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Burden BasketA5067

Small rectangular, flared, coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with parallel slat foundation. Imbricated rim inn canary grass with intervals of dark cherry bark stitches. Beaded from rim almost to base in canary grass, with wide vertical row of chevrons, alternating between dark cherry bark and canary grass, one on each side.

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo: Tait
Material
cedar root, canary grass, cherry bark and dye
Made in
Laidlaw, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA5073

Coiled basket (with bifurcated stitches) with looped border on rim and narrow foot. Watch-spring base construction. Imbricated design of two rows of checkerboard squares with either cat-tail grass (?) and red or dark cherry bark, with three continuous horizontal rows in center of basket in cat-tail grass (?) and center of dark cherry bark. Beading on top of looped border in red cherry bark, imbricated bands on base of foot in cat-tail grass and either red or dark cherry bark. Rope handle is tied to either side of basket looped border. Underside of basket has beaded red cherry bark.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
dye, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ? and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RootC574

A light brown twisted 7-like-shaped piece of root used for kava.

Culture
Samoan
Material
yagona root
Made in
Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA4118

Undecorated, openwork basket with overcast rim and string handles. Square in shape at the top, and triangular shaped at the base.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar root and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Storage BasketA4308

Rectangular cedar root basket consisting of simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches); parallel slat foundation; total imbrication. Rawhide handles overcast with cedar root and beaded. Convex lid. The coiled work consists of nine rows of elongated (two slat) stitches; beaded basket; fully imbricated. Two rows of stepped pattern in crabapple and black cherry bark. Along the top are shapes in black and along bottom are the same shapes in red. The lid is convex and flanged, and decorated with partial beading. Alternating crabapple/black cherry creating six wide rows going width of lid. Hinges are rawhide. Rawhide tips on lid connect with loops on basket. Colour: tan.

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo
Material
cedar root, cat-tail grass ?, dye, cherry bark, crabapple bark and rawhide skin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatA3234

Brim is mixed twined work (diagonal twilled design of chevron patterns). Crown is diagonally twined. Top is plain twined with diagonal twining in centre. Inner band is diagonally twined. Border is 2 rows of twisted twined work with plain twine in between. Expansive design is painted on (extremely faded). Only red and black remains.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
spruce root and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatA3235

Basketry hat with brim of a mixed twined weave -chevron twilled design in diagonal twined weave (also known as 'skip-stitch') against ground of plain twined weave. Crown has a three strand twined weave with top of crown being mostly in plain twined weave (i.e. 2-strand twined weave). Inner hat band: diagonal twined weave. Colours: red, green, black.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre, paint and spruce root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA3297

Small round coiled basket (with bifurcated stitches). Imbricated pattern of three alternating rows of crosses in dark cherry bark with cat-tail grass(?) centres, and red cherry bark with cat-tail grass(?) centres. Watch-spring base construction.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
cherry bark, cat-tail grass ?, cedar root and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA3326

Urn shaped coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with looped border and short foot. Fully imbricated in rows of stepped diagonal bands, alternating in red and dark cherry bark and cat-tail grass (?). Foot has two rows of alternating bands of red and dark cherry bark with cat-tail grass (?) between. Watch-spring base construction. Basket similar to D1.372.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
cedar root, cat-tail grass ?, dye and cherry bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA3353

Oval coil basket (bifurcated stitches) with foot, and lid with flange. Elongated watch-spring base and lid construction. Imbricated floral patterns in two rows, part of top row finishing on lid. Flowers in dark and red cherry bark with cat-tail grass(?) on leaves. Foot has pyramid-like shapes with cat-tail grass(?) in centre. Lid has row of cross shapes in dark cherry bark with red cherry bark centres. Lid may have had a handle at one time(?). Short sides of basket had handles at one time.

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