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BasketryNb11.256 a-b

Cylindrical basketry covered bottle (a) with lid (b). Bottom is twined; body and lid are wrapped twined; cedar warp; outer running weft is grass and bottom and inner fixed weft are sedge fibre. The body has a design band in various colours with the word 'tobacco' with a heart at each end. Lid has coloured circle in centre. Exterior is faded; interior shows original blue, purple, green, yellow and red.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
cedar bark, bear grass, aniline dye, swamp grass and glass
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb11.255 a-b

Circular basket (a) with flat bottom and flat topped lid (b). Bottom has small area of cedar checker work and twining. Body and lid are wrapped twined with a reinforced cedar hoop rim. Outer running weft is grass. The warp and inner running weft are sedge fibre. All the grass is dyed for body and lid with blue background and bands of yellow and pink, and alternating yellow and red birds. Centre of lid is blue with yellow and pink rings and birds.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
bear grass, swamp grass ?, aniline dye and cedar bark
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb11.254 a-b

Circular basket (a) with flat bottom and flat-topped lid (b); bottom has small area of checker work and twining; body and lid are wrapped twined with cedar warp and checker work; outer running weft is grass; bottom and inner fixed weft are sedge fibre. Reinforced cedar hoop rim. Designs on body include bands of continuous rings of assorted colours with distinct geometric shapes within and on outer edges of bands. Lid has same geometric motif and circles in assorted colours around solid blue circle at centre. Exterior is faded; interior shows original red, blue, yellow, orange and black.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
cedar bark, bear grass, aniline dye and swamp grass
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
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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TrayNd598

Tray with circular shape and two handles. Constructed of watch-spring coiling with wild cherry bark and grass imbrication in circle and diamond motif on inside edge, and inside of tray.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
cedar root, grass, cherry bark and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb11.253 a-b

Circular basket (a) with flat bottom and raised knob lid (b); bottom checker worked and twined; body and lid wrapped twined. Reinforced cedar hoop rim; cedar warp and checker work; outer running weft in grass with bottom and inner fixed weft sedge fibre. Design on body includes thin bands of assorted colours and distinct, geometric motif around middle of body. Lid has matching geometric motifs and circles of assorted colours around knob; exterior faded and interior colours include blue, yellow, orange and black.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
cedar bark, aniline dye, swamp grass ? and bear grass
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb11.252 a-b

Circular basket with flat bottom (a) and flat-topped lid (b); bottom checker work and twining; body and lid wrapped twining; reinforced hoop rim; cedar warp and checker work. Outer running weft is grass, bottom and inner fixed weft is sedge family. Designs on body of basket include two bands of continuous rings of assorted colours. Geometric shapes repeated separately within band. Lid has same type of design in circles on top. Exterior faded; interior shows original orange, yellow, purple, blue and black.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
cedar bark, bear grass, aniline dye and swamp grass ?
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TrayNd597

Tray constructed of cedar root coilwork with a circular watch-spring coil structure. Imbricated design on the inside of the bottom and outside edge depicting butterfly figures on the inner surface and outer edge with alternating triangular elements at the outer edge of the inside base, all in black and red cherry bark.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
cedar root, cherry bark and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry TrayNd596

Circular cedar tray with no handle and imbricated wild cherry bark and grass design. Round, watch-spring coiling. Three petal floral design, one small flower in centre with larger one to outside extending to edges of tray.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
Material
cherry bark, grass and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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