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MatA6661

Woven oval mat. Around the middle, there is an alternating natural and purple band. The outer rim edge is purple. There are four solid bird-like figures, one magenta at each end and one purple at either side.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
swamp grass and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA6660 a-b

Small, oval-shaped woven basket (a) with a fitted lid (b). Multicoloured bands of stripes and patterning around the basket in orange, green, yellow, red and dark blue. Centre of lid is an orange oval shape, encircled by an oval-shaped green band. Cedar flange is attached around the underside of the lid's rim to hold it in place.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
swamp grass, cedar bark and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd602

Woven basket with a flat, roughly rectangular bottom, gently rounded sides, and black and red bands of linear patterning; bulge in centre of front side.

Culture
Interior Salish
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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Food BasketNd584 a-b

Part (a) Coiled (with bifurcated stitches) cedar root basket with matching lid. Imbrication in repeating zig-zag tri-coloured bands of dark cherry bark, cat-tail grass ?, and red cherry bark, that start at rim and down to bottom. The lid, part (b) has same imbricated pattern radiating out from spiraled center that has cherry bark and cat-tail grass.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
cedar root, cherry bark and cat-tail grass ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd583

Oval coiled basket (bifurcated stitches). Imbricated series of four parallel rows alternating in red cherry bark and grass, and dark cherry bark and grass.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ? and dye
Made in
USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Storage BasketNbz704

Rectangular coiled cedar root basket with a lid and two handles. Parallel slat base and wall and lid construction with overcast rims on both the basket and the lid. Overcast handles extend across the basket and are attached to sides with leather ties. Large imbricated designs in black and red cherry bark with canary grass in between are on both the basket and the lid. Designs are diamonds or zigzag motifs. Leather hinges attach the lid to the basket along one side, while thongs are present on the lid and adjacent area of thebasket on the opposite side.

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo
Material
cedar root, dye, skin, wood, cherry bark and canary grass
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shopping BasketNbz703

Rectangular coiled cedar root basket with two handles. Parallel wood slat base and wall construction. Overcast rim with root bundle foundation. Two loops, formed from the top row, are present on each of the longer sides. Two overcast handles are attached across the width of the basket to these loops. The basket is decorated with four rows of imbrication: a red row followed by a black row and then two more red ones.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
Material
cedar root, wood, dye 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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PurseEf231

Oval-shaped purse with arched handle and oval-shaped lid. Body of purse is made of five thick stem(?) coils. Coils are wrapped with thick strips of grass(?). Two of the coils are wrapped with alternating pieces of purple and natural grass(?). They are separated by two naturally coloured thick stem(?) coils. The lid is attached by a loop to one side of the handle and is composed of three thick coils with alternating pieces of purple and natural grass(?). The handle is composed of one thick coil with alternating pieces of purple and natural grass(?). The lid has a small loop to one side that latches on to a grass(?) piece that is attached to the body of the purse.

Culture
Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
Material
grass ? or stem ?
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA6658 a-b

Small, cylindrical basket (a) with flat, fitted lid (b). Bands of green encircle the bottom of the basket, sides of lid, and form concentric circles on top of the lid.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
cedar root, swamp grass and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNbz702

Small rectangular basket with two handles. Basket is coiled cedar root over a wood slat foundation. Loops have been created in the four corners of the last row to secure the two handles. Decorated with alternating rows of red and black dyed cherry bark imbrication. Imbrication is also present on the interior bottom surface as well.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
Material
cedar root, wood, cherry bark 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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