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BasketNb22.81 a-b

Woven basket with base and lid. Base - mixed twined weaving: sides - plain twined work with mixed twined work border; lid - plain twined with rattle section: design is false embroidered. Sides - two bands of a "meander" pattern in purple on brown bordered with red. Lid - similar pattern; false embroidery on lid is green; lid has raised centre that rattles.

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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BasketA2.636

Square flared coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with parallel slat base construction. Imbricated "diamond" design (incomplete shapes) in red bark and grass on upper half of basket, on three sides. Short bands of diagonal lines, in darker bark, three on short sides, six on one long side. Fourth side has four checkered vertical lines in red bark and grass.

Culture
Tsilhqot'in
Material
bark, reed grass, spruce root and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8814

Circular basket with a flat bottom, gently flaring sides and scalloped decoration around the rim. Alternating red and black plant-like motifs around the sides and a single black letter M. Simple interlocking coiled work (bifurcated stitches); watch-spring base construction looped border (single strand). Partial imbrication.

Culture
Tsilhqot'in
Material
spruce root and bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd614

Coiled basket with bifurcated stitches; parallel splint base construction; fully imbricated. The design rows, from bottom to top: geometric shapes alternating with checkerboard stripes; animal shapes; geometric shapes alternating with checkerboard stripes; zigzag pattern along rim. Patterns in dark red on reed background. Two hide ties.

Culture
Tsilhqot'in
Material
spruce root, reed grass, wood, rawhide skin and water birch bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry HatA8346

Basketry hat with plain twined weaving (very coarse weave). Hat has a folded warp border anchored by one twined row. No inner head support. No applied or twilled woven design.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
cedar root ? or spruce root ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatD1.53

Woven hat with twined weaving and traditional designs. Designs include dark brown and chestnut triangle designs and parallellograms.There is also a sunburst on the top and a slight depression.

Culture
Yurok ? or Karuk ?
Material
pine root ?, redbud wood, fern root, bear grass and spruce root
Made in
California, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD3.8

Small, circular birch bark basket with straight, vertical sides and a flat, fitted lid--basket and lid trimmed with sweet grass. Both lid and basket are covered in white quillwork, with the image of a chicken in the centre of the lid.

Culture
Maliseet ? or Mi'kmaq ?
Material
birch bark, sweet grass, porcupine quill and spruce root
Made in
New Brunswick, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatA125

Hat with sloping brim and flat crown with slight indentation. Several different kinds of twined weaves: brim - mixed twined weave, i.e. Plain-twined weave with a 'skip stitch' (also known as diagonal-twined weaving) which gives a chevron twilled pattern. Border is a braided cut-warp border. Crown - sides of crown are woven in three-strand twined weave with top of crown in concentric band of three-strand interspersed with plain-twined weaving. Inner support section - diagonal-twined weave. Warp and weft; design painted in red-brown, green and black paint. Expansive and representational.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
spruce root and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cod HookA2252

Hook composed of spruce root carved and steamed into a u shape. One arm end carved with a tapering knob (fragment of twisted cedar bark leader line attached). Other arm end recurved inward and sharpened to a point. Point section lashed with cedar root. Some cedar bark strips also wrapped around the root.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
cedar root, cedar bark and spruce root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cod HookA2253

Hook composed of spruce root carved and steamed into a u shape. One arm end carved with tapered knob (to secure leader line) fragment of line attached. Other arm end recurved inward and sharpened to a point. Point section lashed with cedar root.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
cedar root and spruce root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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