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BasketA2263 a-b

Coiled (with bifurcated stitches) cedar root basket with lid. Watch-spring base and lid construction, an overcast rim, and a flange on the lid. Decorated with imbricated designs, a series of small birds (stylized) in red/black and black/white.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
cedar root, cat-tail grass ? and cherry bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Berry BasketA2264

Rectangular coiled cedar root berry basket with gently flaring sides and an attached lid. Sides decorated with four large vertical panels (one per side) of large red cherry bark and cat-tail grass bounded by tri-colour stripes; beading top and bottom. Lid has triple row of beading along circumference with isolated red cherry bark and dyed cat-tail stitches on top. Simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches along sides). Parallel slat base and lid construction (reinforced by plain stitches on end edges); base has flange. String handle.

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
cedar root, cat-tail grass ?, fibre, dye and cherry bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Storage BasketA1821

Basket with interlocking coiled work, bifurcated stitches, and parallel slat base and lid construction. Flange at rim to fit lid. The lid is convex, and hinged to the basket with buckskin. Buckskin ties at front. Decorated with imbrication and beading. Partial imbrication in a continuous design. Two horizontal wide bands of a 'flying goose' design (zig-zag with flat bottoms and tops), alternating in white cat-tail grass (?) and red and black-dyed cherry bark. Upper and lower band are connected. The upper row is continued on the sides of the lid, and the sequence of red and black are reversed from lower band. Lid has a series of parallel beaded short bands in black cherry bark and cat-tail grass (?) , alternating with bands of with red cherry bark with cat-tail grass (?). Handles on each side, one with string tied to it, the other with red thread.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
cat-tail grass ?, cedar root, cherry bark, deer skin ? and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD1.492

Rectangular, woven, tan-coloured basket that flares upward and outward. Simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches) with elongated watch-spring base construction and partial imbrication. Vertical striped design in red/black/red cherry bark and white/red cherry bark/white grass alternating with a stripe of black/white/black and red/black/red. Four vertical rows on each long side and three vertical rows on each short end. One row of beading on the base. Pattern does not cover the four rows near the base.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ? and dye
Made in
Merritt, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Colander BasketA1890

Brown basket made of simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches) with watch-spring base construction and a base that has a central hole. Fully beaded and partially imbricated with cross-stitch on the rim. Three staggered rows of triangles (vertex down) in red on a beaded bullrush ground. Interior of base has staggered shapes in black.

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo: Soowahlie
Material
cat-tail grass ?, cedar root and cherry bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA1892

Brown cylindrical basket with interlocking coiled work, bifurcated stitches, and watch-spring base construction. Openwork looped section mid-basket with loop work border along the rim of the basket. Entire basket is decorated with beading with the exception of the loop work. The sides are beaded in strips of red cherry bark and in cat-tail grass. The fifth row is red cherry bark. Beading is done in a 2:1 ratio with two beaded rows per slat.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
cherry bark, cat-tail grass ? and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry TrayA1893

Oval-shaped brown tray with handles at either end. Simple coiled work with bifurcated stitches and elongated watch-spring base construction. Two strand loop work border, coiled work handles and partial imbrication. Black curved lines radiate around the centre. Shapes staggered for three rows on outside, with some grass added into design.

Culture
Coast Salish: Sto:lo
Material
grass, cherry bark and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TrayA1894

Basketry tray of simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches) with elongated watch-spring base construction and two coiled handles emerging from a double-strand loop work rim. Every fourth or fifth row is beaded with black-dyed cherry bark. The third row from the centre has cross forms, and the fourth row has triangular forms. The fifth row has triangular forms all in line with each other. There are double cross designs on the exterior.

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
cedar root and cherry bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD1.505

Oval coiled basket (bifurcated stitches), with foot. Watch-spring base construction, parallel base construction. Imbricated design has two alternating rows at rim of alternating dark cherry bark and cat-tail grass (?), following rows alternate between cat-tail grass (?) and dark or red cherry bark. Foot has two rows of beaded red cherry bark.

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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Basketry TrayA2374

Rectangular basketry tray of simple coiled work with unsplit stitches on the base and bifurcated stitches on the sides. Coiled handles, splint rim, and partial beading and imbrication. Two cross shapes in red flank a tri-colour diamond shaped with random beading in the centre. Sides of the basket are beaded in red near the rim and feature a series of three staggered red stitches (one in grass and one in red cherry bark, and then again in grass). Some are beaded and some are imbricated.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, grass and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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