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Shaker Dance CostumeA1819

Costume made of cedar bark woven in a checker weave design. Edges are finished with smaller warps; wefts are left as a fringe. Red-brown in colour. Cape-like construction with two layers. Two panels of material hang down the front of the chest on either side of the neck with a twined cord tie attached on each side; a square, cape-like panel hangs down the back with a short cedar fringe along the bottom.

Culture
Coast Salish: Saanich
Material
cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA6253

Cedar root basket with wrapped twine openwork weave. Has a twisted handle that is threaded through each of the four loops on the four major warp supports. Bottom is not flat but is formed of triangular supports.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA6252

Cedar root basket with wrapped twined openwork weaving with a warp top circumference, tapered construction. Handle is braided cedar bark at both ends with a plaited design in the middle. There is a piece of rope tied near the top. Tapered construction with no distinct base.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre, cedar bark and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA6143

Basket with cedar bark warp and weft and a natural coloured fibre draw string around top. The base is plaited, the sides are twilled and the rim is braided.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre and cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA6142

Basket with checkerwork (plaited) weave with braided border. Cedar bark in warp and weft. Underneath braided border edge is open weaving.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA6141

Plaited basket with cedar bark warp and weft with three rows of string as weft for reinforcement. Braided top border and two horizontal strips of red dyed cedar bark.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
fibre, dye and cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatA6109

Spruce root hat with design painted in black and green. Brim is mixed twined work (diagonal twilled design of chevron patterns), crown is diagonal twined, top is plain twined with three diagonal twined rows near the centre. Inner hat band is plaited with spruce root weft and cedar root warp.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar root, paint and spruce root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatA6108

Spruce root hat with applied design of a bird in black and green paint. Painted green cross on top. Spruce root warp and weft. Brim is mixed twined weave (diagonal twilled design of chevron patters), crown is three strand twined weave with plain twined weave at the top. Hat has a braided border and a diagonal twined inner headband.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
spruce root and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bentwood BoxA4371

Tall square bentwood box with black and red painted Northwest Coast stylized distributive designs. The front and back have complex designs; the sides have two sets of thinly outlined black ovoids. The box is pegged together at the side seam and on the bottom. Base is split and joined with nails. There is no lid.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
paint, metal and red cedar wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Feast LadleA8377

Large wooden ladle with a deep bowl and a cylindrical shaped handle carved in the form of a sea-lion. The bottom of the mouth attaches to the top of the spoon. The nose, eyes and mouth are carved, there is shallow engraving for side fins. The end of the handle consists of the back fins formed together in an oval-like shape. Painted black but there are traces of white and orange paint.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar wood and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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