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BasketNd653

Coiled basket with bifurcated stitches; elongated watch-spring base construction; partially imbricated and beaded; rim is overcast in quill. The design from bottom to top consists of red crosses on beaded bullrush ground; three horizontal beaded bullrush stripes on plain ground; arrow shapes in two staggered rows in red on beaded bullrush ground. Sets of three red stripes on beaded quill ground around rim; rim is overcast with dark and light quill; base is beaded in bullrush. Colour: tan.

Culture
Tsilhqot'in
Material
cherry bark, bird quill, cat-tail grass ? and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd639

Coiled basket with bifurcated stitches; parallel splint base construction fully beaded and imbricated. The design consists of imbricated red squares alternating with beaded bullrush squares (checkerboard); the red squares become elongated near rim. Six rawhide ties. Colour: tan.

Culture
Tsilhqot'in
Material
cedar wood, rawhide skin, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ?, cedar root and red willow bark ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FanC36

Fan with circular blade composed of woven open coils. Two dark brown bands. The blade is bound to a wooden shaft with bark.

Culture
Samoan
Material
leaf, wood, dye and bark
Made in
Savai'i, Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FanC37

Fan with circular blade composed of woven open coils. Near the outer edge is a band of red and a band of dark brown. The blade is bound to a wooden shaft, oval in cross-section, with bark.

Culture
Samoan
Material
palm leaf, wood and bark
Made in
Savai'i, Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketC38 a-c

Black round woven basket (part a) with a big opening. Woven fibre handle has broken and fallen off in two pieces (parts b-c - see condition).

Culture
Tongan
Material
grass and fibre
Made in
Tongatapu, Tonga
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Decorated Bamboo2642/11

Inscribed bamboo pole with one closed end. The bamboo tube is incised with different geometric designs, pictures of humanoid figures, plants and animals, and several inscriptions in dark brown. Bent metal staple or nail protrudes from bamboo joint near open end.

Culture
Kanak ?
Material
bamboo grass
Made in
New Caledonia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA17084 a-b

Large rectangular basket (with bifurcated stitches on sides) with lid (part b), attached with one worn rawhide string. Parallel slat lid, base and body construction (bifurcated stitches) with reinforced stitches along edge. Basket has inner flange. Fully imbricated in grass and large parallel rows of zig-zags in red and dark cherry bark, with dark cherry bark arrows. Lid rim is imbricated in grass with red bark geometric designs. Top rim is beaded in grass and rest of lid is beaded in alternating rows of grass and red bark. Two rawhide ties at front and two hinges at rear.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
cedar root, rawhide skin, cherry bark, dye and cat-tail grass ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA17085 a-b

Basket base (a) and lid (b) composed of simple interlocking coiled work with bifurcated stitches on the sides. Parallel slat base and lid construction reinforced by stitches along edges. Flange indented on lid with overcast rim, beading and imbrication. The sides have four horizontal rows of double imbricated black stitches interrupted by vertical bands of alternating checker and solid lines. The lid has several rows of beading (every other coiled row) grouped into four panels. Rawhide thongs on lid and rawhide handles on narrower ends.

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
cedar root, cat-tail grass ?, dye, rawhide skin and cherry bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowA7564

Plain brown wood shaft that is notched at one end near which there are two dark brown feathers secured by fine cherry bark while the other end is bound with cherry bark with a hollow for the missing arrowhead.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
feather, cherry bark and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA2.620

Birch bark is bent and laced into place. On the rim, splints are overcast (open stitch) and then beaded with red and black yarn. Around the mid-section of the basket a twig is sewn on for reinforcement. The rim is overcast; three stitches, then every other stitch is beaded with black thread (six stitches) then three stitches, openwork, then the next series of three then three overcast.

Culture
Yup'ik
Material
birch bark, birch root, fibre and dye
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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