North West Coast Clothing

The american indians of the northwest coast traditionally lived on a narrow belt of pacific coastland and offshore islands.

North west coast clothing.

Cold weather clothing was made out of the inner bark of the tree. To the east are the mountains of the coast range and the. Shop the new coast collection now including dresses jumpsuits and accessories. The people of the northwest coast wore very little clothing except when it was cold.

Haida beaver cape. The northwest coast culture area stretches from what is now the southern border of alaska to northwestern california. Before europeans arrived and introduced cloth most coastal people wore minimal clothing. In the warmer months men would often go naked and women would only wear bark skirts.

The pacific ocean was the main source of food for the people and therefore the men spent a lot of time fishing along the coast. Salish goat wool coat. The wakashan province included all other kwakiutl the bella coola and the nuu chah nulth. Discover women s occasionwear and wardrobe essentials.

He has lived in terrace bc since 1980. John wilson was born in kitimat bc and comes from the haisla nation. Men went naked when weather permitted and women would wear a simple skirt made of shredded cedar fibre. The northwest coast indians also wore jewelry.

His crest is killerwhale. The women made most of the clothing out of softened cedar wood or bark animal leather and wool. He has always been an artist at heart but had just learned how to carve in 2002 and has also taken a course in terrace bc taught by heber reece in 2004 and has finished his diploma at the freda diesing school of northwest coast art which is taught by stan. Other clothing materials included animal leather and wool.

The first nations people of the northwest coast have a very rich tradition of hats cloaks body armour and masks. The people of the northwest coast learned to exploit the natural waterways in the area and became very skilled fishermen.