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Basket3074/3

Round basket with imbricated design. Basket is somewhat squat, with a wide belly narrowing to a slightly narrower lip. Construction is redbud ? root wrapped on a willow understructure. The basket is decorated with acorn dyed imbrication in diagonal lines of diamond shapes.

Culture
Maidu
Material
redbud root ?, willow root and acorn dye
Made in
California, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tray3074/2

Low, wide, dished tray for sifting acorn flour. Under-structure is made of willow, with tightly wrapped root. Imbrication is a dark brown colour in a lizard track design, spiraling from the rim in toward the centre or base on both interior and exterior of the tray.

Culture
Maidu
Material
redbud root ?, willow root and acorn dye
Made in
California, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3074/1

Tall, round basket has a willow root under-cage, with wrapped root. Base contains a central punt. Horizontal sections of root are dyed slightly darker to make a ringed pattern. Remnants of red dye can be seen in a few areas. From both top rim and 6cm from bottom hang fringes of small, conical, tin noisemakers attached to short lengths of hide.

Culture
Maidu
Material
redbud root ?, willow root, skin, tin metal and dye
Made in
California, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bowl3071/2

Large low-fired, unglazed and unpainted piki bowl. Mouth is wide, with sides gently curving in toward the small, round base. The terracotta bowl is covered inside and out in a light orange slip.

Culture
Hopi
Material
clay
Made in
Arizona, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bowl3071/1

Large low-fired, non-glazed bowl, possibly a bread bowl or serving dish. Mouth is wide, with sides gently curving in toward the small, slightly rounded base. The upper half of the bowl is painted with a repeating feather motif in orange and brown on a white background. The lower half and interior of the bowl are dark orange, stone polished to a shine.

Culture
Pueblo: Zia
Material
clay and paint
Made in
New Mexico, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Jar3070/1

Low-fired, unglazed clay olla. Mouth is wide, with a short neck and widely flaring shoulder. Body inclines toward a small, circular base with a slight punt. Painted decorations in black and orange cover the white underpaint, and the set repeats three times. Included are geometric patterns, solid lines of colour, fine stripes and dots. The bottom quarter of the pot is painted orange with no embellishment, as is the base. The interior is unpainted but for several inches of orange inside the lip.

Culture
Pueblo: Acoma
Material
clay and paint
Made in
New Mexico, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Arrow3081/7

Arrow has long wooden shaft, tapering slightly and reddening toward nock. Fletching has come loose and is attached to shaft with string. At bottom, the point is sunk into the wood and secured with wrapped sinew. The point is copper, cylindrical in shape, with incised circles and diagonal lines along its length. The tip has 4 outward barbs surrounding the central point.

Culture
Tlingit ?
Material
wood, copper metal, feather, sinew and cotton fibre
Made in
Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Arrow3081/6

Arrow has long wooden shaft, tapering slightly and reddening toward nock. Fletching is attached to shaft with wrapped sinew at feather tops and bottoms. At the tip, the point is cast in copper, with a long, thin base culminating in a wide point with serrations below the barbs on the neck. It is sunk into the wood and secured with wrapped sinew.

Culture
Tlingit ?
Material
wood, copper metal, feather, fibre and sinew
Made in
Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Arrow3081/5

Arrow with a long wooden shaft, tapering slightly and reddening toward nock. Fletching is attached to shaft with wrapped sinew at feather tops and bottoms. At the tip, the point is cast in copper, with a long, thin base culminating in a wide point with three large serrations on each side of the neck. It is sunk into the wood and secured with wrapped sinew.

Culture
Tlingit ?
Material
wood, copper metal, feather and sinew
Made in
Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Arrow3081/4 a-b

Arrow with a long wooden shaft, tapering slightly and reddening toward the nock. Fletching is attached to shaft with a wrapped thread at feather tops and sinew at bottoms. At the tip, the point head (part b) is cast in copper with several serrations along the barbs, and a long, thin bone base sunk into the shaft and secured with wrapped sinew and string.

Culture
Tlingit ?
Material
wood, bone, feather, sinew, copper metal and fibre
Made in
Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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