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basketHV973.79.1

Rectangular coiled cedar root basket with cedar slat foundation. Parallel slat base and lid. Walls of basket flare slightly towards the rim. Basket has a conoid lid – one that fits over top of a flange on the rim of the basket. Rim is inset. Sets of triangular shaped stitches attach base to walls. Base of basket is protected by a foot, one slat high. Grass used for imbricated designs has a flat appearance typical of cattail grass. Black dyed and red cherry bark used for other design elements. Handles missing

Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
Burnaby Village Museum
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Mountain Goat Horn SpoonHV973.73.177

Horn spoon with fine carving on the narrow handle. Material is very dark.

Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
Burnaby Village Museum
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comb basketHV973.69.4

Rectangular shaped coiled cedar root basket with cedar slat foundations and triangular shaped posterior wall that is higher than the other three. There is a small opening at the top of this wall to allow the basket to be hung.Designs are done in black dyed cherry bark. Beaded designs are made by laying decorative materials flat over the surface of the coils, and securing them in place with alternating stitches of the cedar root.Coast Salish: Tsleil-Waututh?

Culture
Tsleil-Waututh
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
Burnaby Village Museum
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basketHV974.119.3

Rectangular coiled cedar root basket with cedar slat foundation, lid has parallel slat construction and is covered with beaded designs edged by imbrication in canary grass. Basket has a flat lid that is hinged to body with leather ties. A mistake was made in how the design was applied to one end of this basket. This is not common as many weavers would correct this mistake. Completely imbricated walls, beaded design on lid. Coast Salish: Squamish?

Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
Burnaby Village Museum
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work basketHV974.119.2

Rectangular coiled cedar root basket with cedar slat foundation and remnants of a loopwork rim. The shiny appearance of this grass suggests it is canary grass. Black dyed and red cherry bark are used for the zigzag designs. Coast Salish: Squamish?

Culture
Squamish
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
Burnaby Village Museum
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berry basketHV974.119.1

Trapezoidal shaped, coiled cedar root basket with cedar slat foundation. Finished with an overcast rim with root foundation. Design elements missing from one side of the basket. Steeply angled sides.Coast Salish: Squamish? Interior Salish: Stl’atl’imx: Lil’wat?

Culture
Stl'atl'imx
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
Burnaby Village Museum
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basketHV978.2.13

Nut-shaped, coiled cedar root basket with cedar root foundation and watch-spring base and lid construction. Hinged lid is attached with leather ties. Covered in beading, where in the decorative elements are laid flat on surface, rather than folded into cedar root stitches as is done with imbrication. Designs are in red and black dyed cherry bark. Interior Salish: Nlaka’pamux

Culture
Salish
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
Burnaby Village Museum
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storage basketHV978.2.12

Rectangular coiled cedar root basket with cedar slat foundation. Parallel slat construction for lid, which is covered in beaded designs. Overcast handles attach to the front and back of basket at both ends. Conoid lid fits overtop of the basket, rather than lying flat. Basket body is completely imbricated with canary grass, black-dyed and red cherry bark. This amount of decoration more common on older pieces and was used to protect the surface of the basket. Leather hinges attach lid to body of basket and there are leather ties at front on lid and body of basket. Possible ladder design. Interior Salish: Nlaka’pamux

Culture
Salish
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
Burnaby Village Museum
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hunting bowHV980.2.132

Small maple hunting bow. A leather thong is tied to one end of the bow. It is loose at the other end, although, there is a knot that could slip over the bow. There are traces of green paint on the wood. Interior Salish: Nlaka’pamux: Spuzzum First Nation

Culture
Nlaka'pamux
Made in
Spuzzum, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
Burnaby Village Museum
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paddleHV980.2.131

Men’s paddle carved from cedar wood. The shaft is flattened with a "T" style grip mortised at top The blade is flat with one side of the tip missing. There are other cracks in the blade.

Culture
Salish
Made in
Yale, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
Burnaby Village Museum
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