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BasketD1.282

Rectangular, flared coiled basket (bifurcated stitches). Parallel slat base construction. Upper half of basket is fully imbricated in cat-tail grass (?), with diamond designs in staggered rows of dark cherry bark, and red cherry bark. Lower half of basket has "cluster of flies" pattern alternating between red cherry bark and cat-tail grass and dark cherry bark and cat-tail grass. Rim has intervals of red cherry bark. Skin handles tied at each corner of one side and looped through front loop.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
Material
cedar root, cat-tail grass, cherry bark, rawhide skin and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA3219

Round coiled cedar root basket (bifurcated stitches) with two looped rows between rows of coils. Watch-spring base construction. Imbricated designs in three rows of squares alternating in checkerboard patterns of red and dark cherry bark, and dark cherry bark and grass. Two small metal handles, one on each side with fibre ties to them. Bottom edge is beaded in red cherry bark.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, fibre, cat-tail grass ?, metal and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA5065

Rectangular flared coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with double looped border. Parallel slat base construction. Upper basket is almost fully beaded, three sides have horizontal bands of cat-tail grass (?) and dark cherry bark, alternating with plain cat-tail grass (?). Last two rows of plain cat-tail grass (?). On fourth side, top row is cat-tail grass (?) and dark cherry bark, then horizontal rows alternate between dark cherry bark and cat-tail grass (?), each row of beads decreasing in size. The lower quarter of the basket is undecorated.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
cherry bark, dye, cat-tail grass ? and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA7256

Diamond shaped coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with double looped border. Imbricated design of square with diamond centers and pyramid shapes on three sides, in red cherry bark with cat-tail grass and diamond in dark cherry bark with red center, and on next side is black cherry bark with cat-tail grass (?) and red cherry bark diamond with dark cherry bark center, repeats for two other sides.

Culture
Interior Salish
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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BasketA9013

Small rectangular coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with attached lid. Parallel splint base and lid construction. Beaded rows in red cherry bark, cat-tail grass (?), dark cherry bark, and cat-tail grass (?), repeated twice. Lid has similar pattern with outer rim in cat-tail grass (?). Skin tie holds lid to basket. Skin ties on front and back, most broken off.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
skin, cat-tail grass ?, cherry bark, cedar root and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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KnifeK3.17 a-d

Knife (a) with a slightly curved rusted metal blade and the tang of the blade protruding through the butt end of the bone and wood handle. Sheath of light brown reed, one piece folded at one end (b) to hold a second piece of reed (d) and protect the blade point. A length of light brown reed (c) is used to secure the knife inside the sheath.

Culture
Ethiopian
Material
iron metal, wood, reed grass and bone
Made in
Bulchi Village, Gamo-Gofa, Ethiopia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskA6346

Large, carved, wooden, raven hamatsa mask with a long beak, an ovoid shaped projection on the ridge and thin, ovoid shaped cutout nostrils. The beak is hinged with pieces of leather nailed to either side. The beak is painted black with a red mouth and nose. From the edge of the mouth to the back of the nose are a series of red u-forms ending in a split u. At the back of the mouth are two white u-forms. The bridge has white and red detailing. The eyes are white, outlined in black and red, on a white ovoid shaped background; brow is black. The inside of the mask is hollow with the exception of twine used to open and close the beak. The top has short pieces of cedar creating a fringe, while the back has longer strips that hang over the wearer. The bottom is black with a white U-form. The mask is painted black, red, and white with Northwest Coast stylized designs.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark, leather skin, wood, paint, fibre and metal
Made in
Blunden Harbour, British Columbia, Canada ? or Ba'as, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA6392

Rectangular coiled basket (bifurcated stitches). Elongated watch-spring construction. Rawhide tie and metal tie through the same side. Fully imbricated with overall checkerboard design in rows of alternating bands in red and dark cherry bark separated by cat-tail grass (?). Design near base is three rows of red cherry bark beading with one row of dark cherry bark beading below first row of cherry bark. Basket had small coil handles on each long side at one time.

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ?, rawhide skin, metal and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA3500

Large rectangular flared coil basket (bifurcated stitches) with elongated watch-spring construction. Fully imbricated in cat-tail grass(?) and vertical rows of continuous zig-zag design alternating in red and dark cherry bark. Top row alternates in dark cherry bark and cat-tail grass(?). One row of cherry bark beading on rim of bottom.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
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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MaskA6120

Large, carved, wooden, hokhokw mask with a long beak and circular cutout nostrils. The beak is hinged with pieces of leather nailed to either side. The beak is painted black with a red mouth and nose. Along the front end of the beak are ten, white, incised U-forms. At the back of the nose are two large black and red U-forms followed by smaller red and white split U’s outlined in black. The eyes are white, outlined in black and red, on a white, ovoid shaped background; brow is black. The inside of the mask is hollow with the exception of twine used to open and close the beak. The top and side edges of the mask are lined with braided cedar. The top has short pieces of cedar creating a fringe, while the back has longer strips that hang over the wearer. Intertwined in the cedar are a few feathers. The bottom has crooked beak depicted with black and white eyes, red and white mouth and a protruding, crooked beak. The mask is painted black, red, and white with Northwest Coast stylized designs.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
feather, fibre, cedar bark, wood, paint, leather skin and metal
Made in
Blunden Harbour, British Columbia, Canada ? or Ba'as, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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