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Basket1978.3

Small oval basket with lid that has a dotted design in grass around the lid and sides. The background is cream with blue-green bands and purple dots. The base shows the cedar bark and a rim of cedar bark strengthens the lip of the basket.; Good

Culture
Makah ? or Nuu-chah-nulth ?
Material
bark, cedar wood and grass
Made in
Washington, USA and British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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BasketE 1907.565

Basket, small and round with flat cover and base of very finely plaited bark strands bearing a design of fylfots (?swastikas) in blue.; Good

Culture
Makah
Material
bark and grass
Made in
Washington, USA
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Basket1924.673

Finely woven circular basket with lid. The weave uses cedar bark and grass, in the technique known as wrapped twining. The decoration consists of circular bands in dark brown, red, yellow and cream. The rim of the basket is strengthened with a band of cedar bark, the base is more coarsely woven than the sides of the basket.; Good

Culture
Makah
Material
bark, cedar wood and grass
Made in
Washington, USA
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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HookZ 34973

Large halibut hook with metal point which shows signs of having been re-sharpened and is still very sharp. The point is lashed into place with root, there is string wrapped between the arms, and a cord leader line attached. The lashing on the lower arm is very fine at the tip.; Good

Culture
Makah ? or Nuu-chah-nulth ?
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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HookZ 34969

Halibut hook made from knotted bent hemlock with bone point lashed onto the upper arm with bark, and the lower tapering arm lashed with very fine root. A length of nettle fibre is stretched across the arms and there are vestiges of a sinew leader.; Good

Culture
Makah ? or Nuu-chah-nulth ?
Material
wood and hemlock wood ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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HookE 1898.68 B

Two wood and bone hooks for halibut fishing. Both hooks are U-shaped with the bone barb lashed on with cedar bark and the tapering end similarly wrapped. The hooks are made from bent hemlock or some other such hard wood.; Good

Culture
Makah ? or Nuu-chah-nulth ?
Material
wood and bone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Club1885.66.4

Short carved club made from fine-grained heavy wood. The club is surmounted by a bird, possibly an owl which has large round eyes and a down-turned mouth. The bird' s feet rest on the top of a tapering shaft which ends in a rounded pommel.; Good

Culture
Makah
Material
yew wood ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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BasketNb11.285

Twined basket with overlaid twining in purple zigzag. Braided rim and carrying handle. There are five vertical zigzag rows and two rows of purple twining under the rim which have faded.

Culture
Makah
Material
cedar root and grass
Made in
Washington, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA4310 a-b

Short, cylindrical basket (a) with a flat, fitted lid (b). Sides of basket are decorated with four pairs of three-man canoes in alternating red and black; lid features a circular, geometric design in black, purple and yellow. The base consists of plaiting with some coarse woven twining. The sides have wrapped twined weaving. Lid is held in place by a cedar flange attached around the upper rim of the basket.

Culture
Makah
Material
cedar bark, swamp grass and dye
Made in
Puget, Washington, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA4072 a-b

Miniature, cylindrical woven basket (a) with a flat, fitted lid (b); cedar bark warps and swamp grass wefts. Base has plaited origin and twisted twined work (over several warp strands). Upper and lower rim of basket have one row of red wefts. Center of lid has a red sunburst design.

Culture
Makah
Material
swamp grass, aniline dye and cedar bark
Made in
Neah Bay, Washington, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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