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BasketA9002

Spruce root basket; plain twined work with false and true embroidered design. Warp strands alternate red/natural (1:1). Horizontal bands of shapes in red on black or natural on black (six rows). The slant of the rectangular figures alternates with every row.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
grass, dye and spruce root
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8866

Cylindrical flared coiled cedar root basket (bifurcated stitches) with foot. Watch-spring base construction, slat body construction. Fully imbricated in cat-tail grass (?) with diagonal stepped design of alternating rows of black and red triangles with a diagonal line of cat-tail grass (?) unning the full length of each band. Foot is beaded in cherry bark. Small fibre loop attatched to one side, broken from other side. Looped border atop rim at one time.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
dye, cat-tail grass ?, cherry bark, cedar root and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8865

Round cedar root basket. Simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches), watch-spring base construction, and partial imbrication. Diagonal design features shapes in red cherry bark, each separated by an undecorated horizontal row.

Culture
Coast Salish: Squamish ?
Material
cedar root and cherry bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Trinket BasketA8864

Tan circular, coiled cedar root, open basket. Simple interlocking coiled work with bifurcated stitches and parallel slat base construction. A few reinforcement stitches, and an overcast rim. Design features a series of vertical zigzag (single stitch) bands in black/white/red/white/black/white.

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo
Material
cherry bark, dye, cat-tail grass ? and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8862

Rectangular coiled work carrying basket with handles. Isolated diamond figures in black and red cherry bark and bullrush (two large and one small figure on sides); one large figure on ends. Top row is beaded in black cherry bark. Simple interlocking coiled work (with bifurcated stitches along sides); parallel slat base construction (with reinforced stitches at side edges); overcast rim with looped section where handles attach; flexible coiled handles; beading and imbrication.

Culture
Coast Salish: Squamish
Material
cat-tail grass ?, cedar root, dye and cherry bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8861

Circular coiled basket (part a) with a lid (part b). Simple interlocking coiled work with bifurcated stitches, and watch-spring base and lid construction. The sides of the basket (part a) alternate black and red with x-shapes. Lid (part b) has two concentric series of four alternately red and black forms in x-shapes. Lid (part b) with flange indented on the lid and outer coiled row of the lid is given a series of twists to produce a looped edge of sorts.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
Material
cherry bark, dye and cedar root
Made in
Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada and Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketK4.159 a-b

A small basketry container (part a) with a jar-like shape, and a lid (part b). The main design of the container consists of a dark brown-black geometric design of chevrons. The lid has a design which consists of five equally spaced central pointing dark brown-black triangles. Coiled "Makenge" work.

Culture
Southern African
Material
root
Made in
Zambia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8497

Spruce root basket. Base - twined and wicker weaving; sides - plain twined weaving with overlaid twined weaving (false embroidery). Complex meander pattern in purple.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
spruce root and grass
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket LidA9000

Spruce root basket lid; plain twined work with braided rim. One solid stripe of dark brown on top (4 rows wide). Tip of lid is dark brown. Lid is convex.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
spruce root and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket LidA8999

Spruce root basket lid; plain twined work. Continuous stripes of rectangles joined through the center with a line. Decorated with two lines of dyed spruce root; one on the top and the other along the side. Lid is concave. Colour: brown.

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