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BasketNd557 a-b

Part (a) Flared oval coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with foot and exaggerated domed lid, part (b), with handle at centre. Fully imbricated in tule grass with designs extending from lid to body, in diamonds on short sides outlined in red cherry bark, tule grass with dark cherry bark center; on long sides is a large square, outlined in black cherry bark, with red cherry bark rectangles at each corner also outlined in dark cherry bark. Top of lid has "cluster of flies" checkerboard motif in red and dark cherry bark. Corners of lid have vertical bands of dark cherry bark. Coiled handle with cherry bark beading. Foot has two rows of beading in tule grass, which suggests this basket may have been made by a basket maker from Spuzzum, B.C.

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
cedar root, tule grass, cherry bark and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb11.245 a-b

Oval-shaped woven basket (a) with straight vertical sides, a flat, horizontal shoulder, and an oval-shaped, flat, fitted lid (b). bands of multicoloured geometric patterning and stripes around sides of basket and on lid. Colours: red, blue-black, green, pink, and orange.

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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Basket1566/4

Rectangular, coiled basket with straight sides. Top coil is wavy forming open work rim. Exterior is decorated with brown and dark brown cherry bark zigzag bands that take up entire height of the basket. Two handles go across shorter dimension and are attached to the basket by loops of skin thong through the walls.

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, grass, dye and skin
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket1566/3 a-b

Rectangular light brown woven basket with convex fitted lid. Horizontal bands of red and black colour run the lid, while repeating vertical, alternating red and black geometric designs encircle the sides of the basket. A small looped handle sits in the centre of the lid, with more broken or damaged loops around the sides of the lid and basket.

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, grass, dye, rawhide skin and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket1566/5

Rectangular basket with hinged lid and a handle that crosses from one hinge to the other side opposite the other hinge. Three leather loops go through front of basket and two strips of leather hand from outside of lid at front centre. The lid is domed. Decoration of walls and lid with red, white, and black cherry bark in a geometric pattern.

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, grass, dye, leather skin and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket1566/2

Rectangular basket with raised foot ring. Walls are decorated with alternating red and black ladder patterns; foot has alternating red and black vertical lines.

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, grass and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket1566/1

Round basket with inward curing walls and a lid that fits snugly into the opening. A handle goes across shoulders and is attached by two fibre loops through the shoulder; the lid is flat and has a central knob; the lid is attached by knotted cord that goes through lip and around the knob. Exterior walls are decorated with diamond designs of dyed cherry bark .

Culture
Interior Salish
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, grass, dye, hemp fibre ? and wool fibre ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNbz681 a-b

Rounded cedar root basket (a)with a flat, circular bottom, gently flaring sides, and a flat, fitted lid (B). Coiled on slat construction, bifurcated stitches, and partial imbrication in red and black cherry bark. Zigzag motif. Lid has same construction with an imbricated five point star design.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
cedar wood, cherry bark and cedar root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fishing CreelNbz676 a-e

Oval-shaped basket with lid. Coiled on slat foundation. Foundation has large checkerboard-like look but is plain weaving done over alternate slats. Sides are coiled and completely imbricated with yellow tule background, and red and black zigzag design. Two lid sections are connected in the middle and open inward, attached to a centre coiled zigzag-like structure which separates the two halves of the basket. The lids are plain weave over slats. Solid wood handle is wrapped with cedar and cherry bark with tule inlay.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
Material
cedar root, cedar wood, cherry bark and tule grass
Made in
Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada and Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNd559

Oval coiled basket (with bifurcated stitches) with short pedastal. Partial imbrication in diagonal spiral from lip to bottom, alternating two light coloured cat-tail grass ? and four dark cherry bark.

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