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Basket2789/10 a-b

Small pot-shaped spruce root basket with handle (a) originally had three legs; one now missing and one detached (b). Coiled root handle hangs from two loops at neck. Elongated wave pattern of dark brown circles around shoulder.

Culture
Tlingit ?
Material
spruce root and bark
Made in
Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket2789/2 a-b

Circular straight sided spruce root basket with rattle lid (b) that has a slightly raised convex handle in the centre. Faded designs on sides and lid (brown leaf-like shapes with red cross inside). Band of open weave above and below designs. Base reinforced with disc of cardboard attached to exterior with long stitches.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
paper, cotton fibre, spruce root and dye
Made in
Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket2789/4 a-b

Circular, straight sided spruce root basket (a) with rattle lid (b) that has slightly raised convex handle in the centre. Around sides and lid is a repeating pattern of pale orange and dark brown decorative abstract 's' shapes or stepped design?

Culture
Tlingit
Material
spruce root and dye
Made in
Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mat1891.49.108 1942.8.46

Cedar bark mat with concentric square pattern. [CAK 28/05/2010]

Culture
Haida
Material
cedar bark, pigment and spruce root plant ?
Made in
British Columbia Haida Gwaii NW Coast, Canada
Holding Institution
Pitt Rivers Museum
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Hat, Woman's19/1004
Spruce Root, 2 BundlesE/536
BasketA8528 a-b

Small, roughly cylindrical spruce root basket (a) with lightly flaring sides and a flat, fitted lid (b). Designs consist of three bands with central band in green, purple and natural (open rhomboid design). Wrapped twined weaving.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
grass, dye and spruce root
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry Hat | Potlatch Rings2005-21/7

9. TWINED SPRUCE ROOT HAT Haida-style weaving; Kwakwaka'wakw-style painting; rings from a different hat This hat has been altered from its original form. It appears that parts of two separate hats have been joined together, the basketry rings and the crown of the hat (at the top) have been joined to the flaring sides.

Culture
Haida and Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
spruce root, cedar bark, ermine and paint
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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