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BasketNd606

Basket with with four sides that taper inwards towards the base, and made with uneven rectangular coiled cedar root construction. The top rim and base foot are made of the cedar root foundation used for the coils. The bottom is constructed on cedar slats and the sides are cedar splints coiled with cedar bark. Red and black cherry bark beading in horizontal bands on the four sides.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
cedar wood, cedar root, cherry bark and cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Work BasketNd604

Work basket formed by coiled weaving with a slat bottom and a two-row coil foot at base. The foot is imbricated with red and black cherry bark and off-white grass. Geometrical cross and diamond designs are imbricated on the sides of the basket. One three-coil carrying handle at one of the narrower ends.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
cherry bark, bear grass, cedar root and dye
Made in
Merritt, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cordage FragmentNd582

Cordage fragment made from a double length of cedar root. Roots have been dried and twisted or twined together.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux ?
Material
cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Berry BasketNd581

Coiled burden basket in a traditional trapezoidal shape. Beaded cherry bark in bands decorate the basket. Back side of the basket has two hide loops to which a denim fabric carrying scrap is attached.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
cedar bark, skin, cotton fibre and cedar root
Made in
Merritt, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Baby CarrierNa697

Elliptically shaped cradle made of white-yellow hide stretched over a frame constructed from split branches; branch frame is bound together with cotton gauze. Hide is stitched around the top rim of the cradle with black thread.

Culture
Dene ?
Material
fibre, cotton fibre, rawhide skin and wood
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNa696

Brown birch bark basket with an oval-shaped top and a rectangular bottom--bark is bent and laced together with birch root (?). Hoop-branch to strengthen rim is lashed down with thin strips of root (?). Two skin ties are looped through the top of the basket on one side.

Culture
Dene
Material
birch bark, birch root ? and skin
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNa695

Brown birch bark basket with an oval-shaped top and a rectangular bottom. Bark is bent and laced into place, with birch twine around the rim overcast with thin strips of root; two decorative bands of black mark the ends.

Culture
Dene
Material
birch root ?, dye and birch bark
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fishing CreelNd579 a-b

Fishing creel compoased of coiled cedar root weaving. The basket has an irregular rectangular base, a flat back, three sides that have shoulders narrowing and slanting diagonally up to the top back over a trapezoidal lid with a trapezoidal hole at the centre. Five red and black cherry bark imbricated diamonds decorate three sides. Two hide loops sewn onto two back corners. Lid attached to back with two hide strips. Four imbricated diamond shapes decorate the lid.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, skin and dye
Made in
Merritt, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Berry BasketNd578

Rectangular flared coiled basket (bifurcated stitches). Elongated watch-spring construction. Cotton string attached to rim of one corner, jute cord attached to rim of 3 other corners. Remnants of hide loops, probably for carrying, also attached to long sides of basket. Imbricated rows of alternating red and dark cherry bark and bear grass.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
cedar bark, cherry bark, jute fibre, skin, cotton fibre, bear grass and cedar root
Made in
Merritt, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fishing CreelNd577 a-b

Fishing creel basket (a) with lid (b). The basket is constructed of coil weaving with an irregular curved rectangular base, concave back and convex sides creating protruding shoulder in lower third of basket narrowing to rounded rectangular mouth. Decorated with a design in red and black cherry bark and off-white bear grass imbrication forming a series of diamonds. Has a hide strap attached to the two back corners. The lid is attached to the basket with two hide ties and is imbricated with a repeated triangle design fanning out from the central hole.

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