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BasketNb11.317

Oval basket (a) with twined grass rim and cedar bark flange of looped cedar warp strands. Sides are wrapped twined grass; cedar bark and grass base of plain twined weave with checker work centre. Design consists of two light red bands at base of basket; a dark blue, followed by an orange, dark blue and orange bands. The bottom of the basket has one row of purple twining. Lid (b) is wrapped twined with purple and yellow geometric design around red and yellow oval design. Bands around rim of lid are a row each of orange, dark blue, orange and dark blue.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
dye, cedar bark and grass
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb11.316 a-b

Short, cylindrical woven 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. Lid has a central black and yellow circular design with a concentric multicoloured band of linear patterning.; multicoloured band around the sides of the lid. Multicoloured bands of linear patterning around the sides of the basket. Colours: black, yellow, red, green and orange.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
cedar bark, dye and grass
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Baby CarrierNbz800 a-b

Coiled cedar root basketry cradle (part a) with slat foundation and sides. Cradle is rounded at the higher, wider proximal end and is tapered and narrow at the distal end. Fully beaded overcast rim. Remainder of the cradle is plain on the inside and decorated with beading and imbrication on the outside. Rim pattern has mainly canary grass with several repeats of alternating cherry bark and grass. There are seven side coiled rows. First two rows repeat a pattern of closely spaced grass chevrons alternating with wider spaced red or dark brown cherry bark chevrons. Rows three and four repeat above pattern in alternating areas. Rows five and six feature three vertical red cherry bark lines alternating with a darker diamond or x-shaped pattern. Row seven is undecorated. No foot. Plain coiled bottom. Tumpline or carrying strap (part b) with wool wefts and multiple element warps is weft-faced plain weave in a light white-brown and red zigzag pattern. On each end of the strap, there is a machine-stitched, hide backed strip of plaid material which has a shell button on the strap end and a button hole at the other. Each end is buttoned over a strip of hide which is tied on each side of the cradle just below the rim with small strips of hide. There is a small piece of cordage tied to one side.

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo
Material
cedar wood, cedar bark, canary grass, skin, shell, fibre, wool fibre, cherry bark and cedar root
Made in
Harrison Lake, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb11.315 a-b

Short, cylindrical basket (a) with a fitted lid (b); lid has a round knob handle in the centre and is held in place by a cedar bark flange looped with cedar warp strands woven along the upper rim of the basket. Sides are grass and cedar bark, wrapped twined. Bands of black, red, yellow, green and purple linear and geometric patterning around sides and lid. Cedar bark and grass base, plain twined base with central checker work.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
cedar bark, grass and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb11.314 a-b

Short, cylindrical basket (a) with a flat, fitted lid (b); lid is held in place by a cedar bark flange looped with cedar bark warp strands attached around teh upper rim of the basket. Sides are grass wrapped twined. Cedar bark and grass base, plain twined with checker work centre. Design of purple and yellow striped band around base. Six narrow dark blue bands with double stitching at regular intervals on top and bottom bands around middle. Round lid with five narrow purple and yellow bands around rim. Dark blue sunburst design in centre of lid surrounded by concentric rings of purple, yellow and dark blue.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
cedar bark, dye and grass
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fishing CreelNd579 a-b

Fishing creel compoased of coiled cedar root weaving. The basket has an irregular rectangular base, a flat back, three sides that have shoulders narrowing and slanting diagonally up to the top back over a trapezoidal lid with a trapezoidal hole at the centre. Five red and black cherry bark imbricated diamonds decorate three sides. Two hide loops sewn onto two back corners. Lid attached to back with two hide strips. Four imbricated diamond shapes decorate the lid.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, skin and dye
Made in
Merritt, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Berry BasketNd578

Rectangular, flared, coiled root basket (bifurcated stitches). Elongated watch-spring construction. Imbricated rows of alternating red and dark cherry bark and grass imbrication, however the grass is mostly broken away from the surface. Cotton string attached to rim of one corner, jute cord attached to rim of 3 other corners. Remnants of hide loops attached to long sides of basket.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, jute fibre, rawhide skin, grass and cotton fibre
Made in
Merritt, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fishing CreelNd577 a-b

Fishing creel basket (a) with lid (b). The basket is constructed of coil weaving with an irregular curved rectangular base, concave back and convex sides creating protruding shoulder in lower third of basket narrowing to rounded rectangular mouth. Decorated with a design in red and black cherry bark and off-white bear grass imbrication forming a series of diamonds. Has a hide strap attached to the two back corners. The lid is attached to the basket with two hide ties and is imbricated with a repeated triangle design fanning out from the central hole.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
cherry bark, skin, bear grass, cedar root and dye
Made in
Merritt, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry LidNd576

Coiled rectangular lid. Handle in centre of lid has string foundation and was wrapped with grass. Grass is partly detached from foundation. Rim of lid has cedar bark foundation with wrapped grass intertwined. Only one corner has rim decoration, remainder has broken off. Top of lid has red and black cherry bark and grass imbrication in arrowhead geometrical design.

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
cherry bark, cotton fibre, bear grass and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskNb11.223

The shape of the mask is like a high triangle, two planes intersecting on the median of the face. The heavy eyebrows are painted black, but are not raised. The brow slopes and projects sharply above the nose. Each eye is set in a concave orb in the mask. The eye is made up of a painted white ring surrounding a round hole (2 cm. in diameter, 2 mm deep). The hooked nose is long and narrow and merges with the backswept cheek planes. Up-thrusted narrow nostrils are painted orange. The mouth, encircled by a concave recess, is formed by full, protruding lips, drawn back slightly separated and painted orange. Along the top edge of the mask extend strands of black hair shredded and twisted cedar bark strands, and grey-white feathers. Inside the mask is a leather frame to fit the head.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Tla-o-qui-aht
Material
yellow cedar wood, hair, cedar bark, adhesive, metal, leather skin, fibre, feather and paint
Made in
Clayoquot, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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