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BasketA17094 a-b

Spruce root basket with "rattle" lid; base: alternate rows of plain twined and plaited weaving (from central origin). Sides and lid: plain twined weaving with the same type of alternate weaving as above on the under part of the lid. Lid has two tiers with pebble in between. False embroidered design of black fern root against light swamp grass. Continuous figures.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
swamp grass, fern root and spruce root
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA9002

Spruce root basket; plain twined work with false and true embroidered design. Warp strands alternate red/natural (1:1). Horizontal bands of shapes in red on black or natural on black (six rows). The slant of the rectangular figures alternates with every row.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
grass, dye and spruce root
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8497

Spruce root basket. Base - twined and wicker weaving; sides - plain twined weaving with overlaid twined weaving (false embroidery). Complex meander pattern in purple.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
spruce root and grass
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8526 a-b

Spruce basket with lid: twined weave (two strand) with four darker strands woven in and false embroidery in outlined forms. Geometric design.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
dye and spruce root
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8521 a-b

Spruce root basket with lid and handle: plain twined weave (two strand) with darker strands woven in and false embroidery over the darker bands. "Arrow-like" design in swamp grass (going opposite directions on lid and sides). Design is woven over band of darker spruce.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
swamp grass, dye and spruce root
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagD2.101

Tiny beaded tied pouch with red hairs sticking out of top. Decorated with white and dark blue beads and some yellow beads. Attached, there is one large concave circular shiny cream-white-coloured button.

Culture
Blackfoot
Material
skin, glass and shell
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6817

A brown wood mask with the oval eyes cut out and a wide concavely carved area below the upraised eyebrows. Black and blue paint around the eyes. The large nose extends outward. The cheeks are rounded. Pursed lips in an oval formation leave the mouth cut out and open. Strips of hide have been applied at the temples and over the mouth with metal nails. Wiring around the back.

Culture
Arctic America ?
Material
skin, wood, metal and paint
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA5298

Fur covered bear mask, eyes set with abalone shell. Black painted copper plates on either side of nose, following line of mouth. Wire frame at back of mask.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
skin, abalone shell, iron metal ?, copper metal and wood
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubA5284

Dark brown wooden club carved in the shape of a killer whale; surface covered in formline designs.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
yew wood
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureA9026

Sitting figure with lines on high forehead, and design around top of head representing octopus tentacles. Figure holds a halibut, with its tail in her mouth. Red ochre pigment overall, but most noticeably on forehead, ears, mouth and nostrils.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
ochre pigment, wood and paint
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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