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BasketNb11.290

Round basket with wrapped twined weaving. Cedar bark and grass base in plain twined weaving with checker work centre. Decoration consists of wide band of blue with geometric design in light yellow-brown, four rows around bottom and top of basket, each consisting of blue-green, orange, blue-green and blue-green and orange alternating stitches. Rim is wrapped twined weaving.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
grass, cedar bark and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb7.335

Small cylindrical basket. Base made of twined yellow-brown with an outermost row in red-brown. One row at the transition from the base to the side is decorated with three ply twining alternating with two red-brown wefts and one yellow-brown weft. Sides are decorated with five rows of alternating two red-brown and light brown wefts and on yellow-brown weft. Rim has cedar warp ends folded over to the outside and secured with a single row of yellow-brown twining.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
grass ?, cedar bark and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd700

Small coiled basket (with bifurcated stitches) with imbrication of 6 vertical bands. Four are dark red-brown and 2 have yellow and dark red-brown stitches. Rim is wrapped.

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
cedar root, grass and cherry bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket849/5

Light brown woven hand basket with two woven handles strung from side to side. All four sides of the basket feature a repeating x-shaped design in red and black.

Culture
Coast Salish ?
Material
cedar root, plant fibre and bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Box935/4 a-b

Cylindrical box of birch bark with quill designs. Bottom piece has vertical white quills covering bottom 2/3 of sides and grass lining rim that is held on by black thread. Lid of box has grass wrapped around bottom half of the sides and white vertical quills on top half that spill over onto the top and form a triangular zigzag pattern around the top edge. A black bird is done in quill on the top of the lid.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands ?
Material
birch bark, porcupine quill, dye, sweet grass, stem and fibre
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Box935/3 a-b

Ovular box with straight sides; lid sits inside the box and has a lip that rests on rim. Part a (bottom) has grass lining top and bottom edges that is stitched on with black thread. Centre of sides is decorated with vertical white quill work. Base of box is also rimmed in grass. Part b (lid) has grass around edge of top face and in the centre has a brown beaver on white ground done in quill.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands ?
Material
birch bark, porcupine quill, stem, fibre, sweet grass and dye
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Box935/2 a-b

Circular birch bark box with fitted lid covered with stitched porcupine quill designs. Sides of box feature orange, brown and white geometric and zigzagging patterns, while the lid is covered with a geometric design with four tree-like figures.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands ?
Material
birch bark, fibre, wood, dye and porcupine quill
Made in
Quebec, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNbz818 a-b

Small, rectangular coiled cedar root basket (part a) with a fitted lid (part b). Parallel slat base for the wall and lid construction. Decorated with beading and imbrication. Beading in red cherry bark on the lid (part b), in two columns, and along the top and the bottom edges of the basket (part a). Two vertical design panels on each of the long sides and one on each end of the basket (part a). These panels are imbricated in canary grass and red cherry bark with the canary grass forming the background and the bark creating large X-shaped designs. The panels are also outlined in red cherry bark also.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, wood and canary grass
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb22.87 a-b

Sphere-shaped basket with circular base and mouth with lid. Base has warps radiating from central point. Light yellow decoration on walls consist of two rows of geometric design forming framework that contains 4 flowers, one diamond shape and the letters "Ketchikan, Alaska". Rim folded over to outside and secured by row of twining. Lid is concave with knob and is decorated with two rows of alternating stitches in light yellow and brown, between two rows of light yellow geometric design. Knob is decorated with one row of light yellow stitching.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
cedar bark and rye grass ?
Made in
Ketchikan, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb7.336

Diagonal plaited basket with a square base and a circular mouth. The walls are decorated with a 11.5 cm wide band of overlay black diagonal stripes. Rim is reinforced with a bundle and secured by wrapping, giving a braided appearance. A machine woven handle, now broken, of dark brown silk is attached to the outside of the basket with unidentified type of black thread.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
dye, silk fibre and cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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