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BasketA8483

Flared cylindrical coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) withsingle looped border and foot. Watch-spring base construction. Imbricated design of vertical bands of squares connected by a line between each. Vertical rows alternate between red cherry bark outlined squares, with cat-tail grass (?) centers, and connecting line, and black cherry bark outlined squares, with cat-tail grass (?) centers, and connecting line. Design extends to foot but smaller square.

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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BasketA8458

Vase shaped coiled basket (with bifurcated stitches)with short foot. Watch-spring construction. Three rows of imbricated geometric scroll pattern in cat-tail grass and either red and black cherry bark. May have had a looped border on top of the rim at one point.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
Material
cedar root, cat-tail grass ?, cherry bark and dye
Made in
Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada and Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8456

Short rectangular and rounded coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with short foot. Foundation of cedar root slats (base) and cedar root splints (sides) construction. Imbricated pattern of two rows of zigzags, in cat-tail grass (?), red and black cherry bark, connecting to form diamond shapes; third row of shapes are very tips of zigzag. Foot has same tips of zigzag, two on short sides, four on long. Fibre tied through sides of base slats. Fibres are sticking through the coiled row near the foot. Had a looped border at one time.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
cedar root, cat-tail grass ?, cherry bark, dye and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8521 a-b

Spruce root basket with lid and handle: plain twined weave (two strand) with darker strands woven in and false embroidery over the darker bands. "Arrow-like" design in swamp grass (going opposite directions on lid and sides). Design is woven over band of darker spruce.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
swamp grass, dye and spruce root
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry TrayA8513

Coiled cedar root tray with handles. Round in shape with simple interlocking coiled work (bifurcated stitches) on splint foundation with slat foundation sides. Separated handles, three strand flat braided border, and imbricated interior and exterior. The interior surface is decorated with a radial pattern that consists of blocks of red and black cherry bark which radiate out from the centre in eight rows (forming three concentric horizontal rows). "V" forms around the edge. Sides scattered beading in thick strips of red and black. The exterior surface has beading that alternates in red and black.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
dye, cherry bark and cedar root
Made in
Yale, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry TrayA8512

Coiled cedar root tray with handles. Round in shape with simple interlocking coiled work (bifurcated stitches), watch-spring base construction, and sides with slat foundation. Separated handles and overcast rim with flat braiding under the handles. Partial imbrication on the interior base only. Design is a four-pointed star pattern of black (exterior) and red (interior) cherry bark. There are also four chevron figures in black and red in parallel position to the star.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
cherry bark, cedar root and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8482

Open coiled work basket (with bifurcated stitches) with foot. Coiled open decorative rim and foot. Watch-spring base construction. Partial imbrication in alternating digonal rows of checkerboard pattern of cat-tail grass (?) and red or dark cherry bark.

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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BasketA8481

Open work coiled basket (with bifurcated stitches) with open work foot. Watch-spring base construction. Imbricated design of 4 staggered rows of cross figures in black cherry bark and grass, and red cherry bark and grass. Also, small figures in red cherry bark and grass along foot.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
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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BasketA8480

Cylindrical flared open coiled basket (with bifurcated stitches) with foot. Watch-spring base construction. Fully imbricated with grass and design of 'v' shapes in three rows of dark cherry bark; the bottom row has red cherry bark 'v' shape in center, upper row has same in dark cherry bark, top row is smaller 'v' shape. Foot composed of 3 coiled rows and beaded in dark cherry bark.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
cherry bark, cat-tail grass ?, dye and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8479

Cylindrical coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with short foot and lip. Watch-spring base construction. Imbricated design of geometric scroll in dark cherry bark and grass. Lip has alternating red and dark cherry bark and grass every four stitches. Bottom row of foot has short bands at intervals, alternating between red and dark cherry bark.

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