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BasketA3107

Roughly cylindrical woven basket with a square bottom and round upper rim. Plaited checker work with braided border. Four horizontal lines of brown (one every eight rows).

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
cedar bark and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA5112

Wrapped twined weaving with direction of stitch changing with each row; 2 weft strands are woven in between each twined row (plaited - over 2, under 2). Dyed warp and weft strands - vertical rows (7 rows wide) (3 per side, 2 per end) crossing 2 horizontal rows (5 rows wide) near top and bottom of basket.

Culture
Coast Salish ?
Material
dye and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA5113

A rectangular, diagonal twilled work basket with an openwork border and a braided rim. The dyed warp elements in strips six rows wide create diagonal black checks within a vertical strip. The base has a large plaited weave with plaid-like pattern.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
cedar bark and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Miniature Burden BasketA5116

Plaited basket and head strap and twined reinforcement; fibre loop around head strap. Undecorated. (head strap? or handle?)

Culture
Tlingit
Material
cedar bark and fibre
Made in
Wrangell, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA5121

Dark brown rectangular basket with tall sides and an open, oval-shaped upper rim. Four encircling bands of three-row stripes in combinations of natural, red, and blue.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
cedar bark, cherry bark and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketryA4386

Unfinished mat. Plaited bark. Plain twining. Sides are wrapped twined work. Central brown square is three by three mini-squares with various lengthed extensions in one direction. Three light yellow-brown rows are woven upward around the base.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Ahousaht
Material
swamp grass and cedar bark
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA4310 a-b

Short, cylindrical basket (a) with a flat, fitted lid (b). Sides of basket are decorated with four pairs of three-man canoes in alternating red and black; lid features a circular, geometric design in black, purple and yellow. The base consists of plaiting with some coarse woven twining. The sides have wrapped twined weaving. Lid is held in place by a cedar flange attached around the upper rim of the basket.

Culture
Makah
Material
cedar bark, swamp grass and dye
Made in
Puget, Washington, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA3650

Basket with plaited base. Sides are plaited in a twilled weave with crossed and braided (over splint) border at top. Twilled row separates side from base. No external decoration.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark
Made in
Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada and Tsaxis, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA3666

Plaited weaving (large plaiting on base, finer plaiting on sides) border: braided border with crossed warp, twining. No external decoration. Light green and white fibre cording strung around inside of basket's rim.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA7506

A relatively cylindrical woven basket that has a rounded top and a square base. Plaiting with a braided handle that is connected by a briaded arch-like feature at either side. Braided reinforcement near the top. Main design consists of a dark diamond plaid.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
cedar bark and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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