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BasketNa726

Open, round cylindrical shaped basket, open twining on bottom and in alternating double row sections on sides, with rows of cross warp sections (3 sets). Top section is decorated with double row of black wave-like twine. One aspect of basket side, twining between open-work slants diagonally, interrupting the otherwise parallel lines. Rim, two strand twined; with twisted loops along top. Inside unfinished ends at rim and centre bottom. Two strand thread interwoven along rim.

Culture
Aleut
Material
dune grass, dye and fibre
Made in
Alaska, USA
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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BasketA3177 a-b

Twined grass basket with lid. Decorated with ambiguous figures, perhaps flowers, in grid pattern along the sides and lid. Divided warp twined weave (also called hemstitching) with wool yarn overlay. Colours: pale blue, green, orange, red, brown.

Culture
Aleut
Material
sea grass and wool fibre
Made in
Unalaska, Alaska, USA ?
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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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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BasketA5103

Base - various twined weaves - mixed and plain. Sides are plain twined work with embroidered and false embroidered design. Upper and lower bands of "meander" pattern in yellow on 3 bands of red. Central row of yellow hourglass shapes which, when connected, give a diamond effect. Central band on a red/green/red ground.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
spruce root, grass and aniline dye
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA5104

Plain twined work with wide twilled border. A series of twilled ("skip-stitch") zigzag patterns on rim. Cylindrical shape.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
spruce root
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA5110

Plaited cedar bark base with warp pieces split four ways on sides; sides are of both plait weaving and openwork with cross plaiting. No coloured or added decoration; fibre loop through rim.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
cedar bark and fibre
Made in
Wrangell, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Miniature Burden BasketA5116

Plaited basket and head strap and twined reinforcement; fibre loop around head strap. Undecorated. (head strap? or handle?)

Culture
Tlingit
Material
cedar bark and fibre
Made in
Wrangell, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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