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Drum1768/92 a-b

Circular drum with wooden frame. Skin attached to frame by thonging threaded through holes around outer edge. Six tension bands inside, all attached to small central block of wood. Painting of dogfish in centre. Part b is a drumstick: handle tapering toward padded head which is held in place by a leather thong wound around it.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Ditidaht
Material
rawhide skin, wood, paint and leather skin
Made in
Nitinaht, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry Tray1768/119

Coil and slat, round basketry tray with two handles. Beading design around outer edge, alternating between red and black bark. Rim coiled near handles and wrapped otherwise. Four chevron designs on inside of tray, in black and red bark with yellow-white grass, surrounded by a vertical pattern in red and black.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, cedar wood, dye and grass
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd710

Basket with a woven rectangular base widening to an open top. An umbricated geometric design on the upper part of the body. One band each of red-brown and black-brown create the design.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, grass ?, cedar wood ? and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket1768/117

Woven, coiled, rectangular basket. Sides taper down to a smaller base. Imbricated, horizontal designs on front, back and sides.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
cedar root, grass ?, dye and cherry bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pattern BasketNb11.377

An open twined pattern basket with an overstitched rim. The body of the basket is covered in patterns of birds, ducks, whales, boats with figures in them, and a small animal (squirrel ?) in purple, red, green and pink. Bottom of basket has square of plain plaiting with two row twilling; top edge is twined.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
cedar bark, dye and swamp grass
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cup-Shaped Basket1768/115 a-b

Basketry woven to look like a teacup and saucer. Coiled cup (a) with handle. Three rows of cherry bark, alternating colours. Coiled saucer (b) has three rows of alternating coloured cherry bark.

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
cedar root, dye, cherry bark and cedar wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure1798/1

Terracotta figurine of a ram. Made from dull, orange-coloured clay with hardened accretions of soil(?) covering part of the surface. Ram's horns and facial features are defined but the rest of the body is more abstract. Rear base of figure is broken off. Three sets of holes at front: one set is horizontal through the front legs, two other sets are on vertical slant above and behind front legs. Part of hole visible in broken area.

Culture
Indo-Greek
Material
clay
Made in
Pakistan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket1768/114

Twined, woven basket with round base, flaring up to a scalloped rim. Single yellow band around rim. Body has six rows, alternating between a four or three stitch and a space. Stitching is only halfway through on the outside, called a "false embroidery".

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
spruce root, grass and dye
Made in
Metlakatla, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd709

Round, bulbous, coiled basket. Geometric design on body and band at rim are in dark brown.

Culture
Washoe ?
Material
willow wood and root
Made in
Nevada, USA ? or California, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket1768/113 a-b

Nuu-chah-nulth basket with lid, fine weave. Lid has small brown knob on top. Both body and lid have two bird figures and two other designs on them (basket: birds ?; lid: plants ?). Orange and brownish-purple bands encircle the basket and lid above and below the designs. Thin bands of red and dark purple on bottom edge. Bottom has square weave design in centre, which may be made of root material.

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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