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BasketC989

A plain closed-weave flat basket with a rectangular shape. Design consists of black and natural coloured split leaves forming a checkered pattern. Two braided handles with knotted ends, one on either side.

Culture
Samoan
Material
leaf
Made in
Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketC990

Very tight weave with a false bottom. Woven on a bark form. Twisted, and woven handle, and fringe. Woven fibre fringe used to decorate basket.

Culture
Samoan
Material
palm leaf, fibre and bark
Made in
Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagC991

Square woven flax bag with a horizontal openwork. Along the sides are thick layers of fringe. The top has two thin twisted handles.

Culture
Maori
Material
flax fibre
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Burden BasketD1.280

Large flared rectangular coiled basket (bifurcated stitches). Parallel splint base construction. Upper half is fully imbricated ("flying goose" pattern) in black and red bark. Lower half has ("cluster of flies") checkerboard pattern in black bark and white grass, and red bark and white grass.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
Material
cherry bark, cat-tail grass, dye and cedar root
Made in
Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada and Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BladeC1312

A smooth green, blue, and black mineral that has a flat trapezoid shape with both side curving convexly to a point, creating an edge. There is a small slightly off centre to the side.

Culture
Maori
Material
nephrite mineral
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagC992

Square woven flax bag with a vertical stripe design in yellow and dark brown; plain and plain and dark brown vertical bands of weaving create an overlapping pattern. Along the sides are thick layers of fringe. The top has two thin twisted handles.

Culture
Maori
Material
flax fibre and dye
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagC993

Square woven flax bag with a vertical stripe design in yellow and dark brown; weaving creates a chain pattern horizontally across the stripes. Along the sides are thick layers of fringe. The top has two thin twisted handles.

Culture
Maori
Material
flax fibre and dye
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketC994

A flat plain woven basket with a rectangular shape. The main design consists of alternating blue and natural light yellow colours forming a lozenge pattern. Two twisted fibre handles, one at either side.

Culture
Maori
Material
fibre and leaf
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketC995

A plain woven basket with an oval shape that has outward flaring sides and relatively pointed ends. Simple geometric designs consist of black, maroon, and yellow rectangles and triangles on a natural background. The handle curves over the basket from one side to the other and continues around the bottom with a geometric maroon weave pattern along the top.

Culture
Samoan
Material
palm leaf
Made in
Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketC999

A rounded circular basket with a simple open weave pattern of alternating horizontal bands of brown and natural colour. Has a bail handle.

Culture
Samoan
Material
palm leaf
Made in
Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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