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Work BasketD1.364

Part (a) Elongated rectangular coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with attached lid and front tie closure. Parallel slat base and lid construction. Fully imbricated in cat-tail grass (?) with geometric diagonal stepped rows alternating in red and black cherry bark. Part (b) Lid has flange. Rim is imbricated in cat-tail grass (?) and the surface of lid is beaded in rows of red and dark cherry bark. Rawhide hinges and tie closure.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ?, rawhide skin and dye
Made in
Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada and Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD1.347

Tall narrow coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with attached flanged lid. Parallel splint base and lid construction. Rawhide hinges, front closure, and string handle. Fully imbricated in cat-tail grass, with same dark cherry bark geometric design front and back. At front on one corner is a vertical row of connected and alternating red and dark cherry bark triangles. On each short side is same vertical row of dark cherry bark triangles that connect at corners to form a three pattern. At front rim are tiered stitches at intervals, alternating between red and black cherry bark. at sides and back there are only two stitches. Lid has design of three dark cherry bark diamonds, with red cherry bark lines on each side. Repeated shape, alternating between red and dark cherry bark, along rim.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ?, rawhide skin, fibre and dye
Made in
Lytton, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA9015

Red cotton lined cylindrical basket (bifurcated stitches) with loop work rim. Watch-spring base construction. Fully imbricated with cat-tail grass (?), including bottom. Design of outlined vertical rows of diagonal bands alternating in dark and red cherry bark. Base has alternating single continuous bands in red cherry bark, cat-tail grass (?), dark cherry bark, cat-tail grass (?), and repeated. Bands are split in 6 sections by two stitch vertical lines of opposing colours. Coiled looped border is beaded with cat-tail grass (?) and red cherry bark. A pedastal may have been attached to the base at one time.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
cherry bark, cat-tail grass ?, cotton fibre ?, cedar root and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD1.328 a-b

Rectangular coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with rounded shoulder and attached lid. Parallel splint construction (top lid and base). Fully imbricated in cat-tail grass (?) with vertical rows of parallel bands in dark cherry bark. Parallel horizontal row at middle of basket, with perpendicular bar at regular intervals, in red cherry bark. Catalogue terms "design of flying insect". Lid has parallel bands of dark cherry bark at rim. One solid row of cat-tail grass (?) at top edge of lid, beaded rows of cat-tail grass (?). String attachments.

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
cedar root, cat-tail grass ?, cherry bark, fibre and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA5029 a-b

Part (a) Rectangular coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with rounded shouler, flange and lid, part (b). Fully imbricated in cat-tail grass (?) with parallel vertical designs alternating between geometric scrolls and zig-zags, in dark cherry bark. Parallel splint base and lid. Lid is imbricated on rim with intervals of dark cherry bark stitches. Row of cat-tail grass (?) at top rim, and horizontal rows of beaded cat-tail grass every other row. Skin tie on one side of lid, and one on basket.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
cat-tail grass ?, cedar root, cherry bark, dye and deer skin ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD1.345 a-b

Part (a) Rounded cylindrical coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with flanged lid, part (b). Watch-spring base and lid construction. Rawhide handle on basket and one thong on lid. Fully imbricated in cat-tail grass (?) with design in dark cherry bark of alternating bands of 'succession of tepees' (as per label) and solid line. Lid is convex and has flange. Two rows of 'arrow heads' separated by solid line, all in dark cherry bark, with two rows of solid dark cherry bark at center, all on cat-tail grass (?) background. Fibre string attached to one side of skin handle.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ?, rawhide skin, fibre and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA3219

Round coiled cedar root basket (bifurcated stitches) with two looped rows between rows of coils. Watch-spring base construction. Imbricated designs in three rows of squares alternating in checkerboard patterns of red and dark cherry bark, and dark cherry bark and grass. Two small metal handles, one on each side with fibre ties to them. Bottom edge is beaded in red cherry bark.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, fibre, cat-tail grass ?, metal and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA5065

Rectangular flared coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with double looped border. Parallel slat base construction. Upper basket is almost fully beaded, three sides have horizontal bands of cat-tail grass (?) and dark cherry bark, alternating with plain cat-tail grass (?). Last two rows of plain cat-tail grass (?). On fourth side, top row is cat-tail grass (?) and dark cherry bark, then horizontal rows alternate between dark cherry bark and cat-tail grass (?), each row of beads decreasing in size. The lower quarter of the basket is undecorated.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
cherry bark, dye, cat-tail grass ? and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA9013

Small rectangular coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with attached lid. Parallel splint base and lid construction. Beaded rows in red cherry bark, cat-tail grass (?), dark cherry bark, and cat-tail grass (?), repeated twice. Lid has similar pattern with outer rim in cat-tail grass (?). Skin tie holds lid to basket. Skin ties on front and back, most broken off.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
skin, cat-tail grass ?, cherry bark, cedar root and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA3500

Large rectangular flared coil basket (bifurcated stitches) with elongated watch-spring construction. Fully imbricated in cat-tail grass(?) and vertical rows of continuous zig-zag design alternating in red and dark cherry bark. Top row alternates in dark cherry bark and cat-tail grass(?). One row of cherry bark beading on rim of bottom.

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