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Cigarette PaperB460

Cigarette paper composed of segments of grass that are cut to the same length.

Culture
Malay
Material
grass
Made in
Singapore
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8471

Coiled work basket (bifurcated stitches); base construction is elongated watch-spring along diagonal with filler each side. Sides of basket curve in at four sides. Top rim has slight lip. Foot is fully imbricated with cat-tail grass (?), with four red and four dark cherry bark beads. Imbricated design on body is one band of groups of three crosses in red or dark cherry bark with cat-tail grass (?) centers. Under lip is same pattern of imbrication as on foot. On top rim, fully imbricated with cat-tail grass (?) and black cherry bark.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
cat-tail grass ?, dye, cherry bark and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8470

Oval coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with lip. Parallel base construction. Imbricated design of flowers with leaves, alternating in dark or red cherry bark with cat-tail grass (?) centers. Lip has small pyramid shapes alternating in red or dark cherry bark with cat-tail grass (?) in center.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
cat-tail grass ?, dye, cherry bark and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8445

Part (a) coiled basket (with bifurcated stitiches) with pedastal base. Imbrication in crabapple bark, black cherry bark and cat-tail grass in repeating parallel zig-zag bands of crabapple bark, cat-tail grass (?), dyed cherry bark, cat-tail grass (?), crabapple bark. Watch-spring base and lid construction. One row of crabapple bark at the rim of basket and on rim of lid part (b). Overcast handles on basket and knob handle on lid. Lid has similar imbrication pattern.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
cedar root, crabapple bark, cherry bark and cat-tail grass ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8444

Handbag-like basket with base and warp of cedar bark. The weft elements are natural and dyed purple and orange swamp grass, and cherry bark. Two handles made of twine attached along opposite edges. Basket is woven with diagonal twining.

Culture
Makah
Material
cedar bark, swamp grass, cherry bark and dye
Made in
Washington, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8443

Handbag-like basket; rectangular in shape with two braided handles attached along the upper rim opposite each other. Bands of openwork alternate with bands of multicoloured floral and geometric patterning.

Culture
Makah
Material
cedar bark and swamp grass
Made in
Washington, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8468

Rectangular coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with looped border and short foot. Slat base construction. Imbricated design near rim of solid row of alternating double stitches of cat-tail grass (?), dark and red cherry bark. Three rows of alternating checkerboard diamonds in red cherry bark and cat-tail grass (?), and dark cherry bark and cat-tail grass (?). Foot has bottom row of imbrication of three alternating stitches in red and dark cherry bark and cat-tail grass (?).

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
cedar root, dye, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ? and cedar wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8467

Rectangular coiled cedar root basket (with bifurcated stitches) with foot. Elongated watch-spring construction of base. Imbricated design of diamonds, two on large sides, one on short sides, outlined in dark cherry bark, then cat-tail grass (?), red cherry bark, cat-tail grass (?) and dark cherry bark at center. Band around the rim of alternating three stitches of red or dark cherry bark.

Culture
Interior Salish ?
Material
dye, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ? and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA8466

Short round flared coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with flared foot and loop work border. Watch-spring base construction. Imbricated design of alternating diagonal rows of adjoined triangles, in red cherry bark and cat-tail grass (?), and dark cherry bark and cat-tail grass (?). Foot is beaded with two rows of red cherry bark. Double looped border. Five small triangles imbricated on interior base in red cherry bark with dark cherry bark in center.

Culture
Interior 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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FanEdz1021

A closing paper fan that has bamboo grass ribs. On one side, there is a polychrome scene of a family of nobles watching a dance. On other side, there is a scene of three warriors in black on a white background and a signature. Black characters on both sides. The fan has metal rivets.

Culture
Chinese
Material
bamboo grass, paper and metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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