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Lidded Basket2238
BasketA16089 a-b

Small rounded basket (part a) with a lid (part b). The basket (part a) bulges around the middle. Has plain twined weaving with crossed warp open-work twined weaving ("eye-hole") and twined and wicker weave at the top. Overlaid twined weaving (false embroidery) is on the cover (part b) and the basket (part a). Black twined weave areas around the middle of the basket (part a) has six upward pointing black triangles in a horizontal row in false embroidery, which (Emmons' Tlingit Basketry, p. 270, calls "half of head of salmon-berry"), while the lid (part b) has five downward pointing black triangles. Construction of the cover (part b) is very intricate.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
fern root ?, swamp grass ?, grass and spruce root
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketK4.343

Conical, coiled basket of false emboidery with splint foundation, watch-spring base construction, and bifurcated stitches. Main design that consists of two horizontal rows of downward pointing, light yellow-brown triangles edged with dark brown on a brown background and bordered by dark brown. The triangles alternate in such a way that the downward points of the larger, upper row of triangles connect to the upper corners of the lower, smaller row of triangles. The inside of the basket reflects the same pattern from the outside but has the appearance of four brown petals with a larger brown petal above in between. The double rim is brown.

Culture
Ovimbundu
Material
grass and sisal fibre
Made in
Angola
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketAe70

Basket with a body and base of wicker plaiting on flat rigid warp with split cane weft. Decoration of false embroidery in geometric patterns of crosses and stripes, and securing rim of double splints. The base has light yellow-brown stitches, creating triangles around the base. Stiff, coiled handle, wrapped with rope, formed by two rope strands attached to either side of body with a single knot at the base. Some fading two loose strands of grass, knotted together inside the basket.

Culture
Central African
Material
grass, fibre and stem ?
Made in
Cameroon
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketAe69

Basket with body and base of wicker plaiting on flat rigid warp with weft of split cane in alternating bands of purple and green. Decorations consist of false embroidery of natural coloured grasses in geometric designs of crosses and stripes. Rim of two splits secured by decoration. Five strands of natural-coloured rope interwoven through either side with two knots at the base form a double handle at the rim. One handle is stiff and coiled while the other handle is a single, longer, loose rope strand.

Culture
Central African
Material
fibre, grass and stem ?
Made in
Cameroon
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketAe64

Wicker plaited basket with flat rigid warp and wefts of split cane. Attached rim and base. Rim is three splints wrapped in red raffia. Base is of a single splint covered with red, purple, and green plain plaiting. Soft handle of six strands of purple rope knotted together and attached to the rim at either side. Decoration consists of false embroidery on the body of the basket in geometric patterns of stripes and crosses in red, purples, and green with six strands of purple and green rope attached to the upper edge under the rim.

Culture
Central African
Material
stem ?, grass and fibre
Made in
Cameroon
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Root BasketA3136

Central band - "meander" pattern in purple bordered by red. Handle is natural and purple in a 1:1 ratio. Plain twined work; braided border; overcast handle; false embroidery.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
spruce root, swamp grass and aniline dye
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA3149

Two darker bands woven in with horizontal alternating bands and triangles, chevron figures between bands in orange and white "false embroidery". Twined weave with "false embroidery" (overlaid twined weave).

Culture
Tlingit
Material
swamp grass, dye and spruce root
Made in
Skagway, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA3177 a-b

Twined grass basket with lid. Decorated with ambiguous figures, perhaps flowers, in grid pattern along the sides and lid. Divided warp twined weave (also called hemstitching) with wool yarn overlay. Colours: pale blue, green, orange, red, brown.

Culture
Aleut
Material
sea grass and wool fibre
Made in
Unalaska, Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA5102

Plain twined work with false and true embroidered design; braided rim. Design is called: "shark's teeth," "salmon berry," and "fish tail." they are discrete elements in natural and brown on 2 wide brown stripes and bordered by 2 narrow brown stripes.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
maidenhair fern, spruce root and dye
Made in
Sitka, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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