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BasketD3.205

Brown birch bark basket with an oval-shaped top and a square bottom. Bark is bent and laced into place with birch twine around the rim overcast with birch root and beaded with black wire-like material; rim also has four open space filled with black cloth. Geometric and linear patterns are scratched onto the exterior sides, revealing a lighter shade of bark.

Culture
Mi'kmaq ?
Material
birch bark, birch root, cotton fibre and grass
Made in
Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA2347

Undecorated basket with an overcast rim while the interior portion of the bark is to the outside.

Culture
Gitxsan ?
Material
birch bark and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model CanoeD3.193

Model version of an Eastern woodlands style canoe. Canoe is made from birch bark lashed to a wooden frame with root lacings. Upper edge of the canoe is rimed with a slender branch that is overcast with strips of root. Black, resinous pitch is used to patch seams and holes in the birch bark.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands
Material
birch bark, wood, resin and root
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA1896

Birch bark body of basket bent and laced into place with birch twig stitched border around the rim. Overcast with natural, pink, purple aniline dyed root. Zig-zag stitch for joining creates a portion of the design. The overcast stitch is zig-zagged. The dyed root occurs at the ends with bands of natural root on the sides. Darker side of the bark is on the outside.

Culture
Dakelhne ? or Gitxsan ?
Material
birch bark, aniline dye and birch root ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model CanoeD3.180

Long canoe that is stitched together at each end and around the outer edge to create tapered ends and a wide opening. Bark on outer surface of canoe has been dyed reddish-brown to expose natural light-brown bark with alternating horizontal patterns of double lines and triangular-shaped designs.

Culture
Mi'kmaq
Material
birch bark and root
Made in
Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model CanoeA2.572

Model birch bark canoe with three cross-beams and one end covered in rawhide. Sides of the canoe have been dyed red, with a linear pattern marked into the bark near the top of the gunwales. A small black and brown carved wooden paddle is attached to one of the cross-beams with a fibre cord.

Culture
Dakelhne: Nat'ooten: Babine
Material
birch bark, rawhide skin, fibre, wood and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RingA2.399

Cuff-like ring of dark brown birch bark with a interlocked edge.

Culture
Siberian Yupik
Material
birch bark
Made in
St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3646/2

Birch bark basket with attached lid. Quillwork of a large flower with pink and red petals, green stems and green leaves on both the side and lid. The basket is cylindrical with an overlaid scalloped section around the top, formed around a spruce root(?) rim. The side is stitched, lid is hinged and bottom is attached with sinew. The lid can be tied shut with hide ties.

Culture
Dene
Material
birch bark, porcupine quill, dye, skin, sinew and spruce root ?
Made in
Nahanni Butte, Northwest Territories, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3646/1

Birch bark basket with attached lid. Quillwork on side with 'Nahanni Butte N.W.T.' in blue-purple between two flowers with purple petals, yellow centres and brown stems with leaves. The basket is cylindrical with an overlaid scalloped section around the top, formed around a spruce root(?) rim. The side is stitched, lid is hinged and bottom is attached with sinew. The lid has two purple flowers with brown stems and leaves in quillwork. The lid can be tied closed with skin ties.

Culture
Dene
Material
birch bark, porcupine quill, dye, skin, sinew and spruce root ?
Made in
Nahanni Butte, Northwest Territories, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Canoe3635/1 a-c

Model sturgeon-nosed bark canoe (part a) with two wooden paddles (parts b-c). Canoe hull has a long, pointed bow and stern, creating sharp angles towards opening. Body is shaped with rib and slat frames; lashed together with bark and plant fibre. Metal wire along underside of stern; small hide tie towards middle of canoe along left side. One thwart across middle of canoe opening. Paddles have rectangular blades with flattened handles; designs painted in light red and dark blue across front and back of blades. Smaller paddle (part b) has connected diamonds with crosses through them on front; horizontal stripes across back. Larger paddle (part c) has zigzags painted and incised across front of blade; chevrons done across back.

Culture
Ktunaxa
Material
birch bark, wood, plant fibre, paint, metal and skin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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