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BasketryA8510

Cylindrical glass vase covered with a swamp grass sleeve. Base: plain twined weaving with center in checker work. Sides: wrapped twined weaving with crossed warp plaited openwork weaving. Several compound bands between openwork sections.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
swamp grass, cedar bark, aniline dye and glass
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeadbandA4144

Wide head band of horizontal rows of swamp grass neatly twined. Additional bundle of swamp grass twined to the outside. Two rosettes and one tassel of hide strips attached around the outside.

Culture
Haida
Material
swamp grass, fibre, skin and dye ?
Made in
Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8498 a-b

Spruce root basket with convex lid. Plain twined weaving (two strand) with twilled weaving or "skip stitch". Weft winds over two warp strands and is staggered. Four bands, two on sides, two on lid, with two rows of all black weft, several rows of natural black weft and diagonal twined weave in black and natural. The result is a series of arrow-like designs.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
spruce root, dye ? and bark ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketB188 a-b

Round coiled basket (part a) and lid (part b) with braided fibre strand attached to the middle of the top of the lid. Faded green and purple vertical lines overall. Basket tapers slightly at the bottom. Lid is slightly dome-shaped.

Culture
Southeast Asia
Material
fibre and grass
Made in
Singapore
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ApronA1765

Narrows shreds of cedar bark bound together with a twined weave using a cloth weft. Waistband of soft leather attached. Length of stiff wire used to strengthen woven section. Colours: red, blue.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
cedar bark, fibre, metal and leather skin
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatK2.263

Conical, woven grass hat with flat brim and a braided leather chin strap. Grass is natural in colour with red, yellow, and black dyed accents woven into stripes of colour. Raw grass ends stick out on outer side as decoration. Round knob at apex. Tassel at end of chin strap.

Culture
Asante ?
Material
grass, leather skin and dye
Made in
Kumasi, Ghana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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