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BasketNa1168

Rectangular bottomed container with gently expanding walls to an oval rim. The wooden rim is lashed on with spruce root. Four pieces of green-blue cellulose cloth are also woven into the rim. Purple and pink pieces are beaded into the lashing. To make the walls of the container the bark has been folded and stitched along two sides with spruce root. The walls have horizontal scraped decorative patterns with triangles on four of the lines and two lines separating each band--the triangles have faded. On the bottom of the container are two bands of four lines diagonally crossed.

Culture
Gitxsan ?
Material
birch bark, cellulose, wood and spruce root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BundleIe351 a-h

A bundle originally wrapped in bark (part a) (now fragmented). Contains two river pebbles (parts b-c) rubbed with red ochre, a string of cassowary feathers about 42 cm. long (part d), a length of cotton cord, (part e) on which, there are threaded small fibre balls and at the end of which, there is a 3 cm. long strip of red cloth, one fossil (part f) and two pieces of obsidian (parts g-h).

Culture
Kewa
Material
stone, cotton fibre, ochre pigment, rattan, bark, cassowary feather, fibre, obsidian stone and fossil mineral
Made in
Iapi, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNbz795

Rectangular, coiled basket with foot and split stitching over slat foundation. Partial loop work on the rim. Bottom has parallel coils and slat foundation. Black beading on the rim and light red-brown beading on the foot. Eight groups of imbricated vertical stripes on the body of the basket in light yellow-brown, light red-brown, and black. The long sides have a central thin red-brown stripe with a wide black stripe that has light yellow-brown rectangles within at either side. The short sides have a thick red-brown stripe.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
Material
cedar root, grass, cherry bark and cedar wood
Made in
Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada and Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNbz793

Round, coiled basket with a foot, a handle (34.5 cm long), and a twined loop work rim. Sides and bottom are split stitches over slat foundation. Handle has bundle foundation. Foot, handle, and row below the loop work rim are beaded in red-brown. Imbricated with geometric designs of three horizontal zig zag rows with black in the middle and red-brown above and below.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
Material
cedar root, cotton fibre, cherry bark and cedar wood
Made in
Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada and Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Berry BasketNbz792

Slightly sloping, rectangular, coiled basket with a foot, loop work, and split stitches over the slat foundation. Geometric imbricated design that consists of a vertical row of natural brown diamond shapes outlined by black, dark red-brown, and light yellow-brown zig zags with a black border. Black beading around the foot and dark red-brown along the rim. Handle is 42.3 cm. long and fastened to the basket with cotton.

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, cotton fibre, grass and cedar wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd699

Rectangular coiled basket, with bifurcated stitches, with handle, split to form rim of basket . Elongated watch-spring construction. Basket has stiff handles, which are formed from the top coils of the basket. The imbricated design consists of two stars on the sides and two geometric designs on ends, in red and dark cherry bark and cat-tail grass? There are two geometric designs at each handle base, all in black, red and light cat-tail grass? Cherry bark beading along top rim and handles.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
cat-tail grass ?, cherry bark, cedar wood, cedar root and dye
Made in
Lytton, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd697 a-b

Part (a) Rectangular coiled basket (with bifurcated stitiches) with elongated watch spring construction. Imbricated design in large rectangles with a band, at middle of basket, connecting themblack. Colours outline the geometric designs in dark cherry bark, grass, red cherry bark, grass, and dark cherry bark. Three rows of beading on foot, two dark and middle red cherry bark. Part (b) Handle of coiled cedar root, and is not attached to basket.

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
cedar root, cherry bark and grass
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BundleIe344

A bundle wrapped in beaten bark cloth, bound with bark twine, and brown in colour. Contains one grooved and three rounded pebbles with some pieces of wild ginger packed in yellow marsupial fur.

Culture
Kewa
Material
paint, ginger root, stone, marsupial skin and bark
Made in
Iapi, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd696

Round, coiled basket (with bifurcated stitches) with foot and slat constructed base. Imbricated design in diamond shapes with cherry bark outer line and light yellow-brown grass inner line. X-shapes in dark cherry bark outer line and light yellow-brown grass as inner line. Cherry bark beading at rim and foot. Loopwork around rim.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
Material
cedar wood, 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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BasketNd678 a-b

Round, coiled basket with bifurcated stitching (part a). Fully imbricated with light yellow-brown grass and design in black and red cherry bark criss-crossing to form 'v' shapes. Bottom is watch-spring coiling. Hide handles. Part (b) is a fitted lid. Lid is watch-spring coiled with a 1 cm opening in centre and completely imbricated with grass and petal and cross design in red and dark cherry bark.

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