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Basket2928/5

Large, circular, woven cedar basket with lid. The basket is round at the base and flares out toward the shoulder, narrowing again toward the rim. Basket is covered in a checkerboard imbrication in light brown with a large entwined diamond motif imbricated over top. Two twisted hide handles sit at the shoulder. The lid is flat and attached to the basket by a hide “hinge” at the rear, with two hide thongs at the front to tie the basket shut. The lid is decorated with a large dark brown imbricated diamond.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
cedar wood, cedar root, cherry bark ? and rawhide skin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket2928/4

Round, woven cedar basket with lid. Basket is coiled in construction, with an imbricated design on the exterior of sets of inverted triangles in light brown, dark brown and red. The lid is slightly convex, decorated with a four point imbricated star. It is attached to the basket by long hide strips that tie in the centre over a small flap of leather. Four small holes are pierced through the edge of the lid through which the hide strips enter and attach the lid to the basket.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
cedar wood, cedar root, cherry bark ? and rawhide skin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket2928/3

Large, circular, woven cedar basket with lid. The basket is round at the base and flares out toward the shoulder, narrowing again toward the rim. Basket is coiled in construction, with a fine horizontal pattern of imbrication over every other coil. Two small handles sit on the shoulder, attached by leather thongs. The lid is slightly convex and is topped by a coiled knob. The fine imbrication continues on the lid, there is a diamond motif closer to the centre, the knob is surrounded by an 8 point star in red and is topped with another in brown. Three leather thongs attach the lid to the basket.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
grass, cedar wood, cedar root, cherry bark and rawhide skin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket2928/2

Large, rectangular, woven cedar basket with lid. The basket is decorated with thick imbricated lines, horizontal, diagonal, and vertical, on all sides. Two long leather handles hang down, each attached to both long sides of the basket. On the front is a narrow leather fringe with glass beads, and thongs on both basket and lid to tie it closed. At the back are two leather “hinges” attaching the lid to the basket. The lid is very slightly convex.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
cedar wood, cedar root, cherry bark ?, rawhide skin and glass
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket2928/1

Large, rectangular, woven cedar basket with lid. The basket is covered in a checkerboard imbrication in light brown and red. A large imbricated zigzag is overlaid, in red, light and dark browns. The lid is flat and attached to the basket by strips of hide on one of the longer sides, while hide thongs tie it closed on the other. A large imbricated ‘x’ decorates the top of the lid.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
cedar wood, cedar root, cherry bark and rawhide skin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry2928/7 a-b

Glass rectangular bottle covered in light brown basketry, with decorative red and green horizontal patterns and a purple swastika symbol on each side. The top tapers in slightly at the neck, which is cylindrical. The bottle has a woven lid (part b) with a red circle on top, in the centre. The base is covered with plain woven cedar bark.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
glass, swamp grass, dye and cedar bark
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry2928/6 a-b

Glass rectangular bottle covered in light brown basketry, with decorative red, purple and green horizontal patterns. The top tapers in slightly at the neck, which is cylindrical. The bottle has a woven lid (part b) with small red circle on top, in the centre. The base is covered with plain woven cedar bark.

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