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BasketA3138 a-b

Cylindrical basket (a) with a flat, fitted lid (b); lid has a central knob-like handle. Repeating figurative motifs around the sides of canoes and birds in blue-black; bands of green and purple around the bottom edge. Concentric linear patterning on lid in blue-black, green and purple.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
cedar root, swamp grass and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA7005 a-b

Small, cylindrical basket (a) with a flat, fitted lid (b). Basket has three purple canoe motifs encircling the sides and ands of blue and purple colour around the top and bottom edges. Lid features concentric blue and yellow circles, as well as a central blue star-like figure.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
cedar root, swamp grass and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD1.246 a-b

Large cylindrical basket (part a) that flares upward and outward and that has a lid (part b). The basket (part a) has partial imbrication in a continuous figure of a large cross in red (exterior) lined with bullrush extending almost to the entire height of the basket with beading in black on the foot and in bullrush around the rim. Simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches). Watch-spring base construction. Slat foot and indented flange. Beaded twine handle at either side with imbrication and beading. The lid (part b) has darker squares interspersed throughout.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
cedar root, cat-tail grass ?, cherry bark and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD1.406

Rectangular woven basket with low walls and black and red v-shaped motifs on the sides. Plain coiled work (bifurcated stitches); partial imbrication.

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
cedar root, cherry bark and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD1.446

Basket base (a) with a rounded base that tapers slightly and angles up across the lid (b) towards the top back. The basket base and lid are constructed of simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches) and a parallel splint base and lid construction. The lid has a rectangular hole in the top and an uneven rim. The basket is decorated on the sides with partial imbrication in stepped diamond shapes in black/yellow-brown bulrush/red and two in black/yellow-brown bulrush. The lid is decorated with alternating red and black bands.

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ?, dye and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA6670 a-b

Cylindrical woven basket (a) with slightly flaring sides and a lid (b); red-brown colour. Canoe-like figures are woven in a light yellow-brown material around sides and lid. Raised knob in centre of lid.

Culture
Gitxsan
Material
cedar root ? or bark ?
Made in
Kitwanga, British Columbia, Canada and Gitwangak, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Burden Basket1719/32

A rectangular coiled imprecated basket made from cedar wood sewn with split cedar root. Rectangular design formed by cherry bark.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
Material
cedar root, dye, cotton fibre, cedar wood, grass ? and cherry bark
Made in
Skatin, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Berry Basket1719/40

Rectangular burden basket that tapers slightly towards the bottom. Basket has three skin loops and five skin ties. On the front, there are three imprecated diamond designs. On the ends, there are two imprecated diamond designs. On the back, there are three vertical imprecated vertical designs.

Culture
Interior Salish ? or Coast Salish ?
Material
cedar root, cedar wood, grass ?, dye, skin and cherry bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Berry Basket1719/38

Rectangular-shaped burden basket that tapers slightly towards the bottom. Basket has a thick white cotton fibre strap that is secured to the basket with skin cording. Cotton strap ties into a knot on one side of the basket. A reddish-black band of cedar bark stitching decorates the middle of the basket.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
Material
cedar root, skin, dye, cotton fibre, cedar wood and cherry bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Doll Carrier1719/9

Small oblong-shaped doll carrier, or cradle, with plastic doll wrapped up in strips of cedar bark. Cradle has arched handle attached to one side. Skin strips attach to handle and opposite end of the cradle. Cradle is decorated with alternating sections of diagonally stitched white cedar root and cherry bark around its perimeter. The lower portion of the cradle has evenly spaced checkered sections of white cedar root and cherry bark.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx: Lil'wat ?
Material
cedar root, cedar wood, grass, glass ?, deer skin, plastic, cedar bark and cherry bark
Made in
Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada and Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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