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Head Ring2922/2

Circular braided cedar bark head ring with an abalone shell crest in the shape of an eagle attached to the front below the bark ties. Eaglet skin, with the fine, soft down still attached, covers the entire top area and hangs down in a tail at the back, below the head ring. The head ring is lined with cotton.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark, eagle skin, abalone shell and cotton fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry2911/19

Clear glass container covered with basketry. The bottle is tall and thin, bulging slightly at its base, shoulder and rim, and indented at the neck. The fine weaving covers the exact shape of the bottle including the base. Only the top of the rim and interior are uncovered. There is some very faded decoration in the weaving on the body, however, a bright red ring is still clearly visible on the base.

Culture
Makah
Material
glass, swamp grass, cedar bark and dye
Made in
Washington, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket2896/2

Woven cedar bark basket. The base is square with a prominent criss-cross pattern across it, emphasized by interlaced light and dark brown cedar. The sides of the basket rise up from four sharp corners into a rounded body, also with interlaced strips of coloured cedar. The rim is lined on the inside with a roll of cedar and held to the basket by cedar stitching.

Culture
Tsimshian ? or Haisla ?
Material
red cedar bark and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket2896/1

Woven cedar bark basket. The base is square with a prominent, dark brown ‘x’ pattern of dyed bark across its expanse. The sides of the basket rise up from four sharp corners into a rounded body, also with several dyed and off-set ‘x’ patterns. The rim is lined on the inside with a roll of cedar and held to the basket by cedar stitching.

Culture
Tsimshian ? or Haisla ?
Material
cedar bark and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry2928/7 a-b

Glass rectangular bottle covered in light brown basketry, with decorative red and green horizontal patterns and a purple swastika symbol on each side. The top tapers in slightly at the neck, which is cylindrical. The bottle has a woven lid (part b) with a red circle on top, in the centre. The base is covered with plain woven cedar bark.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
glass, swamp grass, dye and cedar bark
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry2928/6 a-b

Glass rectangular bottle covered in light brown basketry, with decorative red, purple and green horizontal patterns. The top tapers in slightly at the neck, which is cylindrical. The bottle has a woven lid (part b) with small red circle on top, in the centre. The base is covered with plain woven cedar bark.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
glass, swamp grass, dye and cedar bark
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket2868/6

Plaited square basket with rounded corners. Around the top edge of the basket, the cedar bark is folded over so that the ends of the pieces are exposed around the exterior of the basket. The folded pieces are held in place with a thin piece of bark which demonstrates plain twining. The basket is primarily red brown but there are two bands of contrasting dark brown plaited around the middle of the basket. The bottom of the basket is also plaited but with much wider pieces. The artist’s name is written in black pen on the bottom of the basket. There is a small paper tag attached to the basket which has the artist’s name, community and a price written on it in pen.

Culture
Haida
Material
cedar bark and dye
Made in
Masset, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket2868/3

Small basket with handle. The handle is attached to each of the longest sides and is formed by two pieces of grass twisted together. Around the top rim of the basket, there is a border made of cedar bark. There is a woven band of green below this and along the bottom of the basket. The centre is decorated with a whale on one side, two people wearing hats in a canoe on the opposite side, and birds on the other sides.The bottom of the basket is formed by checker plaited cedar bark strips. There is paper certification card in the interior of the basket.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
grass, cedar bark and dye
Made in
'Yalis (Alert Bay), British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket2868/7

Cedar bark basket in a cylindrical shape. The wall is formed by open stitched coiling. The bottom of the basket is also formed by open stitched coiling but the coils become successively smaller. Each coil is fully wrapped in cedar bark.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark and root
Made in
Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada and Tla'mataxw, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket2868/4

Small basket that has a handle. The handle is attached to each of the longest sides. The handle is formed by two pieces of grass twisted together. Around the top rim of the basket, there is a border made of cedar bark. Below this, there are three bands of two blue rows each set on the yellow background. The bottom of the basket is formed by checker plaited cedar bark strips. There is a circular metal and paper tag attached to the basket which has the artist’s name written on it in pen.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
grass, cedar bark and dye
Made in
'Yalis (Alert Bay), British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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