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Basket1570/37 a-b

Elliptical woven basket with vertical sides and a fitted lid. Lid and basket feature zigzag and linear designs in bands of dark brown, red and yellow colour.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
grass, dye and cedar bark
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketryA7012 a-b

Small, blue glass bottle with a woven grass covering (a) and cap (b); cap has an elongated, rounded, purple knob-like handle protruding from its centre. Bands of multicoloured linear patterning encircle the sides of the bottle.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
glass, swamp grass, cedar bark and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA7007 a-b

Small twined basket (a) with fitted lid (b). Constructed with cedar bark warp, purple dyed swamp grass weft and design elements in natural swamp grass. Checkerwork base with plain twining, sides and lid twisted twined work. Slightly indented flange on basket. Decorated with bird figures.

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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BasketA7003 a-b

Cylindrical woven basket (a) with a flat, cap-like lid (b). Multicoloured bands of linear patterning encircle the sides and lid: purple, orange, blue, black.

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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BasketA7002 a-b

Small cylindrical basket (a) with a flat, fitted lid (b); lid is held in place by a cedar flange attached around the basket's opening. Lid and basket feature encircling/concentric bands of linear patterning in red, green, and blue-black; centre of lid features a red and green circular motif.

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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BasketA6996

Small swamp grass basket decorated with bird designs. Basket has cedar bark warp, swamp grass weft with designs in natural coloured grass on a purple dyed background. The base has plain twining over several warp strands; the sides have twisted twined work.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
swamp grass, dye and cedar bark
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA6994

Oval-shaped, flat-bottomed basket with purple, scalloped openwork along the upper edge; band of curvilinear pattering in black-purple and natural around the centre of the basket.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
grass, cedar bark and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA6990

Oval-shaped, flat-bottomed basket with green, scalloped openwork along the upper edge; band of curvilinear pattering in purple and natural around the centre of the basket.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
grass, cedar bark and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA6989

Open, oval-shaped woven basket with trim of scalloped red-black openwork around the upper rim. Band of checkered natural and red weaving around centre.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
grass, cedar bark and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketryA1987

Roughly rectangular piece of cedar weaving with strands of dark brown material worked into a linear design. Two triangular points at one end.

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