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BasketNd560

Large round open, coiled basket (with bifurcated stitches). Handles on either side. Imbricated design of checkerboard diamonds in dark cherry bark and cat-tail grass (?), alternating with outlined diamonds in either red or dark cherry bark with same in center, with cat-tail grass (?). Beaded foot with natural colour cat-tail grass (?) indicates basket is from Spuzzum, according to family of basket maker(s) from that area.

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
cherry bark, cedar root, cat-tail grass ? and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry LidD1.521

Basketry lid of simple coiled work with bifurcated stitches, and watch-spring construction. Lid has a flange and a button handle, and is decorated with partial imbrication. Rim is black, surface decorated with four tri-colour diamond shapes, and there are two rows of red at base of handle. There is also an alternating red and black stepped pattern on handle. Colour: tan.

Culture
Interior Salish
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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BasketA3354

Small cylindrical coil basket (bifurcated stitches) with foot. Fully imbricated in cat-tail grass (?), black and red cherry bark that alternate in diagonal bands, from rim to bottom of foot. Watch-spring base construction.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
cedar root, cat-tail grass ?, dye and cherry bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA3358

Rectangular coiled basket (bifurcated stitches). Elongated watch-spring base construction. Imbricated design of plant or flower, two on each side and one on each end, stem and leaves in black cherry bark and head in red cherry bark.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
dye, cherry bark, cedar root and cat-tail grass ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA3374

Small coiled bowl (bifurcated stitches) with pedastal and foot. Watch-spring base construction. Imbricated design of seven tri-colour diamonds, alternating in dark or red cherry bark outline filled in with the reverse or cat-tail grass (?), and each colour for centers. Looped pedastal, dark cherry bark beaded foot with square open coil work base.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
cedar root, cat-tail grass ?, dye and cherry bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA3014

Short rounded coil basket (bifurcated stitches). Fully imbricated with background of grass, design of continuous horizontal geometric diamond pattern, outlined in red cherry bark, then dark cherry bark. Watch-spring base construction, rim has extra cross stitches on the interior.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
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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BasketA3096

Basket in the shape of a suitcase. Side opposite lid has a large complex star figure in white, black and red, surrounded by beaded border of circles and semi-circles. Edges are decorated in red, black and white beading which creates a pattern of circles and semi-circles. The lid has a border similar in appearance to the side opposite, and an inner pattern of white chevrons and black verticals. Simple coiled work (with bifurcated stitches) with parallel slat base and lid construction.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
Material
cedar root, rawhide skin, canary grass, cherry bark, metal and cedar wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Burden BasketA3408

Large flared, rectangular coiled cedar root basket (bifurcated stitches). Most of basket is imbricated in cat-tail grass (?) background with vertical geometric scroll design in two parallel bands of red, and dark cherry bark. At rim are intervals of dark cherry bark stitches. On each long side is a black cherry bark cross between the vertical pattern. On lower portion of basket are "cluster of flies" checkerboard bands of red cherry bark and cat-tail grass (?), and dark cherry bark and cat-tail grass (?).

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
cedar root, canary grass, dye and cherry bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA5085

Rectangular flared coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with foot. Parallel slat base construction. Overcast coil handle attached with string. Imbricated designof vertically connected triangles; on long side two bands of red cherry bark with cat-tail grass (?) centers, and a wider band of dark cherry bark triangles and a background of cat-tail grass (?); shorter sides with one wide band of red cherry bark triangles on background of cat-tail grass (?). Foot has red cherry bark beading.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
cherry bark, cat-tail grass ?, cedar root, dye and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA5097

Basket with four sides that taper slightly towards the base and a foot composed of three rows beaded with bulrush. The basket has an overall triangle motif (vertex facing downwards) in red, black and off-white. The body is simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches). Partial imbrication and beading, and parallel slat base construction, and an overcast rim.

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