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BasketA8867 a

Coiled work basket (with bifurcated stitches) with lid (A8867 b). Watch-spring base construction and indented 1 slat flange along rim. Imbricated pattern of diagonal rows of 'i' figures in cat-tail grass (?) and dark cherry bark. Row of horizontal bands of imbrication on top row. Cedar flange on rim exposed.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
cedar root, dye, cat-tail grass ? and cherry bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry TrayA17095

Coiled cedar root tray with handles. Simple interlocking coiled work with parallel slat base with two rows of watch-spring construction at the edge. Wide slat for the side with an extra row separating into handles. Braided edge under the handle and partial imbrication. Inside of the tray is decorated with six geometric patterns, two large diamond patterns in red and black, with a smaller black diamond inside. Exterior of basket has a series of diamonds and wide beading. .

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
Material
cedar root, cedar wood and cherry bark
Made in
Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada and Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA17087 a-b

Coiled cylindrical basket (a) with lid (b). Simple interlocking coiled work with bifurcated stitches on sides, and parallel slat base and lid construction reinforced by stitches along edges. The lid has a braided edge and indented flange. Lid is decorated with double staggered rows of red and black cherry bark beading. Sides are imbricated with a dog-like animal figure followed by double row of vertical beaded zigzag bands (alternately red and black), all against beaded bullrush ground. Colour: natural.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
Material
cedar root, cat-tail grass ?, cherry bark and dye
Made in
Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada and Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA17086 a-b

Cylindrical basket (a) with rounded lid (b); simple interlocking coiled weaving (with bifurcated stitches); parallel slat bottom reinforced by stitches along edges; watch-spring lid construction with small hole in centre; complete beading; flange along basket rim. Basket is completely beaded; sides: has each coil done in triple staggered rows of alternating bulrush, red, and black cherry bark. Lid: has each coil is beaded with alternating strips of white, black, and red, creating concentric circles. String handle attached with rawhide thongs. Colour: natural.

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, rawhide skin, fibre and cat-tail grass ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8799

Rounded, urn-shaped grass basket with encircling bands of multicoloured geometric and linear patterning.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
dye, swamp grass and cedar root
Made in
Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8796

Cylindrical woven basket with a rounded, convex bottom. Twined work spruce root basket. Decorated with three horizontal brown stripes that are each six stitches wide.

Culture
Nisga'a
Material
spruce root and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatA8795

Round woven mat. Central magenta and yellow clockwise pinwheel type figure. Exterior border of magenta with yellow in between. In the middle, there are six purple ducks or bird figures on orange strips in an equally spaced clockwise direction in profile. Wrapped twined (or latticed twined) weaving with turned warp border.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
dye and swamp grass
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatA8794

Round woven mat. Interior and exterior circular bands of orange and turquoise-blue creating the illusion of a 3-d design of rope twined over another rope. Two geometric modified purple-blue and yellow lightning figures with pink-red floral figures in between that have green leaves. Lattice twined weaving (similar to wrapped twined weaving) with central origin point.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
dye and swamp grass
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatA8793

Round woven mat. Round turquoise center with uneven edges. Three purple and turquoise exterior bands make up the border. There is a checkered band in between with purple on the outer and inner edges and turquoise for the middle rhomboids. Lattice twined or wrapped twined weaving with folded over warp border.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth ?
Material
dye and swamp grass
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatA8792

Round woven mat. Central yellow circle with concentric orange-pink and dark blue bands adjacent. Purple zig zag bands with red and blue composite bands as the middle concentric band. Lattice twined weaving with folded warp border.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth ?
Material
swamp grass and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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