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Basket3656/21

Northern-style painted basket with round rim and square base. Plaited rim with 7 rows of check pattern underneath - alternating natural and grey-brown checks. Painted designs are: large face with teeth bared and hands held up; frog design; bird design.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
cedar bark ?, cedar root ? and paint
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mat3656/20

Large rectangular basketry mat with a plaid pattern done in dark brown; borders formed with wide pieces of cedar bark, central design woven with thinner pieces. Horizontal and vertical checkered bands decorate surface, creating solid rectangles where they connect. Vertical bands, grouped in twos, have angled lines throughout, that mirror that the other band; together they form chevron-like design. Angled lines alternate between pointing upward and downward.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
cedar bark and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3664/1 a-b

Small, round, lidded basket with frog designs. Basket has inset rim and fitted lid (part b). Basket is made of tightly woven grass with cedar bark rim and base; lid made solely of grass. Dyed grey-green lines border bottom edges of basket and the lid rim; faded frog designs on basket sides and lid surface. All frogs have their front legs stretched forward and back legs bent at their sides; two small natural spots in centre of faces, imitating eyes. Frogs on basket are facing top; frogs on lid facing outer edge. Lid has a central knob handle decorated with a grey-green checked design. All dyed designs are dark purple on the interior surfaces.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
grass, cedar bark and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat3656/22

Woven cylindrical hat with flat circular crown and brim. TIghtly woven with two weaves at the start of the brim and the end of brim.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
cedar bark and cedar root ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat3656/23

Double-walled basketry hat with root exterior and cedar bark interior; hat is dome-shaped, with an indented top that has a plaited square of cedar bark. Top and bottom edges are trimmed with twined bands; one along top, two along bottom. Three decorative bands across exterior (from top to bottom): alternating purple and yellow diagonal lines, trimmed with alternating yellow and blue vertical lines; yellow steps on a purple ground; and alternating green and yellow diagonal lines. Interior lined with three yellow bands trimmed with dark purple; top band is darker yellow, bottom two are same shade. Hat band woven into interior.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth and Coast Salish
Material
cedar bark, root and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat3656/24

Woven hat with interior woven headband. The domed hat has a flat top with a four large squares woven at centre. There are five decorative bands: the top three are purple=grey and off-white on the exterior (faded purple and dark blue), and the lower two are dark brown. Above the rim and lower dark brown band is a large strip of cedar bark woven in.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth and Coast Salish
Material
cedar bark, dye and root
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cape3656/8

Cedar bark cape or skirt. The bark at top is folded and secured with two rows of light yellow plant fibre. Top row ends in tight knot, against edge; plant fibre making up bottom row extends into a tail, tied off at base. Opposite side of band has a long red cloth tie; black, plaid-like pattern across front of tie, back is undecorated.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
cedar bark, fibre, dye and plant fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance Apron3656/9 a-c

Cedar bark apron (part a) and two separate ornaments (parts b-c); apron made up of two panels. Apron's waist band consists of braided cords with fringe inserted in between them at centre; all bound together with red-dyed bark. Braided cords continue into long ties on outer edges; end in bundles of tied off fringe. Panels are bound together at centre with red-dyed bark; short braided cords cross over one another in middle of apron. Ornaments are braided pieces of cedar bark with tied off fringe at base; great, black, and white feathers inserted along length.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
cedar bark, feather, dye and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headband3656/10

Cedar bark headband with woven central panel; loose strands at ends are bound together with red-dyed bark tie, close to panel. (Headband is folded in half.)

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
cedar bark, fibre and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Digging Stick3656/17

Digging stick with a broad, slightly curved blade on one side. There is a raised section dividing the handle from the blade. The handle is wrapped with bark, and there is another raised protuberance at the end.

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