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Basket3369/3

Rectangular woven handbag-like basket with plaited handles. Handles attach to the wrapped cylindrical rim, opposite each other. The design features a large black-brown whale on each long side, and a small green two-person boat on the short side. Two bands of cedar bark wrap around the basket above and below the designs. Plain woven cedar bark is visible at the base.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
cedar root, dye, cedar bark ? and wood ?
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket LidA6708

Coiled cedar root basket and lid with cedar slat foundation. Imbricated designs in black dyed cherry bark and cat-tail. Parallel slat construction. Lid has slat edge with overcast splint construction. Cherry bark beading decorates edge of lid. (The lid is currently on top of basket A8454, but does not appear to be original to that basket?)

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, dye, grass and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry Fragment2.5E1468
Basket1713/4 a-c

Round coiled basket with slight inward curve to rim; a coiled loop handle is horizontal at the shoulder. A lid (b) fits into the top opening. Both parts are coiled and the lid has a central hole in it. The exterior walls are decorated with a three black floral designs; lid has black and beige rings around the centre. A second handle (c) has broken off and is stored separately.

Culture
Ktunaxa
Material
cedar bark ?, dye, metal, cherry bark ? and cedar root ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sxwayxwey RattleA9331

Circular rattle with scallop shell attachments. Handle is made from double cedar root hoops, which are concealed by a red print cloth. The thirteen pectin shells are pierced near their bases for attachment.

Culture
Coast Salish: Quwutsun'
Material
fibre, cedar root and scallop shell
Made in
Quamichan, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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