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BasketNd601

Two handled basket with simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches). Decorated with partial imbrication using red and black cherry bark and tule reed. Parallel slat base construction on the coil worked handles. Design consists of a pattern of a spear-like floral motif radiating from a central stem with three sets of three on each long side and two sets of three on each short end.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
Material
cedar root and cherry bark
Made in
Harrison Hot Springs, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Work BasketNd604

Work basket formed by coiled weaving with a slat bottom and a two-row coil foot at base. The foot is imbricated with red and black cherry bark and off-white grass. Geometrical cross and diamond designs are imbricated on the sides of the basket. One three-coil carrying handle at one of the narrower ends.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
cherry bark, bear grass, cedar root and dye
Made in
Merritt, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cordage FragmentNd582

Cordage fragment made from a double length of cedar root. Roots have been dried and twisted or twined together.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux ?
Material
cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Berry BasketNd581

Coiled burden basket in a traditional trapezoidal shape. Beaded cherry bark in bands decorate the basket. One side of the basket has two hide loops to which a denim fabric tumpline style carrying strap has been attached.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
cedar root, rawhide skin, cotton fibre and cherry bark
Made in
Merritt, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd554 a-b

Part (a) Small coiled cedar root cup (bifurcated stitches) and saucer, part (b). Cup imbricated and beaded with three alternating rows of checkerboard, upside down triangle motif in dark cherry bark. Top row of beading near rim. Handle on cup at one time. Saucer has row of beading at rim in dark cherry bark and three alternating rows of crosses also in dark cherry bark.

Culture
“Great Basin & Plateau” ?
Material
cedar root, cherry bark and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNa696

Brown birch bark basket with an oval-shaped top and a rectangular bottom--bark is bent and laced together with birch root (?). Hoop-branch to strengthen rim is lashed down with thin strips of root (?). Two skin ties are looped through the top of the basket on one side.

Culture
Dene
Material
birch bark, birch root ? and skin
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNa695

Brown birch bark basket with an oval-shaped top and a rectangular bottom. Bark is bent and laced into place, with birch twine around the rim overcast with thin strips of root; two decorative bands of black mark the ends.

Culture
Dene
Material
birch root ?, dye and birch bark
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Baby CarrierNbz800 a-b

Coiled cedar root basketry cradle (part a) with slat foundation and sides. Cradle is rounded at the higher, wider proximal end and is tapered and narrow at the distal end. Fully beaded overcast rim. Remainder of the cradle is plain on the inside and decorated with beading and imbrication on the outside. Rim pattern has mainly canary grass with several repeats of alternating cherry bark and grass. There are seven side coiled rows. First two rows repeat a pattern of closely spaced grass chevrons alternating with wider spaced red or dark brown cherry bark chevrons. Rows three and four repeat above pattern in alternating areas. Rows five and six feature three vertical red cherry bark lines alternating with a darker diamond or x-shaped pattern. Row seven is undecorated. No foot. Plain coiled bottom. Tumpline or carrying strap (part b) with wool wefts and multiple element warps is weft-faced plain weave in a light white-brown and red zigzag pattern. On each end of the strap, there is a machine-stitched, hide backed strip of plaid material which has a shell button on the strap end and a button hole at the other. Each end is buttoned over a strip of hide which is tied on each side of the cradle just below the rim with small strips of hide. There is a small piece of cordage tied to one side.

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo
Material
cedar wood, cedar bark, canary grass, skin, shell, fibre, wool fibre, cherry bark and cedar root
Made in
Harrison Lake, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fishing CreelNd579 a-b

Fishing creel compoased of coiled cedar root weaving. The basket has an irregular rectangular base, a flat back, three sides that have shoulders narrowing and slanting diagonally up to the top back over a trapezoidal lid with a trapezoidal hole at the centre. Five red and black cherry bark imbricated diamonds decorate three sides. Two hide loops sewn onto two back corners. Lid attached to back with two hide strips. Four imbricated diamond shapes decorate the lid.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, skin and dye
Made in
Merritt, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Berry BasketNd578

Rectangular, flared, coiled root basket (bifurcated stitches). Elongated watch-spring construction. Imbricated rows of alternating red and dark cherry bark and grass imbrication, however the grass is mostly broken away from the surface. Cotton string attached to rim of one corner, jute cord attached to rim of 3 other corners. Remnants of hide loops attached to long sides of basket.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, jute fibre, rawhide skin, grass and cotton fibre
Made in
Merritt, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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