#nootkan — Public Fediverse posts

House Post

Carved in commemoration of Wicaninish II, father of Shi-yus. Wicaninish II found a hei-i-tlik, a supernatural animal, in a mountain. He killed this animal and skinned it; when out whaling, he brought along the skin in a locked box. The pole shows #WicaninishII with the skin of the mythical animal. One of a set of seven posts (87326-87332) carved by Shi-yus, chief of the Clayoquot c. 1890. #Nootkan (Clayoquot). 87328

Cattails. #CoastSalish (Twana)

16. Twilled; inner bark of red cedar #Kwakiutl

17. Food Mat, Plailed and twiled innar bark of red cedar. #Nootkan (Kyuquot; мита

18. Used for bedding or for wrapoing packages Plaited, inner bark of red cedar. Noofkan (Clayoquot) e

Mats. Wrapped-twined, cedar bark and bear grass. Nootkan #Makah). 20868

140 Wallet. Wrapped-twined, cedar bark and bear grass. #Nootkan (Clayoquot)

141. Bag. Made to be sold. Wrapped-twined, cedar bark and bear grass. Nootkan. 2007

Swamp Grass. Used as weft material in wrapped-twined baskets. Nootkan #Makah).

11. Yellow Cedar Bark. #Nootkan (Makah).

12. Bark Splitter. For cleaning skins and splitting cedar bark, #Tsimshian (Gitksan), s

13. Bark Beater, #Kwakiutl.

House Post

Represents a man sent out to invite people to a potlatch. The eagle on top is the crest of the chief who was to give the #potlatch. One of a set of seven posts (87326-87332) carved by Shi-yus, chief of the Clayoquot c. 1890. #Nootkan (Clayoquot).

House Post

Represents a man sent out to invite people to a potlatch. The eagle on top is the crest of the chief who was to give the #potlatch. One of a set of seven posts (87326-87332) carved by Shi-yus, chief of the Clayoquot c. 1890. #Nootkan (Clayoquot).

#Thunderbird. Worn on top of head. Nootkan (Clayoquot),

26. Klukwalle Mask. Nootkan #Makah)

27. Klukwalle Mask. Eagle. #Nootkan (Makah),