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BasketA3763

Woven basket with overcast rim and twisted twining for reinforcements on base. Embroidered design: two killer whales in black, yellow, white, green and red with two square faces in yellow with open mouths showing teeth. Two red lines, one above, one below, with two step pattern in black, yellow and green.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
spruce root, aniline dye and swamp grass
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA4069

Plain twined weaving with three-strand braided edge and false embroidery. Ten panels of false embroidered swamp grass with one row of swamp grass around entire circumference bisecting the cup.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
swamp grass and spruce root
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA4071

Plain twined weaving with crossed warp twined work in center; braided handle; false embroidered design. "Meander" pattern on upper and lower solid portions of weaving (dark brown on top, light brown on bottom).

Culture
Tlingit
Material
spruce root and dye
Made in
Sitka, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA5134 a-b

Woven basket with lid. Base - mixed twined work (plain twining alternating with wicker weave). Sides - plain twined with embroidered and false embroidered design. Multi-coloured shapes (green, orange, red, yellow, maroon) around central part of basket and around edge of lid, bordered by dark brown and connected with upper and lower strips of light brown. Central portion of lid has a stepped design and a circle of orange.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
grass, aniline dye and spruce root
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA7515

Basket made with plain twined weaving. The warp is arranged radially on the bottom of the basket and parallel on the sides with the black strands woven in to form two thicker black bands at the top and bottom and a thinner band at the centre. The border is two-strand braided with a series of three loops of warp strands forming an almost scalloped edge.

Culture
Tlingit ?
Material
cedar bark and dye
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bentwood BoxA17072

Bentwood box in an unusual shape, with two square-shaped pieces connected by a narrow passage in the centre. The corners were bent, with the last corner, and base, pegged and sewn with cedar withe. Faded face painted at one end.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
red cedar wood and paint
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA2.618

Birch bark dish. Birch bark bent and sewn into place. The rim is reinforced with splints overcast with birch root and decorated with black bark. A twig is laced on lower down. There are also heavier pieces of bark on the ends and sides for reinforcement. Light side of bark is to the outside and darker flaps are laced on the ends and sides. The rim is overcast splints beaded with black bark. Part of the overcasting stitch leaves the splints exposed.

Culture
Yup'ik
Material
birch bark, birch root and birch wood
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA2.620

Birch bark is bent and laced into place. On the rim, splints are overcast (open stitch) and then beaded with red and black yarn. Around the mid-section of the basket a twig is sewn on for reinforcement. The rim is overcast; three stitches, then every other stitch is beaded with black thread (six stitches) then three stitches, openwork, then the next series of three then three overcast.

Culture
Yup'ik
Material
birch bark, birch root, fibre and dye
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA2.623

Woven basket with a circular basket and straight, vertical sides. Open twined weaving with weft strand far apart but with wrapped warp border at top and wool overlay embroidery. Hourglass design motif in red with blue-green ends and blue-green with red ends.

Culture
Aleut
Material
sea grass and wool fibre
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA2.624

Circular utility basket with braided rope at top. Two strand twined openwork weave with warp strands alternating double bound: wool yarn bound round weft strands at top. Four horizontal bands in blue with red dotted lines in interior resulting from wool wound around weft strands.

Culture
Aleut
Material
sea grass, grass and wool fibre
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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