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BasketA7494

Wall pocket bag woven of cedar, dyed cedar, and swamp grass. Twined weave in natural and dyed cedar with light coloured false embroidery arrow figures in swamp grass over five horizontal dark cedar bands. Consists of a back piece with two attached pieces as pockets. Has handles.

Culture
Tlingit ?
Material
swamp grass, cedar bark and dye
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA17089

Round urn shaped coiled cedar root basket (bifurcated stitches). Watchspring base construction. Fully imbricated in canary grass, with two dark cherry bark bands with diamonds, red cherry bark in the centre.

Culture
Coast Salish ?
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, dye and canary grass
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA17088

Rectangular coiled cedar root basket (bifucated stitches) with coiled handle attached across centre of basket, and foot. Parallel wood slat base construction. Beaded dark cherry bark on handle. Imbricated design of two zig-zag rows, in dark cherry bark, cat-tail grass (?), and red cherry bark. Tip of zig-zag pattern repeated on foot. Fibre tied around one side of handle near attachment to basket.

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo
Material
cedar root, wood, grass, dye, cherry bark and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNbz685 a-b

Rectangular coiled cedar root basket (part a) with an attached lid (part b). Body of basket (part a) is completely covered in imbrication, primarily canary grass background with red cherry bark vertical design elements. Lid (part b) has four rows of imbrication along the edges, same as the body except for some black dyed cherry bark elements. Lid is hinged along one side with cotton string which is sewn into the body of the basket. A small cotton string loop is attached to the top of the lid on the opposite side. The initials A. H. are present on the bottom of the basket in black ink(?).

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, dye, cotton fibre, canary grass and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shopping BasketA7433

Rectangular shaped coiled cedar root basket with wood slat foundation and two carrying handles. The handles are each attached to one side of the basket through two loops which are formed from raised portions of the basket's overcast rim. The basket is decorated with a zigzag design that alternates between solid lines of red cherry bark and lines of white grass bordered on both sides by black dyed cherry bark. The basket also has a foot of one slat.

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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BasketA7430 a-b

Rectangular coiled cedar root basket (part a) with two handles and a lid (part b). Parallel slat base and lid construction. Basket (part a) has a slat foot and an indented slat flange on the body with coiled handles and an imbricated design. The longer sides of the basket are decorated with an elaborate eight point star design, while the ends have a plant motif. Lid (part b) has a braided edge and a series of diagonal lines, which mirror each other, to resemble chevron shapes that are not jointed in the middle.

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo ?
Material
cedar root, grass, dye, cherry bark and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry TrayA7261

Rectangular, coiled cedar root tray; parallel slat construction and a handle at either end. Partial imbrication in grass and red and black cherry bark. Design forms interlocking diamond or zig-zag patterns.

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, wood, grass and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry TrayA7260

Round, coiled work, cedar root tray. Watch-spring base construction; sides of seven coiled rows; coiled work handles. Beaded and imbricated designs consist of six radiating rows of two-and-a half diamond shapes in red cherry bark and grass, or black dyed cherry bark and grass. In between the rows, on the outer edge, there are six "z" shapes in red or black cherry bark. Sides are decorated with diamond shapes.

Culture
Coast Salish: Squamish
Material
cedar root, grass, cherry bark and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ClothEdz1058

Black glazed hemp cloth. The rectangular cloth has selvage sides and cut ends.

Culture
Chinese: Hakka
Material
hemp fibre and dye
Made in
Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera FlagN1.839 e

Flag attached to a curved bamboo staff (part e). The flag has bright pink characters on purple ground, with a wide mauve border. The back is unlined. The bamboo staff terminates in a gold head with pale green fringe at the top.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
gesso ?, paint, bamboo grass, silk fibre, cotton fibre, rayon fibre ?, gold metal and wood ?
Made in
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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