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BasketA7208 a-b

Woven basket with a spruce root warp and weft with aniline dyed grass. Various twined weaves - base is a mixed twined weave (alternate plain twined weave and wicker weave). Sides and lid have a plain twined weave with an embroidered decoration. Design is a central band of false embroidered diamonds in bright pink bordered by bands of black weft strands. Design on lid is similar, but also has an additional band of pink on the edge of the knob-like handle.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
spruce root, maidenhair fern stem, aniline dye and grass
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA6667

Woven basket with spruce root warp and weft with design elements in aniline dyed grass and spruce root. Various twined weaves - base is mixed twined (plain twined alternating with wicker weave), sides are plain twined with an embroidered design. Design consists of two wide horizontal bands composed of brown concentric squares with an orange and green diamond in the centre. Both bands are bordered by rows of brown and cream. Between the bands are stepped patterns in green and orange. The base has two bands of checkered green.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
aniline dye, grass and spruce root
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA6356

Cedar root splint foundation basket with twined elements of cedar root and design elements in aniline dyed cedar root. Plain twined openwork with the direction of weave changing every three rows; overcast rim and handle. Four weft strands are dyed black and are near the top, middle, bottom and the base of basket. Unevenly spaced are pink and one purple coloured warp strand.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar root and aniline dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cloth486/1

Dark brown textile with central design of symmetrical bands with pink, grey and orange stripes, and a central band of of alternating greyish brown and pink, and orange and black squares with white patterns. Greyish brown and orange stripes at edges. Black border with dark red and yellow repeating pattern, runs around edges.

Culture
Quechua
Material
sheep wool fibre and aniline dye
Made in
Sacaca, Potosi, Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Poncho569/3

Square wool textile or poncho made of two smaller, rectangular pieces hand sewn together. The design consists of a two large central dark brown panels with bands of green, yellow, orange and beige stripes of varying width in the centre and on the ends.

Culture
Andes
Material
wool fibre, fibre and aniline dye
Made in
Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag486/11

Rectangular wool bag with a long thin braided twine strap in beige, orange and navy. The bag has a central blue, yellow, red, pink and green geometric design of chevrons, rectangles and horizontal stripes in between green, orange and blue solid stripes. Bordering each side is a red stripe. There is a slit opening and loose fabric on the bottom. Both sides are identical. Hanging from the bottom are three twisted threaded strands with eighteen 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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Sash486/6

Long, rectangular sash consisting of numerous rectangular sections of orange, green, beige and red stripes. Each section has a different design. Detailed are animals, plants and birds. There are pieces of red wool attached at each end; one is longer then the other.

Culture
Quechua
Material
sheep wool fibre and aniline dye
Made in
Potosi, Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sash486/4

Hand woven belt with a light and dark brown chevron design with circles of the opposite colour on each; one end has a vertical stripe pattern. The design is bordered with a repeating green and red horizontal stripes, 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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Bag486/3

Rectangular wool bag with a long thin braided twine strap. The bag has a central black, yellow and cream geometric design of zigzags, circles and lines. Bordering each side are purple, cream, brown, red and green stripes all of varying width. There is a slit opening and loose fabric on the bottom creating a threaded fringe. 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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BasketNb11.322 a-b

Round pika-uu (trinket) basket (part a) with wrapped twined grass sides; plain twined base with centre cedar bark checker work. Design around middle is dark blue and yellow geometric between narrow bands of dark blue and yellow. There are five narrow bands around top and bottom edges of basket; green, yellow, purple, yellow and green. Lid (part b) is convex, wrapped twined grass faced with cedar flange loops which fit into basket. A purple knob in centre is surrounded by a wide purple band and narrow bands of dark blue and yellow. Design in centre of lid is dark blue and yellow geometric between narrow bands of dark blue and yellow.

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