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Whistle1768/97

Carved, wooden whistle. Two halves bound by layers of thin seaweed. Wide opening at base tapers to a narrow slit at mouthpiece.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar wood and kelp seaweed ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Whistle1768/96

Bell shaped wooden whistle. Circular opening at base, tapers to slit at mouth. Two halves bound together by five layers of brown cotton cord at base and at top of bell.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar wood and cotton fibre ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Whistle1768/95

Carved, wooden whistle bound by sting at mouthpiece, base and top. Oval opening in mouthpiece and square hole on base.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar wood and cotton fibre ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket1745/1 a-b

Small lidded basket with Nuu-chah-nulth style designs. There is a canoe with two people in it at each end, and a steamship on each side. The lid has the same design. Colours include brown, yellow, red, orange, dark brown, and light yellow-brown.

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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Headdress1744/5

Thick ring made of strips of beaten cedar bark twisted together into two ropes, which are then twisted together and laid in three adjoining circles piled on each other and bound together by strips of bark. At the front a horizontal bundle of thin strips of cedar bark are tied to the ring with strips of bark, which are first wrapped a few times around the bundle. The inside of the ring is lined with fake brown fur. (A piece of white elastic with reddish stains accompanies the ring.)

Culture
Nisga'a
Material
cedar bark and synthetic fibre
Made in
Nass River, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Neck Ring1744/4

Oval ring made of strips of beaten cedar bark twisted together into two ropes which are then twisted together. Strips of straight bark are tied as a horizontal bundle to the front of the ring with a long strip of bark which is wound around bundle and ring. On the inner left side of the ring are two crescent blue marks.

Culture
Nisga'a
Material
cedar bark
Made in
Nass River, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry Tray1768/119

Coil and slat, round basketry tray with two handles. Beading design around outer edge, alternating between red and black bark. Rim coiled near handles and wrapped otherwise. Four chevron designs on inside of tray, in black and red bark with yellow-white grass, surrounded by a vertical pattern in red and black.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, cedar wood, dye and grass
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd710

Basket with a woven rectangular base widening to an open top. An umbricated geometric design on the upper part of the body. One band each of red-brown and black-brown create the design.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, grass ?, cedar wood ? and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket1768/117

Woven, coiled, rectangular basket. Sides taper down to a smaller base. Imbricated, horizontal designs on front, back and sides.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
cedar root, grass ?, dye and cherry bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pattern BasketNb11.377

An open twined pattern basket with an overstitched rim. The body of the basket is covered in patterns of birds, ducks, whales, boats with figures in them, and a small animal (squirrel ?) in purple, red, green and pink. Bottom of basket has square of plain plaiting with two row twilling; top edge is twined.

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