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Basket2911/3

Round, coiled cedar basket. Basket sides are slightly curved, flaring slightly from base to shoulder, where it indents toward the mouth. A pattern of imbricated crosses in white and black or white and dark red is spaced evenly around the outer surface.

Culture
Coast Salish: Squamish
Material
cedar wood, cedar root, cherry bark and grass ?
Made in
Squamish, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket2911/6

Rectangular basketry tray of wrapped slat construction. The tray has a small wrapped handle on the upper edge at both ends. The interior base of the tray has a geometric decorative pattern of dark red imbricated diamonds, and there are small panels of imbrication on the exterior edges.

Culture
Coast Salish: Squamish
Material
cedar wood, cedar root and cherry bark
Made in
Squamish, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket2911/1 a-b

Rectangular cedar basket with lid and two handles. The basket is straight sided, but flares slightly toward the top. Two long cedar handles are attached at both front and back and hang down across the shorter sides. The basket is decorated with an imbricated six point star on each side. The lid is flat with a rim that fits inside the basket mouth and is decorated with a central imbricated diamond.

Culture
Coast Salish: Squamish
Material
cedar wood, cedar root, cherry bark and canary grass
Made in
Squamish, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket2896/2

Woven cedar bark basket. The base is square with a prominent criss-cross pattern across it, emphasized by interlaced light and dark brown cedar. The sides of the basket rise up from four sharp corners into a rounded body, also with interlaced strips of coloured cedar. The rim is lined on the inside with a roll of cedar and held to the basket by cedar stitching.

Culture
Tsimshian ? or Haisla ?
Material
red cedar bark and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket2904/8

Brown birch bark basket with rectangular base, rounded sides and ovular rim. Bark is bent, cut and laced at two sides with thin strips of root(?); rim is also wound with root(?). Front and back of basket have scratched decorative leaf motifs in light brown.

Culture
Gitxsan ? or Wet'suwet'en ?
Material
cedar root ? and birch bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket2896/1

Woven cedar bark basket. The base is square with a prominent, dark brown ‘x’ pattern of dyed bark across its expanse. The sides of the basket rise up from four sharp corners into a rounded body, also with several dyed and off-set ‘x’ patterns. The rim is lined on the inside with a roll of cedar and held to the basket by cedar stitching.

Culture
Tsimshian ? or Haisla ?
Material
cedar bark and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket2904/1 a-b

Tall, round coiled basket with lid (part b). Brown basket has slightly flared sides and the rim has a coiled handle on either side. Exterior walls have dark brown and red-brown imbrication in downward arrow pattern. Lid has tall, slightly flared central knob surrounded by same arrow pattern imbrication. Sides of the lid have vertical strips with alternating dark brown and red-brown strips.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
cedar wood, cedar root, cherry bark and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket2904/2 a-b

Round coiled basket with lid (part b). Basket has slightly flared sides and the rim has a coiled handle on one side. Exterior walls have dark brown, red-brown and yellow-brown imbrication in downward arrow patterns. Lid has slightly flared central knob surrounded by same arrow patterns. Sides of the lid have vertical strips with alternating dark brown and brown pieces.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
cedar wood, cedar root, cherry bark, grass and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket2904/3

Rectangular coiled cedar root basket. Each side has a pattern of two dark brown and one red-brown set of arrow-like designs done in imbrication. Strips of dark brown and red-brown bark are also woven through the top row at the rim. Two strings of hide are strung through the top coil on either side, creating long handles.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
cedar wood, cedar root, cherry bark, rawhide skin and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket2904/7

Tall brown birch bark basket. Rectangular base with rounded sides and oval-shaped rim. Bark is bent, cut and laced at two sides with thin strips of cedar root(?) in zigzag pattern. Rim has cedar root(?) wrapping and scratched zigzag pattern beneath.

Culture
Gitxsan ? or Wet'suwet'en ?
Material
birch bark and cedar root ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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