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Storage BasketA6953 a-b

Round coiled cedar root basket (part a) with lid (part b). Cedar slat foundation with parallel slat base construction. Foot made of one slat or row. Two overcast handles. Imbrication in black and red cherry bark and bullrush on body of the basket (part a) with a design that consists of alternating red and black quadruple v-lines around the sides and cross like shapes around the rim. Beading in red and black cherry bark on the lid (part b).

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo
Material
cedar root, wood, grass, dye and cherry bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Baby CarrierA6952

Coiled cedar root baby cradle with slat foundations and simple interlocking coiled work. Overcast rim with additional loopwork at the head. Rim is beaded in black cherry bark (3:1), over/under. Body of cradle has first two rows beaded in white grass. Five rows per slat with butterfly pattern in red and black cherry bark over the rest. One side is slightly different from the other.

Culture
Coast Salish: Squamish
Material
cedar root, wood, grass, dye and cherry bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA6951

Rectangular coiled basket (bifurcated stitches), with parallel slat base construction. Fully imbricated in cat-tail grass (?) and design of stepped diagonal rows alternating in red and dark cherry bark. Rawhide handles on each side.

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
cedar root, cat-tail grass ?, cherry bark, rawhide skin and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketB689

Conical basket with horse hair attached to the outside. Basket is decorated with light brown and brown-red designs near the top and bottom outer edges. Large handle(?) with grass(?) cording stretched across the bottom forming an X-shape. Two large sections of horse hair are attached hortizontally with stitching to one side of basket. Top section of hair has a shorter section of red horse hair.

Culture
Assamese ?
Material
grass ?, horse hair, root ? and fibre
Made in
Assam, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA7255

Oval coil basket (bifurcated stitches) with coiled handles attached to loops along top border. Elongated watch-spring construction. Imbricated design of four single rows of bands of red cherry bark, alternating with bands of cat-tail grass (?), dark and red cherry bark. Between rows of imbrication are rows of spacers between coil rows. Slightly raised bottom of basket.

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
cedar root, cat-tail grass ?, cherry bark and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry Side TableA7253

Coiled basketry table constructed from cedar splints and unidentified wood foundation. Coiled cedar root elements and watch-spring construction of table top. Rim of table is finished with loopwork. Imbricated triangular designs on table top in red and black cherry bark with cat-tail. Legs are nailed on to table top. An overcast ring has been attached to the legs as a support structure. This ring or support has broken.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, wood, cat-tail grass and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry Side TableA7252

Coiled basketry table constructed from cedar splints and unidentified wood foundation. Coiled cedar root elements and watch-spring construction of lower shelf and table top. Rim of table is finished with a whipped stitch. Imbricated design on table top and shelf in red and black cherry bark forms five sided star.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, wood and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA7219

Woven basket with spruce root warp and weft with design elements in dyed spruce root and dyed grass. Various twined weaves - base is mixed twined weave (plain twining alternating with wicker weave). Sides are plain twined with wide twilled border. Grass is embroidered on, the handle is overcast. The horizontal coloured design is bound by purple spruce lines. Orange shapes are staggered, then another purple band. These shapes create a band of purple "S's", then there is another band of purple, orange and the purple again. The rim has a twilled chevron pattern.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
grass, dye and spruce root
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA7212

Woven basket in a goblet shape. Plain twined weave with overlaid twined weave (false embroidery). Bands of alternate weft in faded blue and purple (from two strand plain twined weave) with the pattern at right repeating three times.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
spruce root, swamp grass, dye and cedar root
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA7208 a-b

Woven basket with a spruce root warp and weft with aniline dyed grass. Various twined weaves - base is a mixed twined weave (alternate plain twined weave and wicker weave). Sides and lid have a plain twined weave with an embroidered decoration. Design is a central band of false embroidered diamonds in bright pink bordered by bands of black weft strands. Design on lid is similar, but also has an additional band of pink on the edge of the knob-like handle.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
spruce root, maidenhair fern stem, aniline dye and grass
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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