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Basket3116/6

Small woven basket. Basket is oblong and rounded, with a checkered pattern of cherry bark imbrication encircling the exterior in four rows. A thin strip of hide is attached to either side to create a handle.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx: Samahquam
Material
cedar root, cherry bark and rawhide skin
Made in
Mission, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3116/5 a-c

Double basket with lids on both sides (parts b-c). Woven basket is made of two nearly identical round bodies on pedestals. Necks narrow toward the rim, the round flat mouths hold lids. The two halves are attached by weaving, at the bodies' widest part. Basket and lids are decorated with repeating patterns of small crosses made from alternating black and red imbricated bark with a yellow grass centre.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
Material
cedar root, cherry bark and grass
Made in
Lytton, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3116/4

Woven basket. Basket is rectangular in shape, narrow at base and flaring outward toward top. Rim is a large openwork scallop pattern of wrapped cedar roots. Two decorative lines of a repeating cross pattern run horizontally around the basket, made of imbricated red and dark brown bark and grass.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx: Samahquam
Material
grass, cedar root and cherry bark
Made in
Mission, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3116/3

Rectangular basket with lid. Basket is short and long, woven with lines of red and black bark imbrication. The lid is attached on one long side by hide thongs, with two long thongs on the front for securing shut. Synthetic light blue fabric lines the interior of basket and lid, with a small piece of embroidered white cotton fabric reading "RWS" attached to the middle of the inside of the lid.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx: Samahquam
Material
wood, grass, cedar root, synthetic fibre, cherry bark, rawhide skin and cotton fibre
Made in
Mission, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3116/2

Woven basket with attached lid. Basket is rectangular, woven to create a small checked pattern, and decorated with an encircling large chevron pattern of imbricated red and black bark. A flat lid with inset lip is attached to the basket by two hide thongs, with a further two thongs attached at the front to tie the basket closed. Two long hide thongs are also attached at each side to create handles.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx: Samahquam
Material
grass, wood, cedar root, cherry bark and rawhide skin
Made in
Mission, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3116/1

Very large basket with lid. Basket is rectangular, woven with cedar root and decorated with red and black cherry bark imbrication in a double line of large chevrons interspersed with diamond shapes. The lid is attached to the basket by three leather straps at back, with ties for closing at front. A leather handling strap is attached at each end. Three long strips of woven cedar serve as feet for the basket, attached to the base along each of the short sides and in the middle. A rounded lid fits over an inset lip, and is decorated with the same motifs as the body of the basket. Old, well-executed repairs are visible.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx: Samahquam
Material
wood, grass, cedar root, cherry bark and rawhide skin
Made in
Mission, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Violin Case3126/1

Basketry violin case. Case in the general shape of a violin, with a long neck and widening of the upper and lower bouts. Lid is attached with two small decorative metal hinges at back, and closes with a hide tie at front. Case is heavily decorated on the exterior with red and black cherry bark and grass beading, in a checkered pattern. A woven cedar bark handle is attached below the front tie closure, attached on one side by a hide loop and the other by a brown and yellow shoelace.

Culture
Coast Salish: Semiahmoo
Material
plastic, cedar root, cherry bark, rawhide skin, brass metal, synthetic fibre and bear grass
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket18.3.4

Gift of Miss Henrietta E. Failing.

Culture
Interior Salish and Lillooet
Material
cedar root, beargrass and cherry bark
Made in
“Plateau” ?
Holding Institution
Portland Art Museum
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Basket3000/37

Rectangular woven basket in a tight, square weave. Base is a small rectangle, and walls flare out toward the wide mouth. The exterior is decorated by thick vertical stripes of imbrication containing evenly spaced red and light brown horizontal lines. There are three stripes on each of the basket’s long sides, and two on the short.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
root, cherry bark and grass
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3000/33

Rectangular woven basket. Base is a rectangle, and walls flare out toward the wide mouth. The exterior is decorated on the top third with short, thin, horizontal strips of dark imbrication. On three sides, the mid-portion has vertical lines in red and black patterns while on the fourth side are stripes of red and black imbrication at the rim.

Culture
Coast Salish ?
Material
root, cherry bark and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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