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For the relative opulence of their way of life, the Kwakiutl of British Columbia’s Pacific coast on and around Vancouver Island count among the aristocrats of Canadian native peoples.
Carpentry is the most valued of Kwakiutl skills, and is spectacularly displayed in their totem poles.
Inside the museum, alongside the artifacts of other Pacific civilizations, the rich culture of the coastal tribes — Haida, Kwakiutl, Salish, Tlingit, and Tsimshian — is beautifully displayed and illuminated in a space where the roof-glass seems to open the halls to the heavens.
One Kwakiutl giant accompanied by two slaves, emphasizing the homeowner’s power and prestige, originally supported a massive central roof beam.
Before European textiles arrived on the scene, the Kwakiutl pounded cedar bark until it was supple and soft enough to weave into capes, skirts, and blankets.