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Basket Lid2.5E1053
Basketry Raw Material1-11456
Basket2.5E985
Basketry Mat2.5E1902
Basket2.5E1614
BasketA6673 a-b

A short, cylindrical woven basket (a) with lid (b). Base with large central plaited area; plain twined weaving over wide warp strands; sides and lid are twisted, twined work. Upper and lower bands of black, orange, black, plain, black. Central ribbon of yellow wide slanted diagonals on red ground, bordered by yellow and red stripes. Shoulder has thin stripes of blue and purple. Lid has central black sunburst with a ribbon of yellow wide slanted diagonals on orange ground, and thin stripes of black and orange.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
swamp grass, cedar bark and aniline dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA2630 a-b

Small cylindrical woven basket with dome-shaped, fitted lid (part b). One side depicts a whale with jaws open, chasing a canoe carrying two people; on the other side, the whale is swallowing them. Flying birds encircle a floral motif on the lid. Motifs are woven directly into the baskets with dyed grasses; inside this basket, protected from the light, the colours remain vibrant: pink, purple, red, orange, and green.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
bear grass, aniline dye, cedar bark and grass
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cloth486/2

Wide centre band of stripes in red, twisted black and white on outside, two strips of alternating pink and yellow, and white and black squares with patterns, twisted black and white stripes, and orange centre stripe with alternating coloured zigzag embroidery, in red, brown, pink, purple, black and yellow. At each selvedge are bands of stripes, alternating between red, twisted black, red and white, pink and orange wavy lines with purple and red circles, and a wide pink stripe at edge.

Culture
Quechua
Material
sheep wool fibre and aniline dye
Made in
Potosi, Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag486/8

Square, woven wool bag with a thin twine strap. The bag has a central red green and yellow geometric design of circles, diamonds and lines. Bordering each side are red, purple, pink, yellow and green stripes all of the same width with circular and line decorative patterns. There is a slit opening and loose fabric on the bottom. Both sides are identical.

Culture
Quechua
Material
sheep wool fibre and aniline dye
Made in
Potosi, Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt486/7

Wool? belt, rectangular in shape with a repeated pattern of alternating red and white flowers on a white and dark red and red striped ground. One end section is decorated with only red and white stripes. The edges of the belt are bordered with alternating lines of yellow and green. Red and white twine tie at each end.

Culture
Quechua
Material
sheep wool fibre and aniline dye
Made in
Potosi, Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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