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WhistleNb3.1412

Cylindrical shaped, dark brown wood whistle has three horizontal sections glued and bound together with white cord in three places: at the base of the mouthpiece, at the centre, and at the base of the whistle. Mouthpiece is narrower than the main body and is divided horizontally into two sections: depressed semi-oval areas in front of both semi-circular tone holes, one hole of which is close to the top while the other hole of which is on the reverse close to the centre.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
adhesive, wood and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeaddressNb22.84

Helmet-style sea lion(?) headdress, with rounded head and flattened snout. Blue head with red around blue nostrils, in open mouth, scribbled below curved eyebrow bands and in crescent shapes on each side of snout and below mouth. Copper discs in eyes, nailed at centre and outlined in relief oval-shape. Open under mouth. Head is 2 pieces nailed together. Series of holes on top of snout, each side. Five holes (for teeth) on lower portion of mouth. Numerous scrapes on top and sides of head. Chip on mouth.

Culture
Tlingit ?
Material
paint, metal, copper metal and cedar wood
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowNb646

Red-brown wood bow, semi-circular in cross-section with constrictions at the ends and the centre. From the narrow middle, the bow bulges outward and then tapers at the ends. Relatively flat surface has central ridged channel, slightly convex to each side. The other side is rounded. Triple notched on one end while the opposite end is broken on an angle.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
yew wood ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Berry BasketNd693

Flared square coiled basket with bifurcated stitches, and parallel slat construction at base. Large geometric zig-zag design is imbricated in light yellow-brown grass, dark and red cherry bark. One cross in zig-zag in dark cherry bark with grass center or red cherry bark and grass center. Hide handles are knotted on inside of basket.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
Material
skin, grass, cherry bark, cedar wood, cedar root and dye
Made in
Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada and Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNbz791

Rectangular coiled basket with a foot and split stitching over slat foundation. Vertical imbricated design on each side in light yellow-brown and light red-brown. Beading on the rim, the foot, and the body. Loopwork around the rim of the basket. Bottom has parallel coils.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
Material
cherry bark, grass, cedar root and cedar wood
Made in
Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada and Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Storage BasketNbz790

Flaring, cylindrical coiled basket with a foot. Split stitching over slat foundation and imbricated geometric design on four sides in black and dark red-brown. Black and red beading around the rim and black beading around the foot.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
cherry bark, cedar root and cedar wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNbz789

Rectangular, coiled basket with a foot. Handles are 36 and 37 cm. long, respectively. Split stitching over slat foundation and rows of cherry bark and grass beading. Design consists of the following from top to bottom: a row of white-yellow; a triple row of black; a triple row of white-yellow; a triple row of red; plain; a triple row of white-yellow; a triple row of black; plain, a triple row of white-yellow; a triple row of red; a triple row of white-yellow; and plain. Foot is beaded with dark red-brown cherry bark.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
Material
cedar wood, cherry bark, cotton fibre, grass and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry TrayNbz788

Rectangular brown coiled tray with slat foundation and split stitches. Patterning is in light yellow grass, dark red and black bark.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
cedar wood, cherry bark, grass and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNbz706

Round, coiled basket with foot and split stitching over slat foundation. Imbricated design in light yellow-brown, light red-brown and black of two rows of v-shapes. Light red-brown beading on rim and foot. Rim with bundle foundation is attached by braiding.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
Material
cedar wood, cedar root, grass and cherry bark
Made in
Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada and Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd692

Large round openwork basket with foot, consisting of 5 rows of wide slats covered with cedar strips, alternating with 4 rows of loop work. Bottom is watch-spring coiled with bifurcated stitches. Beading at top edge in dark cherry bark. Beading on wrapped slats were checkerboard squares in dark or red cherry bark, but have mostly come off. Most of the loop work around the rim is missing. Foot is beaded with two rows of dark cherry bark with wide grass in between.

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
cedar root, grass, cherry bark, cedar wood and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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