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MatD3.44

Brown, oval-shaped birch bark mat with red and yellow quill decoration in the centre. Two bands of sweet grass coils with a single band of zigzagging open work between them--all sewn with black thread--encircle the central birch panel.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands ?
Material
sweet grass, birch bark, cotton fibre and porcupine quill
Made in
Manitoba, 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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Basket998/14

A deep long bark basket with the ends folded and stitched together with fibre. The outside is red-brown and the inside is light brown.

Culture
Dunne-Za
Material
birch bark and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket998/6

A relatively conical bark piece with a flattened side. The outside is red-brown, and the inside is light brown. There is a fold over the tip and stitched along the side.

Culture
Dunne-Za
Material
birch bark and skin ?
Made in
Rose Prairie, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNa1606

A tall circular brown bark container decorated with dyed quills. The design consists of two flowers with green stems and leaves. One flower is red outlined with purple, and the other flower is purple outlined with red. Both flowers have a brown dot in the centre surrounded by a red five-pointed middle with two brown lines emanating from in between each point. The top and the bottom of the container are overlapped with a strip of bark that has a curved semi-circle pattern facing the centre. The bottom and the top of the container, as well as the sides of the lid, are rimmed with bark strips that are perpendicular to the rim lines. There are strips of soft hide attached to the sides of the container and the lid.

Culture
Dene
Material
birch bark, porcupine quill, dye and leather skin ?
Made in
Fort Liard, Northwest Territories, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Container1060/6 a-b

An oval box (part a) and lid (part b) covered in geometric quillwork. On top of the lid there is a black diamond-shaped pattern outlined with blue. The central diamond has orange vertical and horizontal lines in the centre. The outer partial diamonds have white diagonal lines in a feather-shape. The background is white with orange triangles and blue lines. Around the sides of the lid is an alternating pattern of white diamond-vertical line-dot-vertical line-diamond. Along the sides of the container are zigzag lines starting with white and orange at the top all the way down to blue, black, white, red, and blue and orange on the bottom.

Culture
Mi'kmaq ?
Material
birch bark, dye, wood and porcupine quill
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket648/1

Bag-like basket with triangular flap top lid. Weave is of wide strips of bark; some visible squares of weave have coloured fabric squares sewn to them; two strips of felt - one red, one blue - are included in the weave that runs parallel to the diagonal edges of the top of the bag and the flap; a knotted rope is attached to the centre of the tip of the flap and wraps around a flat stick with rounded ends as a closure method.

Culture
Eastern Woodlands ?
Material
birch bark, wool fibre ?, dye and fibre
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Carving2609/1

Carving made from the root and trunk of a birch tree. A bust of a person with headdress has been attached to the base with a metal peg. The eyes of the figure have been filled in with a white paint and a single black bead. The base has heads of two animals sticking out from the burl. Carving stands on three leg-like protrusions. Two circular and one oblong hole have been carved deeply into the top of the base.

Culture
American ?
Material
birch root, glass, metal, birch wood, adhesive, paint and lacquer
Made in
New England, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Carving Knife1779/16 a-b

Part (a): knife with carved wood handle tapered at both ends. Stamped letters in three rows, 'RK FROST MORA SWEDEN'. Blade inserted in oval-shaped hole at end with groove. Opposite end has metal peg. Part (b): grey manufactured plastic case with tab for attaching to a belt. Word 'Frosts' embossed on front.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
birch wood, plastic and steel metal
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket1768/126

Square based birch bark container with oval top. Stitched design at top rim. Top has overlapping around edge and a stitched zigzag pattern below it. Sides have various knots in back. Ends overlapped and sewn. Top rim was dyed, but colour has almost faded away.

Culture
Arctic America ?
Material
birch bark, dye and root ?
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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