Cedar by Hilary Stewart umbrellas Gordon White

Gordon White

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Cedar by Hilary Stewart umbrellas Gordon WhiteFrom the giant cedar of the rainforest came a wealth of raw materials vital to the way of life, art and culture of the early First Nations people of the Northwest Coast. All parts of the cedar tree had many uses. From the wood, skilled men made ocean going canoes, massive post and beam houses, monumentally carved poles that declared history, rights, and lineage, and powerful dance masks. Women dextrously wove the inner bark into mats and baskets,