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Basket3259/46

Round basket with pattern and imagery. Basket is a light brown-yellow colour with images in darker brown. Narrow round base flares upward toward midpoint, lower half embellished with human figures standing square to front, arms hanging at sides, feet turned outwards. Figures are interspersed with large geometric designs resembling ‘C’s. Above midpoint basket recedes toward rim, with alternating open and closed square designs. Rim is short and flares slightly outward, and a dark weave edges the lip.

Culture
Tohono O'odham ?
Material
dye and willow bark ?
Made in
Arizona, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3207/9

Dish shaped basket with rounded base, wide sloping wall and wrapped rim. Dark brown designs decorate both exterior and interior, with narrow colour blocks emanating off brown circle at centre, and surrounded by several layers of geometric line designs and colour blocks from the rim. Basket has a square where weaving starts, visible on underside.

Culture
Akimel O'odham ? or Tohono O'odham ?
Material
fern ? or willow wood ?
Made in
Arizona, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace3207/13

Squash blossom necklace. Double strand of silver beads carries small squash blossom emblems made of thin metal, 10 to a side, each with a circle of bright blue or green turquoise at centre. At bottom hangs an openwork inverted silver crescent decorated with three similar circles of turquoise. Hook clasp at back.

Culture
Navajo
Material
metal, turquoise mineral and silver metal
Made in
Arizona, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bracelet3207/11

Silver bracelet with turquoise stone. Small cuff is oval in shape, open at back, and increases in width toward the centre. Design is openwork at front, where an arrow shaft with head and fletching is incorporated and lays horizontally across the piece. A gammadion cross is set on top, and carries a small oval turquoise stone at centre. Along arms on both sides are etchings of Navajo design, including a stylized bird and arrow.

Culture
Navajo
Material
turquoise mineral and silver metal
Made in
Arizona, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3208/1

Large round basket. Tightly woven willow wood basket has a small, flat base from which the wall flares upward toward the wide mouth. A rattlesnake pattern decorates the midpoint: rust coloured diamond shapes outlined in dark brown, with brown border lines running above and beneath.

Culture
Tohono O'odham ?
Material
willow wood ? or fern ?
Made in
Arizona, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3208/2

Round, tightly woven willow wood basket. From a small, flat base the wall flares upward toward the wide mouth. A stepped line pattern in light brown repeats in encircling lines, visible on both exterior and interior, and small light blue beads are evenly placed just below the rim, incorporated into the weave.

Culture
Akimel O'odham ? or Tohono O'odham ?
Material
willow wood ?, glass and fern ?
Made in
Arizona, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bracelet3207/12

Bracelet made of coin silver with large turquoise stone. Cuff is oval in shape, open at back, and widens broadly at front where three horizontal bars hold small plates of stamped design on either side of the oval green and brown turquoise piece at front. Silver balls are used as further embellishment. Arms are stamped with curving lines, small arrows, and gammadion crosses.

Culture
Navajo
Material
turquoise mineral and sliver metal
Made in
Arizona, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3207/10

Small beaded figure of a horse and rider. Horse stands on four thin legs, with a thick neck and large head. Body is fully covered in blue beads with white hooves, tail and mane, and white patches on neck and stomach. Bridle is orange, and reins and ears are made of leather. Rider sits astride on a beaded blanket, with orange and blue pants, a blue top, white face and hands and a large headdress in green and yellow with black points at top.

Culture
Zuni
Material
cotton fibre and glass
Made in
New Mexico, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3207/8

Dish shaped basket with a rounded base, wide sloping wall and braided rim. Dark brown designs decorate both exterior and interior, with four colour blocks emanating off a ring at centre, and surrounded by geometric line designs and colour blocks from the rim.

Culture
Akimel O'odham
Material
grass and root ?
Made in
Arizona, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Water Jug Basket43.1.81

Gift of Mrs. Ferdinand C. Smith and Mr. L. Hawley Hoffman.

Culture
Paiute and Shoshone
Material
willow rod foundation, twill, split willow and pine pitch
Made in
Arizona, USA
Holding Institution
Portland Art Museum
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