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BasketD1.494

Large round coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with watch-spring base construction, and a foot of five coiled rows. Partially imbricated with horizontal bands of two red cherry bark ribbons with black crosses, and cat-tail grass (?) centres, alternating with vertical black cherry bark bands, in between. Bottom two rows, which include foot, are two ribbons of cat-tail grass (?) with red cherry bark crosses with cat-tail (?) centers, alternating with vertical red cherry bark bands. Foot is partially imbricated with red cherry bark crosses with cat-tail grass (?) center, alternating with vertical bands of red cherry bark.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
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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BasketA2269

Coiled cedar root basket with elongated watch-spring base construction and braided border. Decorated with beading and partial imbrication; four bands of diamond checkerboard figures (each with centre rectangle in a different colour from each of the outer rectangles). Red exterior with cat-tail and black centre or vice versa; they are mostly arranged so that they are diagonally similar except for top row. Colour: tan.

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
dye, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ? and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA1836

Round basker with a flat, circular base, flaring sides and a zigzagging black, red and white pattern around the sides. Simple interlocking coiled work (bifurcated stitches); watch-spring base construction looped and braided (double-coil) rim; partial imbrication.

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
cedar root, cat-tail grass ? and cherry bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lunch BasketA1839

Rectangular basket with simple interlocking coiled work, bifurcated stitches, parallel slat lid and base construction with graduated reinforcement stitches and 'twilled' effect on lid. Basket also has a two coiled handles and is decorated with beading. The lid has beading in black-dyed cherry bark in a 2:1 ratio along the circumference of the lid. The body has cat-tail grass at the top (one row per slat, in a 2:2 ratio). Three other slats have beaded decoration (3 rows per slat) in black and in red cherry bark in a 2:2 ratio creating a checkerboard pattern. Lid is attached to basket with thong hinges.

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, fibre and cat-tail grass ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA2359

Tan basket of simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches) with parallel slat base construction and two strand loop work border. Basket is fully beaded in a horizontal, elongated chevron design which alternates in red cherry bark and cat-tail grass.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
cedar root, cherry bark and cat-tail grass ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TrayD1.495

Round tray composed of simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches), watch-spring base construction, and sides consisting of five slat rows. Decorated with partial imbrication in a continuous checkered diamond design alternating in red bark, grass, and black bark, and grass. Four smaller diamond shapes near center in black, grass and red bark. Triangular shaped figures (half diamonds) alternating in black bark, grass, and red bark and grass, around exterior sides.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, grass and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA1902

Simple brown and natural-coloured coiled work basket with bifurcated stitches and watch-spring base construction. The base has a hole in the centre. Basket also has a flange and a high rim. Decorated with partial imbrication. Double vertical design similar to that of an hour glass shape in red cherry filled with bullrush, separated vertically by a row of undecorated cedar. Red triangular design on rim filled in by bullrush staggered with other design.

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo: Soowahlie
Material
cedar root, cat-tail grass ? and cherry bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Storage BasketA1908 a-b

Basket (part a) and lid (part b) with simple coiled work, bifurcated stitches, and parallel slat base construction. Slat flange on the basket (part a) with two overcast loop handles. Partially imbricated with a foot of one slat. Design in black/bullrush/red alternating and staggered with the same motif in red/bullrush/black.The foot is beaded in red. Double-stitch fillers on the lid (part b), while the side of the lid has discrete checkered areas alternating in black and red. Button handle on the lid.

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo
Material
cherry bark, cat-tail grass and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA2384

Open, oval-shaped woven basket with multicoloured bands of geometric patterning around the sides. Bottom to top: one row of turquoise/orange, two purple, two yellow, two mauve, two yellow; one row of purple triangles; central band of purple zigzags on orange ground bordered by purple; upper row of continuous purple triangles (vertex down). Wrapped twined work with overcast rim; design elements woven in.

Culture
Northwest Coast ?
Material
aniline dye, cedar bark and swamp grass
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA2270

A rounded woven basket that has sides which flare upward and curve inward. The base has a red-brown checker weave centre with plain twined weave and extra warp elements added around the sides - wrapped twined weave. The main design is consisting of two horizontal blue-grey bands, one around near the top and the other around near the bottom. The basket has a handle. Lid - wrapped twined weave with plain twined weave in middle.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
cedar bark, aniline dye and swamp grass
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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