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BasketK4.93 a-b

A small coiled basket with the shape of a compressed jar (part a), and a lid (part b). The main basket (part a) design consists of four equally spaced brown, and orange geometric shapes coming from the centre bottom up along the sides on a natural coloured background. Three geometric shapes are checkered triangles at the bottom, which have downward pointing triangles on top. The last geometric shape is a v-shape. The rim of the basket (part a) has a pattern of dark brown checkered diamond shapes along an orange background. The lid (part b) has the same rim pattern as the basket. The lid (part b) has a design which consists of four equally spaced spaced brown, and orange v-shapes. The lid (part b) has a knob at the centre, and a straight lower-edged inner side which fits into the basket rim.

Culture
Ovimbundu
Material
grass
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketK4.98

A shallow coiled circular basket with sides that flare upward. The main design consists of an orange and black outlined eight leaf-petal-like shape on a natural grass colour. Four of the leaf-petals are larger and have a pair of side-by-side diamond shapes near the central dark brown circular line part which has the same pattern as the rim while the other four of the leaf-petals are smaller outward pointing triangles. The rim has a pattern of natural coloured checkered diamond shapes along a dark brown background.

Culture
Ovimbundu
Material
grass
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketC1450

A circular basket which tapers inward from the widest part at the middle. It has a simple open weave pattern with a design consisting of small panels of brown and red and a horizontal row of upward pointing triangles in open-work pattern around the lower sides.

Culture
Samoan
Material
palm leaf
Made in
Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketC1482

Slightly open-weaved basket with a jar shape and a handle that curves from one side to the other. The basket has a wide opening with a thicker rounder upper body which tapers downward.

Culture
Samoan
Material
palm leaf
Made in
Samoa ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketH1.203 a-b

A light yellow-brown woven coil basket with a flat, circular bottom, slightly flared sides, and a flat lid. The basket and lid each have three short bands of purple, while the lid has an additional three bands of purple wool woven into it.

Culture
Chilean
Material
grass, wool fibre, leaf and dye
Made in
Chile
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD3.15

Round, brown basket with a flat bottom and flared sides. Base is made from a circular birch bark panel with a white, green and pink leaf design of stitched porcupine quills in the centre and alternating white and pink quills around the rim. Two bands of coiled sweet grass with a single band of zigzagging open work between them comprise the sides; coiled sweet grass sides are all stitched with black thread.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands ?
Material
birch bark, sweet grass, porcupine quill, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Manitoba, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketC998

A light brown round basket with a simple open weave pattern and a wide mouth. Plaited handle atttached from one side curving upward to attach to the other side. Flat circular lid is attached to the mouth of the basket.

Culture
Samoan
Material
palm leaf
Made in
Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD1.44 a-b

Rounded basket (part a) with lid (part b) made of willow and beads. Vertical rows of triangles made with black beads.

Culture
Pomo
Material
willow wood and glass ?
Made in
California, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD3.27

Round, brown basket with a flat bottom and slightly flared sides. Base is made from a circular birch bark panel with a white and brown maple leaf design of stitched porcupine quills in the centre. Two bands of coiled sweet grass with a single band of zigzagging open work between them comprise the sides; coiled sweet grass sides are all stitched with black thread.

Culture
Ojibwa
Material
sweet grass, birch bark, porcupine quill, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Ontario, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatD3.44

Brown, oval-shaped birch bark mat with red and yellow quill decoration in the centre. Two bands of sweet grass coils with a single band of zigzagging open work between them--all sewn with black thread--encircle the central birch panel.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands ?
Material
sweet grass, birch bark, cotton fibre and porcupine quill
Made in
Manitoba, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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