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BasketA3763

Woven basket with overcast rim and twisted twining for reinforcements on base. Embroidered design: two killer whales in black, yellow, white, green and red with two square faces in yellow with open mouths showing teeth. Two red lines, one above, one below, with two step pattern in black, yellow and green.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
spruce root, aniline dye and swamp grass
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA4069

Plain twined weaving with three-strand braided edge and false embroidery. Ten panels of false embroidered swamp grass with one row of swamp grass around entire circumference bisecting the cup.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
swamp grass and spruce root
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA4071

Plain twined weaving with crossed warp twined work in center; braided handle; false embroidered design. "Meander" pattern on upper and lower solid portions of weaving (dark brown on top, light brown on bottom).

Culture
Tlingit
Material
spruce root and dye
Made in
Sitka, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA4108

Rectangular-shaped open-work basket with weft strands alternating in direction with each row. Overcast rim. Four string handles. Undecorated.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar root, fibre, spruce root ? and cedar wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA5134 a-b

Woven basket with lid. Base - mixed twined work (plain twining alternating with wicker weave). Sides - plain twined with embroidered and false embroidered design. Multi-coloured shapes (green, orange, red, yellow, maroon) around central part of basket and around edge of lid, bordered by dark brown and connected with upper and lower strips of light brown. Central portion of lid has a stepped design and a circle of orange.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
grass, aniline dye and spruce root
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA9003 a-b

Woven basket with two bands of geometric design overlaid in dyed swamp grass that are bordered with black root lines and contain triangle-like shapes composed of an orange and a black triangle on the outsides with diamond-like shapes composed of gold and black triangles in the centre on a cream-coloured background. At rim is a band of alternating red and black root. Lid is a fair amount larger than the diameter of the basket and has a raised centre with concentric bands of raised weaving.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
dye, swamp grass and spruce root
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd648

Coiled basket with bifurcated stitches; elongated watch-spring base construction; partial imbrication. The design from bottom to top: animal and lined figures in red on bullrush; two rows of opposing chevrons divided by three vertical stripes and one horizontal bullrush stripe in bullrush on plain background; row of animal figures; sets of three vertical stripes in red on bullrush around rim; base is beaded in bullrush. Eight rawhide ties. Colour: tan.

Culture
Tsilhqot'in
Material
spruce root ?, rawhide skin, grass, bark and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb22.96

Basket has two-strand twined weave with skip or over stitch (twill) weave at top border. Three horizontal bands of green with two oblique rows of diamond twill design, near border (or mixed twill design).

Culture
Tlingit ?
Material
spruce root and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatA7550

Crown of hat is painted in orange, white, and blue (very faded). The weave is very fine. Inside head band is missing. Various twined weaves: brim is mixed twine work (diagonal twilled design of concentric diamonds). Crown and top are plain twined work with one row of twisted work as dividing lines.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
spruce root and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry CupA2.627

Basketry cup. Plain twined work. Fully false embroidered stepped design (called shaman's hat design) in red and yellow on a natural grass ground. Coated with laquer inside.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
spruce root, aniline dye, swamp grass and lacquer
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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