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BasketA7007 a-b

Small twined basket (a) with fitted lid (b). Constructed with cedar bark warp, purple dyed swamp grass weft and design elements in natural swamp grass. Checkerwork base with plain twining, sides and lid twisted twined work. Slightly indented flange on basket. Decorated with bird figures.

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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BasketA7003 a-b

Cylindrical woven basket (a) with a flat, cap-like lid (b). Multicoloured bands of linear patterning encircle the sides and lid: purple, orange, blue, black.

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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BasketA7002 a-b

Small cylindrical basket (a) with a flat, fitted lid (b); lid is held in place by a cedar flange attached around the basket's opening. Lid and basket feature encircling/concentric bands of linear patterning in red, green, and blue-black; centre of lid features a red and green circular motif.

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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BasketA6997 a-b

Small, rounded basket (a) with flat, fitted lid (b). Encircling and/or concentric bands of linear and geometric patterning around sides and lid in pink, purple, green, red and yellow.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
cedar root, swamp grass and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA6996

Small swamp grass basket decorated with bird designs. Basket has cedar bark warp, swamp grass weft with designs in natural coloured grass on a purple dyed background. The base has plain twining over several warp strands; the sides have twisted twined work.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
swamp grass, dye and cedar bark
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA6995

Miniature round basket with a flat, circular bottom and an arched handle spanning the rim (broken on one side). A double row of linear patterning in faded purple, red and yellow encircles the sides.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
cedar root, swamp grass and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Unfinished Basket1413/10

A small light yellow-brown cylindrical basket with the rest of the weave left unfinished from the rim where it tilts highly and freely over the basket. The design consists of green, blue, and red fish around the side with green and blue horizontal rows above and below around the side of the basket.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth: Huu-ay-aht
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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BasketryA6776

Corked glass bottle covered with a woven grass sleeve. Design: two intertwined bands of green and red, four whale figures in purple with yellow and red eyes, and two canoes in red.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
swamp grass, glass, aniline dye and cork bark
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatA7221

Oval woven mat; fine lattice twined weaving. Design says 'MRS. REID / VANCOUVER / B.C.' in green and purple with a patterned orange, purple, and black band below. Encircled with two rows of burgundy. Sides have green, purple, and red animal and bird figures. One end has a potted plant and the other end has an arrow-like pattern. The rim also has two rows of burgundy.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
swamp grass and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA7220 a-b

Cylindrical basket (a) with lid (b); lid has a raised, two-tiered knob in the centre. Woven around the sides are the images of a fishing boat and dock with buildings, as well as the words " Mrs Reid Vancouver BC." Lid has three boat-like shapes arranged in a concentric band around the knob.

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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