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Basketry LidD1.517

Basket lid of simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches) with watch-spring construction and single strand loop work rim. Decorated with partial imbrication. Right angle triangles in red/white around rim; triangular shapes staggered with those on rim in black/white. Inner staggered row of "y" shapes in black with stems facing towards the centre. Colour: tan.

Culture
Coast Salish ?
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, dye and cat-tail grass ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry LidA2408

Basketry lid of simple coiled work (unsplit stitches) with parallel slat construction. Partially beaded with shapes in black, in staggered rows (eleven in all) on top. Sets of three stepped lines in red on the sides. Rim is beaded in black.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
cedar root, cherry bark and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Work BasketA5066

Upward flaring, rectangular basket with an attached lid fully imbricated in various letters of the alphabet that include "m", "n", "t", "e", and "z" in green and red bullrush on a natural background. Lid is connected to the basket by strings at each of the four corners. Foot has discrete bars of purple on bullrush. Beaded rim is imbricated in green on bullrush; every other slat is beaded in either green or natural bullrush. Parallel slat construction. Foot of one slat and one splint. Flange on the basket.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
Material
canary grass, cedar root and aniline dye
Made in
Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada and Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Burden BasketA5067

Small rectangular, flared, coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with parallel slat foundation. Imbricated rim inn canary grass with intervals of dark cherry bark stitches. Beaded from rim almost to base in canary grass, with wide vertical row of chevrons, alternating between dark cherry bark and canary grass, one on each side.

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo: Tait
Material
cedar root, canary grass, cherry bark and dye
Made in
Laidlaw, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA5073

Coiled basket (with bifurcated stitches) with looped border on rim and narrow foot. Watch-spring base construction. Imbricated design of two rows of checkerboard squares with either cat-tail grass (?) and red or dark cherry bark, with three continuous horizontal rows in center of basket in cat-tail grass (?) and center of dark cherry bark. Beading on top of looped border in red cherry bark, imbricated bands on base of foot in cat-tail grass and either red or dark cherry bark. Rope handle is tied to either side of basket looped border. Underside of basket has beaded red cherry bark.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
dye, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ? and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Storage BasketA4308

Rectangular cedar root basket consisting of simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches); parallel slat foundation; total imbrication. Rawhide handles overcast with cedar root and beaded. Convex lid. The coiled work consists of nine rows of elongated (two slat) stitches; beaded basket; fully imbricated. Two rows of stepped pattern in crabapple and black cherry bark. Along the top are shapes in black and along bottom are the same shapes in red. The lid is convex and flanged, and decorated with partial beading. Alternating crabapple/black cherry creating six wide rows going width of lid. Hinges are rawhide. Rawhide tips on lid connect with loops on basket. Colour: tan.

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo
Material
cedar root, cat-tail grass ?, dye, cherry bark, crabapple bark and rawhide skin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA3297

Small round coiled basket (with bifurcated stitches). Imbricated pattern of three alternating rows of crosses in dark cherry bark with cat-tail grass(?) centres, and red cherry bark with cat-tail grass(?) centres. Watch-spring base construction.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
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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BasketA3326

Urn shaped coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with looped border and short foot. Fully imbricated in rows of stepped diagonal bands, alternating in red and dark cherry bark and cat-tail grass (?). Foot has two rows of alternating bands of red and dark cherry bark with cat-tail grass (?) between. Watch-spring base construction. Basket similar to D1.372.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
cedar root, cat-tail grass ?, dye and cherry bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA3353

Oval coil basket (bifurcated stitches) with foot, and lid with flange. Elongated watch-spring base and lid construction. Imbricated floral patterns in two rows, part of top row finishing on lid. Flowers in dark and red cherry bark with cat-tail grass(?) on leaves. Foot has pyramid-like shapes with cat-tail grass(?) in centre. Lid has row of cross shapes in dark cherry bark with red cherry bark centres. Lid may have had a handle at one time(?). Short sides of basket had handles at one time.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
cat-tail grass ?, dye, cherry bark and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA5076

Semi-cylindrical shaped coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with attached lid. Parallel slat base and lid construction. Fully imbricated with canary grass with black cherry bark designs of two crosses on the back, a diamond shape in front, and a vertical row on either side in red cherry bark. Lid edge continues imbrication on basket. Top of lid has parallel rows beaded in canary grass, metal button on rim, and string hinges.

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