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BasketA1813

Oblong basket in plain twined work with embroidered design; braided handle and rim. Zig-zaged pattern with "v's" in alternating colours of purple and orange on strips of brown. Handle has a strand of orange grass running through it.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
aniline dye, grass and spruce root
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatA2265

Round mat with lattice twined weaving: turned warp border. Central purple circle with a continuous band of triangles in a sunburst-like formation. Purple exterior edge border has inward pointing green triangles. Two bird-on-arrow stylized figures are in the middle range with their wings outspread to either side.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth ?
Material
aniline dye, cedar bark and swamp grass
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA2384

Open, oval-shaped woven basket with multicoloured bands of geometric patterning around the sides. Bottom to top: one row of turquoise/orange, two purple, two yellow, two mauve, two yellow; one row of purple triangles; central band of purple zigzags on orange ground bordered by purple; upper row of continuous purple triangles (vertex down). Wrapped twined work with overcast rim; design elements woven in.

Culture
Northwest Coast ?
Material
aniline dye, cedar bark and swamp grass
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA2385

Rounded basket with a flat, rectangular base, an oval-shaped top and a raised flange arouind the opening. Every third stitch near base is black; two black bands, the lower one with red wool projecting, the second with yellow wool. Band near shoulder is green and natural with purple wool protruding. Plaited origin; plain twined sides and shoulder; cedar bark flange; braided rim; design elements woven in.

Culture
Northwest Coast ?
Material
cedar bark, cedar root, wool fibre and aniline dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA2270

A rounded woven basket that has sides which flare upward and curve inward. The base has a red-brown checker weave centre with plain twined weave and extra warp elements added around the sides - wrapped twined weave. The main design is consisting of two horizontal blue-grey bands, one around near the top and the other around near the bottom. The basket has a handle. Lid - wrapped twined weave with plain twined weave in middle.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
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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Basket LidA2395

Circular wrapped twined lid with a central button handle. Central knob of mauve/black/yellow/pink/yellow/black; four "swastika" shapes in black; band of purple/yellow/pink/yellow/purple on sides.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth ?
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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BasketA1858 a-b

Oval-shaped basket (a) with a flat bottom, straight sides, and a fitted lid (b). Imagery of whales, whaling canoes, and birds on sides and lid in purple, orange, red green and yellow; bands of colour trim the edges. Sides: wrapped twining. Base and warp: checker work and twined weaving. Swamp grass overlay.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Ditidaht
Material
swamp grass, aniline dye and cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatA1126

Wrapped twined weaving (which is diagonal to the warp on the correct side and vertical to the warp on the reverse side). Ragged central dark blue circle surrounded by a concentric dark blue, purple, and green band. Two figures in red and purple are around the middle at either side. Outer rim edge is green, purple, and dark blue.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
aniline dye and swamp grass
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA2334 a-b

Small cylindrical basket (a) with flat, fitted lid (b); lid is held in place by a cedar flange attached around the upper rim of the basket. Fine wrapped twined work. Base:central circle of pink/purple/yellow/purple (wave pattern) surrounded by a green, wavey line. Sides: discrete bands of orange rectangles on purple ground bordered by a green jagged line. Lid: pink/yellow/brown rim; same discrete bands as on sides joined by a brown line; inner circle is red/yellow/brown.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Kyuquot
Material
aniline dye, swamp grass and cedar bark
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA2335 a-b

Cylindrical basket (a) with a flat, fitted lid (b); lid is held in place by a cedar flange attached around the upper rim of the basket. Basket and lid are covered with encircling/concentric bands of multicoloured geometric and linear patterning. Colours: red, green, orange, yellow, black, and purple.

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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