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Basket3259/40 a-b

Basket with lid. Small round basket is tightly woven in an even weave, with images of large whales in black and green chased by people in two boats, one hefting a harpoon. Basket is decorated with encircling lines at bottom in red, yellow and black, and at top in bright pink. Lid (part b) has images of water fowl in red and grey circling the pointed centre which has decoration in green and yellow. A line of grey and pink circles the edge of the lid, while a set of lines matching those on the bottom of the basket sit at the lip.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Huu-ay-aht
Material
swamp grass, dye and cedar bark
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shell Basketry3259/42

Abalone shell with exterior covered by basketry, conforming closely to its contours and secured over shell edges. Decorated with a dark blue rectangular ovoid at centre, two canoes and flying bird shapes in green or brown, and mouse-like animals in pinkish-red or brown arranged around central area. Around the edge are concentric stripes of yellow, red and brown.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Huu-ay-aht
Material
abalone shell, grass, cedar root and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3259/41 a-b

Basket with lid. Small oblong basket is tightly woven in an even weave, with a line of encircling images showing two large whales with a pair of pink birds to the side, and two boats with three sailors each on the opposite side. Dashes of pink and green circle the top of the basket and a line of green around the bottom. The lid (part b) shows two large birds to either side of the raised centre, surrounded by a pink and black line.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Huu-ay-aht
Material
swamp grass, dye and cedar bark
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry3100/13 a-b

Basketry-wrapped glass bottle and lid. Bottle (part a) is tall, flaring from base to shoulder, with a long thin neck. It is fully covered in finely woven basketry, with colourful images of ducks, sea creatures, boats and hunters worked into the weave, interspersed with decorative lines. The lid is plastic, and adhered to the bottle, with a loose basketry cover (part b) made of the same weave as the bottle cover, with a red encircling line and brown top.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Huu-ay-aht
Material
dye, glass, grass and plastic
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pattern BasketNb11.362 a-b

Cylindrical, wrapped twined, pattern basket (a) with slightly scalloped rim. Woven around a plastic honey container (b). Walls decorated with many patterns: two swimming deer, whale attached to canoe containing two persons, whale eating boat, whale, three triangular trees, flower and leaves, two ducks, five sitting birds, ten flying birds, two wolf or serpent headdress representations, three thunderbirds, one bird with wings over yellow head, one dark blue and red-purple bird. Band of dark blue and green at top and bottom of basket. Base has square of cedar bark checker work weaving at centre surrounded by three rows of plain twining, wrapped twining completes base.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Huu-ay-aht
Material
grass ?, plastic, dye and cedar bark
Made in
Opitsaht, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry Pattern1413/11

Embroidered patterns on cloth. Rectangular piece of white cloth (missing one upper corner) covered with multicoloured, tightly cross-stitched figures. Imagery includes: Union Jacks, various birds, flowers, rabbits, a whale, and two serpent-like heads.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Huu-ay-aht
Material
jute fibre ? and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag1413/18

Burlap rice sack printed in red and black on both sides. One side is covered with printing identifying the weight, type, and brand of rice (25 lbs, extra fancy long grain, and "Empire Rice," respectively). The other side has several characters and the inscription "The Canada Rice Mills Ltd Vancouver, B.C." printed along the bottom.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Huu-ay-aht
Material
jute fibre ? and ink
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry Pattern1413/15

Embroidered basketry patterns on cloth. Roughly rectangular sections of burlap with multicoloured cross-stitched figures: flowers, a butterfly, birds, a whale, and a deer.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Huu-ay-aht
Material
jute fibre ?, wool fibre and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry Pattern1413/12

Embroidered basketry patterns on cloth. Rectangular piece of ecru-coloured fabric with multicoloured embroidery; imagery of whales, serpents, birds, flowers, and a flag with a Union Jack in the upper left corner; text includes an upper case alphabet, the name Mabel, and city names Victoria, B.C., and Vancouver, B.C. Outer edge is stitched.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Huu-ay-aht
Material
fibre, wool fibre ? and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry Pattern1413/26

A rectangular paper design sheet with a grid pattern. Three horizontal rows of coloured dotted figures with a few numbers in pencil and pen. Main design starting from the top to the bottom is consisting of the following: a large black whale swallowing a green boat with two brown and purple figures; a brown fish with a blue fish; and two purple, red, and brown birds, and a brown and green bird with a purple and blue arrow.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Huu-ay-aht
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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