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BasketA8797 a-b

Small, cylindrical swamp grass trinket basket (a) with flat, fitted lid (b). Sides: two-man canoe with three birds in flight. Lid: four-part geometric design. Wrapped twined weave with very thick pieces of grass. Colours: turquoise, orange, purple, yellow.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
dye and swamp grass
Made in
Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA3144 a-b

Bottom band of naturally coloured grass in zigzag pattern bordered by grass on a strip of green/red/green, creating an effect of staggered triangles (lower with vertex up, upper with vertex down). Central band has a "meander" pattern. 2 bands of parallelogram shapes in natural grass on green and on red. Rows of natural/red/natural/orange/natural on button handle. Base is mixed twined work. Sides and lid are plain twined with false embroidered design.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
spruce root, aniline dye and swamp grass
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3000/25 a-b

Small round basket with lid. Basket is tightly constructed in a small weave, with base and mid-body decorations of purple and red encircling lines. The rim is inset to hold the lid. The lid (part b) fits snugly into the basket’s rim and is decorated on the edge with similar encircling lines in purple and red and an encircling, jagged set of circles on the top. A small protruding knob sits at the centre of the lid surrounded by red and purple circles.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
swamp grass, cedar bark and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3000/24 a-b

Small round basket with lid. Basket (part a) body is constructed in a tight, small weave while base weave is wider. Two dark lines encircle the bottom with small intermittent lines across the body. The interior shows the presence of green lines on both bottom and body prior to severe fading. The basket’s rim is inset to hold the round lid (part b), which fits snugly. Its top middle is concave, with a round handle painted dark blue, surrounded by lines of green and blue.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
swamp grass, cedar bark and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3000/23 a-b

Small basket with lid. Basket (part a) base is rectangular with rounded corners, made in a wide weave with a large square weaver at centre. The body of the basket is circular, tightly constructed in a small weave, with two encircling decorative lines on base, and a line of linked red triangles mid-body. The rim is inset to hold the lid. Lid (part b) is round and fits snugly onto basket’s rim. Its top is slightly concave in the centre, and is decorated with a multi-pointed star at middle and circle of triangles around the boarder.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
swamp grass, cedar bark and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry2939/8

Abalone shell covered with basketry on the outside. The shell has been broken at one edge, and has an iridescent shine. Basketry has been applied around it, covering the entire piece. The basketry begins at the thick end of the shell, and works its way toward the flatter, more open portion. It has lines and colour blocks in colours of purple, yellow, orange, and black, with undyed grass interspersed.

Culture
Makah
Material
abalone shell, swamp grass ? and dye
Made in
Washington, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket2898/2 a-b

Small round basket with a tight weave. The body (part a) has straight sides decorated with four identical images of small brown mice, tails curled to the front. Two thin lines of green encircle the bottom, with short lines of red and yellow between. The bottom is flat, with a thicker weave and a dark square in the centre created with a criss-cross style. The lid (part b) is round and slightly indented at centre, with a low profile and straight sides that are decorated with thin encircling rings in green with red and yellow. The top is embellished with a flower shape at the centre, and four small mice circling.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
swamp grass, cedar bark and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket2898/1 a-b

Small round basket with a tight weave. The body (part a) has straight sides decorated with images of beavers and ducks. The bottom is flat and undecorated, with a slightly thicker weave radiating out from the middle. The lid (part b) is round and slightly pointed at centre, with a low profile and straight sides decorated with thin, encircling rings in red and brown. The top is embellished with a flower shape at the centre point and three swimming ducks below.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
swamp grass, cedar bark and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lidded Basket2012-96/1

The bear grass is natural, red, and dark blue.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
cedar bark, sedge grass, swamp grass, raffia and bear grass
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Basket2011-165/13

The bear grass is dark purple and green. The raffia is red.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
swamp grass, bear grass, sedge grass, raffia and cedar bark
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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