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BasketD1.357 a-b

Part (a) Rectangular coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with lid, part (b). Parallel slat base and lid construction, cotton shoe lace ties. Fully imbricated in cat-tail grass (?), with vertical bands of dark cherry bark triangles and diagonal stripes of cat-tail grass (?). Outer rim of lid continues the design. Top of rim has solid line of cat-tail grass (?), and parallel rows of cat-tail grass (?) beading.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, cotton fibre, dye and cat-tail grass ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD1.359

Oval coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with attached lid. Parallel slat base and lid construction, rawhide ties and hinges, bound cotton handle. Fully imbricated in cat-tail grass (?), with design of geometric wave pattern, alternating in rows of red and dark cherry bark. Rim of lid is imbricated in two rows of cat-tail grass with intervals of cherry bark stitches, forming a pyramid. Parallel rows of beaded cat-tail grass (?) over surface of lid.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ?, dye, rawhide skin and cotton fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD1.245 a-b

Part (a) Rounded coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with narrow opening, and flanged lid, part (b). Watch-spring base construction. Beaded body, alternating every two rows between crabapple bark and cat-tail grass (?). Deer skin (?) handle tied near opening. Foot is beaded with crabapple. Lid, all but small center portion is imbricated in alternating cat-tail grass (?) and cherry bark.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
cedar root, deer skin ?, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ? and crabapple bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD1.426

Flared rectangular coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with parallel slat base construction. Imbricated with same vertical rows on three sides, in "cluster of flies" checkerboard pattern in cat-tail grass (?), red and dark cherry bark. Back side has narrower version in width of two stitches. Remains of dark cherry bark beading along rim. String loops through two corners on one long side. Rawhide front thong.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ?, dye, fibre and rawhide skin
Made in
Mount Currie, British Columbia, Canada ? or Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry LidD1.458

Basketry lid of simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches) with parallel splint construction and a flange. Two rows of continuous beading in red around rim; parallel beading alternating in cherry bark and crabapple bark with each slat.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
cedar root, crabapple bark and cherry bark
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD1.392

Small rectangular coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with foot. Parallel splint base construction. Remains of loop work rim. Fully imbricated design of two diamonds on long sides, one in red cherry bark with cat-tail grass (?) and dark fibre center and the other reverse, inside a dark fibre square and inside a red cherry bark square, all on cat-tail grass (?) background. Short sides have "half arrow head" designs in two parallel vertical bands in dark fibre, red cherry bark and cat-tail grass (?). Rim is bordered in black cherry bark and looped border inn red cherry bark. Foot has three alternating solid rows in dark cherry bark, cat-tail grass (?), and cherry bark.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ?, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketD1.396

Rectangular coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with looped row under rim, and a coiled handle. Parallel slat base and side construction. Imbricated designs, on long sides are wide vertical band of alternating rows in cat-tail grass (?), dark cherry bark, cat-tail grass (?), red cherry bark, and dark cherry bark between two more rows of cat-tail grass (?). Flanking this are two narrower vertical bands of red cherry bark half-triangles connected and on a background of cat-tail grass (?). On short sides are two dark cherry bark and cat-tail grass (?) checkerboard bands, but center design differes. One has same narrow band as long side, the other has a geometric scrollin cat-tail grass (?) with row of red cherry bark at center.

Culture
Interior Salish: Nlaka'pamux
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ?, dye and fibre
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PlaqueD4.61

Shallow dish or cone-like shape, narrow at centre and flaring-out to rim; stepped design in dark brown on interior and exterior.

Culture
Akimel O'odham
Material
willow wood ? or fern ?
Made in
Arizona, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PlaqueD4.62

Bowl-shaped plaque with braided rim. Swirled ("whirlwind") design composed of parallel lines of brown rectangles that taper towards the centre.

Culture
Akimel O'odham
Material
yucca leaf and fern ?
Made in
Arizona, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Wedding BasketD4.67

Low walled, circular basket. Narrow at centre; sides flare-out towards rim. Coiled on two rods. Sunburst design near rim and near base.

Culture
Navajo
Material
willow wood and dye
Made in
Arizona, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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