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Basket1497/1 a-b

Round twined basket with straight sides and a cap lid with central knob. Walls of basket are decorated with dark blue whales and birds and a multicoloured band around the base. The lid is decorated with abstract black, red and green propeller-like designs; knob is mostly 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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BasketryNb11.237 a-b

Tall, cylindrical glass bottle with basketry covering (a) and flat, fitted cap (b). Faded figurative bird designs and decorative bands of openwork weaving.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
glass, swamp grass, cedar bark and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketryNb11.236 a-b

Rectangular, green glass bottle with bulbous bottom, squared middle, bulbous top and slender cylindrical neck; bottle is entirely covered with a woven basketry sleeve (a) and cap (b). Faded designs of four birds with wings extended.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
glass, swamp grass, cedar bark and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb11.230 a-b

Short cylindrical basket (a) with a flat, fitted lid (b). Encircling and/or concentric bands of multicoloured figurative and linear patterning around the sides and on the lid; red duck-like figures and bands of green, yellow and black. Lid is held in place by a cedar flange that lines the upper rim of the basket.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
cedar bark, swamp grass and dye
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MatA6773

Oval woven mat; fine lattice twined weaving. Design consists mostly of scattered purple and orange figures that include robins, whales, eagles, lizards, fish, and boats. At either short end, the birds have outstretched wings. The other three birds are in profile and are orange; orange and dark; and orange and dark. Around the middle, there is a boat with three humans in it and a large dark fish (whale ?) on the other side.

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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MatA6771

Woven circular mat. Central purple circle with a toothed edge. There is a concentric band that has alternating red and purple diagonal stripes. The outer rim edge also has red and purple.

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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Basket1435/33 a-b

Light yellow-brown circular woven basket with vertical sides and a fitted lit with raised central knob. Lid and basket have various repeating patterns and decorative bands of colour in red, green, yellow and black.

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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Basket1435/30 a-b

Light brown circular woven basket with fitted lid. Multicoloured imagery on basket and lid includes stylized step designs and circular bands of colour. Lid has a dark brown, raised knob in its centre.

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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Basket1435/29 a-b

Circular light yellow-brown woven basket with a fitted, sloped lid with raised knob. Top and bottom edges of basket are encircled with bands of purple colour with yellow patterning. The centre of the basket's sides feature a repeated red and green floral design. The knob on the lid is a dark purple-brown and is encircled by a green and red spiral of colour.

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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Basketry1435/27

Clear round glass float enclosed in a multicoloured woven covering--covering is open on one side and features decorative bands of different colours and weave.

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