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BoxNa702 a-b

Rectangular box with arched end walls, and niche on one side for metal lock. Hinge wire at two places on opposite side. Birch bark, with chevron designs of porcupine quills in yellow-white, brown, and yellow-orange, wrapped around sides. Arched lid of birch bark fits over rim of box. Ends and side of lid are lashed to top with split root. Wire at two points on one side, in centre of other. Chevron designs in quills interwoven in alternating rhomboids and pairs of stripes. Quill design in top; wide longitudinal band of symmetrically arranged triangles and rectangles, dominated by central equilateral diamond enclosing four petalled curvilinear pinwheel. Band flanked by narrower bands of four half-circles each. Designs enhanced with interwoven or overlaid quills. Lid split across top, and across one end. Scoring of bark for design planning seen where quills are missing on box and lid.

Culture
Mi'kmaq
Material
porcupine quill, birch bark, wood, spruce root ?, metal and dye
Made in
New Brunswick, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNbz681 a-b

Rounded cedar root basket (a)with a flat, circular bottom, gently flaring sides, and a flat, fitted lid (B). Coiled on slat construction, bifurcated stitches, and partial imbrication in red and black cherry bark. Zigzag motif. Lid has same construction with an imbricated five point star design.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
cedar wood, cherry bark and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fishing CreelNbz676 a-e

Oval-shaped basket with lid. Coiled on slat foundation. Foundation has large checkerboard-like look but is plain weaving done over alternate slats. Sides are coiled and completely imbricated with yellow tule background, and red and black zigzag design. Two lid sections are connected in the middle and open inward, attached to a centre coiled zigzag-like structure which separates the two halves of the basket. The lids are plain weave over slats. Solid wood handle is wrapped with cedar and cherry bark with tule inlay.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
Material
cedar root, cedar wood, cherry bark and tule grass
Made in
Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada and Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd559

Oval coiled basket (with bifurcated stitches) with short pedastal. Partial imbrication in diagonal spiral from lip to bottom, alternating two light coloured cat-tail grass ? and four dark cherry bark.

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
cherry bark, cedar root and cat-tail grass ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd558

Small round coiled cedar root basket (with bifurcated stitches) with foot and double looped border at rim. Decorated with an imbricated arrowhead variant design in black-dyed cherry bark, red cherry bark and tule (?) grass.

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
tule grass, cherry bark, cedar root and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd567

Flared round coiled basket (with bifurcated stitches) with foot and looped border. Imbricated geometric design of vertical zig-zag in dark cherry bark and tule grass. Foot has imbricated horizontal bands of cherry bark with tule grass in center.

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
cherry bark, tule grass, cedar root and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Water BottleAa71 a-b

Light yellow brown mottled ostrich egg (part a) with one cm. hole drilled at one end. Incised lines in three places around the hole form three ladder-like designs. The stopper (part b) is a bundle of grass roots wrapped at one end with fibre.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
ostrich egg, grass root and fibre
Made in
Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNbz680 a-b

Rectangular-shaped basket (part a) with a lid (part b) (bifurcated stitches). Coiled, slat construction, and completely imbricated. Design (part a) is a zigzag pattern covering the whole design field with red and black cherry bark on a white reed background. Lid (part b) has a radiating red and black 'x' design. It has a large coil stand.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
cedar root, cedar wood and cherry bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd556 a-b

Part (a) Round urn shaped coiled cedar root basket (bifurcated stitches) with handle and lid, part (b). Completely imbricated with tule grass and red and black cherry bark for a tree design. Broken, coiled handle. Lid has red cherry bark spoke-like motif on white imbricated background.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
tule grass, cherry bark, cedar root and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry TrayNd555

Coiled cedar root tray decorated with partial imbrication in red and black cherry bark and tule reed. Tray has two coiled handles and a five star flower design.

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
cedar root, tule grass, cherry bark and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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