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BasketA5055

Cedar root basket with a rectangular base, flaring sides and three loop handles around the rim made from leather thongs. Imbrication (partial). Horizontal panels of diagonal bands in red/black/bulrush with change in direction. Simple interlocking coiled work (bifurcated stitches); parallel slat foundation (inner area); overcast splint rim, imbrication. Colour: tan.

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
dye, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ?, cedar root and skin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Baby CarrierA8143

Basketry tan cradle of simple interlocking coiled work (bifurcated stitches) with parallel slat base construction and splint overcast rim construction. Partial beading and imbrication. The sides feature a series of vertical bands (seven stitches wide) in red with cat-tail grass alternating with black-dyed bark with cat-tail. Between these vertical bands are small beaded figures per section in alternate red and black cherry bark (one side only). The end has two patterns, one in red and the other in black. The rim is beaded (1:1 ratio) in black.

Culture
Coast Salish: Quwutsun'
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, dye and cat-tail grass ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Baby CarrierA8144

Basketry tan cradle of simple interlocking coiled work (bifurcated stitches) with parallel slat base construction and a flat braid (three strand) rim with looped braiding at the head end. Decorated with partial beading: four slat rows of beading near the front with four beaded rows per slat. Design features a series of chevron figures each with four beaded rows in red or black cherry bark alternating with similar cat-tail grass bands. Also five groups of four beaded pyramid forms each in red cherry cotton print material for fastenings.

Culture
Coast Salish: Quwutsun'
Material
cedar root, dye, cotton fibre, cherry root and cat-tail grass ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA3443

Small rounded coiled basket (bifurcated stitches); watch-spring base construction. Imbricated design of vertical rows of double triangles, in each row colours alternate between red cherry bark outline with cat-tail grass (?) and dark cherry bark centers and the reverse, and each row starts with the alternate colour.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ? and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA3501

Round flared coiled basket with foot. Watch-spring base construction. Imbricated design of large diamond figures in dark cherry bark, cat-tail grass (?) and red cherry bark at center, then the next is a reverse of the colour configuration. Foot has three rows of cat-tail grass (?) beading, which suggests it may have been made by a basket maker from Spuzzum, B.C. Evidence of a looped border at one time.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
cedar root, cat-tail grass ?, dye and cherry bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Burden BasketA3218

Roughly rectangular, tan-coloured basket with flaring sides and the remnants of scalloped loopwork along the upper rim. Coiled cedar root basket with parallel splint base construction, single strand loopwork rim and partial imbrication. Geometric motifs alternating in black/bulrush and red/bulrush: four horizontal and four vertical rows in phase with each other.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx: Lil'wat ?
Material
dye, cedar root, cat-tail grass ? and cherry bark
Made in
Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA3220

Circular woven basket with a flat bottom and slightly flaring sides. Design on side: eight alternating (red/black) oblique rows of four rectangles each (connecting at corners) with bulrush interiors "step" design. Simple interlocking coiled work (bifurcated stitches). With watch-spring base construction and overcase rim; partial imbrication. Colours: red, black, tan.

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
cedar root, dye, cat-tail grass ? and cherry bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA3222

Rectangular flared coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with foot. Imbricated design of connected diamond shapes outlined in black cherry bark and filled with grass/red cherry bark/grass/dark cherry bark/grass centres. Black cherry bark outline continues on from top of diamonds creating a "v" shape. Remaining rim is beaded in red cherry bark. Parallel splint base construction. Foot has three rows of beading, grass, red cherry bark and dark cherry bark at rim. (Small rawhide handles on each side at one time.)

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, dye, cat-tail grass ? and rawhide skin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fruit BasketA3228

Basket with imbricated stepped design in alternating red/bullrush/black (2 stitches in each colour) in phase with each other. Watch-spring base construction.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx: Lil'wat ?
Material
dye, cherry bark, cat-tail grass and cedar root
Made in
Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA3229

Tan-coloured woven basket with a flat, rectangular bottom, flaring sides, and spout-like bulges in the centre of each of the longer sides. Alternating red white and black and white triangular motifs around the four sides. Partial imbrication; simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches); elongated watch-spring base construction.

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