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BasketA8789 a-b

Small cylindrical basket (a) with a fitted lid (b); lid is held in place by a cedar flange attached around the upper rim of the basket. Sides: one row of black on bottom rim; lower ribbon of brown/yellow/green/yellow/brown; central band of two rows of black scallops (one row pointing up, one row pointing down). Lid: sides have a black/natural/green/orange/ green/natural/black; ribbon of black figures on yellow ground, outlined in red and flanked by series of red two-stitch lines; central circular motif is maroon/purple/natural/black. Base: plaited origin and plain twined weaving (over wide warp strands). Sides and lid are in twisted twined work.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
swamp grass, cedar bark and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA9418

Natural and red cedar root coiled basket. Simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches) and parallel slat base construction. Foot is one row of splint foundation and one of a slat foundation. Handles are coiled. Partial imbrication with designs in black/bullrush stripes with crabapple points, and also designs in crabapple/bullrush stripes with black protrusions. Top and bottom rims are beaded and the foot is partially imbricated.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
cedar root, crabapple bark, cat-tail grass ? and cherry bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA9009

An upward flaring cylindrical cedar bark basket that has a relatively square base. Has a plaited (checker work) weave with a braided border. Main design consists of six double horizontal rows of checkered black and natural.

Culture
Northwest Coast ?
Material
cedar bark and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA9008

Coiled basket (with bifurcated stitches) with lid attached. Watch-spring base and lid construction; overcast handle on lid. Partial beading and imbrication. Stepped design on sides alternating black bullrush and red/bullrush; lid - alternating rows of beading and black and bullrush crosses. Rawhide thongs for hinges and ties; plastic button for fastener.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
rawhide skin, plastic, cedar root, cherry bark and cat-tail grass ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA9006

Small cylindrical coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with remains of single loop border and foot with loop border. Watch-spring base construction. Fully imbricated in cat-tail grass, with vertical bands in red cherry bark with dark cherry bark center lines, and vice versa. Red stitches at rim.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
dye, cedar root, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ? and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA9005 a-b

Part (a) Round cedar root coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with foot and lid part (b). Watch-spring base and lid construction. Lid has a double strand loop work rim and button handle. Imbricated swirled design outlined in dark cherry bark, cat-tail grass (?) and cherry bark in middle, then alternating with the reverse colour configuration, starting on lid and continuing as diagonal lines on basket. Lower row of foot is imbricated with alternating double stitches of red and black.

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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BasketA9004 a-b

Part (a) Large urn shaped coiled cedar root basket (with bifurcated stitches) with lid part (b). Watch-spring base and lid construction. Imbricated design of vertical rows of conntected diamonds with cat-tail grass (?) centers, red cherry bark middle row and dark cherry bark as outer row. Lid has a knob handle and is flanged. Imbricated design are single diamonds with crossed bottoms.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
cedar root, cat-tail grass ?, cherry bark and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA9001

Square coiled basket (bifurcated stitches); watch-spring base construction. Imbricated design of double vertical panels on each side, in red cherry bark background with cat-tail grass (?) chevron patterns and triangles, and dark cherry bark background with cat-tail grass (?) in same pattern configuration. Same on all sides, except two sides have two stitches of dark cherry bark at tip of one chevron in the red cherry bark background.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
cedar wood, dye, cat-tail grass ? and cherry bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8866

Cylindrical flared coiled cedar root basket (bifurcated stitches) with foot. Watch-spring base construction, slat body construction. Fully imbricated in cat-tail grass (?) with diagonal stepped design of alternating rows of black and red triangles with a diagonal line of cat-tail grass (?) unning the full length of each band. Foot is beaded in cherry bark. Small fibre loop attatched to one side, broken from other side. Looped border atop rim at one time.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
dye, cat-tail grass ?, cherry bark, cedar root and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatA8806

Plaited woven mat with border of checkered brown and black coloured cedar bark. Edges are over turned and secured with twinning stitches.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark and mud dye
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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