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Bag486/10

Square wool bag with a long thin braided twine strap in beige, green and purple. The bag has a central yellow strip with pink, white and purple stripes on either side followed by two lines of white X pattern on an orange and purple checked ground, ending with a pink stripe. The bag is bordered by a white and red diamond design on a green ground. There is a slit opening and loose fabric on the bottom creating a threaded fringe. Both sides are identical. Hanging from the bottom are three twisted threaded strands with twelve small tassels.

Culture
Quechua
Material
sheep wool fibre and aniline dye
Made in
Potosi, Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sash486/5

Hand woven belt with a green and red butterfly ? and flower design on a brown ground bordered with dark red and green stripes with yellow spots. Ends have long pieces of twine.

Culture
Quechua
Material
sheep wool fibre and aniline dye
Made in
Potosi, Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA2383

Small woven basket with a flat rectangular base, lightly flaring sides and rounded ends. Lower band of purple; middle ribbon of staggered purple and natural lines bordered by purple. Twisted twined work, wide cross-stitches on base; overcast rim; flange.

Culture
Northwest Coast ?
Material
cedar bark, swamp grass and aniline dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketryA8537

Cylindrical, clear glass vase covered by a woven swamp grass sleeve: wrapped twined weaving with plain twined weaving on base. Two double bands of green stripes, three double bands of purple and orange block bands, with two groupings of purple and red flowers. Upper rim of basketry flares outwards from the rim of the vase.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
aniline dye, cedar bark, swamp grass and glass
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA7006 a-b

Small cylindrical basket (a) with a flat lid (b). Lid and basket feature encircling bands of multicoloured linear patterning.

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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BasketA6675 a-b

A short, cylindrical woven basket (part a) with a lid (part b). Main design of the basket (part a) is consisting of a central, horizontal band that has an alternating red and turquoise diagonally orientated strips with two thin, horizontal, dark turquoise bands below near the bottom. The lid (part b) has a main design consisting of a central, blue-grey sunburst design encircled by a band that has alternating red and blue-grey diagonally orientated strips with small blue-grey arrowheads equally interspersed around the rim. The sides of the lid (part b) has two thin, horizontal, turquoise bands around it.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
grass, cedar bark and aniline dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA7196

Woven basket with spruce root warp and weft with design elements in aniline dyed grass. Plain twined work with an embroidered design of a central band of six alternating brown and pink arrows, half are on a brown line and half are on a pink line.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
aniline dye, spruce root and grass
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA7195

Woven basket with spruce root warp and weft with design elements in aniline dyed, orange grass. Plain twined weave with one row of twisted twined work at rim. Embroidered design of a central band of orange arrows directed towards the left.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
grass, aniline dye and spruce root
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA7189 a-b

Woven basket with spruce root warp and weft with aniline dyed grass. Base is mixed twined weaving (plain twined weaving alternating with wicker weave). Sides and lid are plain twined weaving with three strand false embroidered design. Central design of outlined "I" shapes in bright purple, bordered by bands of weaving with staggered black and natural weft strands. Lid (part b) has a similar design and a button-like knob on top.

Culture
Tlingit ?
Material
aniline dye, spruce root, grass and maidenhair fern stem
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketryA6776

Corked glass bottle covered with a woven grass sleeve. Design: two intertwined bands of green and red, four whale figures in purple with yellow and red eyes, and two canoes in red.

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