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BasketD3.2

Brown, square woven basket with a checker work (plaited) bottom and wicker work sides--two bands of thinner wicker work encircle the basket.

Culture
Mi'kmaq
Material
birch bark ? or grass ?
Made in
Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA6142

Basket with checkerwork (plaited) weave with braided border. Cedar bark in warp and weft. Underneath braided border edge is open weaving.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketryNb11.234 a-b

Stout, green glass bottle covered with a twined white swamp grass sleeve (a); cork stopper with a twined cap (b). Checker work cedar bark base. Dyed swamp grass in bands as decoration: two bands of beading; whaling canoe, whale, and bird in blue.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
glass, cork bark, dye, cedar bark and grass
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketryNb11.233

Rounded, green glass bottle with a narrow neck and a twined basketry cover. Bottle serves as mould for basket shape. Has cedar bark checker work base. Swamp grass twining covers entire bottle. Dyed swamp grass decorates basket in bands. Church, steeple and trees on one side; undistinguishable design on the other side.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
grass, glass, dye and cedar bark
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb11.259

Square-bottomed basket with rounded corners and flaring sides. Bottom checker work and warp in cedar; undyed areas of body, bottom and inner fixed weft are sedge fibre. Dyed areas are grass. Bands of various colours with rectangular motif in middle. Interior shows original colours, including turquoise, yellow, brown and black.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
bear grass, swamp grass ?, aniline dye and cedar bark
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketryNb11.258

Cylindrical vase-like glass bottle with a woven covering; checker work and twining on bottom; body is wrapped twined. Bottom, warp, weft of crossed warp checker area are cedar; outer running weft is grass and bottom and inner fixed weft are sedge fibre. Designs include three bands in various colours with duck and flower (?) motif. Colours include orange, red, brown, green and yellow.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
bear grass, swamp grass, aniline dye, cedar bark and glass
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb11.257

Tall, cylindrical basket with small area of bottom in checker work and twining; body is wrapped twined. Checker work and warp are cedar, outer running weft is grass and bottom and inner fixed weft are sedge. Six equally spaced bands of assorted colours; exterior dyes are faded; interior shows colours in red, brown, purple, yellow and green which have not faded.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
cedar bark, aniline dye, swamp grass ? and bear grass
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb11.255 a-b

Circular basket (a) with flat bottom and flat topped lid (b). Bottom has small area of cedar checker work and twining. Body and lid are wrapped twined with a reinforced cedar hoop rim. Outer running weft is grass. The warp and inner running weft are sedge fibre. All the grass is dyed for body and lid with blue background and bands of yellow and pink, and alternating yellow and red birds. Centre of lid is blue with yellow and pink rings and birds.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
bear grass, swamp grass ?, aniline dye and cedar bark
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb11.254 a-b

Circular basket (a) with flat bottom and flat-topped lid (b); bottom has small area of checker work and twining; body and lid are wrapped twined with cedar warp and checker work; outer running weft is grass; bottom and inner fixed weft are sedge fibre. Reinforced cedar hoop rim. Designs on body include bands of continuous rings of assorted colours with distinct geometric shapes within and on outer edges of bands. Lid has same geometric motif and circles in assorted colours around solid blue circle at centre. Exterior is faded; interior shows original red, blue, yellow, orange and black.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
cedar bark, bear grass, aniline dye and swamp grass
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb11.253 a-b

Circular basket (a) with flat bottom and raised knob lid (b); bottom checker worked and twined; body and lid wrapped twined. Reinforced cedar hoop rim; cedar warp and checker work; outer running weft in grass with bottom and inner fixed weft sedge fibre. Design on body includes thin bands of assorted colours and distinct, geometric motif around middle of body. Lid has matching geometric motifs and circles of assorted colours around knob; exterior faded and interior colours include blue, yellow, orange and black.

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