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BasketA5113

A rectangular, diagonal twilled work basket with an openwork border and a braided rim. The dyed warp elements in strips six rows wide create diagonal black checks within a vertical strip. The base has a large plaited weave with plaid-like pattern.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
cedar bark and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA3650

Basket with plaited base. Sides are plaited in a twilled weave with crossed and braided (over splint) border at top. Twilled row separates side from base. No external decoration.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark
Made in
Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada and Tsaxis, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA4328

Rectangular-shaped basket with handles on the inside top rim. Sides are composed of wrapped and twined openwork weaving with warp coiled around splints at the top (wrapped warp border). The base is composed of two-strand twilled plaiting.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar bark and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketC449

An irregular rectangular basket with rounded sides and an oval opening. Has a twilled pattern. Plain natural colour. Loop handles on each side. The lid is attached at one side.

Culture
Cook Islanders
Material
palm leaf and fibre
Made in
Rakahanga Atoll, Cook Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketC450

A large oval basket which tapers downward toward the inward curved bottom. Long braided strap handles are attached to the rim. Has a herring bone pattern.

Culture
Cook Islanders
Material
palm leaf
Made in
Rakahanga Atoll, Cook Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketC451

Two braided black, red, and white straps form the handles as well as support the bottom of a woven plant fibre basketry bag which has a thin rectangular shape that tapers downward toward the inward curved bottom.

Culture
Cook Islanders
Material
mulberry bark, palm leaf and fibre
Made in
Rakahanga Atoll, Cook Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA5136

Plain twined weave basket with twilled weave chevrons; fibre loop through rim. Decorated with two red and one blue band with zigzag twill design around each of the red bands, going clockwise and counter-clockwise.

Culture
Coast Salish: Quinault
Material
bear grass, dye, pine root and fibre
Made in
Gray's Harbour, Washington, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketC963

A flat plain woven basket with a rectangular shape. The design consists of three diagonal bands of dark green leaves on a natural background. Two braided handles, one on either sides.

Culture
Maori
Material
palm leaf
Made in
New Zealand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb22.96

Basket has two-strand twined weave with skip or over stitch (twill) weave at top border. Three horizontal bands of green with two oblique rows of diamond twill design, near border (or mixed twill design).

Culture
Tlingit ?
Material
spruce root and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FanC1307

A triangular-shaped woven fan with the top edges curved into five petal shapes. Shows several weaves. "ALOHA" is woven in dyed reddish palm leaf.

Culture
Eastern Polynesian ?
Material
palm leaf
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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