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BasketA2.614

Oblong birch bark basket; birch bark is bent and laced into place. A twig splint is overcast with natural and aniline dyed root. The overcast stitch forms a scallop - the colour sequence is as follows: red/purple/wide band of natural/purple/red/purple/wide band of natural/purple. The darker part of the bark is to the outside.

Culture
Dakelhne: Nat'ooten: Babine
Material
birch bark, birch root and aniline dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA2.615

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; decorative bands of beading are featured along the rim in four spots. Geometric and linear patterns are scratched onto the exterior sides, revealing a lighter shade of bark.

Culture
Dakelhne: Nat'ooten: Babine
Material
bark, birch bark, birch root and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA2.617

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 birch root and partially beaded with crabapple bark. Geometric and linear patterns are scratched onto the exterior sides, revealing a lighter shade of bark.

Culture
Dakelhne: Nat'ooten: Babine
Material
birch bark, birch root, crabapple bark and stain ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA2.618

Birch bark dish. Birch bark bent and sewn into place. The rim is reinforced with splints overcast with birch root and decorated with black bark. A twig is laced on lower down. There are also heavier pieces of bark on the ends and sides for reinforcement. Light side of bark is to the outside and darker flaps are laced on the ends and sides. The rim is overcast splints beaded with black bark. Part of the overcasting stitch leaves the splints exposed.

Culture
Yup'ik
Material
birch bark, birch root and birch wood
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8220

Flared rectanglular coiled work (bifurcated stitches)with foot. Parallel slat base and body construction: Imbricated design creating diamond design in negative space. Short sides have vertical pattern of diamonds on imbricated background of alternating cat-tail grass (?), dark and red cherry bark. Long sides have same design but two rows of diamonds. Foot is beaded in dark cherry bark. Rim is imbricated in cat-tail grass (?) and dark cherry bark.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
cedar root, dye, cat-tail grass ? and cherry bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8221

Rectangular coiled basket (bifurcated stitches). Parallel base construction. Beaded parallel rows alternating between red or dark cherry bark, from rim to base.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
cedar root, cherry bark and dye ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb22.96

Basket has two-strand twined weave with skip or over stitch (twill) weave at top border. Three horizontal bands of green with two oblique rows of diamond twill design, near border (or mixed twill design).

Culture
Tlingit ?
Material
spruce root and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8182

Rectangular basket with plaited base (two rows over and two rows under) and sides. The rim is reinforced with a slat inside and outside then overcast. Centre portion of the sides are woven with the outer portion of cedar bark. Design consists of eight horizontal red rows.

Culture
Coast Salish: Saanich
Material
bark and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Trinket BasketA7617

Tan basket with simple interlocking coiled work (bifurcated stitches), parallel slat base foundation with single reinforcement stitch, and an overcast rim looped to form two handles. Decorated with imbrication and beading. Imbricated discrete cross-shaped figures arranged in three horizontal rows in red cherry bark/cat-tail grass and in black-dyed bark/cat-tail grass staggered. Middle row in red cherry bark/cat-tail while the others are in black cherry bark/cat-tail.

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo ?
Material
cedar root, dye, cherry bark and cat-tail grass ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Miniature Baby CarrierA7618

Small basketry cradle. The cradle is made with simple interlocking coiled work (bifurcated stitches), slat base construction and overcast rim. There are separate vertical panels but a continuous horizontal pattern. There is a narrow slit at the foot end of the cradle. The sides show a series of three vertical panels in red/white alternating with black/white in various checker patterns and of various height. There is a chevron beaded band along the top rim which extends down, overlapping some vertical sections in red and black cherry bark.

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