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BasketA7189 a-b

Woven basket with spruce root warp and weft with aniline dyed grass. Base is mixed twined weaving (plain twined weaving alternating with wicker weave). Sides and lid are plain twined weaving with three strand false embroidered design. Central design of outlined "I" shapes in bright purple, bordered by bands of weaving with staggered black and natural weft strands. Lid (part b) has a similar design and a button-like knob on top.

Culture
Tlingit ?
Material
aniline dye, spruce root, grass and maidenhair fern stem
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA7188 a-b

Rattle basket. Basket and lid have plain twined weaving with overlaid twined weaving (false embroidery). Two bands of pattern, on basket and on lid. Bands defined by a single brown weft above and below, with 'flesh of the salmon' pattern in false embroidery between. Lid has two tiers, caused by splitting the warp. Button-like knob on top with brown spiral. Top has materials inside (dried berries?) to make the rattle sound.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
dye, spruce root and grass
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA7007 a-b

Small twined basket (a) with fitted lid (b). Constructed with cedar bark warp, purple dyed swamp grass weft and design elements in natural swamp grass. Checkerwork base with plain twining, sides and lid twisted twined work. Slightly indented flange on basket. Decorated with bird figures.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
swamp grass, cedar bark and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA6996

Small swamp grass basket decorated with bird designs. Basket has cedar bark warp, swamp grass weft with designs in natural coloured grass on a purple dyed background. The base has plain twining over several warp strands; the sides have twisted twined work.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
swamp grass, dye and cedar bark
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shaker Dance CostumeA1820

Costume made of cedar bark woven in a checker weave design; red-brown in colour. Cape-like construction with two layers. Two panels of material hang down the front of the chest on either side of the neck with a braided tie attached on each side; a square, cape-like panel hangs down the back with a short cedar fringe along the bottom.

Culture
Coast Salish: Saanich
Material
cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketryA6776

Corked glass bottle covered with a woven grass sleeve. Design: two intertwined bands of green and red, four whale figures in purple with yellow and red eyes, and two canoes in red.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
swamp grass, glass, aniline dye and cork bark
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA7219

Woven basket with spruce root warp and weft with design elements in dyed spruce root and dyed grass. Various twined weaves - base is mixed twined weave (plain twining alternating with wicker weave). Sides are plain twined with wide twilled border. Grass is embroidered on, the handle is overcast. The horizontal coloured design is bound by purple spruce lines. Orange shapes are staggered, then another purple band. These shapes create a band of purple "S's", then there is another band of purple, orange and the purple again. The rim has a twilled chevron pattern.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
grass, dye and spruce root
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA7212

Woven basket in a goblet shape. Plain twined weave with overlaid twined weave (false embroidery). Bands of alternate weft in faded blue and purple (from two strand plain twined weave) with the pattern at right repeating three times.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
spruce root, swamp grass, dye and cedar root
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA7208 a-b

Woven basket with a spruce root warp and weft with aniline dyed grass. Various twined weaves - base is a mixed twined weave (alternate plain twined weave and wicker weave). Sides and lid have a plain twined weave with an embroidered decoration. Design is a central band of false embroidered diamonds in bright pink bordered by bands of black weft strands. Design on lid is similar, but also has an additional band of pink on the edge of the knob-like handle.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
spruce root, maidenhair fern stem, aniline dye and grass
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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YokeEdz1212 a-b

Yoke made from a v-shaped tree branch with two lengths of rope attached at notched ends. Part b is a coiled length of twined stem (?) with thin pieces of rope attached at both ends.

Culture
Chinese: Hakka
Material
wood, hemp fibre and rattan
Made in
Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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