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Work BasketA5066

Upward flaring, rectangular basket with an attached lid fully imbricated in various letters of the alphabet that include "m", "n", "t", "e", and "z" in green and red bullrush on a natural background. Lid is connected to the basket by strings at each of the four corners. Foot has discrete bars of purple on bullrush. Beaded rim is imbricated in green on bullrush; every other slat is beaded in either green or natural bullrush. Parallel slat construction. Foot of one slat and one splint. Flange on the basket.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
Material
canary grass, cedar root and aniline dye
Made in
Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada and Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA7501

Plain twined weaving with middle section partially twisted twined work, and 1 row of twisted twined work where warp splints bend up to form sides. Base - weft strands in inside centre are green later alternating with plain colour on the outside, giving a sunburst effect. Near the outer edge orange strands are plaited in between the warp strands of every other row. Sides - "meander" pattern alternating orange and plain on brown flanking a stepped design in yellow and brown on grey.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
spruce root and aniline dye
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatA3724

Dome-shaped, double-woven, cedar bark basketry hat. The top is slightly indented with plaiting in the centre. The plaiting is outlined with double strand twining, after which the warps are split and the twining becomes much finer. The rim, at the top, is outlined with one row of triple strand twining. Triple strand twining is also used along the bottom rim, above which is two rows of double strand twining and then another of triple strand. The rest of the hat is double strand twining. The hat is decorated with three rings of grass wefts, each ring being three rows wide, and alternating purple and the natural yellow colour. The hat is lined with cedar bark that is plaited at the top, and then twined using two strands. The hat band is both twined and plaited.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
cedar bark, grass and aniline dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketryA3732

Small glass jug, or bottle, covered with a woven basketry sleeve. Wrapped twined weaving with plain twined weaving around handle and on base. Several compound bands with one complex band composed of figures. Colours: green, orange, purple.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
swamp grass, glass, cedar bark and aniline dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA3756

Plain twined work; mixed twined work on base; 3 rows of twisted twined work; design is false embroidered. 2 bands of discrete shapes alternating in orange and yellow on a black ground bordered by red. 3 twisted horizontal stripes in purple/red/purple; base has 2 bands of purple and 2 bands of red.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
aniline dye and spruce root
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA3763

Woven basket with overcast rim and twisted twining for reinforcements on base. Embroidered design: two killer whales in black, yellow, white, green and red with two square faces in yellow with open mouths showing teeth. Two red lines, one above, one below, with two step pattern in black, yellow and green.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
spruce root, aniline dye and swamp grass
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA4072 a-b

Miniature, cylindrical woven basket (a) with a flat, fitted lid (b); cedar bark warps and swamp grass wefts. Base has plaited origin and twisted twined work (over several warp strands). Upper and lower rim of basket have one row of red wefts. Center of lid has a red sunburst design.

Culture
Makah
Material
swamp grass, aniline dye and cedar bark
Made in
Neah Bay, Washington, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Unfinished BasketA4385

Unfinished basket. Plain twining; sides are in wrapped twined work. Bottom has bands of maroon, yellow, and maroon. The beginning of a design in green, grey-turquoise, purple, maroon, and black, possibly that of a canoe-like boat with people inside, and a whale?

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Ahousaht
Material
cedar bark, aniline dye and swamp grass
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Unfinished BasketA4387

Rounded, half-finished basket with imagery woven around the sides: two birds, a whale and two canoes. Plaited origin, and wrapped twined work. Bottom band of purple/yellow/purple.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Ahousaht
Material
swamp grass and aniline dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Unfinished MatA4388

Unfinished flat basketry mat in wrapped twined weaving. Central dot of pink outlined with green. Two eagles in brown, black, and grey at either side on curving orange arrows.

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