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Bentwood BoxA8229 a-b

Bentwood box with four painted panels, and an unpainted removable lid (part b) with sides that bevel inwards towards the bottom. Two of the opposite sides of the box have similar designs formed in continuous black primary form lines and red secondary lines. On an adjacent side is a bird figure with an ovoid body painted in black and red. The last side is painted with two ovoids joined by a line, all in red.

Culture
Gitxsan
Material
paint and cedar wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureA8232

Naturalistic human head carved from wood and painted red and black, with traces of green. Large metal hook at the neck.

Culture
Nisga'a
Material
red cedar wood, metal and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bentwood BoxA7991

Bentwood box. The front is painted in black and red designs. One side has a bird-like creature in black; another side is abstract designs in black; the back is unpainted.

Culture
Gitxsan
Material
metal, paint and cedar wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gambling Game PieceA17076

Wooden game piece stained red-brown. The stick is triangular in shape with a thicker top that tapers into a point. Carved into the top is a thunderbird in profile. The remainder of the piece has a carved scalloped edge on each side. There are two nails in the top of the stick, one just below the bird and another near the point that fasten it to a game board (A17073 a-b).

Culture
Coast Salish: Musqueam
Material
yellow cedar wood, metal and stain
Made in
Musqueam, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd621

Coiled basket with bifurcated stitches; parallel splint base construction; fully imbricated. The design consists of six staggered rows of triangles with vertexes up; one row of triangles with vertexes down; one row of triangles with vertexes up; all in red on bullrush ground; light coloured quill on rim; base is beaded in bullrush. Seven rawhide ties.

Culture
Tsilhqot'in
Material
rawhide skin, cat-tail grass ?, bird quill, cherry bark, fibre, cedar wood and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd619

Coiled basket with bifurcated stitches; rim is overcast; parallel splint base construction; fully imbricated. The design from the bottom to top: four staggered rows of rectangles (checkerboard); meander pattern; repeat of checkerboard; horizontal zigzag pattern around rim; all in red on bullrush ground; light and dark quill on rim; base is beaded in quill. Colour: tan.

Culture
Tsilhqot'in
Material
cedar root, cedar wood, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ? and bird quill
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd625

Coiled basket consisting of bifurcated stitches; elongated watch-spring base construction; braided rim; partially beaded. Bottom to top - continuous horizontal diamond pattern in red on beaded bullrush ground; discrete beaded bullrush chevron patterns; red chevrons on bullrush ground; vertical red stripes on bullrush ground; base is beaded in bullrush. Colour: tan. There is a circular piece of cedar wrapped around the basket.

Culture
Tsilhqot'in
Material
cat-tail grass ?, cherry bark, cedar root and cedar wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd626

Coiled basket with bifurcated stitches; parallel splint base construction; cedar splint held on by a type of blanket stitch; fully imbricated. The design from bottom to top consists of large horizontally connected hexagonal shapes; discrete animal shapes; triangular forms around rim; all in red on bullrush background. Three hide ties. Colour: tan.

Culture
Tsilhqot'in
Material
fibre, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ?, rawhide skin, cedar wood and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd652

Coiled basket with bifurcated stitches; parallel splint base construction; partially imbricated and beaded. The design from the bottom to top: set of four red triangles with larger triangle on top with a small bullrush cross in centre; on imbricated bullrush ground; three rows of staggered red triangles (bottom row has sets of two red and one bullrush triangle); red crosses on beaded bullrush ground; discrete rectangles in red on beaded bullrush ground around rim. Two rawhide ties. Colour: tan.

Culture
Tsilhqot'in
Material
rawhide skin, cat-tail grass ?, cherry bark, fibre, cedar wood and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd629

Coiled basket with bifurcated stitches; parallel splint base construction; fully imbricated. The design from bottom to top: vertical stepped pattern; connected to squares and larger solid squares; triangles around rim; all in red on bullrush background. Base is beaded in red. Five rawhide ties. Colour: tan.

Culture
Tsilhqot'in
Material
cedar root, cedar wood, cat-tail grass ?, cherry bark and rawhide skin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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