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Gambling Game PieceA17076

Wooden game piece stained red-brown. The stick is triangular in shape with a thicker top that tapers into a point. Carved into the top is a thunderbird in profile. The remainder of the piece has a carved scalloped edge on each side. There are two nails in the top of the stick, one just below the bird and another near the point that fasten it to a game board (A17073 a-b).

Culture
Coast Salish: Musqueam
Material
yellow cedar wood, metal and stain
Made in
Musqueam, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA2.622

Dark brown birch bark basket with an oval-shaped top and a square-shaped bottom--bark is bent and laced together with birch root. Splint around rim is overcast and then partially beaded with crabapple bark (4-5 stitches every 1-1 1/4 in).

Culture
Dakelhne: Nat'ooten: Babine
Material
birch bark, birch root ?, crabapple bark and stain ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fishing CreelD1.283

Fishing creel constructed of simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches) with a rounded base that tapers slightly at the front and angles upwards towards the back across a trapezoidal lid with a trapezoid-shaped hole in the centre. The basket has a parallel coiled base and watch-spring lid construction. Overcast edges. Partial imbrication on lid with five checkerboard shapes with cat-tail grass interiors and cherry bark exteriors. Sides have five similar shapes with cat-tail grass exterior, dark or red cherry bark with different middle colour (crabapple?). Red leather straps with a metal buckle attached at reverse with leather thongs attaching the lid to the base and acting as a closure.

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
cedar root, cat-tail grass ?, crabapple bark, cherry bark, rawhide skin, leather skin, dye and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA2.689

Brown birch bark basket with an oval-shaped top and a square bottom. Birch bark is bent and laced into place. A twig splint around the rim is closely overcast for reinforcement, with several bands of crabapple (?) bark beaded in. Geometrical design is scratched on: two rows of scallops bordering chevron strip. Darker part of bark is to the outside. The overcasting is mainly thin strips of natural coloured root (?) with strips of black dyed root (five stitches wide) - two on ends and two on sides. Only the side portions of the natural root overcasting is beaded in a 1:1 ratio.

Culture
Wet'suwet'en
Material
birch root ?, dye, crabapple bark ? and birch bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA2.691

Brown birch bark basket with a circular top and a rectangular bottom. Bark is bent and laced into place, with birch twine around the rim overcast with thin strips of root; decorative bands of crabapple beading are featured along the rim. Geometric and linear patterns are scratched onto the exterior sides, revealing a lighter shade of bark.

Culture
Wet'suwet'en
Material
birch bark, crabapple bark and birch root ?
Made in
Hazelton, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA2.701

Brown birch bark basket with an oval-shaped top and a rectangular bottom. Bark is bent and laced into place with birch twine around the rim overcast with birch root and partially beaded with crabapple(?) bark. Geometric patterns are scratched onto the exterior sides, revealing a lighter shade of bark.

Culture
Wet'suwet'en
Material
birch root, birch bark and crabapple bark ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD1.331

Large flared, rectangular coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with elongated watch-spring base construction. Upper half is imbricated in cat-tail grass (?) with designs including elongated bow-tie like shape, with diamond in center, outlined in black cherry bark and cat-tail grass (?). Corners have "flying goose" pattern in bands of red and dark cherry bark. Rim has intervals of red and dark cherry bark stitches. Lower portion of basket has double parallel rows of zig-zag in cat-tail grass (?). Rawhide front and back loops and handle.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
Material
cedar root, crabapple bark, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ?, rawhide skin and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD1.257

Roughly oval-shaped basket with a flat bottom, flaring rim and linear designs around the side: five beaded rows in alternating crabapple and black cherry bark; overcast rim is also beaded in the same manner. Simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches) beading.

Culture
Interior Salish: Secwepemc
Material
cedar root, crabapple bark, cherry bark and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD1.335

Roughly rectangular basket with flaring sides, rounded corners, and an extended, rounded shoulder punctuated by a large rectangular opening. Simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches): parallel base construction. Fully imbricated; series of connecting triangles (three on top, two on bottom) separated vertically by a ladder-like strip all in red on bullrush. Base is partially beaded in bullrush and red cherry.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
cedar root, cat-tail grass ?, cherry bark and crabapple bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD1.245 a-b

Part (a) Rounded coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with narrow opening, and flanged lid, part (b). Watch-spring base construction. Beaded body, alternating every two rows between crabapple bark and cat-tail grass (?). Deer skin (?) handle tied near opening. Foot is beaded with crabapple. Lid, all but small center portion is imbricated in alternating cat-tail grass (?) and cherry bark.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
cedar root, deer skin ?, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ? and crabapple bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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