Title: The Northwest Coastal People - Religion / Ceremonies / Art / Clothing
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Content: Bentwood Boxes
Bentwood boxes were made from a single cedar plank. The plank was steamed and then bent at three corners and pegged together. Bentwood boxes were used to serve and store food, and were also common at ceremonial feasts. Sculptures
Masks
Northwest Coast carved masks were an important part of all ceremonies. The Haida had a transformation mask as a common theme was metamorphosis. Masks in copper was a sign of wealth. Kwakwakw'wakw totem pole
Nuu-chah-nulth totem
Nuu-chah-nulth Chief's house totem
Totem poles at Kispiox
Painted Haida house post
Kwakwakw'wakw canoes
Bentwood box for storage
Painted Haida bentwood dish
Decorated bentwood box
Tsimshian frog carving
Haida gold box
Bear carving
Haida Pipe
Haida Raven rattle
Beaver mask
Haida Shaman mask
Nuxalk headdress
Haida copper mask
Haida Thunderbird mask
Haida frogprince
Tlingit Bird mask
Nuxalk sunmask
Haida transformation mask - closed
Haida transformation mask - open
Coast Salish moonmask
Coast Salish sunmask
Haida woman weaving
Weaving
Women were responsible for all the weaving, and they made clothing, mats, and bed sheets. For weaving the women used softened cedar bark strips or cattails, with coloured grasses to add colour. The materials were collected during the summer months and then dried. One of the most common things they wove was the chilkat blanket.