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Button3261/10

Tightly woven basketry button. Front weaving has a light green circle at the centre with alternating beige and red border (one row). This is contained within a dark blue circular line. Two black thunderbirds are on each side of the central motif with five alternating light white-brown and orange triangles across the wingspan. Alternating red and beige triangles are on the outer border of the button and green on the edge. Basketry continues on the reverse with a grey outer border for two rows.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Ahousaht
Material
dye, swamp grass and paper
Made in
Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Button3261/9

Tightly woven basketry button. Front weaving has a light green circle at the centre with alternating beige and red border (one row). This is contained within a dark blue circular line. Two black thunderbirds are on each side of the central motif with five alternating light white-brown and orange triangles across the wingspan. Alternating red and beige triangles are on the outer border of the button and green on the edge. Basketry continues on the reverse with a grey outer border for two rows.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Ahousaht
Material
dye, swamp grass and paper
Made in
Port Alberni, 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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Button2904/9

Tightly woven round basketry button. Button is light brown in colour with dark red border and dark brown thunderbird motif with dark brown circle in centre.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Ahousaht
Material
swamp grass, paper and dye
Made in
Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8798 a-b

Square swamp grass basket (a) with a square lid (b). Multicoloured linear patterning around the sides and lid: black, green, orange, and pink.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
swamp grass, dye and cedar bark
Made in
Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ButtonNb11.269

Tightly woven button with a grey circle at the centre with an alternating yellow and red border (one row). This is contained within a blue circular line. Two black thunderbirds are on each side of the central motif with five alternating yellow and orange triangles across the wingspan. Alternating red and yellow triangles are on the outer border of the button and green on the edge. Basketry continues on the reverse with a blue-grey outer border for two rows.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Ahousaht
Material
swamp grass, aniline dye and paper
Made in
Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ButtonNb11.268

Tightly woven button with a grey circle at the centre with a brown border (one row). This is contained within a red circle. Eagles perched on a bent harpoon. Four alternating yellow and orange triangles are across the wingspan. Alternating yellow and purple triangles are on the outer border with a brown circle before two green rows at the edge. On the reverse, there is one row of brown.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Ahousaht
Material
swamp grass, aniline dye and paper
Made in
Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ButtonNb11.267

Tightly woven button with a grey centre encircled by a brown line (one row). This is contained within a red circle. Eagles are perched on a bent harpoon. There are four alternating yellow and orange triangles across the wingspan. Alternating yellow and purple triangles are on the outer border, encircled with two green rows and a brown row on the reverse.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Ahousaht
Material
swamp grass, aniline dye and paper
Made in
Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ButtonNb11.266

Tightly woven button with a grey circle at the centre with a brown border (one row). This is contained within a red circle. Eagles perched on a bent harpoon. Four alternating yellow and orange triangles are across the wingspan. Alternating yellow and purple triangles are on the outer border with a brown circle before two green rows at the edge. On the reverse, there is one row of brown.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Ahousaht
Material
swamp grass, aniline dye and paper
Made in
Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ButtonNb11.265

Tight woven button with a grey circle at the centre with an alternating yellow and grey border (one row). This is contained within a red circular line. Two black thunderbirds are on each side of the central motif with five alternating yellow and orange triangles across the wingspan. Alternating blue and yellow triangles are on the outer border of the button and red on the edge. Basketry continues on the reverse with a blue-grey outer border for two rows.

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