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BasketB100

Woven basket that flared from a flat, square bottom to an open, circular top. Twilled design in faded red on natural coloured ground; curvilinear and geometric designs. Rim made of wood with four supporting ribs; split leaf is woven around the frame. Cord handle on one side.

Culture
Saduans
Material
wood, palm leaf, grass and dye
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketB95

The basket has a circular opening at the top, becomes square through weaving and rests upon a circular wood base. Two sticks are crossed and lashed between the circular base and the basket. Each end of the stick is bent up the corners of the basket, lashed to the weaving and secured beneath a band at the top. There are two loops on two of the sticks. A length of bark threaded between the basket and the circular base and each end knotted to a loop creating straps. The basket has a diamond pattern woven in light and dark rattan. Underneath the rim there is a red band.

Culture
Iban
Material
wood, bark and rattan
Made in
Sarawak, Malaysia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cigarette PaperB460

Cigarette paper composed of segments of grass that are cut to the same length.

Culture
Malay
Material
grass
Made in
Singapore
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8471

Coiled work basket (bifurcated stitches); base construction is elongated watch-spring along diagonal with filler each side. Sides of basket curve in at four sides. Top rim has slight lip. Foot is fully imbricated with cat-tail grass (?), with four red and four dark cherry bark beads. Imbricated design on body is one band of groups of three crosses in red or dark cherry bark with cat-tail grass (?) centers. Under lip is same pattern of imbrication as on foot. On top rim, fully imbricated with cat-tail grass (?) and black cherry bark.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
cat-tail grass ?, dye, cherry bark and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8470

Oval coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with lip. Parallel base construction. Imbricated design of flowers with leaves, alternating in dark or red cherry bark with cat-tail grass (?) centers. Lip has small pyramid shapes alternating in red or dark cherry bark with cat-tail grass (?) in center.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
cat-tail grass ?, dye, cherry bark and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Work BasketA8469

Rectangular coiled work (with bifurcated stitches). Elongated watch spring construction. Imbricated designs of vertical rows of small rectangles with red and dark cherry bark. Repeated indents and coil protrusions on rim indicate there may have been a loop work border. Red beading along very bottom edge.

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo
Material
cedar root, dye and cherry bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8445

Part (a) coiled basket (with bifurcated stitiches) with pedastal base. Imbrication in crabapple bark, black cherry bark and cat-tail grass in repeating parallel zig-zag bands of crabapple bark, cat-tail grass (?), dyed cherry bark, cat-tail grass (?), crabapple bark. Watch-spring base and lid construction. One row of crabapple bark at the rim of basket and on rim of lid part (b). Overcast handles on basket and knob handle on lid. Lid has similar imbrication pattern.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
cedar root, crabapple bark, cherry bark and cat-tail grass ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8444

Handbag-like basket with base and warp of cedar bark. The weft elements are natural and dyed purple and orange swamp grass, and cherry bark. Two handles made of twine attached along opposite edges. Basket is woven with diagonal twining.

Culture
Makah
Material
cedar bark, swamp grass, cherry bark and dye
Made in
Washington, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8443

Handbag-like basket; rectangular in shape with two braided handles attached along the upper rim opposite each other. Bands of openwork alternate with bands of multicoloured floral and geometric patterning.

Culture
Makah
Material
cedar bark and swamp grass
Made in
Washington, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleA7857

Triangular wooden rattle with a cylindrical handle. Sides are covered with strips of cedar bark and bound with a black lace.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Nuchatlaht
Material
cedar bark, wood, fibre and dye
Made in
Nuchatlitz, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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