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DishA6716

Lobed edge dish in copper iridescent colours. Lines radiate from centre. Scalloped edge.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
glass
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DishA6715

Copper coloured dish with iridescent hues. Slight diagonal lined pattern overall on bowl.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
glass
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LadleA6713

A dark wood ladle that has a deep bowl with a round bottom. The cylindrical handle is incised around both ends with soft diagonal grooves around the outer edges and a horizontal band made by two grooves further inward.

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spindle WhorlA1792

Circular, disk-like piece of bone with a circular hole through the centre.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw ?
Material
bone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA1812 a-b

Small, cylindrical woven basket (a) with a fitted lid (b); lit has a raised knob in the centre. Plain twined weaving with skipped stitch weave at top. Three bands of purple alternating with natural vertical stripes placed out of phase with each other, resulting from plain twined weaving (two-strand) using one purple and one natural weft element.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
dye and bear grass
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA1813

Oblong basket in plain twined work with embroidered design; braided handle and rim. Zig-zaged pattern with "v's" in alternating colours of purple and orange on strips of brown. Handle has a strand of orange grass running through it.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
aniline dye, grass and spruce root
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Storage BasketA1821

Basket with interlocking coiled work, bifurcated stitches, and parallel slat base and lid construction. Flange at rim to fit lid. The lid is convex, and hinged to the basket with buckskin. Buckskin ties at front. Decorated with imbrication and beading. Partial imbrication in a continuous design. Two horizontal wide bands of a 'flying goose' design (zig-zag with flat bottoms and tops), alternating in white cat-tail grass (?) and red and black-dyed cherry bark. Upper and lower band are connected. The upper row is continued on the sides of the lid, and the sequence of red and black are reversed from lower band. Lid has a series of parallel beaded short bands in black cherry bark and cat-tail grass (?) , alternating with bands of with red cherry bark with cat-tail grass (?). Handles on each side, one with string tied to it, the other with red thread.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
cat-tail grass ?, cedar root, cherry bark, deer skin ? and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Work BasketA1825

Plaited open-work basket made of cedar root with an overcast splint rim. No external design. Rounded edges with high walls.

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo: Soowahlie
Material
cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Colander BasketA1890

Brown basket made of simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches) with watch-spring base construction and a base that has a central hole. Fully beaded and partially imbricated with cross-stitch on the rim. Three staggered rows of triangles (vertex down) in red on a beaded bullrush ground. Interior of base has staggered shapes in black.

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo: Soowahlie
Material
cat-tail grass ?, cedar root and cherry bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA1892

Brown cylindrical basket with interlocking coiled work, bifurcated stitches, and watch-spring base construction. Openwork looped section mid-basket with loop work border along the rim of the basket. Entire basket is decorated with beading with the exception of the loop work. The sides are beaded in strips of red cherry bark and in cat-tail grass. The fifth row is red cherry bark. Beading is done in a 2:1 ratio with two beaded rows per slat.

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