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Baby CarrierA8143

Basketry tan cradle of simple interlocking coiled work (bifurcated stitches) with parallel slat base construction and splint overcast rim construction. Partial beading and imbrication. The sides feature a series of vertical bands (seven stitches wide) in red with cat-tail grass alternating with black-dyed bark with cat-tail. Between these vertical bands are small beaded figures per section in alternate red and black cherry bark (one side only). The end has two patterns, one in red and the other in black. The rim is beaded (1:1 ratio) in black.

Culture
Coast Salish: Quwutsun'
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, dye and cat-tail grass ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Baby CarrierA8144

Basketry tan cradle of simple interlocking coiled work (bifurcated stitches) with parallel slat base construction and a flat braid (three strand) rim with looped braiding at the head end. Decorated with partial beading: four slat rows of beading near the front with four beaded rows per slat. Design features a series of chevron figures each with four beaded rows in red or black cherry bark alternating with similar cat-tail grass bands. Also five groups of four beaded pyramid forms each in red cherry cotton print material for fastenings.

Culture
Coast Salish: Quwutsun'
Material
cedar root, dye, cotton fibre, cherry root and cat-tail grass ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClubC745

Wooden club carved from a branch. The end of the handle has a knob, the other end is curved and has a spur. The inside of the curve has a rough rectangular panel. The handle is wrapped with light and dark brown braid in a striped pattern.

Culture
Fijian
Material
fibre, wood and dye
Made in
Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PurseA3432 a-b

Woven purse (part a) that has wrapped twined weaving with a border of plain twined weaving at the top. Both sides have a design that consists of two whales facing each other (in blue with several colours) and a purple eagle with an arrow in its claws while its wings are outspread. Colours include magenta, orange, yellow, and green. Has a zipper. There is also a double-sided rectangular mirror (part b).

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
swamp grass, metal, glass, aniline dye and synthetic fibre
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA3443

Small rounded coiled basket (bifurcated stitches); watch-spring base construction. Imbricated design of vertical rows of double triangles, in each row colours alternate between red cherry bark outline with cat-tail grass (?) and dark cherry bark centers and the reverse, and each row starts with the alternate colour.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ? and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA3501

Round flared coiled basket with foot. Watch-spring base construction. Imbricated design of large diamond figures in dark cherry bark, cat-tail grass (?) and red cherry bark at center, then the next is a reverse of the colour configuration. Foot has three rows of cat-tail grass (?) beading, which suggests it may have been made by a basket maker from Spuzzum, B.C. Evidence of a looped border at one time.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
cedar root, cat-tail grass ?, dye and cherry bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA4080 a-b

Small cylindrical basket (a) and fitted lid (b) woven with swamp grass. Base is done with plain twined weaving over wide warp. Side has wrapped twined weave. Decorated with a series of three bands, one with double dotted band in center. Lid has one band of the above type and a large solid circle in the center.

Culture
Makah
Material
swamp grass, cedar bark and aniline dye
Made in
Neah Bay, Washington, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry MaterialA4393

Bundle of swamp grass dyed pink, orange, and purple.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Ahousaht
Material
swamp grass and aniline dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatA4396

Round woven mat. Twisted twined work. Inner swirl in purple, yellow, and red bordered by solid lines of the same colour and a purple wave. Two black whales staggered with two red and purple birds surrounded by two rows of squares in purple. Outer border is stripes of black, yellow, red, purple, red, yellow, and black.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Ahousaht
Material
aniline dye and swamp grass
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Burden BasketA3218

Roughly rectangular, tan-coloured basket with flaring sides and the remnants of scalloped loopwork along the upper rim. Coiled cedar root basket with parallel splint base construction, single strand loopwork rim and partial imbrication. Geometric motifs alternating in black/bulrush and red/bulrush: four horizontal and four vertical rows in phase with each other.

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