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BasketA1896

Birch bark body of basket bent and laced into place with birch twig stitched border around the rim. Overcast with natural, pink, purple aniline dyed root. Zig-zag stitch for joining creates a portion of the design. The overcast stitch is zig-zagged. The dyed root occurs at the ends with bands of natural root on the sides. Darker side of the bark is on the outside.

Culture
Dakelhne ? or Gitxsan ?
Material
birch bark, aniline dye and birch root ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Knitting BasketA1889 a-b

Part (a) Urn shaped coiled work (bifurcated stitches) basket with handles at shoulder and foot at base. Watch-spring lid and base construction; lid with 2" diameter hole in centre, indented slat flange. Imbricated pattern of alternating vertical rows of arrows in either dark cherry and cat-tail grass, or red cherry and cat-tail grass. In between these rows is a smaller row of diamond shapes of red cherry bark and cat-tail grass. Part (b) Lid - 6 double tiered diamond figures in cherry bark and cat-tail, alternating red/cat-tail and black/cat-tail.

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo: Soowahlie
Material
grass, cherry bark, cedar root and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model SnowshoesA158 a-b

Pair of model snowshoes: wooden frame with an upturned toe; laced with hide; red and purple wool pom-poms decorate toe and heel.

Culture
Gitxsan
Material
rawhide skin, wool fibre, wood and dye
Made in
Hazelton, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6214

Sneezer mask. Wooden mask with a hooked nose, slightly protruding eyes and eyebrows, and a mouth with a movable lower jaw. The mask is painted with black eyebrows, red nostrils and lips, and red lines emphasizing the cheekbones. There is brown around the eyes and a scalloped brown design to the sides of the mouth. The chin is also brown, and the remainder of the face is painted white. A cedar bark fringe hangs from the top of the head, short on the sides, and extends below the bottom of the mask.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
metal, cedar bark, wood, paint, fibre and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Chilkat ApronA4184

Square apron with woven design and long fringes. Across the top edge is a dark blue band, the ends of which become long ties. The design is in the Chilkat style with an ancestor face in the upper centre and half ancestor faces in the lower corners. Other possible motifs include a bird and whale. The design is in yellow, green and black on natural ground. There is a long twisted fringe on three sides. The apron is made from commercial and hand spun wool and wool flannel.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA4178

Humanoid mask with small, deep set eyes, an articulated nose, heavy eyebrows and an open mouth. Small hole at centre of forehead. Facial features are marked with red and black paint. Green cord is tied through several holes at the back.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre, wood, paint and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA4177

Humanoid mask with small circular eyes, an angular open mouth, large, protruding nose and prominent brow ridge. Facial features and linear designs are painted black and orange-red. Green cord is attached to several holes at the back of the mask.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre, skin, wood, paint, metal and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatA4098

Large rectangular mat with woven pattern. The strands are plaited diagonally to the axis of the mat. There are groups of dark cedar strands running at regular intervals through both the warp and weft, creating a geometric diamond pattern. The edges were originally hemmed by replaiting strands back into the body of the mat.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark and mud dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA3657

Mask painted white with heavy black eyebrows, black around the eyes with a gill-like design in black over the cheeks, red nostrils and lips, a black moustache, red accentuating the cheeks and sides of the mouth, and a black chin. Two rectangular ears protrude at the sides and are painted red and white separated by a black line. There are also two black oval marks on the mask's right ear and four black oval marks on the mask's left ear. Cord attached at back with a piece of off-white fabric knotted around it.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint, fibre, dye and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatK5.136

Rectangular mat made from reeds woven together with bright, multicoloured wool; woven pattern of zigzags down center and on either edge.

Culture
Zulu
Material
reed grass, dye, wool fibre and wood
Made in
Durban, Natal, South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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