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SkirtA2336

Light golden coloured cedar bark strands folded over a wool strip waist band and twined with stiffer bark. Twined in regularly spaced horizontal rows for half the length of the skirt.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
cedar bark and wool fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: GarmentA2337

Fragment of a garment consisting of lengths of twisted shredded cedar bark twined together with one row of string at the top. There is a white feather attached, small amounts of eagle down and a piece of wool. Two strands of red cedar bark hang down from the bottom, middle section.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
cedar bark, fibre, feather and eagle down feather
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA2340

Small, rectangular, handbag-like basket with two braided handles attached along the upper rim opposite each other. Horizontal bands of colour encircle the sides; burgundy, yellow, purple and red.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
swamp grass, cedar bark and aniline dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA2341

Trapezoid-shaped woven basket. Base is plaited as are the bottom and the top of the sides. Main section of sides are in crossed warp twined work. The weft strands on the sides are dyed brown.

Culture
Northwest Coast ?
Material
dye and cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA2343

Rectangular, handbag-like woven basket with a green ribbon tie closure at the top. Bands of multicoloured linear and zigzag patterning encircle the sides; purple, orange, green and red. Base: plaited sides and wrapped twined weave.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
cedar bark, swamp grass and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD1.490

Large, coiled basket with a roughly rectangular base and flaring sides; bifurcated stitches, parallel splint base construction, and partial imbrication. Vertically striped pattern; each colour series is five stitches long, each band is six stitches wide with only three stitches decorated. The stripes are in different combinations of red, black and cat-tail. Colour: tan.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
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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Feast DishA6937

Long, wooden feast dish carved in the shape of an animal with a deep, oval shaped bowl in the middle. The tail is paddle shaped and curves downward to join the body; it’s legs are carved in relief against the body, the feet support the bowl. A human face with a downturned mouth is painted on the tail followed by a repeating pattern of red, white and green u-forms. The exterior rim of the dish is painted with a continuous pattern of alternating green and blue ovoids on a white band. Painted on each shoulder is a face in profile. Has been badly broken, and repaired.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
paint and red cedar wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA2367

Rectangular woven basket plaited with different size strands. Four rows of twined work separating the large size weft strands. Braided border rim. Two horizontal ribbons of wide light, dark, and light cedar bark strands.

Culture
Northwest Coast ?
Material
cedar bark and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: GarmentA2338

Alternate strips of golden coloured and red-dyed cedar bark folded double and twined with dark green net line along the fold. Bits of eagle down mixed in with the bark.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
cedar bark, fibre and eagle down feather
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD1.500

Goblet shaped coiled basket (bifurcated stitches). Watch-spring base construction, and a foot of eight coiled rows (one row is loop work). Most of the bowl is fully imbricated in alternate rows of cat-tail grass (?), red cherry bark, cat-tail grass (?), and dark cherry bark,this series repeats three times with five final rows of alternating cherry bark and cat-tail grass (?). Foot has two rows of beading at base, upper in cat-tail grass (?) and lower in red cherry bark.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
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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