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BasketNbz705 a-b

Large rectangular basket with a lid (part b). Basket is made of slat construction with a 2 cm indented foot. Decorated with an imbricated downward pointing arrowhead design in black and red cherry bark and a light-coloured grass, three on each long side and one on each short end. Top slat coil has red cherry bark beading and a 2 cm lip. Sides of the lid (part b) have black cherry bark beading and the top has black cherry bark arrowhead imbrication.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
cedar root, cedar wood, cherry bark and grass
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNbz701 a-b

Oval coiled slat basket (part a) with a lid (part b). Basket (part a) has two hide carrying straps. Geometric beading of double outward pointing arrows, creating a diamond shape, decorates the body of the basket using red and black cherry bark and grass. Lid (part b), which also has beaded designs, has a lip which fits tightly into the basket.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx: Lil'wat ?
Material
cedar root, grass, cherry bark and skin
Made in
Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNbz700

Small rectangular basket with slat base construction. Sides are coiled slats. Geometric imbrication decorates four sides using red and black cherry bark and white grass in a continuous v formation on each side, creating a zig zag all around. Rim coil is beaded with red cherry bark.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
Material
cedar root, grass and cherry bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNa1168

Rectangular bottomed container with gently expanding walls to an oval rim. The wooden rim is lashed on with spruce root. Four pieces of green-blue cellulose cloth are also woven into the rim. Purple and pink pieces are beaded into the lashing. To make the walls of the container the bark has been folded and stitched along two sides with spruce root. The walls have horizontal scraped decorative patterns with triangles on four of the lines and two lines separating each band--the triangles have faded. On the bottom of the container are two bands of four lines diagonally crossed.

Culture
Gitxsan ?
Material
birch bark, cellulose, wood and spruce root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BundleIe351 a-h

A bundle originally wrapped in bark (part a) (now fragmented). Contains two river pebbles (parts b-c) rubbed with red ochre, a string of cassowary feathers about 42 cm. long (part d), a length of cotton cord, (part e) on which, there are threaded small fibre balls and at the end of which, there is a 3 cm. long strip of red cloth, one fossil (part f) and two pieces of obsidian (parts g-h).

Culture
Kewa
Material
stone, cotton fibre, ochre pigment, rattan, bark, cassowary feather, fibre, obsidian stone and fossil mineral
Made in
Iapi, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNbz795

Rectangular, coiled basket with foot and split stitching over slat foundation. Partial loop work on the rim. Bottom has parallel coils and slat foundation. Black beading on the rim and light red-brown beading on the foot. Eight groups of imbricated vertical stripes on the body of the basket in light yellow-brown, light red-brown, and black. The long sides have a central thin red-brown stripe with a wide black stripe that has light yellow-brown rectangles within at either side. The short sides have a thick red-brown stripe.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx: Lil'wat ?
Material
cedar root, grass, cherry bark and cedar wood
Made in
Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNbz793

Round, coiled basket with a foot, a handle (34.5 cm long), and a twined loop work rim. Sides and bottom are split stitches over slat foundation. Handle has bundle foundation. Foot, handle, and row below the loop work rim are beaded in red-brown. Imbricated with geometric designs of three horizontal zig zag rows with black in the middle and red-brown above and below.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx: Lil'wat ?
Material
cedar root, cotton fibre, cherry bark and cedar wood
Made in
Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Berry BasketNbz792

Slightly sloping, rectangular, coiled basket with a foot, loop work, and split stitches over the slat foundation. Geometric imbricated design that consists of a vertical row of natural brown diamond shapes outlined by black, dark red-brown, and light yellow-brown zig zags with a black border. Black beading around the foot and dark red-brown along the rim. Handle is 42.3 cm. long and fastened to the basket with cotton.

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, cotton fibre, grass and cedar wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd699

Rectangular coiled basket, with bifurcated stitches, with handle, split to form rim of basket . Elongated watch-spring construction. Basket has stiff handles, which are formed from the top coils of the basket. The imbricated design consists of two stars on the sides and two geometric designs on ends, in red and dark cherry bark and cat-tail grass? There are two geometric designs at each handle base, all in black, red and light cat-tail grass? Cherry bark beading along top rim and handles.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
cat-tail grass ?, cherry bark, cedar wood, cedar root and dye
Made in
Lytton, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd697 a-b

Part (a) Rectangular coiled basket (with bifurcated stitiches) with elongated watch spring construction. Imbricated design in large rectangles with a band, at middle of basket, connecting themblack. Colours outline the geometric designs in dark cherry bark, grass, red cherry bark, grass, and dark cherry bark. Three rows of beading on foot, two dark and middle red cherry bark. Part (b) Handle of coiled cedar root, and is not attached to basket.

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