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Basket3012/2

Small basket with attached lid, constructed in a very fine wrapped coil weave. Basket is low and round, with wide flat base, and walls that slope inward from shoulder toward a wide round mouth. The lid is attached to the basket by two tied strands of grass. Lid is round and slopes gently upward to a flat peak. Both basket and lid are decorated with a red ring which is crossed by abstract linear markings in light orange and dark purple.

Culture
Southeast Asia ?
Material
grass and dye
Made in
Asia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3012/1 a-b

Small basket and lid with a very fine wrapped coil weave. Basket (part a) is rounded and slightly oblong, with vertically straight sides. Four crosses are woven into the pattern in dyed blue-green grass fibre. The rim is of the same colour. The lid is also rounded and oblong, with an inset lower lip that fits snuggly inside the rim of the basket. A braided grass tie attaches the round woven handle to the centre. Four green crosses are woven into the lid.

Culture
Tohono O'odham ?
Material
yucca leaf ? or fern ?
Made in
Mexico ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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