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BasketA4072 a-b

Miniature, cylindrical woven basket (a) with a flat, fitted lid (b); cedar bark warps and swamp grass wefts. Base has plaited origin and twisted twined work (over several warp strands). Upper and lower rim of basket have one row of red wefts. Center of lid has a red sunburst design.

Culture
Makah
Material
swamp grass, aniline dye and cedar bark
Made in
Neah Bay, Washington, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA5032

Rectangular coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with foot. Parallel slat base construction. Fully imbricated in cat-tail grass (?) with geometric rectangle designs, two on long sides one on short, outlined in dark cherry bark with two smaller rectangles upper and lower in red cherry bark. Short vertical bands at corners in red and dark cherry bark. Four rows of cat-tail grass (?) beading on foot, which may indicate basket was made by a basket maker from Spuzzum, B.C. Fibre handles each side tied together.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
fibre, dye, cat-tail grass ?, cherry bark and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA5033

Brown, flat-bottomed basket with a rectangular base and flaring sides. Columns of alternating red/white and black/white geometric motifs around sides. Simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches); parallel splint base construction; partial imbrication. Thong and string ties looped through weaving around rim.

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
cedar root, dye, cat-tail grass ? and cherry bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA5035

Coiled basket (with bifurcated stitches) with looped border on top of rim. Imbricated staggered arrow design in black cherry bark and cat-tail grass (?). Along rim is a row of triangles in red cherry bark and cat-tail grass (?). Watch-spring base construction.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
cherry bark, cedar root, cat-tail grass ? and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA5037

Upward flaring, rounded, cylindrical basket decorated with a light yellow-brown vertical zigzag pattern on a brown background. Rim is looped.

Culture
Coast Salish: Quinault
Material
nettle fibre and grass
Made in
Washington, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA5038

Square shaped coiled basket (with bifurcated stitches) that tapers to a short flared foot. Three horizontal rows of imbrication, ouer two of cherry bark and middle of cat-tail gras (?), with repeating cross lines of cat-tail grass (?). The upper rim is beaded with black cherry bark. Parallel slat vase construction at base.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
cat-tail grass ?, cherry bark, cedar root and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Burden BasketA5054

Coiled cedar root basket with elongated watch-spring base construction. Partial imbrication creates concentric, rectangular forms in alternating red, white and black (four staggered rows). Rim of base is beaded. Colour: tan.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, dye and canary grass
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA5055

Cedar root basket with a rectangular base, flaring sides and three loop handles around the rim made from leather thongs. Imbrication (partial). Horizontal panels of diagonal bands in red/black/bulrush with change in direction. Simple interlocking coiled work (bifurcated stitches); parallel slat foundation (inner area); overcast splint rim, imbrication. Colour: tan.

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
dye, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ?, cedar root and skin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Berry BasketA5057

Rectangular flared coiled basekt (bifurcated stitches). Elongated watch-spring construction. Fully beaded to just above base in alternating bands of cherry bark, canary grass, fibre, and canary grass. Rope through both long sides, one rope runs the length of the side. One row of beaded cherry bark on bottom.

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo
Material
fibre, cherry bark, canary grass and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA5063

Coiled cedar root basket with parallel slat base and loop work foot. Decorated with beading. Each slat row is beaded and alternates in black/red/black/red cherry bark. Handle is overcast and beaded with red cherry bark only. Every other row is looped and the rows in between are overcast. The rim is two strand loop work.

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