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BasketA2263 a-b

Coiled (with bifurcated stitches) cedar root basket with lid. Watch-spring base and lid construction, an overcast rim, and a flange on the lid. Decorated with imbricated designs, a series of small birds (stylized) in red/black and black/white.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
cedar root, cat-tail grass ? and cherry bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Berry BasketA2264

Rectangular coiled cedar root berry basket with gently flaring sides and an attached lid. Sides decorated with four large vertical panels (one per side) of large red cherry bark and cat-tail grass bounded by tri-colour stripes; beading top and bottom. Lid has triple row of beading along circumference with isolated red cherry bark and dyed cat-tail stitches on top. Simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches along sides). Parallel slat base and lid construction (reinforced by plain stitches on end edges); base has flange. String handle.

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
cedar root, cat-tail grass ?, fibre, dye and cherry bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatA2265

Round mat with lattice twined weaving: turned warp border. Central purple circle with a continuous band of triangles in a sunburst-like formation. Purple exterior edge border has inward pointing green triangles. Two bird-on-arrow stylized figures are in the middle range with their wings outspread to either side.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth ?
Material
aniline dye and swamp grass
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA2266

Rectangular coiled cedar root basket with parallel coiled base construction. Imbricated rectangular design of 's' pattern in red or dark cherry bark on background of grass.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
cedar root, cat-tail grass ?, cherry bark and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA2267

Simple tan coiled work basket with bifurcated stitches and parallel slat base with reinforcement stitches along one edge only. Overcast rim is fully beaded. Two rows of beading per coiled row, each in the same colour, black/bullrush/ red/bullrush.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
cat-tail grass ?, dye, cherry bark and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TrayA2268

Oval tray constructed with simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches) and an elongated watch-spring construction. Decorated with checkerboard pyramid shapes in black or red cherry bark with off-white grass. Beading in red on back of both handles (several groupings of diagonal lines).

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
grass, dye, cherry bark and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA2377

Plain twined openwork basket with direction of stitch changing with each row; twisted cedar bark loops at each corner; wire around rim bound on by blanket stitch.

Culture
Northwest Coast ?
Material
cedar root, metal and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA2379

Undecorated basket. Plaited with alternating wide and narrow weft strands; base is plaited with strand of equal width. Twisted warp border with braided rim.

Culture
Northwest Coast ?
Material
cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spindle WhorlA17196

Spindle whorl with disc shape and hole at centre. There is a slight peak at the centre on one face and the other face is flat.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CapeA2313

Cape consisting of long shreds of alternating red and yellow cedar bark folded over at the top and fixed with a row of twine. Additional row of twining halfway down the length. The top has a band of deteriorated grey wool. Numerous eagle ? feathers tied on at intervals.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wool fibre, cedar bark, eagle feather ? and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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