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BasketN2.512

Plain; oval shape; open weave; darker band below rim.

Culture
Japanese
Material
bamboo grass
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketB447

Picnic basket (part a) style of a natural colour with two bail type handles attached with metal rivets. Has a lid (part b).

Culture
Philippines
Material
stem ?, palm leaf and metal
Made in
Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8457 a-b

Swamp grass covered dark brown crockery ceramic pot with lid (part b). Warp: cedar bark. Weft: natural and aniline-dyed swamp grass (purple, green, yellow). Sides (part a) and lid (part b) are wrapped twined weave with openwork of crossed warp wicker weave. Base of the pot (part a) has a small centre of checker work with plain twined or wicker-weave periphery. Sides of the pot (part a) have a design that consists of five equally spaced purple flowers with green leaves in between bordered by the two bottom bands of openwork weave with a compound band that consists of purple, yellow, and purple above the third openwork band. Lid (part b) has a plain twined handle, a band in blue and yellow around the sides, and a band with triangular edges in middle.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
cedar bark, swamp grass, dye, clay and glaze
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SandalsN2.54 a-b

Pair of small, woven, grass thong-style sandals; tan and brown in colour.

Culture
Japanese
Material
grass
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD3.28

Square bottomed, circular woven basket with a thin, flat topped handle bridging the centre. Red, black and yellow bands of sweet grass encircle the sides.

Culture
Maliseet ? or Mi'kmaq ?
Material
ash wood, swamp grass and sweet grass
Made in
New Brunswick, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD3.2

Brown, square woven basket with a checker work (plaited) bottom and wicker work sides--two bands of thinner wicker work encircle the basket.

Culture
Mi'kmaq
Material
birch bark ? or grass ?
Made in
Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PlaqueD4.78

Circular and slightly convex in shape; radiating warp with circular weft; warp at centre forms a cross of two levels of weave. Dyed dark brown bands near rim; rim is formed by the warp strands and is wrapped with grass?

Culture
Hopi: 2nd Mesa
Material
wood, dye and grass ?
Made in
Arizona, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FrameAc224

Miniature carrying frame made from bamboo tied together with cane. Two long pieces of bamboo on the sides. Centre has panel of wicker work cane. Back has horizontal bamboo sticks tied with cane as does the front. Two sticks hang from each end on rounded cane structures.

Culture
Kasai
Material
bamboo grass and stem ?
Made in
Kasai, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketAe109

Medium wicker work basket with a raised foot. Diagonal supplementary weaving in light yellow-brown over parts of the basket, creating two upward pointing pairs of chevrons, one at either side, surrounded by an elongated vertical zig zag and a vertical band comprising diagonal stitches at either side. Foot is wrapped and plaited about 1 inch high. The handle is two strips of tightly wrapped grasses. Two vertical rows of cord are sewn in long stitches at the ends of the handles.

Culture
Central African
Material
fibre, grass and wood
Made in
Cameroon
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketSa257

Wickerwork basket constructed on slats which radiate from centre of flat bottom. Sides flare slightly.

Culture
Maya ?
Material
bamboo grass
Made in
Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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