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BasketA2345

Coiled work (bifurcated stitches) basket with double strand loop work inner border. Watch-spring base construction. Outer rim is single strand loop work. Imbricated design of arrow shapes on body and diamond on lip. Arrow shapes with smaller diamond shapes inside, alternating in black/white/black. Little diamon shapes on rim alternating in red and black.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
cedar root, cat-tail grass ?, dye and cherry bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA1878 a-b

Basket (a) and lid (b) constructed of simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches) with parallel base construction and elongated watch-spring lid construction (no flange). Imbricated and beaded designs: the lid has three rows of beading in red cherry bark, and the basket has partial imbrication with vertical checkered bands ten stitches wide in black cherry bark and off-white cat-tail grass. Two stitches of each colour in checkerboard arrangement with some triangular double vertical bands in black.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
cherry bark, cedar root and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Flower BasketA1882

Cylindrical basket with simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches), parallel slat base and cross-stitch on rim. One row is partially beaded with a radiating pattern in bark, next row has two alternating beaded stitches, and the following has three alternating beaded stitches.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
Material
cedar root and bark
Made in
Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada ? or Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Berry BasketD1.504

Oval, narrow flared coil basket (bifurcated stitches). Elongated watch-spring base construction. Imbricated design of vertical striped pattern with connected cross-shapes, rows alternating in black cherry bark with red centers, and red with black centers. Three stripes per side, one per end.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
cedar root, cherry bark and dye
Made in
Merritt, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Knitting BasketA1889 a-b

Part (a) Urn shaped coiled work (bifurcated stitches) basket with handles at shoulder and foot at base. Watch-spring lid and base construction; lid with 2" diameter hole in centre, indented slat flange. Imbricated pattern of alternating vertical rows of arrows in either dark cherry and cat-tail grass, or red cherry and cat-tail grass. In between these rows is a smaller row of diamond shapes of red cherry bark and cat-tail grass. Part (b) Lid - 6 double tiered diamond figures in cherry bark and cat-tail, alternating red/cat-tail and black/cat-tail.

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo: Soowahlie
Material
grass, cherry bark, cedar root and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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JarD4.31

Bulbous centre; narrows at neck; slightly overhanging lip. Polychrome (black and orange) on cream slip. Colours: black, orange. Chip on rim.

Culture
Tewa
Material
clay and paint
Made in
San Ildefonso, New Mexico, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlD4.32

Black and orange-brown floral design on tan-coloured slip with a large flower on each side below the handle and leaves on the ends. Handle at centre is black, and the edges of the bowl scoop down from handle, then back up on each end like spouts with a border of two black lines. Inside is painted orange-brown. Flat bottom.

Culture
Pueblo: Santa Domingo
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Santa Domingo, New Mexico, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Water JarD4.34

Polychrome jar, brown-black design with red-brown detail on white (now smudged). Rim band extends 2.5 cm inside jar, 3 mm to the outside. Second thin line just below the first, with a 5 mm break at one point. Neck decoration is abstract curvilinear and geometric (repeated once). Details include brown-black crosshatching and red-brown horizontal stripes. Body and neck are separated by 2 bands with a 4 mm break. Body design includes deer in domed, decorated sections. Floral designs separate the 2 sets of 2 deer. Deer are brown-black with white flanks, around eyes and a red-brown line extending from the muscle to the interior, ending in a knob or triangle. Floral design; scalloped circle enclosing a 4 petalled flower. Base is solid brown-black. There is a scrape on one floral rosette, upper left.

Culture
Zuni
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlD4.38

Round, squatted bowl; black designs on orange; upper half decorated, lower half undecorated. Labels and number on base.

Culture
Hopi
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Tewa Village, Arizona, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeltK5.94

Band of braided and flat coiled plant fibre, fully beaded on the exterior. Geometric design of beads in green 'H' and 'U' like shapes, separated by vertical bands of blue and red on a white background. Brass buttons between the beaded strips, and skin ties.

Culture
Zulu ?
Material
glass, brass metal, skin and plant fibre
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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