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BasketNb11.317

Oval basket (a) with twined grass rim and cedar bark flange of looped cedar warp strands. Sides are wrapped twined grass; cedar bark and grass base of plain twined weave with checker work centre. Design consists of two light red bands at base of basket; a dark blue, followed by an orange, dark blue and orange bands. The bottom of the basket has one row of purple twining. Lid (b) is wrapped twined with purple and yellow geometric design around red and yellow oval design. Bands around rim of lid are a row each of orange, dark blue, orange and dark blue.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
dye, cedar bark and grass
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb11.316 a-b

Short, cylindrical woven basket (a) with a flat, fitted lid (b); lid is held in place by a cedar flange attached around the upper rim of the basket. Lid has a central black and yellow circular design with a concentric multicoloured band of linear patterning.; multicoloured band around the sides of the lid. Multicoloured bands of linear patterning around the sides of the basket. Colours: black, yellow, red, green and orange.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
cedar bark, dye and grass
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb11.315 a-b

Short, cylindrical basket (a) with a fitted lid (b); lid has a round knob handle in the centre and is held in place by a cedar bark flange looped with cedar warp strands woven along the upper rim of the basket. Sides are grass and cedar bark, wrapped twined. Bands of black, red, yellow, green and purple linear and geometric patterning around sides and lid. Cedar bark and grass base, plain twined base with central checker work.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
cedar bark, grass and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb11.314 a-b

Short, cylindrical basket (a) with a flat, fitted lid (b); lid is held in place by a cedar bark flange looped with cedar bark warp strands attached around teh upper rim of the basket. Sides are grass wrapped twined. Cedar bark and grass base, plain twined with checker work centre. Design of purple and yellow striped band around base. Six narrow dark blue bands with double stitching at regular intervals on top and bottom bands around middle. Round lid with five narrow purple and yellow bands around rim. Dark blue sunburst design in centre of lid surrounded by concentric rings of purple, yellow and dark blue.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
cedar bark, dye and grass
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fishing CreelNd579 a-b

Fishing creel compoased of coiled cedar root weaving. The basket has an irregular rectangular base, a flat back, three sides that have shoulders narrowing and slanting diagonally up to the top back over a trapezoidal lid with a trapezoidal hole at the centre. Five red and black cherry bark imbricated diamonds decorate three sides. Two hide loops sewn onto two back corners. Lid attached to back with two hide strips. Four imbricated diamond shapes decorate the lid.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, skin and dye
Made in
Merritt, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fishing CreelNd577 a-b

Fishing creel basket (a) with lid (b). The basket is constructed of coil weaving with an irregular curved rectangular base, concave back and convex sides creating protruding shoulder in lower third of basket narrowing to rounded rectangular mouth. Decorated with a design in red and black cherry bark and off-white bear grass imbrication forming a series of diamonds. Has a hide strap attached to the two back corners. The lid is attached to the basket with two hide ties and is imbricated with a repeated triangle design fanning out from the central hole.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
cherry bark, skin, bear grass, cedar root and dye
Made in
Merritt, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd699

Rectangular coiled basket, with bifurcated stitches, with handle, split to form rim of basket . Elongated watch-spring construction. Basket has stiff handles, which are formed from the top coils of the basket. The imbricated design consists of two stars on the sides and two geometric designs on ends, in red and dark cherry bark and cat-tail grass? There are two geometric designs at each handle base, all in black, red and light cat-tail grass? Cherry bark beading along top rim and handles.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
cat-tail grass ?, cherry bark, cedar wood, cedar root and dye
Made in
Lytton, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd696

Round, coiled basket (with bifurcated stitches) with foot and slat constructed base. Imbricated design in diamond shapes with cherry bark outer line and light yellow-brown grass inner line. X-shapes in dark cherry bark outer line and light yellow-brown grass as inner line. Cherry bark beading at rim and foot. Loopwork around rim.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx: Lil'wat ?
Material
cedar wood, cherry bark, grass, cedar root and dye
Made in
Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb577

Rectangular carrying basket with cedar bark strips and overlaid grass strips attached by plain twining. Coloured band of purple and black at the bottom and two bands of blue-green, orange and purple in the middle. Band of purple and black at the top. Two wide vertical bands of black, purple, and blue-green. Handles are of jute cord.

Culture
Coast Salish ?
Material
cedar bark, jute fibre ?, dye and grass
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb11.333

Rectangular carrying bag with bottom of cedar slats and crisscross grass. Plain twined weaving around base and wrapped twining around body. Patten is of a wide, encircling purple band with oblique yellow and plain sections around the middle. Two narrower purple bands with yellow oblique sections around top and bottom. Rim is partly green with red cotton thread near centre.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
grass, dye, cotton fibre and cedar bark
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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