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HandleA7585

Long tubular handle with bulbous section to one side. On either side of the handle, there are incised zig-zag designs with traces of red and green. Thin band of cherry bark is wrapped around the centre of the handle.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
cherry bark and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd627

Coiled basket (part a) with bifurcated stitches; elongated watch-spring base construction; fully imbricated. The design from bottom to top consists of discrete animal figures; horizontally connected diamond figures; discrete animal figures; discrete triangular figures; discrete triangular figures (closer together), all in red on bullrush background; base is imbricated in bullrush. Parts b and c are two, semi-circular cedar splints that attached to the basket with a fibre tie (part d). Colour: tan.

Culture
Tsilhqot'in
Material
cedar root, fibre, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ? and cedar wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd614

Coiled basket with bifurcated stitches; parallel splint base construction; fully imbricated. The design rows, from bottom to top: geometric shapes alternating with checkerboard stripes; animal shapes; geometric shapes alternating with checkerboard stripes; zigzag pattern along rim. Patterns in dark red on reed background. Two hide ties.

Culture
Tsilhqot'in
Material
spruce root, reed grass, wood, rawhide skin and water birch bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model CanoeC1203

Has two crab claw-like sails, and one outrigger attached to the side by three horizontal cylindrical beams. Canoe is red and black on a natural brown background with a geometric pattern consisting of diagonal lines, vertical lines, diamond shapes, triangles, and chevrons.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, fibre and bark
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpindleC1204

The apparatus consists of a light yellow-brown wood piece with a y-shape having two perpendicular sticks at either sides near the pointed end. This piece is connected with the fibre to a darker brown thin cylindrical piece that has a flattened rounded knob at one end and a tear-drop shaped knob at the other end with a conical base.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
bark and wood
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model BoatC1009

One crab claw-like sail and two cabins. The deck is constructed on two canoe-shaped pontoons. Linear geometric designs in red and black consisting of lines, triangles, and dots.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
plant fibre, bark, wood and paint
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd650

Coiled basket with bifurcated stitches; parallel splint base construction; fully imbricated. The base has been mended by re-weaving.The design from the bottom to top consists of a pairs of vertical stripes staggered and bordered by horizontal lines; alternating rows of shapes connected to zigzags giving a diamond effect; a row of discrete animal figures; concentric squares connected to three diamonds by a horizontal line; all in red on bullrush background. Two rawhide and two fabric ties. Colour: tan.

Culture
Tsilhqot'in
Material
cedar root, cedar wood, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ? and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd641

Coiled basket with bifurcated stitches; parallel splint base construction; rim is overcast in bird quill: fully imbricated. The design consists of vertical stepped zigzag design in red on bullrush ground. Base is partially beaded in bullrush. Colour: tan.

Culture
Tsilhqot'in
Material
cat-tail grass ?, cherry bark, bird quill, rawhide skin, fibre, cedar wood and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd616

Coiled basket with bifurcated stitches; elongated watch-spring base construction; partial imbrication; beading on base. The design from the bottom to top: vertical lines alternating with four zigzag lines in red on bullrush ground; two rows of four vertical lines alternating with four zigzag lines in bullrush on plain background; figures alternating with four zigzag lines in red on bullrush; horizontal zigzag line along rim in red on bullrush. Four rawhide ties. Colour: tan.

Culture
Tsilhqot'in
Material
cedar root, cedar wood, rawhide skin, cat-tail grass ? and cherry bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd645

Coiled basket with bifurcated stitches; elongated watch-spring base construction; fully beaded. The design from the bottom to top consists of types of discrete shapes; both are imbricated in red on beaded bullrush ground. Colour: tan.

Culture
Tsilhqot'in
Material
cedar root, cedar wood, cat-tail grass ?, cherry bark and rawhide skin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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