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BasketNb11.350

Rectangular woven basket with an attached flap-like lid. At front edge of flat lid is red grass tie. At the rim of basket the ends have bowed out leaving a gap between edge of rim and lid at each end of the basket. Bottom of basket consists of three wide strips of cedar bark weft plaited with thin strips of cedar bark warp. Natural colour with three equidistant bands of geometric designs. At mid-point of basket is large scale red geometric design. Lid has horizontal red stripes. Mid-point of flat lid has wide blue-purple strip held in place by cedar bark warps. Edges of basket finished by twining and twill twining.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
bear grass ?, grass, cedar bark and aniline dye ?
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb11.349

Circular, open basket with a straight-sided cylinder shape. Natural colour; base has brown cedar bark checker work centre surrounded by circular twining. Three equidistant decorative bands; one at rim, one at mid-point, and one at base. Each one is a small scale geometric design. Rim has band of dark blue/red with natural colour geometric design. Mid-point band is blue/green with natural horizontal and diagonal design. Base has band of dark blue/red with faded yellow geometric design similar to band on rim.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
cedar bark, bear grass ?, grass and aniline dye ?
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb11.272 a-b

Round, straight-sided, sharp-shouldered basket with a reinforced hoop rim holding a flat, fitted lid (part b) in place. Cedar bark foundation with grass twining. Rim edged with double row of twining. Natural colour with very dark purple and yellow band at base of basket and at base of lid. Sides of basket and lid are very finely woven.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
grass, aniline dye ?, cedar bark and bear grass ?
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb11.271 a-b

Circular basket (a) with flat-topped lid (b). Straight-sided cylindrical, shouldered with collared rim. Rim is reinforced hoop topped with braiding (?). Around base of lid are bands of purple, yellow and red. Purple centre on top of lid surrounded by solid rings of red, orange and green; and by two broken line rings; one of yellow and one of orange. Base of basket has bands of purple, yellow and red. Flat top of lid and bottom of basket have circular grass twining.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
grass, aniline dye ? and bear grass ?
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb11.348 a-b

Round, straight-sided, sharp shouldered basket (a) with a raised, fitted lid (b). Cedar bark checker work foundation surrounded by grass twining. Rim is reinforced hoop of cedar bark, edged with two rows of twining. Natural colour with band of blue-purple with faded yellow zigzag design at base of basket and lid. Centre of lid has blue purple circular geometric design surrounded by seven spots of blue-purple. Small scale geometric design.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
aniline dye, cedar bark, bear grass and grass
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb11.347 a-b

Rounded, convex, jar-shaped, miniature basket (a) with raised, knobbed lid (b). At base of lid is reinforced cedar bark hoop. Basket has cedar bark checker work foundation surrounded by grass twining. Natural colour. Three equidistant bands with small scale geometric design. At the rim and base of basket is a faded purple and yellow band. At mid-point is a green and orange band with diamond-like design. Two bands of colour on lid--one of faded purple and yellow and another of green and orange--similar to the mid-point band on the basket.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
aniline dye ?, cedar bark, bear grass ? and grass
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb11.346 a-b

Small, cylindrical basket (a) with a flat, fitted lid (b). Natural colour. At base of lid is red/purple band. Lid top has purple centre surrounded by blue ring and orange broken line ring. At mid-point, basket has faded blue diamond pattern. At base is band of red/purple. Bottom of basket is checker work (plaiting), surrounded by grass twining.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
cedar bark, bear grass ?, grass and aniline dye ?
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb11.345 a-b

Oval-shaped basket (a) straight sides, a cedar bark reinforced hoop rim, and a flat-topped, fitted lid (b). Cedar bark plaited base, with three different widths of grass twining. Natural colour with dark purple solid and broken line bands, and two thin yellow bands at basket's mid-point. Set of purple and pink chevron-shaped designs on each side of basket above and below mid-point bands. Ring of purple at shoulder and base. Orange band at base. Lid has concentric ovals of green, yellow, dark purple (solid and broken line) and red around centre of three horizontal lines of red and blue/purple rings. Row of twill twining at base and shoulder of basket, and at edge of lid top.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
bear grass ?, grass, cedar bark and aniline dye ?
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb11.344 a-b

Oval basket (a) with raised, fitted lid (b). Lid has reinforced cedar bark hoop at rim. Opening of basket is larger in some places than the lid, so it does not fit well. Bottom of basket has a single element, cedar bark foundation, overstitched with grass, surrounded by grass twining. Natural colour. Wide faded purple band with faded yellow geometric 'step' design at midpoint of basket. Ring of faded purple at base of basket. Centre of lid has red oval ring with green design, surrounded by wide faded purple band and yellow geometric 'step' design. Thin purple ring at rim of lid.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
grass, aniline dye ?, cedar bark and bear grass ?
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb11.343 a-b

Oval, straight-sided basket (a) with a flat-topped, fitted lid (b). Sharp shoulder with reinforced cedar bark hoop rim, edged with a single row of grass twining. Cedar bark checker work foundation surrounded by grass twining of three different widths. Natural colour with small scale geometric designs. At mid-point of basket and on top of lid is dark purple and yellow band with diamond pattern. At shoulder and base of basket is band of purple, orange and green. At centre of lid top is horizontal band of purple and red surrounded by two curved lines of green and yellow. At rim of lid is thin band of faded purple. Twill twining at edge of basket.

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