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BasketA8466

Short round flared coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with flared foot and loop work border. Watch-spring base construction. Imbricated design of alternating diagonal rows of adjoined triangles, in red cherry bark and cat-tail grass (?), and dark cherry bark and cat-tail grass (?). Foot is beaded with two rows of red cherry bark. Double looped border. Five small triangles imbricated on interior base in red cherry bark with dark cherry bark in center.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
cedar root, cat-tail grass ?, cherry bark and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FanH2.116

Triangular shaped fan with green, blue, green, red and black feathers tied together with twigs and grass(?) that loop over a stick and are tied together by twine creating a braided v-shape that pulls into a cylindrical shaped handle.

Culture
Interior Amazonia ?
Material
feather, fibre, root ? and wood ?
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3646/2

Birch bark basket with attached lid. Quillwork of a large flower with pink and red petals, green stems and green leaves on both the side and lid. The basket is cylindrical with an overlaid scalloped section around the top, formed around a spruce root(?) rim. The side is stitched, lid is hinged and bottom is attached with sinew. The lid can be tied shut with hide ties.

Culture
Dene
Material
birch bark, porcupine quill, dye, skin, sinew and spruce root ?
Made in
Nahanni Butte, Northwest Territories, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3646/1

Birch bark basket with attached lid. Quillwork on side with 'Nahanni Butte N.W.T.' in blue-purple between two flowers with purple petals, yellow centres and brown stems with leaves. The basket is cylindrical with an overlaid scalloped section around the top, formed around a spruce root(?) rim. The side is stitched, lid is hinged and bottom is attached with sinew. The lid has two purple flowers with brown stems and leaves in quillwork. The lid can be tied closed with skin ties.

Culture
Dene
Material
birch bark, porcupine quill, dye, skin, sinew and spruce root ?
Made in
Nahanni Butte, Northwest Territories, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3635/8

Small ovular basket with imbricated designs across exterior, single-row foot, and cross-hatched rim. Walls of basket flare slightly outward from base, making opening larger than foot. Designs consist of inverted, concentric triangles, that extend from opening towards middle of basket. Done in black, red-brown, and light yellow-white; centres of triangles are light yellow-white. Two crosses extend from tips of each triangle; done in black with light yellow-white centres. Identical cross patterns in between triangles; done in red-brown with light yellow-white centres. Rim of opening, along exterior walls, decorated with naturally coloured cherry bark. Base and interior are undecorated.

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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Carrying Basket3579/1

Carrying basket with straps. Large basket with a square base, bulbous mid-section, and loosely woven flared rim. A thick plaited strap is tied just below the flared top, and is threaded through the open weaving, leaving a loop on each side, and the remaining cord hangs on the exterior.

Culture
Yekuana
Material
root ? and plant fibre
Made in
Venezuela
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3579/5

Storage basket with designs woven in. Square bottom with alternating sections of large rectangle with horizontal bands and meandering design throughout three smaller stacked sections. Throughout these designs, large angled stripes cut through the finer designs.

Culture
Yekuana
Material
root ?, plant fibre and dye
Made in
Venezuela
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3579/2

Carrying basket with straps. Large basket with a small round base, that gently expands up to a flared rim. A thick plaited strap is tied just below the flared top, and is threaded through the open weaving, leaving a loop on each side, and then threaded through and knotted at the base, creating two arm straps. The basket is made of two layers of fibres, stitched together with rows of stitching, spaced about an inch apart, which creates horizontal rings.

Culture
Yekuana
Material
root ? and plant fibre
Made in
Venezuela
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tray3579/7

Round tray with geometric and animal designs. The woven design features four horizontal rectangles with repeating animal design within. Flanking this central design are more double rectangles, with those above and below long vertically, and those to the sides, long horizontally. There are repeating angles at the corners of the design, and four rectangles with solid black centres. The woven design is held between two rounded bent root frames, which are tied together. There is a small loop at the top for hanging.

Culture
Yekuana
Material
root ?, plant fibre and dye
Made in
Venezuela
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tray3579/8

Oval tray with geometric designs. The woven design features repeating rows of alternating X and diamond shapes in both black and red, and also within the woven design. The woven design is held between two rounded bent root frames, which are tied together. There is a small loop at the top for hanging.

Culture
Yekuana
Material
root ?, plant fibre and dye
Made in
Venezuela
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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