Title: The Northwest Coastal People - Religion / Ceremonies / Art / Clothing
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Content: Weaving inside a longhouse
Chilkat blanket

Clothing
Haida leather cape
The people of the Northwest Coast wore very little clothing, except when it was cold. In the warmer months, men would often go naked, and women would only wear bark skirts. The women made most of the clothing out of softened cedar wood or bark, animal leather, and wool. Salish goat wool coat
Haida beaver cape
Rainy Weather
Haida Spruce root hat
Since it rained a lot on the Northwest Coast, clothing was more important for blocking the rain than for keeping them warm. They wore bark capes and spruce hats as protection against the rain. Social Status
Two Haida Chiefs with Chilkat blankets and headdresses
Northwest Coast society was built on personal wealth and social status, so they typically wore clothes that followed the class system. If a person was rich, they showed it by wearing fancier clothes and jewelry. Chiefs (the highest ranking individuals) wore a chilkat blanket, dance apron, leggings and mocassins. Chilkat Blankets
Chilkat blanket
Chilkat Blankets are one of the most well known symbols of Northwest Coast culture. The colourful blankets worn for special occasions, were woven from goat's wool and cedar bark, and then painted.