Northwest coast

BY: Bakar, Bugsbunny, Miley, Jay/Z, and DC

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«CLIMTE«MEDICEN«FOOD«Homes«CLOTHING«SCLUPTURE«INDIAN MADKS«SHOES«ART GOSSARY«TOTEM POLES

CLIMATE

$ Sometimes it’s cold but the other times it’s warm.

MEDICINEThe northwest coast grind pills for

medicine

FOOD The northwest coast is like lots of other

tribe. They fallow animals and fish.

HOMES

They have homes as Earthen Houses, Chicken Houses, Longhouses, Tepees and, Grass Houses, igloos.

CLOTHING The Northwest Coastal Indians lived in what is now Alaska

along the Pacific Ocean down the coast to Northern California.

This was a rugged strip of land with many small islands, deep inlets, and narrow beaches.

The mountains rise to the shore in many places.

SCULPTURE Sculpture's just are built with

hand. And some of them are still here today.

Northwest Coast Indian Art Mask - Wild Man This is a magnificent Northwest Coast Indian art mask

carving of a wild man by Cody Mathias of the Squamish Nation. Cody is a master carver and lives in North Vancouver, Canada - see Cody Mathias profile.

This Northwest Coast Indian art mask is 11 inches high, 8 inches wide and 5 inches deep. The hair made of tree bark and with the bird feathers increase the width to 21 inches and 20 inches in length. The mask is signed by the carver. This is an absolutely stunning piece of Native American artwork.

Since this is an authentic, hand-made,

ART GOSSARY

                                                                                                                                                            

                                                                                                                                      

                                                                               

                          

                                                                                                                                                            

                          

A Totem Pole is an artistic way that some Pacific Northwest Coastal tribes use to tell a story.

You might think because of their love of carving and their artistic ability, and because they loved tall tales, that the Indians who lived in the Puget Sound area of Washington State in olden times might have created the first totem pole. They did not. This art form was brought to them via trade from the north and from the south. They loved the idea, and quick adopted it as their own.