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Basket3103/6

Small woven basket with fitted lid. Round neck. Body flares at the middle then curves back in to meet flat circular base. Decorated with a line of ducks and dashes around middle of body between two sets of three lines at neck and lower part. Lid is decorated with four ducks around a solid circle surrounded by a line. Decorations are a lighter colour on the outside from fading.

Culture
Makah
Material
root ?, cedar bark, grass and dye
Made in
Washington, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat3103/5

Woven basketry hat. Hat is bowl shaped with round brim tapering to slightly concave crown. Decorated with rectangles along the brim, two bands of various shaded browns at the brim and crown, zig zags around the middle and a star on the crown.

Culture
Hupa
Material
willow wood ?, root, grass ? and dye
Made in
California, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat3103/4

Woven basketry hat. Hat is bowl shaped with round brim tapering to slightly pointed crown. Imbricated design consists of five dark lines circling basket. Also two raised lines at brim and around crown. Weaving pattern changes at centre top.

Culture
Hupa
Material
willow wood ?, root, grass ? and dye
Made in
California, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat3103/3

Woven basketry hat. Hat is bowl shaped with round brim tapering to slightly concave crown. Imbricated designs in dark brown of three parallelograms at the brim, two combed lines at the brim and crown, stacked triangles around the middle and a three pronged circle on the crown. Weaving pattern changes at the centre top.

Culture
Yurok
Material
willow wood ?, root, grass ? and dye
Made in
California, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3103/2

Bent bark, square basket with rounded mouth. Rim was lined with fabric, then overcast with root. The outside is decorated with a pattern of alternating golden brown or brown squares between two bands of triangles. (Parts of the rim have thin fibres or plastic string inside.)

Culture
Gitxsan
Material
birch bark, root, plant fibre ?, cotton fibre and plastic
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3103/1

Large rectangular, openwork basket. Wide opening. Sides curve down to a small rounded base. Woven handles attached to three upper corners.

Culture
Coast Salish: Klallam
Material
cedar root
Made in
Washington, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rattle3100/8

Bent horn rattle. Horn serves as handle as well as rattle head, curving over itself to make an enclosed chamber that holds noise-making elements (stones?) inside. Holes are bored through head along edges where metal wire is inserted and tied to hold horn head together. One side has some remnants of blue and white fabric wound around the wire. Wide strands of root are wrapped around the handle.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Tla-o-qui-aht
Material
mountain sheep horn, cedar root, metal, cotton fibre and stone ?
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Thunderbird Rattle3113/3 a-b

Carved wooden rattle with stand (part b). Rattle has a round head, relatively flat, with strips of cedar looped around the outer edge. The front is decorated in a blue painted thunderbird motif with white accents, while the back is painted with a black thunderbird. The handle of the rattle is tightly wrapped with a braided cedar rope. The stand (part b) is cone shaped, with a hole at centre top into which the rattle's handle fits in order to hold it upright. The stand is undecorated except for black paint in and around the hole and base.

Culture
Coast Salish: Stz'uminus
Material
yellow cedar wood, cedar root and paint
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Violin Case3126/1

Basketry violin case. Case in the general shape of a violin, with a long neck and widening of the upper and lower bouts. Lid is attached with two small decorative metal hinges at back, and closes with a hide tie at front. Case is heavily decorated on the exterior with red and black cherry bark and grass beading, in a checkered pattern. A woven cedar bark handle is attached below the front tie closure, attached on one side by a hide loop and the other by a brown and yellow shoelace.

Culture
Coast Salish: Semiahmoo
Material
plastic, cedar root, cherry bark, rawhide skin, brass metal, synthetic fibre and bear grass
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Two Bunches of Native Roots30.1378

Museum Expedition 1930, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund and the Museum Collection Fund

Material
root
Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum
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