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BasketA5202 a-b

Short, cylindrical basket (a) with a flat, fitted lid (b). Sides of basket and top of lid are decorated with encircling/concentric multicoloured bands of patterning in red, black, green, yellow

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
swamp grass, aniline dye and cedar bark
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA5204

Large flared oval coiled work (with bifurcated stitches) basket with tumpline attached. Elongated watch-spring base construction, cross-stitch on rim. Zig-zag stepped design in black with 'bear' grass outline (2 rows in phase) with small grass cross shapes creating a diagonal line down each strip. Tumpline is braided and knotted, but not near center where is woven on one side with blue and red fibre. Ties at front near rim.

Culture
Klickitat
Material
cedar root, dye, bear grass, cherry bark, fibre and cotton fibre
Made in
Washington, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA5220

Twined, rounded basket with twisted loops on the rim. False embroidery. Design consists of vertical zigzags imposed on vertical stripes.

Culture
Coast Salish: Quinault
Material
nettle fibre and dye
Made in
Washington, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FragmentA8207

Alternate red and golden coloured cedar bark strips. Folded over a woolen band and secured with two rows of twining using strips of green cloth.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
cedar bark, fibre, wool fibre and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry TrayA8213

Circular tan cedar root tray with simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches), watch-spring base construction, and partial imbrication. Five central rows alternate in red cherry bark and grass. Four vertical stripes composed of the letters "N" in red and "M" in black split the design field into four. Staggered between, there are y-like shapes in black, red and white, with alternating red and black arrowhead shapes around the inner rim and outer edge.

Culture
Coast Salish: Quwutsun'
Material
cedar root, dye, grass and cherry bark
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Burden BasketA8215

Basket of simple coiled work with bifurcated stitches, elongated watch-spring base construction, and imbrication in red and black cherry bark and cat-tail grass. Ends of basket have half arrowhead patterns in red cherry bark with cat-tail and in black-dyed cherry bark with cat-tail. Sides (left to right) also have half arrowhead design and concentric "V" shapes in red cherry bark, cat-tail and black-dyed cherry bark. The half arrowheads are in red cherry bark and cat-tail. The basket also has the "cluster of flies" pattern in red cherry bark and cat-tail grass. Colour: tan.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
dye, cat-tail grass ?, cherry bark and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentA9085

Spherical yellow, green, and blue beads strung in a circle with three orange-red pieces of antler carved in shape of bear's claws.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
glass, fibre, antler and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry TrayA8163

Brown basketry tray consisting of interlocking coiled work (unsplit stitches) with parallel slat base and wall construction. Two slat rows form the sides. Decorated with partial beading. One section of decoration remains. It consists of an upper row of black triangles (vertex up) and a lower row of red triangles (vertex down) with five rows of stepped grass.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
cedar wood, grass, cherry bark, cedar root and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8167

Cylindrical tan basket of imple coiled work (bifurcated stitches) with watch-spring base construction and partial imbrication. Stepped zigzag design in black/bullrush/red having two rows in each phase with discrete triangular designs around the rim.

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo ?
Material
cherry bark, cedar root, cat-tail grass ? and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA7606

Rectangular flared, coiled basket (bifurcated stitches). Parallel slat base construction. Most of basket is fully beaded on three sides in horizontal rows of two bands of cat-tail grass (?) staggered with a row of dark cherry bark. Last quarter of basket is plain except for one row of beaded dark cherry bark. Rim is solid line of cat-tail grass (?) with intervals of red or dark cherry bark. Fourth side has three vertical rows of parallel bands alternating in red and dark cherry bark and cat-tail grass (?). Skin ties, two on one side at corners, one on opposite side in middle.

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