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Basketry TrayD1.394

Basketry tray of simple coiled work with bifurcated stitches, curved splint base construction, and sides comprised of four splint rows. Back is somewhat crescent shaped but with blunt ends. It is decorated with partial imbrication of dark brown cherry bark cross designs, with red in the center. Design is all around outside of rim, but rear of basket at back of crescent has three crosses in red bark with grass in center. May have had a looped border on top of the rim at one time?

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ? and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD1.395

Long rectangular low coiled basket (bifurcated stitches), parallel base construction. Imbricated design of zig-zag near rim in cark and red cherry bark and cat-tail grass (?). Basket shape is slightly rounded at center of longest sides.

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ? and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD1.396

Rectangular coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with looped row under rim, and a coiled handle. Parallel slat base and side construction. Imbricated designs, on long sides are wide vertical band of alternating rows in cat-tail grass (?), dark cherry bark, cat-tail grass (?), red cherry bark, and dark cherry bark between two more rows of cat-tail grass (?). Flanking this are two narrower vertical bands of red cherry bark half-triangles connected and on a background of cat-tail grass (?). On short sides are two dark cherry bark and cat-tail grass (?) checkerboard bands, but center design differes. One has same narrow band as long side, the other has a geometric scrollin cat-tail grass (?) with row of red cherry bark at center.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ?, dye and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BraceletC1346 a-g

Seven circular bands with one dyed yellow and black while the rest are black.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
grass
Made in
Malaita, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Harpoon HeadC1443

Harpoon with four sticks with barbed ends that are bound together with braided plant fibre cord. Ends of the barbed sticks are inserted into a bamboo tube case. Same piece of cord that wraps around the sticks is also wrapped around the bamboo case.

Culture
Torres Strait Islander
Material
plant fibre, bamboo grass and wood
Made in
“Torres Strait Islands” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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KnifeC1451

One flat end, one rounded end. Insect holes.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
bamboo grass
Made in
Malaita, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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KnifeC1452

Flat on one end, pointed on the other. Slightly curved. One notch.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
bamboo grass
Made in
Malaita, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketH1.151 a-b

Circular, light brown coil basket with a flat bottom, flared sides, and a domed, open work lid. The body of the basket has short horizontal bands of purple and green weaving, as well as a band of green around the rim. The open work lid has a large, zigzagging pattern and a small loop handle at the top.

Culture
Andes
Material
dye and grass
Made in
Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Work BasketA1993

Large rectangular coiled basket (bifurcated stitches). Elongated watch-spring base construction. Remains of design indicate horizontal lines of beading, in cat-tail grass (?), with intervals of imbrication alternating between red and dark cherry bark. One row of beading in cherry bark on base.

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo
Material
cat-tail grass ?, cherry bark and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketH1.307

Round, flat pouch-like openwork woven basket with a braided loop handle--concentric bands of red and blue are featured on both sides.

Culture
Andes ?
Material
grass and dye
Made in
Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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