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BasketA8809

Cylindrical spruce root basket. Six horizontal bands of alternating red and natural grass with double row of triangles in alternating natural and red in the middle. Two strand twined weaving "false embroidery" (which is overlaid twined weaving).

Culture
Tlingit
Material
swamp grass, dye and spruce root
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry HatA8088

Cedar bark basketry hat with a wide bottom rim and a flat top. The flat top has a small square of plaiting in the centre. Inside there is a diagonally plaited hat band. The sides of the hat are woven using double strand twining and the bottom rim has the same finishing edge as the rim at the top. The hat is orange-brown in colour.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
cedar bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatA8805

Plain. Plaited checker work weaving with over turned edges that are secured by twining. Interwoven pieces are brown and dark red-black in colour.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cherry bark and cedar bark
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8803

Rectangular swamp grass basket (a) with flat, fitted lid (b) and thin braided handles attached at either side. Whaling scenes motif (four on sides of basket and four on top of basket) in red and purple; top has central oval in purple with yellow. Lid is held in place with a cedar flange attached around the upper rim of the basket.

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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BasketryA8802

Cylindrical, clear glass bottle covered with a woven swamp grass sleeve. Base: plain twined weaving over wide warp. Sides: wrapped twined weaving with crossed-warp wicker openwork.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
dye, cedar bark, glass and swamp grass
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA17096

Large, elongated rectangular coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with double looped border, coiled handle attached with rawhide, and rope handle. Parallel slat base and body construction reinforced with stitches at edges. Fully imbricated in cat-tail grass (?) with design on long sides of five deep 'v's in black cherry bark, three filled in with red cherry bark; and on short sides, a 'v' shape "cluster of flies" beside an inverted v, all in red cherry bark. Rim has intervals of two black cherry bark stitches.

Culture
Coast Salish: Squamish
Material
cedar root, deer skin ?, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ?, fibre and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pubic ApronK5.54

Small apron, or pubic cover. Band is beaded with a red and white lozenge pattern on a blue background. Long fringe, mainly of white and black beads, with one blue and three red beads on each strand.

Culture
Xhosa
Material
skin, glass and fibre
Made in
Natal, South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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WaistbandK5.53

Beaded band with open work sections of white, red, green, and blue with cord ties.

Culture
Zulu
Material
glass and fibre
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceK5.52

Strands of yellow and black beads separated by large round white beads. There are beaded loops on each end. Round cream coloured button attached to one of the beaded strands.

Culture
Nguni
Material
glass, bone ? and fibre
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceK5.51

Necklace composed of eight strands of light purple glass beads.

Culture
Nguni
Material
glass and fibre
Made in
South Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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