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TrayCb89

Circular, coiled basketry tray with abstract design. Light brown, dark brown and reddish/brown alternating circular rim sections, followed by triangle and broken line motif in three colours. Another band of alternating and repeated light brown, dark browh, reddish brown. Center is solid reddish brown.

Culture
Hausa
Material
dun palm leaf ?, elephant grass and dye ?
Made in
Sudan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd605 a-b

Round, cylindrical, coiled basket (a) with flat, fitted lid (b). Has bifurcated stitches. Design is imbricated thin, horizontal bands of black, yellow, red stripes. Lid is also coiled and imbricated.

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
cherry bark, cedar root, dye and cat-tail grass ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd561 a-b

Round, coiled cedar root basket ( a) with slat construction. Imbricated star design in red and white around sides. Coiled slat lid (b) with beaded cherry bark.

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
cherry bark, cedar wood and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd560

Large round open, coiled basket (with bifurcated stitches). Handles on either side. Imbricated design of checkerboard diamonds in dark cherry bark and cat-tail grass (?), alternating with outlined diamonds in either red or dark cherry bark with same in center, with cat-tail grass (?). Beaded foot with natural colour cat-tail grass (?) indicates basket is from Spuzzum, according to family of basket maker(s) from that area.

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
cherry bark, cedar root, cat-tail grass ? and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MedicineAa127

Coiled and bound length of root. Bark is dark brown and exposed areas are light brown. Vegetable fibre binding is in medium brown.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
root
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BandAa28

Circular band of brass wire coiled around a wire core.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
brass metal
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BandAa27

Circular band of brass wire coiled around a wire core.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
brass metal and metal
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry LidD1.518

Rectangular basket lid with rounded corners. Simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches) with elongated watch-spring construction and overcast handle with a metal wire foundation. Lid is fully imbricated and features staggered red and black crosses on a cat-tail grass background. Colour: tan.

Culture
Coast Salish ?
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, dye, cat-tail grass ? and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketIa23

Large, circular-shaped basket set on a square base. Decorative top rim and a functional mid-rim made of bent wood fibre. The framework is enclosed with a tight weave of bamboo. The coarse rims are attached with fine fibres.

Culture
Kalinga
Material
bamboo grass and rattan
Made in
Luzon, Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketIa18 a-b

Tall, black, rounded woven basket (part a) with a flat, fitted lid (part b). Bottom made of cut and stripped rattan fibre coiled in a tight weave forming a short round neck which enlarges into an unequal biconical shape, larger at the top than at the bottom. Two wire handles are below the neck and opposite each other; one is wrapped in rattan fibre while the other is not. Bamboo strip at indented base is broken. The lid is a shallow cylindrical shape with rattan fibre coiled into a tight weave. Black patina on surface.

Culture
Kalinga
Material
rattan, bamboo grass and metal
Made in
Luzon, Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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