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BasketNbz824 a-b

Circular shaped coiled cedar root basket (part a) with a lid (part b). Basket and lid both have four alternating red and black diagonal bands of design on them that are centred with white-yellow. Lid (part b) is coiled in watchspring pattern and has a knob handle on the top.

Culture
Coast Salish: Squamish
Material
canary grass ?, cedar root, wood, cherry bark and cat-tail grass ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNbz823

Round coiled cedar root basket which flares slightly towards its rim. Edge of basket is sewn with red cherry bark. The surface of the basket is decorated with a pattern formed from diagonal lines of red squares. Each of the squares has two smaller squares of canary grass inside, near the top right corner.

Culture
Coast Salish: Squamish
Material
cedar root, canary grass, wood and cherry bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNbz821

Rectangular coiled cedar root basket with two handles attached through four loops on top. Diamond design in centre of each side, six star designs surround on lengthwise sides.

Culture
Coast Salish: Squamish
Material
cedar root, grass, wood and cherry bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Disk1251/20

Glass tube holding many small green-coloured (corroded) round metal disks, and an orange stone; tube has cork stopper.

Culture
Near East ?
Material
glass, metal, cork bark and stone
Made in
Asia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Box1251/4

Square box with four triangular flaps for lid. Sides are coil basketry with light brown grass coil and black thread; lid flaps are of birch bark perforated with star designs and edged with grass and light coloured thread; base is of darker birch bark. Two of the flaps are joined with a loop of grass rope. Label on bottom says, "sweet hay, birch bark, porcupine quill work" and is signed.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands ?
Material
birch bark, grass and fibre
Made in
Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Scoop1197/1

Dark brown wooden scoop covered with lichens and fungus. Four small holes have been drilled in a square formation near the top of one side.

Culture
Inuit
Material
bark
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket1306/3

Birch bark container with round top and square base. Lid attached with piece of fibre. Leather handle knotted at side. Upper edge and lid edge sewn with overcast stitches.

Culture
Arctic America ?
Material
birch bark, fibre and leather skin
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt814/6

A brown flat piece curved around so that the ends overlap. Woven over the flat curved piece, there is a dark brown and light brown geometric design which ends wrapped around a stick at both ends attached to the flat curved piece through two holes.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
rattan ? and bark
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Chain814/5

A long closed chain with links made of plant fibre.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
plant fibre and bark ?
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa Cloth566/1

The cloth is small and square with four blocks of pattern in dark and light brown. One pair of blocks have a leaf-like breadfruit design inside a circle. The other pair have a cross-shaped design of smaller leaves inside a diamond shape. There are designs in several corners of the block as well.

Culture
Samoan
Material
paper mulberry bark and paint
Made in
Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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