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Basket3116/3

Rectangular basket with lid. Basket is short and long, woven with lines of red and black bark imbrication. The lid is attached on one long side by hide thongs, with two long thongs on the front for securing shut. Synthetic light blue fabric lines the interior of basket and lid, with a small piece of embroidered white cotton fabric reading "RWS" attached to the middle of the inside of the lid.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx: Samahquam
Material
wood, grass, cedar root, synthetic fibre, cherry bark, rawhide skin and cotton fibre
Made in
Mission, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3116/2

Woven basket with attached lid. Basket is rectangular, woven to create a small checked pattern, and decorated with an encircling large chevron pattern of imbricated red and black bark. A flat lid with inset lip is attached to the basket by two hide thongs, with a further two thongs attached at the front to tie the basket closed. Two long hide thongs are also attached at each side to create handles.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx: Samahquam
Material
grass, wood, cedar root, cherry bark and rawhide skin
Made in
Mission, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3116/1

Very large basket with lid. Basket is rectangular, woven with cedar root and decorated with red and black cherry bark imbrication in a double line of large chevrons interspersed with diamond shapes. The lid is attached to the basket by three leather straps at back, with ties for closing at front. A leather handling strap is attached at each end. Three long strips of woven cedar serve as feet for the basket, attached to the base along each of the short sides and in the middle. A rounded lid fits over an inset lip, and is decorated with the same motifs as the body of the basket. Old, well-executed repairs are visible.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx: Samahquam
Material
wood, grass, cedar root, cherry bark and rawhide skin
Made in
Mission, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat3103/7

Woven basketry hat. Small concave crown flares out to wide opening. Wide woven hat band sewn into interior. Bands of alternating dark and light brown strands adorn bottom and middle of hat. Crown is light brown and ringed with three light brown circles.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
dye ?, grass ? and cedar bark
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3103/6

Small woven basket with fitted lid. Round neck. Body flares at the middle then curves back in to meet flat circular base. Decorated with a line of ducks and dashes around middle of body between two sets of three lines at neck and lower part. Lid is decorated with four ducks around a solid circle surrounded by a line. Decorations are a lighter colour on the outside from fading.

Culture
Makah
Material
root ?, cedar bark, grass and dye
Made in
Washington, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3103/1

Large rectangular, openwork basket. Wide opening. Sides curve down to a small rounded base. Woven handles attached to three upper corners.

Culture
Coast Salish: Klallam
Material
cedar root
Made in
Washington, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3100/16

Woven basket. Base is constructed of large strips of cedar bark, while sides are woven from smaller strips. Basket is flexible. Two horizontal strips of cedar have been coloured at top just under the rim.

Culture
Haida
Material
cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rope3100/15

Coiled and twisted cedar bark rope. Coil is held together by a wide strip of bark wrapped around it, in one place, with printing in ink on one end: "3 ply cedar bark made by Hanna Marks 1976".

Culture
Haida
Material
cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat3100/12

Dome shaped cedar bark hat. Hat is finely woven and uses a slight step pattern in construction as it narrows toward the top. A pattern of larger weaves is interspersed with the fine, encircling the hat at each step. On the inside sits a shaped headband made in a looser weave with a long, thin, twisted chin strap, also of bark, attached to either side.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Hesquiaht
Material
cedar bark
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rattle3100/8

Bent horn rattle. Horn serves as handle as well as rattle head, curving over itself to make an enclosed chamber that holds noise-making elements (stones?) inside. Holes are bored through head along edges where metal wire is inserted and tied to hold horn head together. One side has some remnants of blue and white fabric wound around the wire. Wide strands of root are wrapped around the handle.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Tla-o-qui-aht
Material
mountain sheep horn, cedar root, metal, cotton fibre and stone ?
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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