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BeltK5.93

Braided grass band with one side embellished with open work beading in white, red, and green. Thin twisted strand of grass is attached to the headband and from it hangs blue, white, and red beading. Two white beads are attached to the tip of each end of the thin strand.

Culture
Zulu
Material
grass and glass
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeltK5.86

Braided and flat coiled grass band beaded on the exterior. Beaded design in rows of white, blue, and red. Two bands of six brass buttons. Another brass button is at either end. Twisted cord ties with yellow and blue bead ends.

Culture
Zulu
Material
grass, brass metal, fibre and glass
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketK4.345

Conical, coiled basket coloured a natural medium-brown. Has geometric designs that consist of elongated light golden-brown triangles edged with dark brown around the upper portion, with diamond shapes around the lower portion. The rim is dark brown.

Culture
Ovimbundu
Material
grass and sisal fibre
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketK4.344

Coiled, conical basket with imbricated stitches, false embroidery, watch-spring base construction, splint foundation, and a concave base. Large triangular geometric design in natural brown and dark brown in five horizontal rows.

Culture
Ovimbundu
Material
grass and sisal fibre
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeltK5.85

Twisted and flat coiled band beaded on the exterior. Black and red simple geometric design on a white background. White, red, and blue beaded fringes at either end each tipped with a brass bell.

Culture
Zulu
Material
grass, fibre, brass metal and glass
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Beer Pot LidK5.151

Woven beer pot cover. Single coil weave with four double coil weave panels.

Culture
Zulu
Material
grass
Made in
Durban, Natal, South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8989 a-b

Coiled basket (part a) with handles, lid (part b), and woven carrying strap (part c). Made of simple coiled work (with bifurcated stitches); parallel splint foundation; foot is beaded. Partially imbricated: diamond designs in red, black and light yellow, with smaller diamonds at each point of the larger diamond; pattern carries over onto lid. Foot is beaded in crabapple bark. Remaining handle (three coiled rows) is imbricated in alternating four stitches of red cherry and four of black. Carrying strap is diagonally plaited and braided cedar bark.

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
grass, crabapple bark, cherry bark, cedar root and cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8988

Large flared cylindrical cedar root basket (bifurcated stitches). Watch-spring base construction. Imbricated design of large zig-zag, oultined in dark cherry bark, with two rows of cat-tail grass (?), and a row of red cherry bark in between. In the widest part of each "v" is one hourglass shape - on the bottom row they are red with cat-tail grass (?) centers, on the top row they are red with cat-tail grass (?) and black centers.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ? and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8987

Cedar root coiled basket with a flat, elliptical bottom and flaring rectangular sides; simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches) elongated watch-spring base construction. Partially imbricated and beaded. Partially imbricated: vertical stripes reaching from rim to five rows from base. Base is beaded with red cherry bark. Colours: black, tan.

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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BasketA8986

Rectangular coiled carrying basket (with bifurcated stitches). Parallel coiled base construction (changing to watch-spring at edges). Imbrication of vertical diamond and half-diamond (or triangular) shape in vertical arrangement (2 on each of the larger sides, 1 on each of the shorter sides). Black and red are reversed in alternate figures.

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