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BasketA1859

Parallel slat base construction, rest of basket including attached lid is coiled work (with bifurcated stitches). Imbricated design of red and black concentric open diamond shapes with bordering vertical lines. Thin metal wire at front of basket.

Culture
Coast Salish: Klallam
Material
cherry bark and cedar root
Made in
Washington, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Root-Digging BagA9366

Cylindrical basketry bag with leather sewn to rim. The rim also has leather ties attached on one side and a cotton string looped through the top of the basket on the opposite side. Cotton string is used for the wefts at the base, but a natural fibre is used for the main body of the basket and for the warps. Some of the warps are dyed a dark brown, but most of them are a yellowish brown colour. The body of the basket is completely decorated with designs, in dark brown, which are arranged in vertical columns. Some of them represent butterflies, quadraped animals (dogs ?), fish, and diamonds.

Culture
Wasco
Material
nettle fibre, cotton fibre, leather skin and dye
Made in
Washington, USA ? or Oregon, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA9363

Twined, rounded spruce root basket with loops on the rim and an expansive stepped design.

Culture
Coast Salish: Quinault
Material
spruce root and grass
Made in
Washington, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8444

Handbag-like basket with base and warp of cedar bark. The weft elements are natural and dyed purple and orange swamp grass, and cherry bark. Two handles made of twine attached along opposite edges. Basket is woven with diagonal twining.

Culture
Makah
Material
cedar bark, swamp grass, cherry bark and dye
Made in
Washington, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8443

Handbag-like basket; rectangular in shape with two braided handles attached along the upper rim opposite each other. Bands of openwork alternate with bands of multicoloured floral and geometric patterning.

Culture
Makah
Material
cedar bark and swamp grass
Made in
Washington, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowZ 2549

Long flat bow with a flat back surface on which a slight ridge runs down the centre, and has a curved front side. The nocks are pronounced, and the arms flare outwards slightly but contract again at the grip. The grip is lashed with some sort of twine, and on the backside, under the twine a large tuft of reddish hair is secured. The bow string is attached at one end and has a loose loop at the other, it is made from cherry bark twisted around sinew.; Good

Culture
Makah ?
Material
wood
Made in
Washington, USA and British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Bow1885.66.25 A-D

Four bows. A) A sinew fronted bow with curved nocks. The grip is made from hide, and the bow is still strung with twisted sinew wrapped in fur covered leather, portions of which have worn off. B) A sinew fronted bow with curved nocks. The grip ismade from hide, and the bow is still strung with twisted sinew. C) A wooden bow which is mainly curved at the nock ends. The nocks have points which have slight flanges to hold the string in place. The bow has fairly wide flattened arms which are contracted at the grip. The bow lacks a string. D) Long un-bent bow made from fine-grained wood with notched nocks and slightly flared arms which contract at the grip. The grip is cherry bark lashed round, with a large tuft of reddish hair. Down the centre of the back of the bow a groove extends to the nocks. In cross-section the back edge is flat and the front- edge is curved. The bow string is made from twisted sinew and is broken.; Good

Culture
Kwakiutl (Kwakwaka'wakw) ?
Material
wood
Made in
California, Washington, USA and British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Arrow1885.66.24

Eight double shafted arrows with plain and barbed heads of iron, bone and wood which are lashed to the shaft with cherry bark. The flights are all made from dark feathers. Four short shafted arrows are made from cedar, while the others are made from a light wood that was possibly thin branches.; Good

Culture
Makah
Material
wood, cedar wood ?, bone and bark
Made in
Washington, USA
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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