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BasketA8790 a-b

Swamp grass basket (part a) with a lid (part b). Base (part a) has plaited origin with plain twining over wide warp strands. Sides and lid are twisted twined work. Slightly indented flange on the basket (part a). On the bottom rim of the basket and the side of the lid, there is a ribbon of black/yellow/purple/yellow/black. Sides of the basket (part a) have a main design consisting of two turquoise and black representations of an eagle with wings extended facing left and sitting on an arrow. Lid (part b) has a similar design of birds with a black/yellow/purple/yellow/black centre dot.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
dye, swamp grass and cedar bark
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8789 a-b

Small cylindrical basket (a) with a fitted lid (b); lid is held in place by a cedar flange attached around the upper rim of the basket. Sides: one row of black on bottom rim; lower ribbon of brown/yellow/green/yellow/brown; central band of two rows of black scallops (one row pointing up, one row pointing down). Lid: sides have a black/natural/green/orange/ green/natural/black; ribbon of black figures on yellow ground, outlined in red and flanked by series of red two-stitch lines; central circular motif is maroon/purple/natural/black. Base: plaited origin and plain twined weaving (over wide warp strands). Sides and lid are in twisted twined work.

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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BasketA9418

Natural and red cedar root coiled basket. Simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches) and parallel slat base construction. Foot is one row of splint foundation and one of a slat foundation. Handles are coiled. Partial imbrication with designs in black/bullrush stripes with crabapple points, and also designs in crabapple/bullrush stripes with black protrusions. Top and bottom rims are beaded and the foot is partially imbricated.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
cedar root, crabapple bark, cat-tail grass ? and cherry bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Inner ParkaA2.504

Women’s inner coat, or parka, made of brown caribou fur with a large elongated hood. The garment has a small triangular front flap and a long rectangular back flap and very broad angular shoulders. The fur is on the inside of the garment.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
caribou skin
Made in
Bathurst Inlet, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Inner BootsA2.501 a-b

Pair of skin boots with the fur on the interior of the boots and the grey-white skin on the outside. One boot (a) has a slit from the top down the side.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
caribou skin and fibre
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: BagA2.500

The bag fragment is made from five pieces of sealskin with hair, sewn with sinew and folded in half. The top and side are trimmed with hairless strips of skin. Through openings left in this seam a plaited cord of sinew is strung. At the end of this cord a bone pin is attached. The bottom is open, possibly cut off from the bottom of the original bag.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
seal skin, caribou sinew and bone ?
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagA2.498

The bag is oblong shaped and light brown with a bone-pin closure. There is a seam running up the centre of one side, ending midway to create an opening. To close the bag, there is a hole on either side of the opening and a thin bone pin attached by a braided fibre to the inside of the bag.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
caribou skin, fibre and bone
Made in
Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Outer ParkaA2.496

Men’s outer coat, or parka, of brown caribou fur. The coat is thigh length, flared at the bottom and the back is slightly longer. The coat has a close fitting hood with white side panels that extend down into the front in triangular gussets. The hood is trimmed with a band of white fur that is facing inward. The sleeves are trimmed with a band of white fur. The hem of the coat is decorated with alternating strips of white fur, green cloth and black and white checkerboard bands. In the shoulder seams two white bands are inserted. On the back of the coat at the base of the hood a tiny pouch is created by using more fur than is needed. A triangular piece of white fur is attached under the chin.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
caribou skin, caribou sinew and fibre
Made in
Bathurst Inlet, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Arrow PointA2.167

Small arrow point with shaft carved from a single piece of bone.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
bone
Made in
Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Arrow PointA2.166

Elongated arrowhead with attached fore-shaft; both fore-shaft and point made of bone. Held together with copper pin.

Culture
Inuit: Inuinnait
Material
copper metal and antler
Made in
Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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