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Basket3012/1 a-b

Small basket and lid with a very fine wrapped coil weave. Basket (part a) is rounded and slightly oblong, with vertically straight sides. Four crosses are woven into the pattern in dyed blue-green grass fibre. The rim is of the same colour. The lid is also rounded and oblong, with an inset lower lip that fits snuggly inside the rim of the basket. A braided grass tie attaches the round woven handle to the centre. Four green crosses are woven into the lid.

Culture
Tohono O'odham ?
Material
yucca leaf ? or fern ?
Made in
Mexico ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket2939/7

Round, shallow woven corn sifter basket. The edges are folded over a rim of wood or root; the weaving is in a chevron pattern.

Culture
Hopi
Material
root ?, wood ? or yucca leaf ?
Made in
Arizona, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNi7

Elliptical coiled basket with elongated watch-spring coiled bottom. Light white-brown yucca with black devil's claw geometric design. Design is four sets of five rectangles with one central rectangle and another touching at each of the four corners.

Culture
Tohono O'odham
Material
yucca leaf and devil claw pod
Made in
Arizona, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNi6

Circular coiled basket with handle. Round watch-spring coiled bottom. Light white-brown yucca with black devil's claw fibre for geometric pattern. Pattern is three sets of rectangles inside one another. Handle has separate bands of black and outer rim has black crisscross overlay.

Culture
Tohono O'odham
Material
devil claw pod and yucca leaf
Made in
Arizona, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNi5

Circular bowl with round watch-spring coiled bottom in light white-brown yucca and black devil's claw fibre for geometric step design radiating from centre to outer edge. Coiled outer rim.

Culture
Tohono O'odham
Material
devil claw pod and yucca leaf
Made in
Arizona, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry MaterialNh160

Bundle of yellow yucca plant stalks; pointed at one end, splayed at the other. Slightly hollowed. Held together by paper wrapping at centre.

Culture
Southwest
Material
yucca leaf ? or paper ?
Made in
New Mexico, USA and Arizona, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PlaqueNh166

Basketry plaque with geometric design on face, spreading from centre to edge. Coiled with a thick grass foundation. Coiled loop attached for hanging.

Culture
Hopi
Material
yucca leaf and dye
Made in
Arizona, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PlaqueD4.62

Bowl-shaped plaque with braided rim. Swirled ("whirlwind") design composed of parallel lines of brown rectangles that taper towards the centre.

Culture
Akimel O'odham
Material
yucca leaf and fern ?
Made in
Arizona, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD4.76

Tray-shaped; design of four birds with heads toward the center. Has grass bundle foundation with weft of yucca.

Culture
Hopi: 2nd Mesa
Material
grass, yucca leaf, dye and fibre
Made in
Arizona, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry Gambling TrayD4.77

Circular and slightly convex with thick spiral structure; grass bundle foundation with weft of yucca. Yellow and black geometric design on natural colour ground.

Culture
Hopi: 3rd Mesa
Material
grass, yucca leaf and dye
Made in
Arizona, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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