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HatNb11.276

Dome-shaped basketry hat with small checker work plaited square at top, where warps are visible. This area is outlined with twining and then the warps are split into smaller pieces and double strand twining resumes, but as much finer work. There is a row of triple strand twining, after several rows, and then the warps are split again and two strand twining continues. The bottom rim is finished with a row of triple strand twining followed by four rows of double strand twining, and then another row of triple strand twining. There is a fitted hatband inside hat with a cotton string sewn through it.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
cedar bark and cotton fibre
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd565 a-b

Coiled rectangular basket (a) with lid (b). Black and red cherry bark imbrication form geometric design which covers both basket and lid on all sides. Lid is attached to basket with three strips of hide on both sides. There are two handles for carrying at either end, as well as one on the front.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
cherry bark, skin, grass and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd607

Small, coiled, flaring rectangular basket with loop border and coiled handle. Handle is looped onto small coiled loop on basket with string foundation. Slat base and slat foundation body. Basket has a foot. Imbricated geometric square design in dark cherry bark and light brown grass. Red and dark cherry bark beading decorate foot.

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
cotton fibre, grass, cherry bark and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cooking BasketNb649

Round, twined bowl with a slightly flattened bottom. Two rows of twill twining (?) where the basket flattens. Overlaid light yellow-brown bear grass design with sets of stacked triangles above and below five rows of bear grass, the second and fourth of which are raised.

Culture
Karuk
Material
root and bear grass
Made in
California, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Food BowlNb648

Round, twined bowl with a rounded bottom. Linear, horizontal design bands of overlaid bear grass around the top. Two rows of parallelograms with repeated sets of three vertical lines between. Two raised overlaid horizontal rows are between these bands.

Culture
Karuk
Material
root and bear grass
Made in
California, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MoneyIe332

A very long band of natural-coloured braided bark to which are attached cowrie shells arranged contiguously, each approximately 2 cm. long. Attached with bark cord, which has been threaded through the ends of each, there are two adjacent shells, which are then tied to the band. Contains 342 cowrie shells.

Culture
Kewa
Material
bark and cowrie shell
Made in
Koiari, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BandIe331

A band of two circles crossed twice, creating four lengths, woven in a natural light brown bark fibre. On all edges of the band, there are horizontal rows of white beads (including one orange and two red beads). Partially coated with a white substance.

Culture
Kewa
Material
paint, bark fibre and clay ?
Made in
Koiari, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BundleIe330

A bundle wrapped in light brown pandanus leaf partially coloured with red ochre. Contains pebbles. Bundle bound with bark fibre.

Culture
Kewa
Material
stone, pandanus leaf and bark fibre
Made in
Iapi, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hok HokNb3.1406

Wooden, carved bird mask with a very long straight beak. Beak has rounded end and movable lower mandible. Shredded cedar bark at top of head has five feathers, three brown and two white, and down. Twisted cedar bark nailed along upper rim, sides and lower, unraveled ends on either side of elongated rounded protuberance at base of beak; long bent brow above orange eye area which is curved and pointed at base of beak, pointed eyelid lines have red optic liners, circular pupil; u forms on temples; conical protruding nostrils have circular ends and u forms along length; black beak has series of u forms above and below red lip band; lower mandible is slightly longer than upper beak. Frontal bird face at base of lower mandible with black and white circular pupils in orange eye areas, black broad nostril nose with circle at centre for tip of beak, white band around red continuous lip band, bared teeth. Lower mandible attached to base of head by leather hinges that have been glued and stapled into place; operated by cord tied and passed through 2 metal 'eyes' on interior of beak, looped around a wooden ball and attached to the centre of a short stick; nylon line looped and tied through two holes at base of head. Signed 'Hok Hok Beau Dick 80.'

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
adhesive, fibre, leather skin, metal, feather, paint, cedar bark and wood
Made in
'Yalis (Alert Bay), British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb22.83 a-b

Small, twined, cylindrical basket (a) with knobbed lid (b). Flat bottom is twined at centre then alternates plaited and twined rows with 3 twined rows to edge. Straight sides are twined with 2 bands of design. The design is of diagonal black lines alternating with light brown ground and evenly spaced chevrons. The top row chevrons point right, the bottom point left. Lid is twined lid has short straight sides then slants up to knob. Bright green grass overlay row at top edge of knob. Imbedded dirt on lid, outside has darkened.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
spruce root, grass and dye
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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