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Unfinished MatA4389

Unfinished, small round mat; wrapped twined weaving. Small central dot of red surrounded by a faded purple bordered with brown. Outer band of shapes in purple and green connected with red squares.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Ahousaht
Material
swamp grass and aniline dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Unfinished MatA4390

Unfinished, small round mat; wrapped twined weaving. Purple dot in the centre outlined by yellow and red. Two large purple whales with yellow eyes and a yellow dot on side are at either side.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Ahousaht
Material
swamp grass and aniline dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Decorated BambooC146

A brown cylindrical piece that has both ends closed. The dark on light design consists of horizontal bands with crescents, triangles, and rings.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
bamboo grass
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Decorated BambooC147

A long cylindrical bamboo grass piece carved with simple geometric designs consisting of horizontal bands with dark vertical lines and dark zig zags on a light background colour of natural bamboo.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
bamboo grass
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry MaterialA4391

Yellow bundle of swamp grass.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Ahousaht
Material
swamp grass
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketC451

Two braided black, red, and white straps form the handles as well as support the bottom of a woven plant fibre basketry bag which has a thin rectangular shape that tapers downward toward the inward curved bottom.

Culture
Cook Islanders
Material
mulberry bark, palm leaf and fibre
Made in
Rakahanga Atoll, Cook Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA5032

Rectangular coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with foot. Parallel slat base construction. Fully imbricated in cat-tail grass (?) with geometric rectangle designs, two on long sides one on short, outlined in dark cherry bark with two smaller rectangles upper and lower in red cherry bark. Short vertical bands at corners in red and dark cherry bark. Four rows of cat-tail grass (?) beading on foot, which may indicate basket was made by a basket maker from Spuzzum, B.C. Fibre handles each side tied together.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
fibre, dye, cat-tail grass ?, cherry bark and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA5033

Brown, flat-bottomed basket with a rectangular base and flaring sides. Columns of alternating red/white and black/white geometric motifs around sides. Simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches); parallel splint base construction; partial imbrication. Thong and string ties looped through weaving around rim.

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
cedar root, dye, cat-tail grass ? and cherry bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA5035

Coiled basket (with bifurcated stitches) with looped border on top of rim. Imbricated staggered arrow design in black cherry bark and cat-tail grass (?). Along rim is a row of triangles in red cherry bark and cat-tail grass (?). Watch-spring base construction.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
cherry bark, cedar root, cat-tail grass ? and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA5037

Upward flaring, rounded, cylindrical basket decorated with a light yellow-brown vertical zigzag pattern on a brown background. Rim is looped.

Culture
Coast Salish: Quinault
Material
nettle fibre and grass
Made in
Washington, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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