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PaddleA1555

Wood paddle that is heavily shellacked. Blade is deeply carved in relief and painted with yellow, red, black, and green in the design of a frog ? on both sides. Has black ovoid in yellow tapering oval eyes, red nostrils, an open mouth with a red tongue and yellow teeth, hunched legs, green sides, and a different creature at either side. Double handle grip.

Culture
Nisga'a
Material
cedar wood and paint
Made in
Aiyansh, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaddleA1556

Wood paddle that is heavily shellacked. Blade is deeply carved in relief and painted with yellow, red, black, and green in the design of a beaver on both sides. Has black ovoid in yellow tapering oval eyes with black brows above, red nostrils, an open mouth with yellow in the middle surrounded by red, hunched legs, and red-brown cross hatched tail parts showing at either side with green at the ends. Large double handle grip.

Culture
Nisga'a
Material
cedar wood and paint
Made in
Aiyansh, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA1901

Brown basket with simple coiled work, bifurcated stitches, and parallel slat base construction. Cross-stitched on the rim. There are two coiled work handles on the ends, which are partially beaded. Decorated with two horizontal rows of beading per slat. Vertically staggered stitches in red cherry bark/white grass/red cherry bark. Three motifs per side, one per end. The rim is beaded in red.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
cedar root, cherry bark and cat-tail grass ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA2377

Plain twined openwork basket with direction of stitch changing with each row; twisted cedar bark loops at each corner; wire around rim bound on by blanket stitch.

Culture
Northwest Coast ?
Material
cedar root, metal and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD1.508

Rectangular, coiled basket with slightly rounded sides and a vertical striped design consisting of double lines in white/red/white/black. The rim is beaded in red and black cherry bark. Simple coiled work, parallel slat base construction, and coiled handles. Decorated with both partial imbrication and beading.

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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BasketA2379

Undecorated basket. Plaited with alternating wide and narrow weft strands; base is plaited with strand of equal width. Twisted warp border with braided rim.

Culture
Northwest Coast ?
Material
cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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KnifeA160

Rusted dagger-like blade inserted and bound between two pieces of wood to form handle.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
cedar wood, metal and bark ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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AwlA161

Metal point with collar or sleeve imbedded in a squat, round-ended wooden handle.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
cedar wood and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Storage BasketA476 a-b

Rectangular, footed basket (b) with flaring sides and a flat, fitted lid (a). Simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches) and partial imbrication. Single slat foot and a flange on basket for lid. Partial imbrication with discrete figures. The design on the sides is in black, bullrush, red. Triangles in centre portion, and ends, in red/bullrush/black. Lid has the same design as the sides without triangles. Foot is beaded with cherry bark.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx ?
Material
cat-tail grass ?, cherry bark and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Storage BasketA478 a-b

Basket (part a) and lid (part b) with simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches) and parallel slat base construction. Fully imbricated with a stepped pattern alternating in black and red on a white background. Pattern is continued onto the lid where the design changes colour (red to black and vice versa).

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