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BasketNd626

Coiled basket with bifurcated stitches; parallel splint base construction; cedar splint held on by a type of blanket stitch; fully imbricated. The design from bottom to top consists of large horizontally connected hexagonal shapes; discrete animal shapes; triangular forms around rim; all in red on bullrush background. Three hide ties. Colour: tan.

Culture
Tsilhqot'in
Material
fibre, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ?, rawhide skin, cedar wood and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd652

Coiled basket with bifurcated stitches; parallel splint base construction; partially imbricated and beaded. The design from the bottom to top: set of four red triangles with larger triangle on top with a small bullrush cross in centre; on imbricated bullrush ground; three rows of staggered red triangles (bottom row has sets of two red and one bullrush triangle); red crosses on beaded bullrush ground; discrete rectangles in red on beaded bullrush ground around rim. Two rawhide ties. Colour: tan.

Culture
Tsilhqot'in
Material
rawhide skin, cat-tail grass ?, cherry bark, fibre, cedar wood and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd629

Coiled basket with bifurcated stitches; parallel splint base construction; fully imbricated. The design from bottom to top: vertical stepped pattern; connected to squares and larger solid squares; triangles around rim; all in red on bullrush background. Base is beaded in red. Five rawhide ties. Colour: tan.

Culture
Tsilhqot'in
Material
cedar root, cedar wood, cat-tail grass ?, cherry bark and rawhide skin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd653

Coiled basket with bifurcated stitches; elongated watch-spring base construction; partially imbricated and beaded; rim is overcast in quill. The design from bottom to top consists of red crosses on beaded bullrush ground; three horizontal beaded bullrush stripes on plain ground; arrow shapes in two staggered rows in red on beaded bullrush ground. Sets of three red stripes on beaded quill ground around rim; rim is overcast with dark and light quill; base is beaded in bullrush. Colour: tan.

Culture
Tsilhqot'in
Material
cherry bark, bird quill, cat-tail grass ? and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd639

Coiled basket with bifurcated stitches; parallel splint base construction fully beaded and imbricated. The design consists of imbricated red squares alternating with beaded bullrush squares (checkerboard); the red squares become elongated near rim. Six rawhide ties. Colour: tan.

Culture
Tsilhqot'in
Material
cedar wood, rawhide skin, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ?, cedar root and red willow bark ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketC38 a-c

Black round woven basket (part a) with a big opening. Woven fibre handle has broken and fallen off in two pieces (parts b-c - see condition).

Culture
Tongan
Material
grass and fibre
Made in
Tongatapu, Tonga
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Decorated Bamboo2642/11

Inscribed bamboo pole with one closed end. The bamboo tube is incised with different geometric designs, pictures of humanoid figures, plants and animals, and several inscriptions in dark brown. Bent metal staple or nail protrudes from bamboo joint near open end.

Culture
Kanak ?
Material
bamboo grass
Made in
New Caledonia
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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BasketA2.623

Woven basket with a circular basket and straight, vertical sides. Open twined weaving with weft strand far apart but with wrapped warp border at top and wool overlay embroidery. Hourglass design motif in red with blue-green ends and blue-green with red ends.

Culture
Aleut
Material
sea grass and wool fibre
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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