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BasketA3120 a-b

Oval-shaped woven basket (a) with a flat, fitted lid (b). Figures in green around centre portion of basket. Lid: one line of purple along rim; centre oval is orange with green swirl surrounding. Base: plaited origin; plain twined (over wide warp strands). Sides: twisted twined work. Slightly indented flange on basket.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
cedar root, swamp grass and aniline dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA3147 a-b

Cylindrical basket (a) with fitted lid (b). Basket is decorated with upper and lower bands of purple triangles with alternating strips of red and yellow passing through horizontally; central discrete figures in a stepped design encircle the centre. Lid: central sunburst of black with two rows of purple triangles with alternating strips of red and yellow passing through. Base: plaited origin and plain twined work (over several warp strands). Sides: twisted twined work. Slightly indented flange around upper rim of basket holds lid in place.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
cedar bark, aniline dye and swamp grass
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA123 a-b

Rounded, jar-like basket (a) with a flat, square base, flat shoulder, raised flange opening, and flat, circular, fitted lid (b). Base: checker work weave. Sides and lid: wrapped twined weave. Lid: base and warp; cedar bark weft; natural and aniline-dyed swamp grass; purple and orange concentric bands. Sides: band composed of alternating orange and purple oblique lines. Colour: yellow.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
aniline dye, cedar bark and swamp grass
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA9263 a-b

Swamp grass basket (a) with lid (b); lid features a knob-like handle in the centre. Lid: wrapped twined weave. Base: plain twined and wrapped twine weave sides. Designs on lid: spirals in green, yellow, and red from center with complex concentric band. Designs around sides: five bird figures around sides (in purple and red) with complex bands in purple with yellow and green obliques. Lid is indented from basket sides.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
cedar bark, aniline dye and swamp grass
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8926 a-b

Cylindrical swamp grass basket (a) with fitted lid (b) and handle. Base: plain twined weaving. Sides and lid: wrapped twined weaving. Sides: one red band at base with complex band of purple and orange dotted lines with green lines between them. Lid: same as above with narrow purple band on inside.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
swamp grass, cedar bark and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8797 a-b

Small, cylindrical swamp grass trinket basket (a) with flat, fitted lid (b). Sides: two-man canoe with three birds in flight. Lid: four-part geometric design. Wrapped twined weave with very thick pieces of grass. Colours: turquoise, orange, purple, yellow.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
dye and swamp grass
Made in
Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowA7922 a-b

Plain shaft (part a) with a large leaf-shaped barbed point (part b). The barbs are horizontal and there are four pair.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
iron metal, sinew and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Her First Day of School3043/1

Large photographic print. A young girl stands in the centre of the photo. Her smiling face and lower legs are in colour, while her torso and upper legs are surrounded by a rectangular black & white, X-ray type image overlaying the colour picture. Inside the rectangle she is wearing a neat white buttoned jacket that reaches to her knees, hands clasped together in front. Seen in the background of the piece behind the little girl’s head is a window showing the exterior slats of a building. On the sides of the photo print are images of cellulose film notches.

Culture
Coast Salish: Shishalh
Made in
Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bear Headdress3046/1

Painted bear headdress. The head is wide and slightly rounded, with large wedge-shaped ears on top outer edges splaying slightly to either side. A carved line emphasizes the forehead and head top, which are painted black. Eyes are red and white, surrounded by green, backed by carved red rectangles. The black and natural brown snout is wide, tapering toward the nose where carved nostrils are painted red. The bared teeth are square with pointed cuspids, painted white. The interior of the headdress is hollowed out. "Hank Robertson" is carved in the wood, inside.

Culture
Haisla
Material
wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spoon3051/1940

Large wooden spoon; undecorated. (3051/1928-1947 were grouped together as a similar lot of 20 wooden spoons or ladles, out of the larger group of 1928 spoons.)

Culture
Gitxsan
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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