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BasketA8994

Twined spruce root basket; plain twined work with twilled pattern. False embroidered bands. Bands of red/green/red (Emmons' strawberry weave) in alternating coloured/natural; diagonal twilled pattern running through bands.

Culture
Northwest Coast ?
Material
dye and spruce root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8993

Spruce root basket with lid; sides - two strand twined with overlaid twined weaving (false embroidery); base - twined and wicker weaving. Sides - natural grass meander pattern on black ground; top - meander pattern minus bottom line. Lid is attached to base by one stitch.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
dye, grass and spruce root
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8992

Open spruce root basket; fine twined work; braided border; embroidered design. Two ribbons of pattern in yellow on black ground bordered by red; in the centre is a stepped design in squares of yellow/green/yellow on a red ground bordered by black.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
dye, swamp grass and spruce root
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8991

Twined spruce root basket; base is mixed twined work (plain twining alternation with plain twining). Sides are plain twined; design is false and true embroidered. Two double rows of diagonal twined work near base in natural and dark brown. Main ribbon of design has the "tattoo" pattern (Emmons, Desing 35) (a sideways "h") in dark brown, and a stepped design in yellow/brown/yellow. Bordered by yellow bands, and all on brown bands. Dark brown rim.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
spruce root, grass and dye
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8526 a-b

Spruce basket with lid: twined weave (two strand) with four darker strands woven in and false embroidery in outlined forms. Geometric design.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
dye and spruce root
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8521 a-b

Spruce root basket with lid and handle: plain twined weave (two strand) with darker strands woven in and false embroidery over the darker bands. "Arrow-like" design in swamp grass (going opposite directions on lid and sides). Design is woven over band of darker spruce.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
swamp grass, dye and spruce root
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8498 a-b

Spruce root basket with convex lid. Plain twined weaving (two strand) with twilled weaving or "skip stitch". Weft winds over two warp strands and is staggered. Four bands, two on sides, two on lid, with two rows of all black weft, several rows of natural black weft and diagonal twined weave in black and natural. The result is a series of arrow-like designs.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
spruce root, dye ? and bark ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
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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