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BasketA2280

Roughly rectangular woven basket with tall, vertical sides; two bands of black colour near the top and bottom. Twined handles on opposite sides (one handle missing, one broken). Sides - very loose twined and wicker weaving with border of coils around splints: base - two strand twilled weave with central warp coil for extra support two bands of black encircle the basket.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cherry bark, dye and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Miniature BasketA2281 a-b

Small coiled cedar root basket ( with bifurcated stitches) with lid (part b), that sits just inside basket rim. Watch-spring base construction. Imbricated design of four triangles - one small and one large, in pairs, in checkerboard pattern of dark cherry bark with grass and red cherry bark with grass. Domed lid continues larger checkered pattern in same colour configuration.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
cat-tail grass ?, cherry bark, cedar root and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA2282

Downward pointing triangular shaped, wrapped twined openwork weaving basket that is rectangular along the top rim. Warp coiled around splints at the top (wrapped warp border). Light yellow string is wrapped around the rim.

Culture
Northwest Coast ?
Material
cedar root and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry Tea CupA2283

Small cylindrical coiled basket (bifurcated stitches). Imbricated design of two rows of staggered, single stitches in red cherry bark. Watch-spring base construction. Had handle at one time.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
cherry bark and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA2284

Coiled cedar root basket with partial beading. Simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches), parallel slat base construction, and overcast splint rim. Every other slat is beaded with two beaded rows per slat. Beaded slats are alternately beaded in black and red cherry bark.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
cedar root, cherry bark and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry TrayA2285

Round basketry tray of simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches) with watch-spring base construction. Top coiled row separated off into two handles and triple-strand braided rim. Design consists of a five-pointed central star, in red-white-red with a tri-colour diamond figure inside each arm, in the same colours. Series of checkered double-diamonds on exterior.

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo ?
Material
canary grass, cedar wood, cherry bark and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Storage BasketA2246

Simple rectangular coiled work basket with bifurcated stitches and parallel slat base and lid construction. Sides are decorated with partial imbrication in a continuous zigzag design in red/bullrush/black. The lid has beading in red and black cherry bark around the perimeter. Four columns of beading in black and red, and cross figures imbricated on the sides in red and black cherry bark. Indented flange on body, thong ties, and handles.

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo ?
Material
cedar root, cat-tail grass ?, cherry bark and deer skin ?
Made in
Fraser River, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA2286

Footed basket with a flat, rectangular base, flaring sides, and remnants of handles at either end. Simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches) with a slat foot and overcast splint rim. Continuous imbricated design of two horizontal bands of diamond figures in cat-tail, red and black cherry bark. Corners are slightly different. Beading in red along foot, and imbrication in red. Colour: tan.

Culture
Coast 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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BasketA2287 a-b

Large, footed, rectangular basket (a) with flaring sides, and a flat, fitted lid (b). Lid is decorated wtih multicoloured imbrication: three large waves-like designs in red/bullrush/black. Sides: two continuous horizontal bands of connected chevron figures executed in several rows of red, bullrush and black. Simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches). Parallel slat base and lid construction; overcast splint rim; indented slat flange; slat foot; imbrication and handles. Colour: tan.

Culture
Coast 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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BasketK2.21

Natural colour, no decoration. Basket made of split root and split leaves. Twisted cord for hanging. Has a nutshell-like shape with ten wide warps and multiple thin wefts. Coiled rim has two wide bands underneath.

Culture
Gbari
Material
leaf and root
Made in
Izom, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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