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Basket1924.673

Finely woven circular basket with lid. The weave uses cedar bark and grass, in the technique known as wrapped twining. The decoration consists of circular bands in dark brown, red, yellow and cream. The rim of the basket is strengthened with a band of cedar bark, the base is more coarsely woven than the sides of the basket.; Good

Culture
Makah
Material
bark, cedar wood and grass
Made in
Washington, USA
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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BasketE 1898.40 E

Five tightly woven burden baskets, of different sizes, with undulating rims woven with holes, and decorated with dark brown, red, yellow and cream imbricated designs. A) Medium sized with three V-shaped lined designs that have pale central section. B) Medium sized basket with three V- shaped designs descending from rim, with light central section, edged by reddish brown line, yellow line and bordered with dark brown stepped edge.C) Small sized basket with single and double diamond pattern descending from rim. Diamonds are alternately red and black with checkered appearance, the background is cream. D) Medium sized basket with banded V-shaped designs in yellow and dark brown, interspaced by elliptical designs edged with dark brown, yellow inside with a red centre. E) Large burden basket with joined V-shaped stripped design edged with red and dark brown stepped design. In the centre of the downward pointing V' s are small stripped yellow and black triangles. In the centre of the upward pointing V' s are dark brown, yellow and red diamonds. The overall background imbrication is cream, while the stripes are yellow. There are no leather thongs present on any of the baskets, which would have been used for carrying .; Good

Culture
Klickitat
Material
root, cedar wood, bark, cherry and grass
Made in
Washington, USA
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Mask1924.758

The catalogue card contains information presumably acquired by McIlwraith at the time of collection in Bella Coola. Painted wooden mask with dyed bark hair (red) representing a combination of eagle, the hooked beak and ravens. The mask has two raven heads on the temples and their beaks stretch across the forehead to a bundle of cedar bark. The eyebrows are thin and taper almost to the jawline. The eyes are pierced and the nose very prominently hooked, painted blue and has flared red nostrils. The mouth is closed and painted red, but is accentuated by a white border. The chin is large and painted, together with the cheeks, with green, red and white U-forms.; Good

Culture
Nuxalk
Material
wood, bark, cedar wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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HeaddressZ 34978

A bent and tied cedar head ring with cedar bark wrapped and knotted around it and two salmon carved from flat slats of cedar secured to the top. The salmon have small cross-hatched fins, gill slits eyes and mouths, they are also painted black along the upper edge. The cedar bark wrapping is very loose and fragile.; Good

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw ?
Material
wood, bark, cedar wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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HookZ 34970

A very curled halibut hook made from hemlock wood with a bone point lashed to the upper arm with bark.; Good

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood, hemlock wood ? and bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Hook1949.219 B

Two V-shaped trolling fish hooks with flexible whalebone snoods or shafts, and bone points lashed on with cherry bark.; Good

Culture
Chinook
Material
wood, bark and bone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Bark1924.755

A sample of cedar bark which is red coloured and flattened.; Good

Culture
Nuxalk
Material
bark and cedar wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Basket2742/2

Oval shaped open basket with two large wrapped wood handles tied on with skin. On the outside wall, black and red cherry bark and light yellow grass have been interwoven with the basket weave to create a checkerboard design.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
cedar root, cedar wood, cat-tail grass, cherry bark, skin and dye
Made in
Lytton, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket2742/1 a-b

Large, deep rectangular basket with handles (a) and lid (b). A cross with a diamond shape at the end of each arm is woven into each of the sides in black or red cherry bark. A long foot or platform protrudes out from the edge of the base. Diamond and linear designs in red and black cherry bark on top and sides of lid.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
cedar root, cedar wood, cherry bark, cat-tail grass and dye
Made in
Lytton, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Baby Carrier2739/2

Doll-sized basketry cradle. Red and light yellowish strips of bark are woven into the basketry on outer sides in a repeating step pattern. A light coloured, curved wood handle is tied on near the head of the cradle with strips of soft rawhide and several more strips are knotted on at either end and inside.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx: Lil'wat
Material
bark, wood, rawhide skin and dye
Made in
Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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