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BasketD1.311

Small flared rectangular coiled basket (bifurcated stitches). Parallel slat base construction (single stitch end reinforcement). Imbricated design of six vertical bands, two on long sides, one on end, in cat-tail grass (?) with red cherry bark diagonal stripes. Buckskin thongs and string on one side.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
cedar root, cat-tail grass ?, cherry bark, deer skin ? and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Burden BasketD1.315

Large flared rectangular coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with skin ties, two on one side, along with black string, and one on opposite. Parallel coiled base construction. Fully imbricated upper half with central bilateral pattern on both long sides, and continuous wave design on short sides, all in black and red cherry against bullrush ground. Lower half: series of vertical red and dark cherry bark and cat-tail grass (?) strips. Bottom has three rows of imbrication, two in black cherry bark and cat-tail grass (?) in between.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
Material
cedar root, cat-tail grass ?, cherry bark, deer skin ?, dye and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD1.316 a-b

Basket base (a) and lid (b) with simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches), and a watch-spring coil base and lid construction. The lid has an indented flange, an overcast rim and handles coiled over buckskin. The lid is decorated with an eight-pointed star design in partial imbrication in bulrush/black with triangles in bulrush/red around the outer edge and four small elements around the centre. The body is decorated with vertical off-white bulrush bands with a black or red meander pattern interspersed with small red or black and off-white elements arranged vertically and alternating in colour.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
cedar root, cat-tail grass ?, cherry bark, deer skin ? and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lunch BasketD1.242 a-b

Rectangular basket with a flat, fitted lid hinged to the upper rim with leather thongs. Cedar root coiled over splints, parallel coiled base. Bound edge. Imbrication design of double arrow-heads and flower.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
Material
cedar root, canary grass, cherry bark and rawhide skin
Made in
Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada and Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fishing CreelD1.244

Flat-back coiled cedar root basket with lid; lid had a semicircular opening in the centre and is attached to the basket by two buckskin thongs. Simple coiled work with parallel splint base construction. Partial imbrication; thunderibrd pattern in black and white, red/black and white, red and black. Lid has wing patterns.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ?, deer skin ? and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD3.6

Birch bark basket with a rectangular base that tapers towards an oval-shaped top--basket is capped with a flat, inset lid. Birch bark is folded and stitched with strips of root (?), with a split twig rim overcast with a wide stitch at the top edge. Floral designs have been scratched onto the sides and lid, revealing a lighter shade of bark beneath. A strip of rawhide is strung from one side to the other to create a handle.

Culture
Maliseet
Material
birch bark, rawhide skin and root ?
Made in
New Brunswick, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD1.450

Roughly rectangular basket with flaring sides and braided cording with a woven strap attached around the rim. Simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches); parallel splint base construction; line held on by rawhide; tump line woven with wool. Vertical striped design; each stripe is composed of stripes and checks in red/bullrush or black/bullrush. Design stops five rows before base. One filler of connected diamonds in red/bullrush. Tumpline has a blue zigzag line on green ground. Colour: tan.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ?, fibre, dye and rawhide skin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD1.451

Rectangular, tan-coloured basket that flares upward and outward. Simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches), parallel to watch-spring base construction, and three rawhide loops (with a bit of string), two at either upper corner of one long side and one in the middle of the upper portion of the other long side. Decorated with partial beading. Vertical striped design of alternating widths (three stitches wide and then two stitches wide). The pattern alternates in colour as follows: one red/three cat-tail/one red/two black/one red. The pattern stops ten rows before the bottom. There is one beaded line near the base.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ?, dye and rawhide skin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Baby CarrierD2.36

Beaded baby carrier, or cradle. Bead colours are dark and light blue, red, yellow, mauve, and green sewn onto a red wool blanket with sections of hide. Vertically along either side, the beadwork pattern consists of chevrons that are red at the centre bordered by yellow and dark blue on a light blue background. Across the top middle, the beadwork pattern consists of a chevron pattern that is pink at the centre bordered by dark blue on a light blue background. Across the middle, the beadwork pattern consists of vertical yellow and dark blue lines on a light blue background. Human hair, ermine, and brass decorations are also on the cradle. Ten tassels of dark brown-black hair are held in place with light and dark blue, pink, and green beads on hide. Brass decorations are vertically placed along either side. The side edges are cut out with holes.

Culture
Blackfoot
Material
wool fibre, glass, skin, human hair, ermine skin and metal
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MoccasinD2.38

One skin moccasin sewn around the sole, up the back and across the top where the cotton ankle covers are joined. Black velvet ribbon and green satin ribbon around the ankle. Leather thongs, beaded on toe with dark blue and light blue arrow-like-shapes on a white background.

Culture
Blackfoot
Material
leather skin, cotton fibre, silk fibre ? and glass
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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