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BasketD1.432

Rectangular, woven, tan-coloured basket that flares upward and outward. Simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches). Elongated watch-spring base construction. Partial imbrication. Discrete shapes in red/bullrush and black/bullrush that consist of six horizontal rows with four vertical rows per side and two per end with "arrowhead" corner fillers. Black and red chains on the bottom. Rim is imbricated in black and red.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
cherry bark, cat-tail grass ?, dye and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD1.275 a-b

Large rectangular coiled work (bifurcated stitches) basket. Parallel slat base construction. Flange and foot are one slat each. Coiled handles. Partially imbricated front and back with two rows of joined horizontal rectangles, in dark and red cherry bark and cat-tail grass (?) in between. Between these rectangles are four diamonds in different colour patterns, in dark and red cherry bark and cat-tail grass (?). Sides have similar design, but with half of continuous rectangle design flanking three different colour patterned diamonds, in dark and red cherry bark and cat-tail grass (?). Foot and handles are beaded in red cherry bark. Part (a) Lid has two zig-zag rows, one on each side, in red and dark cherry bark with cat-tail grass (?) in between, flanking diamond design in three colours and then reversed. Corners of lid are heavily beaded, alternating in red and dark cherry bark. Four checkered squares fill the sides, alternating between cat-tail grass (?), dark cherry bark, cat-tail grass (?), and red cherry bark. Short sides have three short diagonal rows in cat-tail grass (?). Cherry bark beading at edge of top and bottom edge.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
cedar root, cat-tail grass ?, cherry bark and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD1.421

Rectangular basket with simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches), parallel slat base construction, and partial imbrication and beading. Discrete "butterfly" designs: red beaded wings and feelers, and black imbricated body staggered with partial forms of same design; wings only and bottom half of butterfly.

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo ?
Material
cedar root, cherry bark and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD1.393 a-b

Basket base (a) and lid (b) constructed in simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches) with a watch-spring base and lid construction, and partially beaded. Decorated with a series of two vertically connected almond shapes alternating with short vertical lines extending down from the shoulder of the base. The almond shapes alternate in red and black and have off-white bulrush where they join. The design is bordered by a dotted line at the shoulder and bottom edge. Every fourth row is beaded in black on the lid.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ? and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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