Native American Tribal Arts & Architecture      
        NORTHWEST COAST ARTS        
 

First & Second Line Classification

    1st line #
    2nd line cutter #/letter(s)

The first line number of Northwest Coast arts classification defines time period. The second line number defines culture name. (For subheadings, use cutter number of heading unless indicated otherwise.)

Prehistoric || Historic

PREHISTORIC

PREHISTORIC 540.20
    COAST/BC
C652b
      Juan de Fuca Strait (BC)
C652bj
      Lower Fraser
C652bf
      Queen Charlotte Strait (QC Islands & adjacent mainland regions)
C652bq
      Strait/Georgia
C652bg
    OCEAN COAST/WA
O15w
      Ozette
 
    OREGON COAST & LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER
O66c
    PUGET SOUND (Bellingham Bay, San Juan Islands, Skagit River regions)
P978e
    S.E. ALASKA
S727a

HISTORIC

 
HISTORIC 540.21
    BELLA BELLA
B435b
      Haihais
      Haisla
      Heiltsuq
      Northern Kwakiutl
      Oowekeeno
 
    BELLA COOLA
B435c
      Nuxalk
 
    COAST SALISH
C652s
      Chehalis
      Clallam
      Comox
      Cowichan
      Cowlitz
      Halkomelem
      Lummi
      Lushootseed
        Duwamish
        Nisqually
        Puyallup
        Skagit
        Skykomish
        Snohomish
        Snoqualmie
      Nooksack
      Quinault
      Salish Olympic
      Squamish
      Twana
        Skokomish
 
    EYAK
E97
    HAIDA
H149
      Kaigani
      Skaowskeag
 
    KWAKIUTL
K98
      Dzawada'enuxw
      Gusgimaxw
      Gwawa'enuxw
      Kwagu't
      Kwikwasutinexw
      Lawatsis
      Mamalilkala
      Nakwaxda'xw
      Southern Kwakiutl
      Tlatlasikwala
 
    NOOTKA
N819
      Makah
      Nuu-chah-nulth
      Westcoast
 
    OREGON COAST AND LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER
O66c
      Alsea
      Athapaskans
      Chinook
        Clackamas
        Clatsop
      Coos
      Kalapuyan
      Siletz
      Siuslaw
      Takelma
      Tillamook
 
    QUILEUTE
Q6
      Chemakum
 
    TLINGIT
T626
      Chilkat
      Tongass
      Wooshkitan
 
    TSIMSHIAN
T882
      Gitksan
      'Ksan
      Nishga
 
    GENERAL NORTHWEST COAST
ZX