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LureNb623

Grey-green/brown wood wolf's head and four long petal-shaped pieces glued by pitch to the neck, then tied with strips of red-brown birch bark. The wolf is carved with tapering oval eyes, grooved pointed ears, a rounded nose, and a tongue that hangs out.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
resin, birch bark and willow wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb620

Twined basket with two braided handles and a braided rim. Bottom is spiral twine with a dark brown circular band. Basket is decorated with two horizontal bands of greys, yellow, and dark brown elements and trimmed in brown bark.

Culture
Kalapuya
Material
cedar root and cedar bark
Made in
Oregon, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb11.285

Twined basket with overlaid twining in purple zigzag. Braided rim and carrying handle. There are five vertical zigzag rows and two rows of purple twining under the rim which have faded.

Culture
Makah
Material
cedar root and grass
Made in
Washington, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb11.284

Short, rounded basket with a flat, square bottom and vertical bands of light and dark brown stripes around the sides. Plain, coarse twined, slope-sided basket with checker work base; braided rim with overlay on some warps forming a double warp decoration. Twelve vertical beading designs with yellow grass and darker brown than basket in general.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
bear grass and cedar root
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNbz774

Round, coiled cedar root and slat basket with slightly flared sides. Swastika design around sides imbricated in red and black cherry bark. Beading in red and black on lower and upper edges; wrapped top edge.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx: Lil'wat ?
Material
cedar root, cedar wood, cherry bark, bear grass and dye
Made in
Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd669

Rectangular basket with cedar slat and root coil construction, with beading on three sides. Imbricated on four sides with vertical stripes of yellow-orange, brown and red coloured bark, and possibly grass? The wool tumpline has a zigzag pattern of pink, green and red, on a braided plant fibre (hemp?) strap; the strap is attached to the basket edge by cotton string in three places. The upper rim is wrapped.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx: Lil'wat ?
Material
cotton fibre, wool fibre, cherry bark, cedar wood, cedar root, grass ?, plant fibre and dye
Made in
Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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JarSe160

Polychrome effigy jar with flared lip, bulbous at top of neck, the rest of the neck slopes slightly, then sharply flares to shoulder and constricts sharply to flat 18 cm. base. Modelled face on neck with protruding ears, nose and chin. Slits at eyes and mouth. Rectilinear dark brown and orange on light yellow/brown design from neck to shoulder. Thick dark brown lines mark off areas in straight and stepped lines and zigzag connections. Some orange lines and fine dark brown lines infill spaces. Occasional x's on these lines. Orange diamond below face, brown zigzag at forehead. Orange for bottom half and at inside rim. Black and light brown patches around bottom. Plain inside. Resin coated inside and out. Scrapes and chips at shoulder. Dirt accretions and checked patches. Paint chipped on face.

Culture
Shipibo
Material
caraipe bark ash, resin, pigment and clay
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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JarSe159

Polychrome effigy jar with flared lip, slightly sloping neck, then sharp slope to shoulder, constricting sharply from shoulder to 18 cm. flat base. Two modelled faces oppose on neck, ears, nose and chin which jut out. Slit for eyes and mouth. Dark brown and orange/brown rectilinear motif on light yellow/brown, on faces and to shoulder between. Main design feature is thick outlined (dark brown) cross shaped boxes with crosses and other lines inside and out. Below faces are light yellow/brown painted torsos with 4 fingered hands, outlined in dark brown on dark orange ground. Zig-zag edge between arms and torso with triangles on line outside arms. Below shoulders is solid rubbed dark orange with black, carbonized areas. Outside rim is dark brown, inside jar is dark orange for half neck, unpainted for remainder. Resin coating outside and partially inside. Scrape across one hand. Some chips at rim, checking at shoulder.

Culture
Shipibo
Material
caraipe bark ash, resin, pigment and clay
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleAd60

Rectangular frame of bamboo covered on both sides with reeds horizontally placed and sewn on the sides and down the centre. Inside small stones. Light red-brown and clear white partially stained brown. Two pieces of wood longer at ends with short reeds placed horizontally and tied to each other from the top and the bottom. One piece of wood at the ends.

Culture
Kamba ?
Material
stone, fibre, stain, reed grass and bamboo grass
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RingAd52

Doughnut-shaped large ring of natural grass fibres wrapped with thin natural fibre cord. Has two bands of red and two bands of green stained on opposite sides of each other. Painted on the bottom are semi-round splotches of green dye between four bands. Near the green band, there is a small hook for hanging?

Culture
East African
Material
dye, fibre and grass
Made in
Kenya
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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