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PestleC288

Design is plain with rounded bottom, braided edge on basket covering.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
wood and rattan
Made in
New Georgia, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA2280

Roughly rectangular woven basket with tall, vertical sides; two bands of black colour near the top and bottom. Twined handles on opposite sides (one handle missing, one broken). Sides - very loose twined and wicker weaving with border of coils around splints: base - two strand twilled weave with central warp coil for extra support two bands of black encircle the basket.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cherry bark, dye and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA2296

Side of baskets are wrapped twined openwork. The top border consists of warp strands coiled around splints (wrapped warp border). The base has two strand twilling plaiting. Dark green fibre is tied on the inside of the basket .

Culture
Northwest Coast ?
Material
fibre and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA2247 a-b

Cylindrical basket (a) with a flat, fitted lid (b); lid has a knob-like handle in the centre. Basket and lid are decorated with figurative imagery of ducks and ambiguous canoe-like motifs. Colours: red, blue, purple.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
cedar bark, swamp grass and aniline dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketC280

Round basket with large diamond shape designs outlined in red on natural ground; basket is contorted and loosing its shape.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
palm leaf and dye
Made in
New Georgia, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketC281

Geometric designs in red on natural ground, fringe on the bottom. Striped.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
palm leaf and dye
Made in
New Georgia, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketC282

Round basket with protruding rim; geometric diamond and striped designs in very faded red on natural ground.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
palm leaf and dye
Made in
New Georgia, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA486

Plain twined weaving (two strand) with black and natural strands and with both natural strands; also has a variety of twilled weave (known as skip stitch) along top border; five bands of alternating dark and natural weft; top border of radiating chevron twill design.

Culture
Haida ? or Kwakwaka'wakw ?
Material
dye and spruce root
Made in
Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA2279

Basket with base woven in plain checker work. The sides are twilled with crossed warp openwork and a braided border.

Culture
Northwest Coast ?
Material
cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA491

Basket woven with two strand twined weaving with mixed twined weaving (diagonal twilled design) along top of basket. Four bands of darker faded black dyed spruce. Top edge is missing several large sections.

Culture
Haida ? or Kwakwaka'wakw ?
Material
spruce root and dye
Made in
Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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