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BasketA124 a-b

Oval-shaped basket (a) with straight sides and a flat, fitted lid (b). Sides: wrapped twined weaving; base: twined weaving around cedar bark; base: large cedar strip. One band of meander design on side and top. Base and warp: cedar bark with grass sides; swamp grass and aniline-dyed swamp grass. Colours: purple, blue.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
swamp grass, aniline dye and cedar bark
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatA125

Hat with sloping brim and flat crown with slight indentation. Several different kinds of twined weaves: brim - mixed twined weave, i.e. Plain-twined weave with a 'skip stitch' (also known as diagonal-twined weaving) which gives a chevron twilled pattern. Border is a braided cut-warp border. Crown - sides of crown are woven in three-strand twined weave with top of crown in concentric band of three-strand interspersed with plain-twined weaving. Inner support section - diagonal-twined weave. Warp and weft; design painted in red-brown, green and black paint. Expansive and representational.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
spruce root and paint
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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BasketA1986 a-b

Short cylindrical basket (a) with a flat, fitted lid (b); lid is held in place by a cedar flange that rings the rim of the basket. Stylized zoomorphic figure repeated around sides and lid in black. Compound bands of black and yellow stripes around sides and lid; black circle in centre of lid. Base: checker work with plain twined or wicker weave. Sides and lid: wrapped twined weave.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
cedar bark, aniline dye and swamp grass
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry HatA1465

Basketry hat with primarily plain twined weave with some diagonal twined sections on the brim. Above the crown of the hat are a series of four cylindrical protrusions of plain twined weave around the sides of each, and twined and wicker weave on the underside of each with a hole in the topmost protrusion. Two bands of black on the brim and on the cylindrical protrusion below the topmost protrusion.

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
cedar bark, spruce root ? and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtA2302

Long narrow strips of cedar bark - alternating red and light golden colours. Folded over at the top end and twined together with two rows of string. Large white feathers are tied to the bark strips at intervals.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
feather, fibre and cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtA2303

Alternate strips of red and golden coloured cedar bark. Strips are folded double and twined together at the top with two rows of string.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
cedar bark, fibre and dye ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtA2304

Skirt made from alternate groups of strips of red and yellow cedar bark folded double and secured with two rows of twine, one along the top and one approximately halfway down the length. There are twisted twine ties on either side.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
cedar bark and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtA2305

Alternate strips of red and golden coloured cedar bark. Strips are folded double and secured with two rows of twining near the top. A white feather tied to one of the strips.

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