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BasketC1486 a-b

Plain woven basket (part b) with a lid (part a), and having a rectangular shape. Very simple design on the lid (part a) consisting of four triangles pointing toward the centre, and edged with a double row of outward pointing triangles along the top perimeter.

Culture
Western Polynesian
Material
palm leaf
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD3.15

Round, brown basket with a flat bottom and flared sides. Base is made from a circular birch bark panel with a white, green and pink leaf design of stitched porcupine quills in the centre and alternating white and pink quills around the rim. Two bands of coiled sweet grass with a single band of zigzagging open work between them comprise the sides; coiled sweet grass sides are all stitched with black thread.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands ?
Material
birch bark, sweet grass, porcupine quill, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Manitoba, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatD3.19

Flat, round mat with a central, circular birch bark panel. Birch bark panel was originally embroidered with a quill work pattern, from which most quills are now gone; rim of panel is ringed with pink quills. Encircling the central panel are alternating bands--three and two, respectively--of coiled and zigzagging open work sweet grass, all stitched with black thread.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands ?
Material
birch bark, porcupine quill, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Manitoba, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatD3.20

Flat, round mat with a central, circular birch bark panel. Birch bark panel was originally embroidered with a white, four-leafed quill work pattern, from which most quills are now gone. Encircling the central panel are alternating bands--three and two, respectively--of coiled and zigzagging open work sweet grass, all stitched with black thread.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands ?
Material
birch bark, porcupine quill, sweet grass, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Manitoba, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD1.55

Rounded woven basket with diagonal line pattern outlined with jagged edges.

Culture
Pomo
Material
bear grass
Made in
California, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD1.44 a-b

Rounded basket (part a) with lid (part b) made of willow and beads. Vertical rows of triangles made with black beads.

Culture
Pomo
Material
willow wood and glass ?
Made in
California, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD3.5 a-b

Circular birch bark basket with straight, vertical sides and a flat lid; exterior of basket and lid are entirely covered in multicoloured quillwork. The basket's sides are encircled by two bands--one straight, one slanted--of quills, while the lid features red and pink flowers.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands
Material
birch bark, porcupine quill, fibre and dye
Made in
Manitowaning, Ontario, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatD3.44

Brown, oval-shaped birch bark mat with red and yellow quill decoration in the centre. Two bands of sweet grass coils with a single band of zigzagging open work between them--all sewn with black thread--encircle the central birch panel.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands ?
Material
sweet grass, birch bark, cotton fibre and porcupine quill
Made in
Manitoba, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD3.28

Square bottomed, circular woven basket with a thin, flat topped handle bridging the centre. Red, black and yellow bands of sweet grass encircle the sides.

Culture
Maliseet ? or Mi'kmaq ?
Material
ash wood, swamp grass and sweet grass
Made in
New Brunswick, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA5145

Light brown capsule-shaped basket with lid attached by string; basket is woven in a herringbone pattern.

Culture
Yaqui
Material
grass and fibre
Made in
Yaqui, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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