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BasketNb11.345 a-b

Oval-shaped basket (a) straight sides, a cedar bark reinforced hoop rim, and a flat-topped, fitted lid (b). Cedar bark plaited base, with three different widths of grass twining. Natural colour with dark purple solid and broken line bands, and two thin yellow bands at basket's mid-point. Set of purple and pink chevron-shaped designs on each side of basket above and below mid-point bands. Ring of purple at shoulder and base. Orange band at base. Lid has concentric ovals of green, yellow, dark purple (solid and broken line) and red around centre of three horizontal lines of red and blue/purple rings. Row of twill twining at base and shoulder of basket, and at edge of lid top.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
bear grass ?, grass, cedar bark and aniline dye ?
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb11.344 a-b

Oval basket (a) with raised, fitted lid (b). Lid has reinforced cedar bark hoop at rim. Opening of basket is larger in some places than the lid, so it does not fit well. Bottom of basket has a single element, cedar bark foundation, overstitched with grass, surrounded by grass twining. Natural colour. Wide faded purple band with faded yellow geometric 'step' design at midpoint of basket. Ring of faded purple at base of basket. Centre of lid has red oval ring with green design, surrounded by wide faded purple band and yellow geometric 'step' design. Thin purple ring at rim of lid.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
grass, aniline dye ?, cedar bark and bear grass ?
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketEdz1026 a-b

Basket (part a) with lid (part b) of fine split bamboo, round with red lacquer on rims. Lining of woven flat bamboo strips, dyed red-brown lid, also lined.

Culture
Chinese
Material
bamboo grass and lacquer
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceAa26

Four strands of brown reeds alternating with glass trade beads of white, black, orange, yellow, green, red, and blue strung onto synthetic twine. Large wooden bead of unusual design central piece.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
grass, glass, leather skin and synthetic fibre
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb11.343 a-b

Oval, straight-sided basket (a) with a flat-topped, fitted lid (b). Sharp shoulder with reinforced cedar bark hoop rim, edged with a single row of grass twining. Cedar bark checker work foundation surrounded by grass twining of three different widths. Natural colour with small scale geometric designs. At mid-point of basket and on top of lid is dark purple and yellow band with diamond pattern. At shoulder and base of basket is band of purple, orange and green. At centre of lid top is horizontal band of purple and red surrounded by two curved lines of green and yellow. At rim of lid is thin band of faded purple. Twill twining at edge of basket.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
aniline dye ?, cedar bark, bear grass ? and grass
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb11.342 a-b

Oval-shaped basket (a) with a raised, fitted lid (b). Sharp shouldered with oval collared rim. Rim is reinforced strips of cedar bark edged with a row of grass twining. Natural colour with purple and green bands with orange stripes. The raised top of the lid has oval green centre with orange oval band surrounded by four oval rings of purple and two broken line rings of orange. At midpoint the basket has three bands of purple. The middle and widest band has a yellow diagonal design. At base of basket is green band with orange stripe. Bottom of basket is cedar bark plaiting surrounded by grass twining. There is one row of grass twining up the middle length of the plaiting, and one row of twill twine at shoulder and base.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
grass, aniline dye ?, cedar bark and bear grass ?
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry LidD1.518

Rectangular basket lid with rounded corners. Simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches) with elongated watch-spring construction and overcast handle with a metal wire foundation. Lid is fully imbricated and features staggered red and black crosses on a cat-tail grass background. Colour: tan.

Culture
Coast Salish ?
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, dye, cat-tail grass ? and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketIa48

Cylindrical basket with a square base. Diagonal twill plaited basket with a dark and medium brown overlaid geometric pattern. The bands are dark and medium brown with designs of natural colour. Main design consists of three horizontal bands as follows from top to bottom: four or three vertical lines in between three horizontal lines, solid diamond shapes with decorated corners, and four or three vertical lines in between three horizonal lines. Dark brown braided rim.

Culture
Philippines
Material
palm leaf, dye and bamboo grass
Made in
Mindanao, Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketIa40 a-b

Palm basket (a) with square base and lid (b); exterior has geometric, banded, diagonally woven pattern; interior is plain. Bamboo stitching around rim.

Culture
Philippines
Material
palm leaf, bamboo grass and dye
Made in
Mindanao, Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketIa23

Large, circular-shaped basket set on a square base. Decorative top rim and a functional mid-rim made of bent wood fibre. The framework is enclosed with a tight weave of bamboo. The coarse rims are attached with fine fibres.

Culture
Kalinga
Material
bamboo grass and rattan
Made in
Luzon, Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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