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MatD3.18

Brown, oval-shaped birch bark mat with red, green, yellow and white quill decoration in the centre. Two bands of sweet grass coils with a single band of zigzagging open work between them--all sewn with black thread--encircle the central birch panel.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands ?
Material
sweet grass, birch bark, cotton fibre and porcupine quill
Made in
Manitoba, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD3.21 a-b

Oval-shaped birch bark basket with straight, vertical sides and a flat, fitted lid. Top of lid and sides of basket are entirely covered with multicoloured quillwork--a geometric design on the lid and a zigzagging pattern around the sides. Sides of the lid are made of thin, dark brown strips of willow interwoven with flattened, white quills to create a checkered geometric pattern. Bottom of basket is made from a wooden panel nailed to the birch bark sides

Culture
Maliseet ? or Mi'kmaq ?
Material
birch bark, porcupine quill, willow wood, dye, metal and sweet grass ?
Made in
New Brunswick, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD3.22 a-b

Circular woven basket with a flat bottom, straight, vertical sides and a flat lid that is attached to the basket with ties on one side--two loops to be tied together with string are on the opposite side of the lid and top of the basket. Three concentric circles of black, red, and gold enameled willow ring the lid, while three similar bands encircle the sides of the basket.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands
Material
reed grass, willow wood, paint, lacquer ? and fibre
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD3.205

Brown birch bark basket with an oval-shaped top and a square bottom. Bark is bent and laced into place with birch twine around the rim overcast with birch root and beaded with black wire-like material; rim also has four open space filled with black cloth. Geometric and linear patterns are scratched onto the exterior sides, revealing a lighter shade of bark.

Culture
Mi'kmaq ?
Material
birch bark, birch root, cotton fibre and grass
Made in
Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PlaqueD4.8

Circular, concave plaque with thick spiral structure. Natural colour with geometric pattern in various shades of brown.

Culture
Southwest
Material
grass, bark and dye
Made in
Arizona, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PlaqueD4.9

Circular and convex in shape with loop on the back for hanging. Natural colour ground with geometric star-like pattern in brown yellow and red.

Culture
Hopi
Material
grass, bark and dye
Made in
Arizona, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD4.53 a-b

Basket (a) with lid with small circular ring handle attached at centre (b); natural grass stitches with band of reddish grass stitches at centre on lid and base; all stiches in V formation.

Culture
Southwest
Material
pine needle, grass and dye
Made in
New Mexico, USA and Arizona, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Decorated BambooC269

Scenes of natives, ships, pigs, villages and trees. Fine linear style emphasized with black paint.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
bamboo grass and paint
Made in
Malaita, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Decorated BambooC270

Scenes of people in daily activities, fine linear style emphasized with black paint.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
bamboo grass and paint
Made in
Malaita, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Loin BandC272

Rectangular, woven grass band made of two panels woven together done the middle. The design consists of a tightly woven central section with an open-woven lozenge pattern and fringe on the ends.

Culture
Western Melanesia
Material
grass
Made in
New Britain, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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