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36 Cards in this Set
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What type of small fish were essential to the NW Coast?
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Oulacnon Fish
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What is a long tall hat symbolic of?
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Chiefly class of hat
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How did the NW Coast live?
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communially.
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T or F: NW Coast wealthy people had 2 houses, 1 on Water, 1 inland.
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True
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What type of bark was used to make clothing?
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Red and/or yellow cedar bark
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What would a house post represent?
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It would be free standing and would reflect the ownership of crest of wealthiest people
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On a Totem Pole, what would reflect a trance-state?
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Animal right side up, human form below and upside down, connected via tongue
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What is the most important wood to the NW Coast Indians?
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Cedar
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What is the purpose of Sisiutl on a boat?
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So powerful that if you looked at it you would die
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Describe Sisiutl
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Serpent, sword like tongue. Death serpent of the sea.
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How would you read a totem pole?
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It is a story from top to bottom of pole.
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When a house post is carved and it has top hats what does this signify?
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Wealth
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What does a woman holding a worm signify?
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Wormwood- create beautiful woodcarvings.
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Describe a Hawk crest figure
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Has ears, bird beak that curves all the way around.
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Describe a Raven crest figure
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has ears, bird beak straight
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Describe Shark crest figure
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Prominent teeth and gills on cheeks
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Describe Beaver crest figure
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Incisors/Teeth
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Describe Bear crest figure
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Squared off ears, mask, teeth
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Describe Wolf crest figure
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Pointed ears, mask, teeth
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What place is associated with Mongol Martin?
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Thunderbird Park
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Is there a Salmon Crest in NW Coast woodcarvings?
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No
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What are the oldest totems?
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House Posts
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What culture utilized an open mouth and outlying tongue at the base of a Totem Pole as a doorway to their house?
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Haida
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Describe Thunderbird crest figure
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Outstretched wings, curved beak, curled horns
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What type of masks do the NW Coast Indians utilize?
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Transformation Masks
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What are the oldest totems?
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House Posts
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What culture utilized an open mouth and outlying tongue at the base of a Totem Pole as a doorway to their house?
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Haida
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Describe Tzonokwa crest figure
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Deep set eyes, hallow cheeks, tubular mouth
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What is the number 1 canibal figure?
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Tzonokwa
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What do the 3 figures with tall hats at the top of a pole represent?
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Spiritual Guardians
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Name a fundamental difference between Haida and Kwagulth art
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Haida has little painting while Kwagulth = painted
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Describe Hohok crest figure
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Monster bird that kills you by sucking out your brains
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What is a sodalite?
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a social group within a culture
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Who is the principal figure in Kwalguth are?
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Tony Hunt Jr.
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Which culture does Tzonokwa belong?
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Kwalguith
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Which culture does Hohok belong?
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Kwalguith
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