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ArrowIe311

An arrow shaft, 94 cm. long, binding to a point, of pitpit (sword grass). The point is bound to the shaft with a 10 cm. wide band of trade cord coated with yellow clay. The point is triple made of three flat bamboo slivers bound to the outside of the shaft, each projecting 10.5 cm. beyond the shaft and 1 cm. wide, tapering to a sharp point, flaring out from the shaft.

Culture
Kewa
Material
clay, cotton fibre, bamboo grass and fibre
Made in
Iapi, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNbz687 a-d

Rectangular coiled storage basket with a foot and a fitted lid (part b). Looped handles (parts c and d) have broken off and are 19.5 cm. and 19 cm. long. Slat foundation on the bottom and the sides. Split stitching and geometric imbricated design in dark red-brown, black, and light yellow-brown: three vertical bands on each long side and two on each short end, all of which are in a key pattern in either red or black bordered by the opposite colour. Lid has beaded design in light yellow-brown around the rim with beading in black and dark red-brown on the top.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
cherry bark, grass, cedar root and cedar wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd565 a-b

Coiled rectangular basket (a) with lid (b). Black and red cherry bark imbrication form geometric design which covers both basket and lid on all sides. Lid is attached to basket with three strips of hide on both sides. There are two handles for carrying at either end, as well as one on the front.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
cherry bark, skin, grass and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd607

Small, coiled, flaring rectangular basket with loop border and coiled handle. Handle is looped onto small coiled loop on basket with string foundation. Slat base and slat foundation body. Basket has a foot. Imbricated geometric square design in dark cherry bark and light brown grass. Red and dark cherry bark beading decorate foot.

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
cotton fibre, grass, cherry bark and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cooking BasketNb649

Round, twined bowl with a slightly flattened bottom. Two rows of twill twining (?) where the basket flattens. Overlaid light yellow-brown bear grass design with sets of stacked triangles above and below five rows of bear grass, the second and fourth of which are raised.

Culture
Karuk
Material
root and bear grass
Made in
California, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Food BowlNb648

Round, twined bowl with a rounded bottom. Linear, horizontal design bands of overlaid bear grass around the top. Two rows of parallelograms with repeated sets of three vertical lines between. Two raised overlaid horizontal rows are between these bands.

Culture
Karuk
Material
root and bear grass
Made in
California, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb22.83 a-b

Small, twined, cylindrical basket (a) with knobbed lid (b). Flat bottom is twined at centre then alternates plaited and twined rows with 3 twined rows to edge. Straight sides are twined with 2 bands of design. The design is of diagonal black lines alternating with light brown ground and evenly spaced chevrons. The top row chevrons point right, the bottom point left. Lid is twined lid has short straight sides then slants up to knob. Bright green grass overlay row at top edge of knob. Imbedded dirt on lid, outside has darkened.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
spruce root, grass and dye
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNbz679 a-b

Rectangular, coiled storage basket with foot; lid with looped handle on each end. Constructed of slat foundation and split stitches. Completely imbricated with light yellow-brown grass background and black and red geometric cherry bark design. Fitted lid has cherry bark beading in red-brown and black on top. Edge is imbricated.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
Material
cherry bark, grass, cedar root and cedar wood
Made in
Skatin, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNbz684

Coiled, rectangular basket with slat foundation and split stitching. Sides are completely imbricated in light yellow-brown and black deep "v" design. Lid is attached to basket with two long hide thongs. Coiled rectangular lid fits over coiled rim. The lid is imbricated on the edge and beaded on top, in rows of red and light yellow-brown.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
Material
cedar wood, cedar root, grass, skin and cherry bark
Made in
Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada and Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd683

Round coiled basket (with bifurcated stitches) with loop work around rim. Watch-spring construction. Fully imbricated with light yellow-brown grass. Animal designs, three black and four4 red.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
Material
cherry bark, grass, cedar root and dye
Made in
Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada and Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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