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Basketry CupA2.627

Basketry cup. Plain twined work. Fully false embroidered stepped design (called shaman's hat design) in red and yellow on a natural grass ground. Coated with laquer inside.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
spruce root, aniline dye, swamp grass and lacquer
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb22.81 a-b

Woven basket with base and lid. Base - mixed twined weaving: sides - plain twined work with mixed twined work border; lid - plain twined with rattle section: design is false embroidered. Sides - two bands of a "meander" pattern in purple on brown bordered with red. Lid - similar pattern; false embroidery on lid is green; lid has raised centre that rattles.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
spruce root, aniline dye and swamp grass
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtC1180

Skirt composed of braided lengths gathered in three strand groupings each with a tassel at the end that is composed of a large knot and several strands of knotted grass. The braided lengths hang from a knotted waistband with strands of grass cord as ties. The skirt is dyed black.

Culture
Polynesian
Material
grass and dye
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagC1299

Rectangular woven flax bag with geometric designs in yellow and natural colour; weaving has an X-like shape. The underside is undecorated. Along the sides are thick layers of fringe. The top has two thin twisted handles with tassels.

Culture
Maori
Material
flax fibre and dye
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtC968

Skirt composed of strands of alternating beaten and unbeaten flax stalks forming a horizontal striped pattern where the unbeaten stalks are a light yellow colour, and the beaten segments are a dark brown colour. The stalks hang from a woven waistband dyed dark brown, with off-white triangle and parallelogram designs. Braided ties at ends of waistband.

Culture
Maori
Material
fibre, new zealand flax fibre and dye
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagC1200 a

Woven, nettle fibre bag (bilum) in a trapezoidal shape with a short, woven, broken handle. The bag is decorated with geometric designs of yellow and blue on natural ground.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
nettle fibre and dye
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Burden BasketD1.276 a-b

Large, rectangular basket (a) with flaring sides and a flat, fitted lid (b). Simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches); parallel slat base and lid construction; slat side on lid and indented slat flange on basket body; overcast splint rim. Foot of two coiled slats. Lid: partially beaded; regular groupings in what appears to have been green and red, beading along sides as well. Sides: partial beading; vertical panels with double figure outlined in red against ground of bullrush with darker colours as well. Colour: tan.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
Material
cedar root, cat-tail grass ? and dye
Made in
Lillooet, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Storage BasketA8190

Rectangular tan basket (part a) of simple interlocking coiled work with bifurcated stitches, and parallel slat base and lid (part b) construction. Indented slat flange on the basket body, and a single splint around the lid. Basket appears to have had handles. Decorated with imbrication and beading. Top of the lid is beaded in connected zigzag pattern in red cherry bark while the sides have checkerboard designs in black-dyed cherry bark. The body of the basket has a series of six figures in black with cat-tail grass interiors. Figures have the appearance of figure-eights with cross like shapes in each. There are two on each side and one on each end.

Culture
Coast Salish: Saanich
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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BasketA7622

Part (a) Jar shaped coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with coiled handle and lid, part (b). Watch-spring base & lid construction. Fully imbricated in cat-tail grass (?) with bands of diagonal lines alternating between red and dark cherry bark. Basket has inner rim. Lid has same colour configuration, with small coiled handle at center. Open hole at center.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
cat-tail grass ?, skin, cherry bark, cedar root and dye
Made in
Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA7623

Part (a) Cylindrical tapered coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with flange, and lid, part (b). Watch-spring base & lid (elongated with hole) construction. Fully imbricated in cat-tail grass (?) with dark cherry bark lattice design, forming diamond shapes. Rim has one stitch of dark cherry bark at intervals. Lid has intervals of one dark cherry bark stitch at rim and another row on top of cat-tail grass (?) and dark cherry bark alternating every two stitches. Four outlines of half diamonds point to hole in center.

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