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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;all_fakes, post: 3014123, member: 55&quot;]Komokwa pretty much nailed it in his earlier post...but to expand, or clarify:&nbsp; the Makah as well as the Nu-Cha-Nulth (Nootka) peoples at one time apparently had a carving tradition quite similar to that of more northerly peoples, (the &quot;form-line&quot; style).&nbsp; Some Nu-Cha-Nulth villages were in close contact with the people sometimes called Kwakiutl, and carved in ways quite similar to them. They were both adversely affected by the white colonization of coastal areas, especially the Makah.</p><p>The Nu-Cha-Nulth began to carve in a distinctive and rather squared-off style, different from that of their neighbors; and the Makah nearly lost their entire carving tradition.&nbsp; Modern Makah carvers have been influenced by, or trained with, carvers from other NW Coast styles, and often use stylistic details that might be said not to be their own.</p><p>In the mid-20th century both Nu-Cha-Nulth and Makah natives were quite active in carving for the souvenir market, and the Williams family and many others sold a lot of work through shops such as the Nugget Shop, the Thunderbird Shop, or the olde Curiosity Shoppe in Seattle.</p><p>The mask above is very consistent with the tribes mentioned, for the given date.</p><p>Just for fun, here is a Nu-Cha-Nulth totem from the Kyuquot area, showing a mixture of Kwakiutl and Nu-Cha-Nulth elements; it has a total of five eagles on it, including a nest with three little ones, and one adult bringing a fish.&nbsp; About 24&quot; tall; Jimmy Morris, 1946.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]289717[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]289719[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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