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Burden BasketA9011

Rectangular flared coiled basket (bifurcated stitches). Parallel slat base and wall construction. Upper basket is fully imbricated in grass, with two parallel stepped zig-zag designs in dark cherry bark. Dark cherry bark stitches at intervals around rim. Lower portion of basket has three short bands on all sides except one that has two, in grass and dark cherry bark, in "cluster of flies" checkerboard pattern. Rawhide loops on one side. String handles on other sides.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx: Lil'wat
Material
canary grass, rawhide skin, cherry bark, cedar root, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada ? or Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA9010

Basket, circular in cross-section with sides that taper towards a base with a three-row foot. The basket is composed of simple coiled cedar root weaving (bifurcated stitches) with a watch spring base construction. Fully imbricated with a horizontal zigzag design in black, yellow-brown, red, and black on a yellow-brown bulrush ground.

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
cedar root, cat-tail grass ?, cherry bark and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureK4.301

Carved wooden female figure using a sifter inside a mortar. The corn is represented by off-white paint, and the figure is wearing a painted black belt and a necklace composed of white dots. The figure also has painted black hair and black and white eyes. The mortar and sifter are painted with a black geometric design.

Culture
Southern African
Material
wood, paint and stain
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureK4.300

Carved wooden figure holding an axe ? in its left hand and standing on a square base. The figure is wearing a sarong with orange and white horizontal stripes.

Culture
Southern African
Material
wood, stain and paint
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentK4.298

Ornament made from a band of metal bent into a c shape with the ends folded back on the outside with two points cut into the edge of each. The ornament is roughly two thirds copper and one third iron, meeting horizontally along the middle, and it is incised with a geometric design featuring cross-hatched scallop shapes emphasized with incised dots at the edges.

Culture
Southern African
Material
copper metal and iron metal
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model MortarK4.297 a-b

Model mortar (a) and pestle (b): the indented rim of mortar has a dark brown finish, there is a band of dots around the middle, there are three black lines at the top of the base, and there are two handles with rectangular designs on sides. The designs are burnt into the wood. The pestle is cylindrical and slightly tapered towards one end.

Culture
Southern African
Material
wood
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowK4.296

Arrow with metal head that has slightly rounded sides and a pointed end with a short shaft that is bound to the long metal shaft with stem(?). Feathers have been bound to the shaft near the end with stem(?) whipping and the notched tip of the shaft also has stem(?) whipping wound around it.

Culture
Chokwe ?
Material
feather, metal, wood and stem ?
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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StoolK4.262

Stool with a round, flat top and three legs. Incised patterns on legs and around seat. Top of each leg carved with human faces. Black on tan colouring.

Culture
Central African
Material
wood and stain ?
Made in
Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8925 a-b

Large, cylindrical swamp grass basket (b) with lid (a) and handle; base; plain twined weave over cedar bark. Sides and lid: wrapped twined weave. Lid: floral design (series of small flowers). Sides: series of figures along sides-- two large ducks or swans and two large complex diamond-shaped floral figures. Colours: red, green, purple, orange.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
cedar bark, swamp grass and aniline dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8924 a-b

Oval-shaped swamp grass basket (a) with a flat, fitted lid (b); base; plain twined weaving around large center element of cedar bark. Sides and lid: wrapped twined weaving. Lid has large crossed stitch pattern over center. Sides: two series of bands in red with large green and red floral design in center. Lid: two circumferential sets of bands.

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