Tlingit Crafts

• The Tlingit occupied territory along the Pacific coastal regions of what is now southern Alaska and northern British Columbia. Tlingit people carved cedar boxes, dugout canoes and totem poles. Totem poles were often separate from Tlingit homes. Each totem pole was sculpted and brightly painted, usually with faces of people and animals. The figures on totem poles had a special meaning to each clan. Tlingit women also made Chilkat blankets. Chilkat blankets were created out of cedar bark fiber and sheep's wool.
  
  

Makah Crafts

• The ancestral homeland of the Makah was located along Cape Flattery; this territory is now part of northwestern Washington. The Makah are known for being master wood carvers. Makah people carved large, oceangoing dugout canoes, chests and totem poles. They made raincoats and hats out of cedar bark; they also wove blankets out of dog hair on special looms.
  
  

Quinault Crafts

• The Quinault people's ancestral homeland is along the coast of western Washington. The Quinault had permanent villages of plank houses. Red cedar was used for creating dwellings, canoes, containers and masks. The Quinault are known for their basketry. Quinault baskets were used for storage and for ornamentation. Cedar bark, seaweed and various local grasses were used to create these baskets and hats. The Quinault also carved ornate canoe paddles out of cedar.
  
  

Haida Crafts

• The Haida occupied ancestral territory on the Queen Charlotte Islands off the coat of present-day British Columbia. The Haida constructed some of the largest gabled houses in the Pacific Northwest. These houses were made out of cedar and often had one or more totem poles in front. The Haida carved highly ornamented dugout canoes. The Haida also carved rattles out of cedar in the shape of various animals such as whales and sea otters.