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Basket3195/1

Woven basket with designs. Basket is rectangular, long and thin, flaring slightly from bottom to rim, where remnants of flexible twisted cedar handles can be seen on one side, with a handle attached to the other side. The basket has a wide box weave in cedar bark on the base, and tightly wrapped grass on the body. Decoration consists of two encircling rows of red swastika designs along the top and bottom. One side has a scene of birds landing on a branch with foliage and red flowers. The opposite side shows a triangular pennant flag in purple with CANADA in orange. Purple flowers with green foliage sit at opposite corners of the image. (Note: basket has undergone repairs since the photo was taken.)

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
grass, cedar bark and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Paddle3176/3

Canoe paddle. Blade is long and leaf shaped, very slightly convex on both sides, with a tapered, rounded tip. Handle is thick and round at neck, flattening toward grip. Grip is tubular and extends slightly beyond the width of the handle. Decorative paintings on paddle show a large red and black striped fish with flukes and dorsal fin below two black rectangles with a dot at centre, and similar in red with traces of lines extending outwards. On the other side of the blade are linear and box designs, along with a motif showing a red circular centre and short black lines extending off. At top is a large fish in red and black with prominent teeth, and a dorsal fin.

Culture
Heiltsuk ?
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Paddle3176/2

Model paddle. Blade is long and leaf shaped, slightly convex on both sides, with a tapered, rounded tip. Handle is thick and round at neck, flattening toward grip. Grip is a small tube that extends beyond the width of the handle. Birds are painted on both sides of the blade in formline style, in red and black.

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Paddle3176/1

Model paddle. Blade is long and leaf shaped, slightly convex on both sides, with a rounded, tapered tip. Handle is thick and round at neck, flattening toward grip. Grip is a small tube. Birds are painted on either side in formline style, in red and black.

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask3172/1

Wooden face mask. Face has a white painted background with heavy black brows, black rimmed eyes, and a thin black mustache over black teeth in a down-turned mouth. Chin and nostrils are red. Green and red lines decorate the cheeks and sides of chin are green. Hair is carved into thick diagonal strips and painted red, green and black. Back of mask is concave and unpainted.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3147/5

Cedar bark basket. Base is rectangular, and short, straight walls lead to a rounded rim. Interior is divided in half by a partition also made of bark, top rounded and sitting higher than basket edge, with a hole for a handle at centre. Imbrication in dark red and black cherry bark decorates the sides of the basket in sets of short diagonal lines.

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo
Material
cedar bark and cherry bark
Made in
Seabird Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3147/4

Cedar bark basket. Base is a long, thin rectangle with rounded corners, sides flaring slightly outward toward the rim. Among the wrapped cedar of the body are alternating rows of black and red cherry wood woven into the wrappings, and three rows of imbrication in the same bark set in small groupings. Two hide strap handles are attached below the rim.

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo
Material
cedar bark, cherry bark and rawhide skin
Made in
Seabird Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3147/3

Woven bark basket. Base is a rectangle with rounded corners, sides flaring up and outward toward the rim. Among the wrapped strips of cedar in rows along the body are two rows of imbricated diamond shaped designs at top and a single line of gammadion crosses around the bottom. Several thongs of hide are attached as loops through the basket near the lip, through which is strung a braided wool cord with a wide handle. Handle is woven with pink and brown fibres in a diagonal pattern.

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo
Material
cedar bark, cherry bark, wool fibre and rawhide skin
Made in
Seabird Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mat3147/2

Cat-tail reed mat. Mat is made of a double layer of reeds laying parallel to each other, joined in a braid of reed and wool string at the top. Long twisted cords join the reeds together across the width of the mat, spaced at regular intervals. A thick woven plait falls down one side. Ends are contained by a wool string entwined around each strand near bottom.

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo
Material
cat-tail grass and wool fibre
Made in
Seabird Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blanket3147/1

Thick, off-white, twill weave blanket or robe. Densely woven, wrapped along the short edges, with a heavy, short fringe on the long edges. Small pieces of red wool are occasionally visible as caught up in the weave.

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo
Material
mountain goat wool fibre and wool fibre
Made in
Seabird Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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