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Drawing537/18

Black, blue and red drawing of a split image Sisiutl on tracing paper. Explanatory inscription in the upper right corner reads: "'Sisiutl.' The Double-headed snake. Kwakiutl design painted on white bone of whale. Original in the Provincial Museum. Victoria. B.C."

Culture
Northwest Coast
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket797/2 a-b

A small light brown and brown flared upward basket (part a) with a lid (part b). The design consists of a horizontal row of green dashes around the top and the bottom of the basket (part a), and circle lines and triangles in a circle line around the top of the lid (part b). The side of the basket tapers into an upright rim. The lid (part b) dips downward toward the centre.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth ?
Material
grass, cedar bark and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing537/51

Pencil line sketch of a split image Sisiutl partially traced over in black ink. Numeral six written in pencil in upper right corner.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Painting537/50

Blue, black and red Sisiutl design arched into a circular form, with the two heads almost touching at the top, on a vertically rectangular piece of beige paper.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket849/7 a-b

Circular light brown woven basket with vertical sides and a fitted lid. On the lid, six ducks swim around a central maple leaf-like shape. Around the sides of the basket, whalers in a canoe are depicted spearing a whale, in addition to the image of two large birds in flight. Around the top and bottom edges of the basket are bands of green and orange colour.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
root, grass, dye and bark
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket849/6

Woven, rectangular, handbasket with two arching handles. Main body of the basket is a dark brown on light brown checkerboard weave, with a striped band of pink and aubergine ringing the bottom and the top. Encircling the centre of the bag is a plain woven band with the image of a whale and two people in a canoe, repeated on opposite sides of the basket.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
cedar root and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb11.290

Round basket with wrapped twined weaving. Cedar bark and grass base in plain twined weaving with checker work centre. Decoration consists of wide band of blue with geometric design in light yellow-brown, four rows around bottom and top of basket, each consisting of blue-green, orange, blue-green and blue-green and orange alternating stitches. Rim is wrapped twined weaving.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
grass, cedar bark and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket922/6 a-b

A small yellow-brown cylindrical basket (part a) with a lid (part b). There is a horizontal row of flowers in a blue band around the middle of the side of the basket (part a). The side of the basket tapers into an upright rim. The lid (part b) has a blue and red swirl design around the top from the centre.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
grass ?, root ? and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb11.352 a-b

Round, wrapped twined basket (a) with lid (b). Base is plain twining with small cedar rectangle at centre, row of twining in alternating purple and light yellow-brown demarcates base from wall. Walls decorated with one purple row at base, faded purple geometric zigzag design in middle of basket, two rows of purple separated by row of light yellow-brown at top edge. Rim is faded purple wrapped twining. Lid is round with knob and has cedar bark inner rim. Row of purple wrapped twining between inner rim and undersurface of lid. Decoration consists of concentric circles from knob, one row purple, one light yellow-brown, one row purple, eight purple geometric designs; one row purple, one light yellow-brown on outer edge, knob decorated with light red and light green, two rows light red around base. Inner rim has cedar bark woven through narrow cedar strips, finished with braiding.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
grass, cedar bark and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb11.332

Rectangular, handbag-like carrying basket with twisted cedar handles attached to the upper rim opposite each other. Base is cedar bark checker work overlaid with grass; two wide cedar bark bands; grass faced wrapped twining band in the middle with designs in light red, orange, purple and green of canoe, whale, birds and geometric floral motifs.

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