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Burden BasketD1.276 a-b

Large, rectangular basket (a) with flaring sides and a flat, fitted lid (b). Simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches); parallel slat base and lid construction; slat side on lid and indented slat flange on basket body; overcast splint rim. Foot of two coiled slats. Lid: partially beaded; regular groupings in what appears to have been green and red, beading along sides as well. Sides: partial beading; vertical panels with double figure outlined in red against ground of bullrush with darker colours as well. Colour: tan.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
Material
cedar root, cat-tail grass ? and dye
Made in
Lillooet, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Storage BasketA8190

Rectangular tan basket (part a) of simple interlocking coiled work with bifurcated stitches, and parallel slat base and lid (part b) construction. Indented slat flange on the basket body, and a single splint around the lid. Basket appears to have had handles. Decorated with imbrication and beading. Top of the lid is beaded in connected zigzag pattern in red cherry bark while the sides have checkerboard designs in black-dyed cherry bark. The body of the basket has a series of six figures in black with cat-tail grass interiors. Figures have the appearance of figure-eights with cross like shapes in each. There are two on each side and one on each end.

Culture
Coast Salish: Saanich
Material
cherry bark, cat-tail grass ?, cedar root and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA7622

Part (a) Jar shaped coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with coiled handle and lid, part (b). Watch-spring base & lid construction. Fully imbricated in cat-tail grass (?) with bands of diagonal lines alternating between red and dark cherry bark. Basket has inner rim. Lid has same colour configuration, with small coiled handle at center. Open hole at center.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
cat-tail grass ?, skin, cherry bark, cedar root and dye
Made in
Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA7623

Part (a) Cylindrical tapered coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with flange, and lid, part (b). Watch-spring base & lid (elongated with hole) construction. Fully imbricated in cat-tail grass (?) with dark cherry bark lattice design, forming diamond shapes. Rim has one stitch of dark cherry bark at intervals. Lid has intervals of one dark cherry bark stitch at rim and another row on top of cat-tail grass (?) and dark cherry bark alternating every two stitches. Four outlines of half diamonds point to hole in center.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
cherry bark, cat-tail grass ?, cedar root and dye
Made in
Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA7624

Rectangular coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with single looped border and coiled handle. Parallel slat base construction. Fully imbricated with cat-tail grass (?) and vertical checkerboard stripes (and variations) in black cherry bark. Row of black cherry bark double stitches at intervals around rim.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, dye and cat-tail grass ?
Made in
Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA7626

Round coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with foot composed of 5 coiled rows. Watch-spring base construction. Imbricated design in continuous horizontal staggered bands in dark cherry bark, cat-tail grass (?), and red cherry bark. Beading in red cherry bark along bottom of bowl, and solid line of imbrication in cat-tail grass (?) at top of foot. Foot has same horizontal band configuration as above.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
dye, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ? and cedar root
Made in
Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA7628

Small rectangular coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with coiled handle and double looped border at rim. Parallel slat base construction. Fully imbricated in cat-tail grass (?) with diamond design on each side, in dark cherry bark, and red cherry bark vertical line at every corner.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
cedar root, dye, cherry bark and cat-tail grass ?
Made in
Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA7629

Small hexagonal coil basket (bifurcated stitches) with coiled handle and coiled double-strand looped border. Parallel slat foundation. Imbricated pattern of modified diamond shapes (minus center) in black and in red cherry bark, against cat-tail grass (?) background.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
cat-tail grass ?, cedar root, cherry bark and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD1.278

Large rectangular flared coiled work (bifurcated stitches) basket with elongated watch-spring construction. Imbricated design of arrows inside squares along rim in alternating red cherry bark and cat-tail grass (?), and dark cherry bark and cat-tail grass (?). Larger designs of rectangles with geometric designs inside, in cherry bark and cat-tail grass (?), and dark cherry bark and cat-tail grass (?).

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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BasketD1.279

Large round flared coiled work (bifurcated stitches) with foot. Watch-spring base construction. Fully mbricated with background in cat-tail grass (?) and design of birds in black and red cherry bark, separated by vertical bands of "cluster of flies" in red and dark cherry bark, with horizontal stripes at bottom half of basket alternating in dark cherry bark, cat-tail grass (?), cherry bark and reverse. Foot has dark cherry bark, cat-tail grass (?) and red cherry bark.

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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