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BasketA7196

Woven basket with spruce root warp and weft with design elements in aniline dyed grass. Plain twined work with an embroidered design of a central band of six alternating brown and pink arrows, half are on a brown line and half are on a pink line.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
aniline dye, spruce root and grass
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA7195

Woven basket with spruce root warp and weft with design elements in aniline dyed, orange grass. Plain twined weave with one row of twisted twined work at rim. Embroidered design of a central band of orange arrows directed towards the left.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
grass, aniline dye and spruce root
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA7193 a-b

Woven basket with spruce root warp and weft with design elements in dyed spruce root and grass. Plain twined work with a button shaped handle on the lid. Sides have two horizontal bands with a "meander" pattern in natural grass colour on brown, lid has similar design. Knob handle has an embroidered swirl decoration in brown grass.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
grass, dye and spruce root
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA7007 a-b

Small twined basket (a) with fitted lid (b). Constructed with cedar bark warp, purple dyed swamp grass weft and design elements in natural swamp grass. Checkerwork base with plain twining, sides and lid twisted twined work. Slightly indented flange on basket. Decorated with bird figures.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
swamp grass, cedar bark and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA6996

Small swamp grass basket decorated with bird designs. Basket has cedar bark warp, swamp grass weft with designs in natural coloured grass on a purple dyed background. The base has plain twining over several warp strands; the sides have twisted twined work.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
swamp grass, dye and cedar bark
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera SkirtN1.858 b

Multicoloured cotton skirt with an open back and a tie closure at the waistband. Skirt is made from two identical panels, overlapping at centre front, attached to a wide, unbleached cotton waistband; panels are made from strips of blue, white, green, purple, red, and yellow fabric, separated by gold metallic braid-like ribbon.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
cotton fibre, silver metal, hemp fibre, dye and starch
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Storage BasketA6953 a-b

Round coiled cedar root basket (part a) with lid (part b). Cedar slat foundation with parallel slat base construction. Foot made of one slat or row. Two overcast handles. Imbrication in black and red cherry bark and bullrush on body of the basket (part a) with a design that consists of alternating red and black quadruple v-lines around the sides and cross like shapes around the rim. Beading in red and black cherry bark on the lid (part b).

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo
Material
cedar root, wood, grass, dye and cherry bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Baby CarrierA6952

Coiled cedar root baby cradle with slat foundations and simple interlocking coiled work. Overcast rim with additional loopwork at the head. Rim is beaded in black cherry bark (3:1), over/under. Body of cradle has first two rows beaded in white grass. Five rows per slat with butterfly pattern in red and black cherry bark over the rest. One side is slightly different from the other.

Culture
Coast Salish: Squamish
Material
cedar root, wood, grass, dye and cherry bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketryA6776

Corked glass bottle covered with a woven grass sleeve. Design: two intertwined bands of green and red, four whale figures in purple with yellow and red eyes, and two canoes in red.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
swamp grass, glass, aniline dye and cork bark
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry Side TableA7253

Coiled basketry table constructed from cedar splints and unidentified wood foundation. Coiled cedar root elements and watch-spring construction of table top. Rim of table is finished with loopwork. Imbricated triangular designs on table top in red and black cherry bark with cat-tail. Legs are nailed on to table top. An overcast ring has been attached to the legs as a support structure. This ring or support has broken.

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