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BowlNb654

Round, twined, brown bowl with a light yellow-brown bear grass pattern band below the rim. Design consists of two parallel raised rows between a step pattern, above and below the centre band.

Culture
Hupa
Material
bear grass and root
Made in
California, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Child's BowlNb653

Round twined, light brown bowl with light white-brown bear grass overlaid design below rim. Repeating motif of large down pointing triangles with ten smaller triangles to the sides. Small bear grass elements show inside.

Culture
Hupa
Material
bear grass and root
Made in
California, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Child's BowlNb652

Round, twined bowl with a slightly flattened bottom. Overlaid horizontal, light white-brown bear grass band around the outside of the basket below the rim. There are repeating sets of three black rectangles, with the centre one below the others, along the band. Single row of twill twining ? at the bottom where it flattens.

Culture
Karuk
Material
bear grass, fern and root
Made in
California, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sifting TrayNb651

Flat, round, twined tray with concentric design bands on the top surface and two sets of two wrapped, raised rings on the bottom and at the rim and over halfway to the centre. Design includes the following: light yellow-white bear grass at the rim and alternating brown background in the third row; and wide band of overlaid bear grass with three repeating band-like motifs, each with similar triangular appendages. Two of these appendages have a diagonal row of black fern stem at one end; single row of background; row of alternating bear grass and background; two rows of bear grass; three rows with evenly alternating rows; and several centre rows that are the background.

Culture
Yurok
Material
bear grass, fern, wood ? and root
Made in
California, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagIe336

A flat bag of twill-weave light brown grass, woven in one piece, rectangular in shape, and open at one narrow end. The edge of the opening is finished by turning ends of grass back and weaving in. There is a double row within 1.5 cm. of the open edge. The handle of braided root fibre (?), 51 cm. long and tied at mid-length, is affixed to the opposite corners of the bag by threading through the weave.

Culture
Kewa
Material
root ? and grass
Made in
Iapi, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNbz797

Open, handbag-style, rectangular coiled basket of cedar root with cedar slat foundation and sides. Handle is braided across top of loop work and at rim of basket on short sides. Three rows of wrapped looping below semi-circular handles. Looping is two rows of continuous triangle shapes and a bottom row of looped curls. Beaded and imbricated decoration on sides includes three rows of undyed light brown grass checkerboard design over top and bottom coiled rows. Stylized butterfly-like motif on each end and repeated twice on each side. Each butterfly has four 'wings' of cherry bark beading; each wing is three rows of over one, under one, over two, under one, and over one. Between the wings, top and bottom is one imbrication section of cherry bark and at the centre of the wings is two cherry bark with a grass imbrication element between.

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo ?
Material
grass, cherry bark, cedar root and cedar wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNbz796

Rectangular coiled basket of cedar root with cedar slat foundation and sides. Raised foot runs flush with sides. Single semi-circular wrapped handle across centre splits in two on both sides and loops through loops at plain rim. Beaded decoration on outer surface includes three bands of three rows of green dyed grass covering one coiled row, in a stepped design of over two and under one. These bands are spaced below the rim, and have two plain coiled rows between second and third bands. Foot has pink dyed grass band as wide as coiling, in a pattern of over one, under one, over one, under one, over three, under one, over one, and under one in evenly spaced segments with plain coiling intervening.

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo ?
Material
cedar wood, grass, dye and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd689 a-b

Part (a) Oval, coiled basket (with bifurcated stitches) with elongated watch-spring construction. Imbricated geometric zig-zag design in three alternating rows, in dark and red cherry bark and light brown grass. Loop work at base forming a foot. Fitted convex lid (b) has small handle with dark cherry bark beading. Imbricated geometric design on lid of adjoined triangles to form a circular pattern, and two alternating rows of zig-zag as on basket.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
cedar root, grass, skin, cherry bark and dye
Made in
Lytton, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNbz695

Rectangular, coiled basket with a foot and a twined loop work rim. Sides and bottom are constructed over slat foundation with split stitches. Foot and row below loop work are beaded in red-brown. Imbricated with geometric designs in black, red-brown, and light yellow-brown with inward pointing arrow-like shapes at either long side and an x formation at either short end.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx: Lil'wat ?
Material
cherry bark, grass, cedar root and cedar wood
Made in
Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNbz691

Rectangular, coiled basket with foot; slat foundation and split stitches. The basket is lined with yellow dotted Swiss cotton. Twelve diamonds are imbricated on the sides in black, red-brown, and light yellow-brown. Black beading around foot and red-brown around rim. Closely twisted loop work around rim. Attached loops include one double cotton cloth, two single cotton cloth and one covered in cedar.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx: Lil'wat ?
Material
cedar wood, cotton fibre, cherry bark, grass and cedar root
Made in
Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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