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Basket3000/31 a-b

Large rectangular basket. Walls of basket (part a) angle outward from base to inset rim. Decoration is an imbricated diamonds, large in the centre, small at top, and lines at bottom and corners, in light brown, dark red and black. Rim is decorated in a thin line of imbrication in the same colours. Lid (part b) fits snugly onto basket lip, and is divided into two sides by a thick line of checked imbrication. Each side has several small diamonds in light brown, dark red, and black. Handles were once attached to the basket’s short sides and lid at centre.

Culture
Coast Salish ?
Material
grass, dye, cedar root, cherry bark and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3000/30 a-b

Large rectangular cedar basket. Walls of basket (part a) angle outward from base to inset rim. Decoration is a series of imbricated inverted triangles that form three vertical lines on long sides, and on short sides a single line, with two thin flanking lines. Lid (part b) top has two interlocking diamonds in light brown and black imbrication.

Culture
Coast Salish ?
Material
grass, dye, cedar root, cherry bark and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3000/27

Rectangular basket. Base is a small rectangle; body is straight sided with rounded corners and flares widely toward mouth. The weave is tight and small. It is decorated overall with small squares of imbrication, set in vertical lines and dropping down from the rim.

Culture
Coast Salish ?
Material
cherry bark, root and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3000/26

Rectangular woven basket in a tight, square weave. Base is a small rectangle, slightly curved walls flaring out toward the wide mouth. The exterior is two-toned, colours indicating a change in weave, dark brown on the bottom and light brown on top. Decoration is black and red bark imbrication in thin vertical patterns, three to a side. Interior weave is unchanged throughout. A rounded handle spans the interior, connecting to rim with pieces of hide; one side is now detached.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, rawhide skin, grass and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3000/25 a-b

Small round basket with lid. Basket is tightly constructed in a small weave, with base and mid-body decorations of purple and red encircling lines. The rim is inset to hold the lid. The lid (part b) fits snugly into the basket’s rim and is decorated on the edge with similar encircling lines in purple and red and an encircling, jagged set of circles on the top. A small protruding knob sits at the centre of the lid surrounded by red and purple circles.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
swamp grass, cedar bark and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3000/24 a-b

Small round basket with lid. Basket (part a) body is constructed in a tight, small weave while base weave is wider. Two dark lines encircle the bottom with small intermittent lines across the body. The interior shows the presence of green lines on both bottom and body prior to severe fading. The basket’s rim is inset to hold the round lid (part b), which fits snugly. Its top middle is concave, with a round handle painted dark blue, surrounded by lines of green and blue.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
swamp grass, cedar bark and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3000/23 a-b

Small basket with lid. Basket (part a) base is rectangular with rounded corners, made in a wide weave with a large square weaver at centre. The body of the basket is circular, tightly constructed in a small weave, with two encircling decorative lines on base, and a line of linked red triangles mid-body. The rim is inset to hold the lid. Lid (part b) is round and fits snugly onto basket’s rim. Its top is slightly concave in the centre, and is decorated with a multi-pointed star at middle and circle of triangles around the boarder.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
swamp grass, cedar bark and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3012/2

Small basket with attached lid, constructed in a very fine wrapped coil weave. Basket is low and round, with wide flat base, and walls that slope inward from shoulder toward a wide round mouth. The lid is attached to the basket by two tied strands of grass. Lid is round and slopes gently upward to a flat peak. Both basket and lid are decorated with a red ring which is crossed by abstract linear markings in light orange and dark purple.

Culture
Southeast Asia ?
Material
grass and dye
Made in
Asia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket2998/6

A small open basket, which is round at the mouth and square at the base. Body weave of the basket is over one/under one. There are six coloured strands woven into the body of the basket. There is a band of red between two bands of dark brown, with each band of colour made up of two strands of bark. In between each band of colour there is a strip of light brown bark. The rim of the basket has a different weave pattern and is thicker than the body. The square base is of the same weave as the body, made from wider strands of bark than the body.

Culture
Nisga'a
Material
cedar bark and dye
Made in
Kincolith, British Columbia, Canada and Gingolx, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket2998/5

A small open basket, which is round at the mouth and square at the base. Body weave of the basket is over one/under one. There are six coloured strands woven into the body of the basket. There is a band of red between two bands of dark brown, with each band of colour made up of two strands of bark. The rim of the basket has a different weave pattern and is thicker than the body. The square base is of the same weave as the body, made from wider strands of bark than the body.

Culture
Nisga'a
Material
cedar bark and dye
Made in
Kincolith, British Columbia, Canada and Gingolx, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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