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Basketry LidD1.511

Flat, circular basket lid of simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches) with watch-spring construction. Decorated with partial beading--all but the first three rows are beaded in red cherry bark / cat-tail grass / black-dyed cherry bark / cat-tail. Each cat-tail section is two rows. Colour: tan.

Culture
Coast Salish ?
Material
cedar root, cat-tail grass ?, dye and cherry bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry LidD1.526

Basket lid of simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches) with elongated watch-spring construction and sides which are two coiled rows deep. Lid also has a two-strand, twisted loop work rim and an overcast string handle. Decorated with four triangular shapes (vertex towards center) in black-dyed cherry bark / cat-tail /red cherry bark / black-dyed cherry bark. Colour: tan.

Culture
Coast Salish ?
Material
fibre, 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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Basketry LidD1.513

Triangle shaped coiled cedar root basketry lid decorated with imbrication. Three triangular shapes; two in black-dyed bark and grass, and one in red bark and grass along rim. Simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches), and watch-spring construction with extra splints added. Lid was previously attached to a basket (note three holes on one end.)

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
dye, cherry bark, cedar root, cat-tail grass ? and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry LidD1.514

Flat, circular basket lid of simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches) with watch-spring construction and wire handle which is overcast in cedar root. Lid also has a flange. Decorated with partial imbrication, four "y" shapes--two in red cherry bark and cat-tail and two in black-dyed cherry bark and cat-tail. Imbricated designs are staggered around rim with stems facing the centre.

Culture
Coast Salish ?
Material
metal, 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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BasketA1115

Bowl on pedastal coiled work (bifurcated stitches) with watch-spring base construction. Double loop work on rim and foot. Imbricated geometric pattern of four large squares in black cherry bark, grass and red cherry bark, horizontally connected by double black lines. Stem has smaller squares in dark and red cherry bark on top row and partial squares in dark cherry bark, grass and red cherry bark on bottom row.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
cherry bark, cat-tail grass ?, cedar root and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatA1126

Round mat with ragged central dark blue circle surrounded by a concentric dark blue, purple, and green band. Two figures in red and purple are around the middle at either side. Outer rim edge is green, purple, and dark blue. Wrapped twined weaving (which is diagonal to the warp on the correct side and vertical to the warp on the reverse side).

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
aniline dye and swamp grass
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Baby CarrierA1138

Basketry cradle of simple interlocking coiled work with bifurcated stitches. Parallel slat base construction with single stitch side reinforcement and an overcast rim. The rim has continuous imbrication in red cherry bark. The body has the first four slats beaded in four rows of white bullrush and one row of black cherry at the head of the cradle. Double-row stepped design in red cherry scattered over the rest.

Culture
Coast Salish ?
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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BasketA2334 a-b

Small cylindrical basket (a) with flat, fitted lid (b); lid is held in place by a cedar flange attached around the upper rim of the basket. Fine wrapped twined work. Base:central circle of pink/purple/yellow/purple (wave pattern) surrounded by a green, wavey line. Sides: discrete bands of orange rectangles on purple ground bordered by a green jagged line. Lid: pink/yellow/brown rim; same discrete bands as on sides joined by a brown line; inner circle is red/yellow/brown.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Kyuquot
Material
aniline dye, swamp grass and cedar bark
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA2335 a-b

Cylindrical basket (a) with a flat, fitted lid (b); lid is held in place by a cedar flange attached around the upper rim of the basket. Basket and lid are covered with encircling/concentric bands of multicoloured geometric and linear patterning. Colours: red, green, orange, yellow, black, and purple.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
cedar bark, swamp grass and aniline dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA2339

Oval-shaped basket with plain twined work with false embroidered design; braided rim. Base - two checkered bands, one in purple and one in orange; sides - zigzag pattern in orange/purple/orange (in phase) with natural swamp grass filler.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
aniline dye, swamp grass and spruce root
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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