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SharkNb7.236

Silk-screened red and black shark design. The shark is in profile and facing to the left side. The black circle in circle eye has red u forms in front on the black snout. The open mouth shows teeth and front fangs with a red tongue. The body has a red winged figure inside with a black ovoid eye. The dorsal fin has a red circle in a cicle with a split u above that has diagonal lines within. There is a cross in the centre ovoid on the tail fluke. Surface of water is a black notched line. Pencil inscription across the bottom edge reads '109/195 19/1/76 - SHARK - Roy H. Vickers TSIMSIAN TRIBE KITKATLA B.C.'. The print is on a horizontally rectangular, off-white-coloured paper piece.

Culture
Tsimshian
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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II Timothy 2:11,12Nb7.234

Head of christ depicted in Northwest Coast style using s-shapes, u forms, split u's, and ovoids for the eyes, hair, and the mouth. The face and hair are divided vertically, one half red on the left side and one half black on the right side with negative spaces left grey. The red side has three tears from the eye down the cheek. The crown of thorns is only on the red side. The eye on the black side is solid in the centre while the eye on the red side is outlined with negative space. Pencil inscription across the bottom edge reads '55/100 II TIMONTHY 2: 11,12 Roy H. Vickers Tsimsian Tribe KitKatla B.C. 9/4/76.'. The print is on a vertically rectangular, grey paper piece.

Culture
Tsimshian
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Root BasketA3136

Central band - "meander" pattern in purple bordered by red. Handle is natural and purple in a 1:1 ratio. Plain twined work; braided border; overcast handle; false embroidery.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
spruce root, swamp grass and aniline dye
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA3149

Two darker bands woven in with horizontal alternating bands and triangles, chevron figures between bands in orange and white "false embroidery". Twined weave with "false embroidery" (overlaid twined weave).

Culture
Tlingit
Material
swamp grass, dye and spruce root
Made in
Skagway, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA3161

Construction consists of two separate pouches on a long back piece which folds over and covers. Design consists of horizontal bands where each of the bands is proceeded by a change in weave. Plaited checker work, loose twine weave and openwork "eyehole" weave - crossed-warp twined. Colours include green and natural browns.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
cedar bark, dye and cherry bark
Made in
Skagway, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA3173

Basket with curved sides and two horizontal bands of concentric rectangles in red/yellow and yellow/red (alternating) on horizontal bands of black/red/black/red/black. Base - mixed twined work (plain twined alternating with wicker weave). Sides are plain twined. False and true embroidery.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
spruce root, grass and aniline dye
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA3179

Cylindrical woven basket with three horizontal brown bands--each five rows wide--around the sides. Twined with braided border.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
spruce root and dye
Made in
Metlakatla, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA3180

Cylindrical woven basket with a flat bottom and a raised diamond pattern woven around the rim. Three dark blue bands painted around the sides. Double-strand twined weaving with mixed twined weaving (diagonal twilled design or 'skip stitch') along top border of basket. Painted bands. Twilled band along base.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
paint and spruce root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA3183

3 bands of zigzags on a black ground bordered by red. Plain twined sides with embroidered grass design alternating with crossed warp twined sections. Colour: natural.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
dye, grass and spruce root
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA5102

Plain twined work with false and true embroidered design; braided rim. Design is called: "shark's teeth," "salmon berry," and "fish tail." they are discrete elements in natural and brown on 2 wide brown stripes and bordered by 2 narrow brown stripes.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
maidenhair fern, spruce root and dye
Made in
Sitka, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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