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BasketA2272

Cylindrical basket with wrapped twined weaving. Yellow and purple bands of triangles around the side with central band of orange with individual purple stitches.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
swamp grass, dye and cedar bark
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry TrayA2273

Round, brown tray of simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches) with watch-spring construction. Partial imbrication. The sides are three splint rows with a wrapped border. Interior of the basket has three concentric divisions and an inner row of grass and then two rows of alternating black cherry bark and grass repeated. Between these, there are nine diagonal lines in red, then nine shapes in red, then twenty "X" shapes in red with grass inside.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, cedar wood and grass
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket LidA2395

Circular wrapped twined lid with a central button handle. Central knob of mauve/black/yellow/pink/yellow/black; four "swastika" shapes in black; band of purple/yellow/pink/yellow/purple on sides.

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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Basketry LidD1.509

Circular, coiled cedar root basketry lid decorated with eight-petaled flower shape. The flower has triangular shapes at the end of each of the eight petals along the rim, in red cherry bark / cat-tail grass/ black-dyed bark. Lid consists of simple coiled work with bifurcated stitches, and watch-spring coil construction, and also has a flange. Colour: tan.

Culture
Coast Salish ?
Material
dye, cat-tail grass ?, cherry bark and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNa1681 a-b

Coiled basket and lid with watch-spring base and lid construction. Button handle and flange on lid. Decoration is sewn on and consists of pieces of wool sewn on in tufts. Near the base is one horizontal row of red thread bordered by purple thread.

Culture
Yup'ik
Material
wool fibre, fibre and rye grass
Made in
Nushagak, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd615

Coiled basket with bifurcated stitches; elongated watch-spring base construction; fully imbricated. The design consists of nine rows of staggered rectangles bordered on top by horizontal zigzag line, one straight line, two plain rows, ending with a horizontal zigzag around the rim. Cedar root splint foundation with coiled elements of cedar root; one rawhide tie; imbrication in red cherry bark and bullrush.

Culture
Tsilhqot'in
Material
cherry bark, rawhide skin, cedar root and cat-tail grass ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD1.488

Cylindrical coiled basket (bifurcated stitches), with remains of looped border. Watch-spring base construction. Imbricated plant motif in red cherry bark with cat-tail grass (?) at base. The rim has two rows of continuous imbrication alternating between dark cherry bark and cat-tail grass (?) every two stitches. The bottom has a beaded radiating pattern alternating in rows of red and dark cherry bark.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, dye and cat-tail grass ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA2329

Bowl-shaped coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with watch-spring base construction. Decorated with two rows of beading, alternating between grass, red and dark cherry bark. Bottom row is imbricated, alternating in all three colours.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
dye, cat-tail grass ?, cherry bark and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA2332

Lozenge-shaped basket of simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches) with parallel slat base construction and cross-stitch on rim. Hide thong handles are laced on. Decorated with partial imbrication. Shapes near rim, one per side, in black/white/red. Colour: tan.

Culture
Coast Salish ?
Material
cat-tail grass ?, dye, rawhide skin, cherry bark and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA2333

Plain twined work with turned in border. Design in false embroidery. "Floral" pattern in natural swamp grass and brown (dyed) cedar bark.

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