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BasketA1860

Short, cylindrical basket made from plaited origin (raffia); wrapped twined weaving over two splint rows, direction of stitches changes with every four rows; rim is overcast.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
cedar root and palm leaf
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA1878 a-b

Basket (a) and lid (b) constructed of simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches) with parallel base construction and elongated watch-spring lid construction (no flange). Imbricated and beaded designs: the lid has three rows of beading in red cherry bark, and the basket has partial imbrication with vertical checkered bands ten stitches wide in black cherry bark and off-white cat-tail grass. Two stitches of each colour in checkerboard arrangement with some triangular double vertical bands in black.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
cherry bark, cedar root and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Flower BasketA1882

Cylindrical basket with simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches), parallel slat base and cross-stitch on rim. One row is partially beaded with a radiating pattern in bark, next row has two alternating beaded stitches, and the following has three alternating beaded stitches.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx: Lil'wat ?
Material
cedar root and bark
Made in
Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Berry BasketD1.504

Oval, narrow flared coil basket (bifurcated stitches). Elongated watch-spring base construction. Imbricated design of vertical striped pattern with connected cross-shapes, rows alternating in black cherry bark with red centers, and red with black centers. Three stripes per side, one per end.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
cedar root, cherry bark and dye
Made in
Merritt, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Baby CarrierA127

Coiled cedar root basketry cradle. Cedar roots are coiled over slats. The top half, at the widest end, is beaded in a checker work design of three upper slats separated by a black horizontal line of cloth. The bottom half is beaded in a geometric design in red and yellow. The top row is imbricated in black cloth and white grass.

Culture
Coast Salish ?
Material
cedar wood, cherry bark, fibre, cedar root and cat-tail grass ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Knitting BasketA1889 a-b

Part (a) Urn shaped coiled work (bifurcated stitches) basket with handles at shoulder and foot at base. Watch-spring lid and base construction; lid with 2" diameter hole in centre, indented slat flange. Imbricated pattern of alternating vertical rows of arrows in either dark cherry and cat-tail grass, or red cherry and cat-tail grass. In between these rows is a smaller row of diamond shapes of red cherry bark and cat-tail grass. Part (b) Lid - 6 double tiered diamond figures in cherry bark and cat-tail, alternating red/cat-tail and black/cat-tail.

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo: Soowahlie
Material
grass, cherry bark, cedar root and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cod HookA1102

Spruce root hook, carved and steamed into "u"-shape. One arm end carved with a tapered knob (for attaching leader line). Other arm end re-curved inward and sharpened to a point. Point section is lashed with cedar root.

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
spruce root and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8989 a-b

Coiled basket (part a) with handles, lid (part b), and woven carrying strap (part c). Made of simple coiled work (with bifurcated stitches); parallel splint foundation; foot is beaded. Partially imbricated: diamond designs in red, black and light yellow, with smaller diamonds at each point of the larger diamond; pattern carries over onto lid. Foot is beaded in crabapple bark. Remaining handle (three coiled rows) is imbricated in alternating four stitches of red cherry and four of black. Carrying strap is diagonally plaited and braided cedar bark.

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
grass, crabapple bark, cherry bark, cedar root and cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8988

Large flared cylindrical cedar root basket (bifurcated stitches). Watch-spring base construction. Imbricated design of large zig-zag, oultined in dark cherry bark, with two rows of cat-tail grass (?), and a row of red cherry bark in between. In the widest part of each "v" is one hourglass shape - on the bottom row they are red with cat-tail grass (?) centers, on the top row they are red with cat-tail grass (?) and black centers.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
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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BasketA8987

Cedar root coiled basket with a flat, elliptical bottom and flaring rectangular sides; simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches) elongated watch-spring base construction. Partially imbricated and beaded. Partially imbricated: vertical stripes reaching from rim to five rows from base. Base is beaded with red cherry bark. Colours: black, tan.

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