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Tapa ClothC1503

The cloth is square and natural in colour with a triangle fringe. There is a double diagonal line extending from each corner and ending in a large brown diamond in the centre of the cloth. The triangle fringe covers all four sides.

Culture
Samoan
Material
paper mulberry bark and paint
Made in
Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa ClothC1504

The cloth is square and natural in colour with a triangle fringe. There is a double diagonal line extending from each corner and ending in a small circle surrounded by four diamonds in the centre of the cloth. The triangle fringe covers all four sides and the triangles from three of the sides are painted brown.

Culture
Samoan
Material
paint and paper mulberry bark
Made in
Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PlaqueD4.8

Circular, concave plaque with thick spiral structure. Natural colour with geometric pattern in various shades of brown.

Culture
Southwest
Material
grass, bark and dye
Made in
Arizona, USA ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PlaqueD4.9

Circular and convex in shape with loop on the back for hanging. Natural colour ground with geometric star-like pattern in brown yellow and red.

Culture
Hopi
Material
grass, bark and dye
Made in
Arizona, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Water JarD4.6

Painted jar with a narrow base, tapered sides, wide shoulders and a simple rim. The painted design has abstract and geometric shapes in black and brown on white slip.

Culture
Pueblo: Acoma
Material
clay and paint
Made in
New Mexico, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CupD4.7

Polychrome (brown and black) stylized bird design, on orange-brown slip. Pueblo V. Sikyatki style design. Colours: brown, black, orange.

Culture
Hopi
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Arizona, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Storage BasketA17097

Natural and black coiled storage basket with leather handles looped over with a metal button at each end. Simple coiled work with bifurcated stitches over slat foundation. Parallel slat base construction. Raised rim on fitted lid and totally beaded surface. Beading on lid in red cherry bark and sides in alternate rows of cherry bark and grass. Lid is attached to the basket by skin straps.

Culture
Coast Salish
Material
leather skin, cedar root, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ? and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketA17096

Large, elongated rectangular coiled basket (bifurcated stitches) with double looped border, coiled handle attached with rawhide, and rope handle. Parallel slat base and body construction reinforced with stitches at edges. Fully imbricated in cat-tail grass (?) with design on long sides of five deep 'v's in black cherry bark, three filled in with red cherry bark; and on short sides, a 'v' shape "cluster of flies" beside an inverted v, all in red cherry bark. Rim has intervals of two black cherry bark stitches.

Culture
Coast Salish: Squamish
Material
cedar root, deer skin ?, cherry bark, cat-tail grass ?, fibre and dye
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basketry TrayA17095

Coiled cedar root tray with handles. Simple interlocking coiled work with parallel slat base with two rows of watch-spring construction at the edge. Wide slat for the side with an extra row separating into handles. Braided edge under the handle and partial imbrication. Inside of the tray is decorated with six geometric patterns, two large diamond patterns in red and black, with a smaller black diamond inside. Exterior of basket has a series of diamonds and wide beading. .

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