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Basketry Material3116/13

Strip of dried cherry bark, curled into a long tube and tied with string. Prepared for use in the construction of woven baskets.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx: Samahquam
Material
cherry bark
Made in
Mission, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry Material3116/12

Dried and cut grass prepared for use in weaving baskets, approximately 14 strands. The bunch is wrapped together with a strip of pink and white patterned cotton.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx: Samahquam
Material
grass and cotton fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry Material3116/11 a-b

Basketry strips. Two separate bundles of dried yellow cedar root. Strips are of varying thickness; one wider strip is tied in a circle; the other part is bundled together and tied with a strip of red cedar.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx: Samahquam
Material
yellow cedar root and red cedar root
Made in
Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3116/8 a-b

Small round basket with lid. The basket (part a) is made in a fine, tight weave with two horizontal lines of open work on either side of a dark brown flower pattern at midpoint. Around the base is a bright orange stripe edged with dark brown. The rim is a wide strip of cedar attached to the body by woven grass. The lid (part b) is flat, slightly indented at centre, with a round knob. It is also decorated with openwork weaving, orange and brown encircling lines, and an orange and brown geometric pattern around the knob. A blue line circles the lid at midpoint, faded on the exterior but vibrant on the underside.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
cedar bark, swamp grass and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3116/7

Small woven basket with scalloped rim. Basket is oblong and rounded, with a checked pattern of cherry bark encircling the exterior in four rows. The openwork scalloped rim is made of wrapped root.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx: Samahquam
Material
cedar root and cherry bark
Made in
Mission, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3116/6

Small woven basket. Basket is oblong and rounded, with a checkered pattern of cherry bark imbrication encircling the exterior in four rows. A thin strip of hide is attached to either side to create a handle.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx: Samahquam
Material
cedar root, cherry bark and rawhide skin
Made in
Mission, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3116/5 a-c

Double basket with lids on both sides (parts b-c). Woven basket is made of two nearly identical round bodies on pedestals. Necks narrow toward the rim, the round flat mouths hold lids. The two halves are attached by weaving, at the bodies' widest part. Basket and lids are decorated with repeating patterns of small crosses made from alternating black and red imbricated bark with a yellow grass centre.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
Material
cedar root, cherry bark and grass
Made in
Lytton, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3116/4

Woven basket. Basket is rectangular in shape, narrow at base and flaring outward toward top. Rim is a large openwork scallop pattern of wrapped cedar roots. Two decorative lines of a repeating cross pattern run horizontally around the basket, made of imbricated red and dark brown bark and grass.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx: Samahquam
Material
grass, cedar root and cherry bark
Made in
Mission, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3116/3

Rectangular basket with lid. Basket is short and long, woven with lines of red and black bark imbrication. The lid is attached on one long side by hide thongs, with two long thongs on the front for securing shut. Synthetic light blue fabric lines the interior of basket and lid, with a small piece of embroidered white cotton fabric reading "RWS" attached to the middle of the inside of the lid.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx: Samahquam
Material
wood, grass, cedar root, synthetic fibre, cherry bark, rawhide skin and cotton fibre
Made in
Mission, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3116/2

Woven basket with attached lid. Basket is rectangular, woven to create a small checked pattern, and decorated with an encircling large chevron pattern of imbricated red and black bark. A flat lid with inset lip is attached to the basket by two hide thongs, with a further two thongs attached at the front to tie the basket closed. Two long hide thongs are also attached at each side to create handles.

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