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TumplineA8183

Woven cotton tumpline with geometric design in red, blue, yellow and wine. Design is a horizontal zigzag. The band of the tumpline narrows at each end and warp fibres are braided to create the carrying straps. Knots have been tied at both ends.

Culture
Coast Salish: Quwutsun'
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Trinket BasketA7617

Tan basket with simple interlocking coiled work (bifurcated stitches), parallel slat base foundation with single reinforcement stitch, and an overcast rim looped to form two handles. Decorated with imbrication and beading. Imbricated discrete cross-shaped figures arranged in three horizontal rows in red cherry bark/cat-tail grass and in black-dyed bark/cat-tail grass staggered. Middle row in red cherry bark/cat-tail while the others are in black cherry bark/cat-tail.

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo ?
Material
cedar root, dye, cherry bark and cat-tail grass ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Miniature Baby CarrierA7618

Small basketry cradle. The cradle is made with simple interlocking coiled work (bifurcated stitches), slat base construction and overcast rim. There are separate vertical panels but a continuous horizontal pattern. There is a narrow slit at the foot end of the cradle. The sides show a series of three vertical panels in red/white alternating with black/white in various checker patterns and of various height. There is a chevron beaded band along the top rim which extends down, overlapping some vertical sections in red and black cherry bark.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
cherry bark, dye and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Baby CarrierA7619

Small, basketry baby carrier, or cradle. Simple interlocking coiled work (bifurcated stitches) with slat base construction and overcast rim, beading and imbrication, narrow slit on end. Partial beading and imbrication, discrete vertical panels and continuous horizontal pattern. Sides: series of vertical panels in red/white alternating with black/white in various checker patterns (i.e. Has varying nos. Of stitches) with chevron beaded band at top rim; totally imbricated in cat-tail grass with some sections in red and black cherry bark.

Culture
Coast Salish ?
Material
cherry bark, cat-tail grass ?, cedar root and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA7990

Basket of simple interlocking coiled work (bifurcated stitches) with parallel slat base construction and radiating reinforcement stitches. Lower base has a foot of open loop work. Beading over the interior and the exterior of the upper basket. Beading (interior) over the entire bottom (3:3 ratio) with one beaded row per slat in staggered rows in black and red cherry bark. Upper rim is beaded in black and in red. Exterior is beaded in red (1:2 ratio) with three beaded rows per slat and staggered to give a zigzag over the three slat rows.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
cherry bark, dye and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketC26

A circular basket with an open weave design consisting of two horizontal rows, one upper and one lower, of upward pointing triangles around the sides surrounded by horizontal red, orange, and green bands on a natural background. The top has a row of inward pointing triangles all around with the rim having the same colour pattern as the sides. The handle is plaited and woven together.

Culture
Samoan
Material
dye and palm leaf
Made in
Savai'i, Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FanC36

Fan with circular blade composed of woven open coils. Two dark brown bands. The blade is bound to a wooden shaft with bark.

Culture
Samoan
Material
leaf, wood, dye and bark
Made in
Savai'i, Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA17084 a-b

Large rectangular basket (with bifurcated stitches on sides) with lid (part b), attached with one worn rawhide string. Parallel slat lid, base and body construction (bifurcated stitches) with reinforced stitches along edge. Basket has inner flange. Fully imbricated in grass and large parallel rows of zig-zags in red and dark cherry bark, with dark cherry bark arrows. Lid rim is imbricated in grass with red bark geometric designs. Top rim is beaded in grass and rest of lid is beaded in alternating rows of grass and red bark. Two rawhide ties at front and two hinges at rear.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
cedar root, rawhide skin, cherry bark, dye and cat-tail grass ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA17085 a-b

Basket base (a) and lid (b) composed of simple interlocking coiled work with bifurcated stitches on the sides. Parallel slat base and lid construction reinforced by stitches along edges. Flange indented on lid with overcast rim, beading and imbrication. The sides have four horizontal rows of double imbricated black stitches interrupted by vertical bands of alternating checker and solid lines. The lid has several rows of beading (every other coiled row) grouped into four panels. Rawhide thongs on lid and rawhide handles on narrower ends.

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
cedar root, cat-tail grass ?, dye, rawhide skin and cherry bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA2.620

Birch bark is bent and laced into place. On the rim, splints are overcast (open stitch) and then beaded with red and black yarn. Around the mid-section of the basket a twig is sewn on for reinforcement. The rim is overcast; three stitches, then every other stitch is beaded with black thread (six stitches) then three stitches, openwork, then the next series of three then three overcast.

Culture
Yup'ik
Material
birch bark, birch root, fibre and dye
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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