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BasketNbz818 a-b

Small, rectangular coiled cedar root basket (part a) with a fitted lid (part b). Parallel slat base for the wall and lid construction. Decorated with beading and imbrication. Beading in red cherry bark on the lid (part b), in two columns, and along the top and the bottom edges of the basket (part a). Two vertical design panels on each of the long sides and one on each end of the basket (part a). These panels are imbricated in canary grass and red cherry bark with the canary grass forming the background and the bark creating large X-shaped designs. The panels are also outlined in red cherry bark also.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, wood and canary grass
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Comb1223/13

Small comb. Hollow bamboo piece with thin evenely spaced wooden comb teeth attached to tube by interwoven fibre.

Culture
Himalayas
Material
wood, fibre and bamboo grass
Made in
Nepal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb22.87 a-b

Sphere-shaped basket with circular base and mouth with lid. Base has warps radiating from central point. Light yellow decoration on walls consist of two rows of geometric design forming framework that contains 4 flowers, one diamond shape and the letters "Ketchikan, Alaska". Rim folded over to outside and secured by row of twining. Lid is concave with knob and is decorated with two rows of alternating stitches in light yellow and brown, between two rows of light yellow geometric design. Knob is decorated with one row of light yellow stitching.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
cedar bark and rye grass ?
Made in
Ketchikan, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb7.336

Diagonal plaited basket with a square base and a circular mouth. The walls are decorated with a 11.5 cm wide band of overlay black diagonal stripes. Rim is reinforced with a bundle and secured by wrapping, giving a braided appearance. A machine woven handle, now broken, of dark brown silk is attached to the outside of the basket with unidentified type of black thread.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
dye, silk fibre and cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb7.334

Light brown, cylindrical woven basket with a round base. Basket has two red-brown horizontal bands with a yellow design in false embroidery. Walls flare out slightly. Each red-brown band is approximately 1.5 cm. wide and has thirteen yellow diagonal diamond-shaped designs.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
plant and cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb7.312

Cedar bark cylindrical basket with a square base. Design consists of six horizontal single strand brown-black bands. Basket walls flare slightly from base. The rim with a braided edge is reinforced with bundle and wrapped with cedar bark.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb7.311

Cylindrical basket with a square base and a round mouth. Single strips of darker material run diagonally from each corner, intersecting twice on each side. Variation in weave creates a row of wider stitches at the base, 4 cm. and 6 cm. from the base. Rim edge is cut and folded.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
dye and cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb663

Rectangular, square-based basket with somewhat flaring walls to a circular rim. Sides decorated with four horizontal rows of black wefts. The rim with a braided edge is reinforced with a bundle and wrapped with cedar bark.

Culture
Tsimshian ?
Material
cedar bark and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatEd1.302 a-b

Hat (a) made of two layers of finely woven black horsehair with a slightly tapering cylindrical crown, and a broad circular brim. Woven on circles of thin strips of split bamboo at the top of the crown, the base of crown, and the outer brim. Chin straps are of black silk lace ribbon. The separate hat lining (b) is made of more coarsely woven black horsehair that has a seam at the top and has a cord across the centre back to gather and fit to the head.

Culture
Korean
Material
horse hair, silk fibre, dye, bamboo grass and lacquer
Made in
Andong, Kyongsang-Pukto, Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb7.333

Round base with flaring walls and a round mouth. Walls decorated with four horizontal bands of dark brown stitches alternating with red-brown stitches. Two band rows alternating with two bands of three rows. Reinforced wrapped rim. Base started with a checker weave while the remainder of the base and just two rows of the side are in an s-twist.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
dye and cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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