Basketry
Women continue to be the primary weavers with each cultural group producing specific styles and motifs. Basketry techniques are used to make hats, mats, cradles, bags and baskets as well as forms of adornment and jewelry, which serve a variety of practical and ceremonial purposes.
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Coiled Basket with Animal Motifs
Nuu-chah-nulth Artist
Price upon requestBear grass, Cedar bark, Natural dyes
Provenance: Landsberg Collection
c. 1900
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Coiled Basket with Wolf and Geometric Designs
Nuu-chah-nulth Artist
Price upon requestBear grass, Natural & Artificial dyes, Cedar bark
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Imbricated Basket with Crenulated Rim
Salish Artist
Price upon requestCedar root, Cherry bark
c. 1900
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Imbricated Basket with Leather and Woven Straps
Salish Artist
Price upon requestLower Thompson River, BC
Cedar root, Cherry bark, Hemp, Hide, Woolc. late 1800’s
Provenance: Judge Matthew Begbie
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Burden Basket with Butterfly Designs
Salish Artist
Price upon requestLillooet, BC
Cedar rootc. 1900’s
Provenance: Gordon Smith (Gift)
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Imbricated Burden Basket with Woven Straps
Salish Artist
Price upon requestLower Thompson River, BC
Cedar root, Wool, Hidec. 1920’s
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Imbricated Basket
Salish Artist
Price upon requestLillooet, BC
Cedar root, Cherry barkc. 1900’s – 1920’s
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Imbricated Basket with Insect and Four Directions Designs
Salish Artist
Price upon requestCedar root
c. 1900’s – 1920’s
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