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Box1251/4

Square box with four triangular flaps for lid. Sides are coil basketry with light brown grass coil and black thread; lid flaps are of birch bark perforated with star designs and edged with grass and light coloured thread; base is of darker birch bark. Two of the flaps are joined with a loop of grass rope. Label on bottom says, "sweet hay, birch bark, porcupine quill work" and is signed.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands ?
Material
birch bark, grass and fibre
Made in
Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket797/1

Rectangular basket with red woven base of wide strands which then curve upward to form the warp of the sides; weft of the sides is of thin dark yellow. Top rim is of unwoven dark yellow grass held on by winding of thin red strands.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands ?
Material
grass
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket657/1

Solid basket with square base and round rim; made from one piece of bark that has been cut and bent in to make the corners; stitching is in bark. Rim is of wood and is twined with bark strands. Exterior is decorated with darker triangles with notches in the tips that point down from rim.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands
Material
birch bark, skin and wood
Made in
Ontario, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Band1202/1

Band of woven sinew decorated with a geometric pattern composed mostly of triangular shapes in dyed red, yellow and green quills on a background of off-white quills with lengths of sinew at each end.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands ?
Material
quill, dye and sinew
Made in
Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Box935/4 a-b

Cylindrical box of birch bark with quill designs. Bottom piece has vertical white quills covering bottom 2/3 of sides and grass lining rim that is held on by black thread. Lid of box has grass wrapped around bottom half of the sides and white vertical quills on top half that spill over onto the top and form a triangular zigzag pattern around the top edge. A black bird is done in quill on the top of the lid.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands ?
Material
birch bark, porcupine quill, dye, sweet grass, stem and fibre
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Box935/3 a-b

Ovular box with straight sides; lid sits inside the box and has a lip that rests on rim. Part a (bottom) has grass lining top and bottom edges that is stitched on with black thread. Centre of sides is decorated with vertical white quill work. Base of box is also rimmed in grass. Part b (lid) has grass around edge of top face and in the centre has a brown beaver on white ground done in quill.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands ?
Material
birch bark, porcupine quill, stem, fibre, sweet grass and dye
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Box935/2 a-b

Circular birch bark box with fitted lid covered with stitched porcupine quill designs. Sides of box feature orange, brown and white geometric and zigzagging patterns, while the lid is covered with a geometric design with four tree-like figures.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands ?
Material
birch bark, fibre, wood, dye and porcupine quill
Made in
Quebec, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Brooch1590/202

Heart-shaped brooch with central cutout and crown shape above. Four circular cutouts and five groups of engraved dots. Cross-pin secured around heart in cutout slot.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands
Material
silver alloy metal
Made in
Canada ? or USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNg76

Carrying basket with rounded sides in wicker work on 2.5 cm single warp. The bottom is square, plain, checker work. There is a large band beneath the rim, woven around two sides, separated by two holes (missing carrying strap ?). Rim has two pieces of splints wrapped spaciously by a single strip. Darkened from light yellow with black to brown. The black dyed wefts have faded. Some wefts are broken inside and out. Red berry stains on sides and bottom, also at corners on outside.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands
Material
dye and stem ?
Made in
USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD3.10

Elliptical, brown basket with a flat bottom and flared sides. Base is made from an oval-shaped birch bark panel with a white, green and red tulip-like design of porcupine quills in the centre. Two bands of coiled sweet grass with a single band of zigzagging open work between them comprise the sides; coiled sweet grass sides are all stitched with black thread.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands ?
Material
birch bark, sweet grass, porcupine quill, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Manitoba, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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