ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PantsA2.87

Light brown leather trousers. The waistband is narrow with belt loops. The centre fly has plastic button closures. There is a yellow, red and brown ribbon threaded through the loops. On the back are two slits leading to fabric lined pockets. The legs are tapered with laces through the back lower legs. Modeled after riding breeches.

Culture
Interior Salish: Secwepemc
Material
moose skin ?, cotton fibre, plastic and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA6394 a-b

Large rounded coil basket (bifurcated stitches) on pedastal with wide foot, and lid with flange and knob handle. Rawhide through one side and knotted. Fully imbricated with horizontal rows alternating in cat-tail grass (?), cherry bark, cat-tail grass (?), and dark cherry bark, repeated. Horizontal bands divided by vertical bands in two patterns, one is of straight vertical bands of same alternating colour configuration, other has dark cherry bark outline and a checkerboard pattern of cat-tail grass (?), red and dark cherry bark. Entire pattern on basket is repeated on foot, and on lid. Knob on lid has only horizontal bands.

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, rawhide skin and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Berry BasketD1.460

Large flared rectangular coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with skin tumpline and string ties. Parallel base construction. Upper portion of basket is fully imbricated in cat-tail grass (?), with bow tie-like design, outlined in dark cherry bark and red cherry bark with two thin parallel vertical lines in red cherry bark. Lower portion of basket has alternating vertical bands of "cluster of flies" checkerboard pattern, in cat-tail grass (?) with red cherry bark, and cat-tail grass (?) with dark cherry bark.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
Material
cedar root, cat-tail grass ?, cherry bark, dye, skin and fibre
Made in
Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada and Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA6388

Large, flared coiled rectangular basket (bifurcated stitches). Upper portion of basket is fully beaded in alternating rows of cat-tail grass (?) and dark cherry bark. Solid row of imbrication at rim in cat-tail grass (?) and intervals of alternating dark and red cherry bark stitches. On one long side is bow tie design outlined in dark cherry bark and cat-tail grass (?). On other three sides is partial bow tie design, two ends have outline in cat-tail grass (?) and red cherry bark. On other long side is partial bow tie outlined in cat-tail grass (?) and dark cherry bark, with "cluster of flies" in cat-tail grass (?) and cherry bark. Two rows of cherry bark beading on bottom. Rawhide loops on both long sides, one long knotted strap at one corner.

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