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BasketNa714

Oblong basket made of birch bark--corners sewn with root or wood strips. Rim is wound with thin strips of root (?) and interlaced with fibre. A design has been scratched onto the sides, revealing a lighter shade of bark; exterior design is geometric with a linear triangle pattern covering all four sides.

Culture
Dakelhne: Nat'ooten: Babine ?
Material
birch bark and spruce root ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceAa154

Consists of two complete and four incomplete strands of brown herb root beads, clustered in groups of fives, separated by lengths of very small white, blue, red, green and yellow trade beads.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
herb root, sinew and glass
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd605 a-b

Round, cylindrical, coiled basket (a) with flat, fitted lid (b). Has bifurcated stitches. Design is imbricated thin, horizontal bands of black, yellow, red stripes. Lid is also coiled and imbricated.

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
cherry bark, cedar root, dye and cat-tail grass ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd561 a-b

Round, coiled cedar root basket ( a) with slat construction. Imbricated star design in red and white around sides. Coiled slat lid (b) with beaded cherry bark.

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
cherry bark, cedar wood and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd560

Large round open, coiled basket (with bifurcated stitches). Handles on either side. Imbricated design of checkerboard diamonds in dark cherry bark and cat-tail grass (?), alternating with outlined diamonds in either red or dark cherry bark with same in center, with cat-tail grass (?). Beaded foot with natural colour cat-tail grass (?) indicates basket is from Spuzzum, according to family of basket maker(s) from that area.

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
cherry bark, cedar root, cat-tail grass ? and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb11.241 a-b

Small, cylindrical basket (a) with lid (b). Diagonal twining in red, black and yellow bands on natural. Circular black design in centre of lid.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
cedar bark, spruce root and grass
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb11.242 a-b

Woven basket (a) with a flat, rectangular bottom, rounded sides, a flat shoulder and a flat, circular lid (b). Bands of geometric and linear patterning around lid and sides of basket in red, green, yellow and purple.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
grass, spruce root, cedar bark and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MedicineAa128

Medium brown pitted root, roughly severed at both ends.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
root
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MedicineAa127

Coiled and bound length of root. Bark is dark brown and exposed areas are light brown. Vegetable fibre binding is in medium brown.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
root
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MedicineAa126

Tubular shaped dark brown root, roughly severed at both ends. Exterior layer deeply indented, interior exposed of lighter colour, spongy appearance.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
root
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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