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BasketA6387

Round coil basket (with bifurcated stitches), with lid. Rawhide handles tied into basket at both sides. Imbricated design in two rows of alternating checkerboard diamonds, in dark cherry bark and cat-tail grass (?), and red cherry bark and cat-tail grass (?). Short two row foot has beading, light colour cat-tail grass (?) on top and dark cherry bark on bottom. Part (b) lid has same cherckerboard diamond design but has two of same colour diamonds then alternates to other colour pattern. Knob at top is fully imbricated in red cherry bark. Hole in lid and shoulder of basket indicate they may have been tied together at one time.

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ?, rawhide skin and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket2695/15

Tall cylindrical basket with footed base, tapering sides and flared rim. Simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches) with a slat foot and overcast splint rim. The basket has a continuous imbricated design of dark diamond motifs, above and below a light centre band.

Culture
Coast Salish
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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Basket2695/14

Rectangular imbricated basket with a large black and red repeating V-shaped pattern. The rim is coiled and has two oval shaped handles attached on each side. Long rectangular opening with slightly narrower base.

Culture
Coast Salish
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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Basket2695/5

Rectangular basket with a heavily imbricated design consisting of repeating black, natural and red zigzag strips covering three quarters of the surface. The bottom has a black and light stripe design flanked by a red and light circular patterned stripe. Rectangular opening with narrower rectangular shaped base.

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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Berry BasketD1.460

Large flared rectangular coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with skin tumpline and string ties. Parallel base construction. Upper portion of basket is fully imbricated in cat-tail grass (?), with bow tie-like design, outlined in dark cherry bark and red cherry bark with two thin parallel vertical lines in red cherry bark. Lower portion of basket has alternating vertical bands of "cluster of flies" checkerboard pattern, in cat-tail grass (?) with red cherry bark, and cat-tail grass (?) with dark cherry bark.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
Material
cedar root, cat-tail grass ?, cherry bark, dye, skin and fibre
Made in
Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada and Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA6388

Large, flared coiled rectangular basket (bifurcated stitches). Upper portion of basket is fully beaded in alternating rows of cat-tail grass (?) and dark cherry bark. Solid row of imbrication at rim in cat-tail grass (?) and intervals of alternating dark and red cherry bark stitches. On one long side is bow tie design outlined in dark cherry bark and cat-tail grass (?). On other three sides is partial bow tie design, two ends have outline in cat-tail grass (?) and red cherry bark. On other long side is partial bow tie outlined in cat-tail grass (?) and dark cherry bark, with "cluster of flies" in cat-tail grass (?) and cherry bark. Two rows of cherry bark beading on bottom. Rawhide loops on both long sides, one long knotted strap at one corner.

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
cedar root, cat-tail grass, cherry bark, rawhide skin and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd654

Coiled basket with bifurcated stitches; parallel to watch-spring base construction; partially imbricated. The design from the bottom to top: three rows of double zigzags in red on bullrush ground; stepped pattern in bullrush; horizontal line with discrete shapes; one stepped pattern; discrete shapes on bullrush ground; concentric squares and double diamonds connected by horizontal line. Four rawhide ties; one twine tie and one braided fibre rope on the front. Colour: tan.

Culture
Tsilhqot'in
Material
rawhide skin, cherry bark, cedar root, cedar wood, cat-tail grass ? and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry LidA2404

Oval-shaped basket lid of simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches) with parallel slat construction. Reinforced row in centre. Decorated with partial beading. Sides are imbricated in black-dyed cherry bark and cat-tail grass. Colour: tan.

Culture
Coast Salish ?
Material
cherry bark, dye, cat-tail grass ? and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Storage BasketA8990

Coiled tan storage basket (part a) and lid (part b) with simple interlocking coiled work. Sides have bifurcated stitches. Parallel slat base construction with reinforced stitches along sides, an overcast rim, and a foot of three coiled rows. Partial imbrication of isolated figures and vertical bands. The sides have one vertical band in white/black/white with black and red triangles along the sides. At either side of this central vertical band, there are two stars in black around a white rectangle with circumscribed concentric diamonds on the interior. The ends have imbricated triangles. Vertical band and bird designs. Foot is beaded in a white grass. The lid (part b) has a design that continues from the basket in the same manner and has a double-corded handle with a branch wrapped around the middle.

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo
Material
cedar root, dye, cherry bark and cat-tail grass ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA17098 a-c

Natural coiled cedar root storage basket (part a) with a lid (part c) and a handle (part b). Simple interlocking coiled work with bifurcated stitches on the sides. Parallel slat bottom and lid (sewn at edges), and a single slat, coiled foot. Cross-stitched border to the lid. Red and black geometric pattern. The lid (part c) has a large red and inner black triangle-diamond shape formed of single, unattached imbrication. Additional black stitches at the edges. The basket (part a) front and back have two detached tri-colour figures, a diamond shape above an outward curling v shape, with vertical tri-colour bands on each side. The sides have two tri-colour chevron figures on each side. The basket (part a) has two handles, one of which is attached and the other of which is detached (part b).

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