Native American Tribal Arts & Architecture      
NORTHWEST COAST ARCHITECTURE
 
 

First & Second Line Classification

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

The first line number of Northwest Coast Architecture classification defines time period. The second line number of Northwest Coast prehistoric architecture defines region & specific site area whereas the second line of Northwest Coast historic architecture defines culture & specific site name. (For subheadings, use cutter # of heading unless indicated otherwise.)

Prehistoric || Historic

PREHISTORIC

PREHISTORIC 540.20
    COAST/BC
C652b/  
      Lower Fraser
C652bf/F
      Strait/Georgia
C652bg/G
      Hesquiat Harbour
  /H
      Juan de Fuca Strait(BC)
C652bj/J
      Nootka Sound
  /N
      Queen Charlotte Strait
      (QC islands & adjacent coastal mainland regions)
C652bq/Q
      Provenance Unknown
  /X
    OCEAN COAST/WA
O15w/  
      Ozette
  /O
      Provenance Unknown
  /X
    OREGON COAST (& LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER)
O66c/  
      Provenance Unknown
  /X
    PUGET SOUND (& BELLINGHAM BAY & SAN JUAN ISLANDS)
P978e/  
      Skagit River
  /S
      Provenance Unknown
  /X
    SE ALASKA
S727a/  
      Provenance Unknown
  /X
    GEN NORTHWEST COAST
ZX /X  

HISTORIC
HISTORIC 540.21
    BELLA BELLA
B435b/  
      Bella Bella
  /B
        Hoonees
  /Bho
        Koqui
  /Bko
      Haihais
  /H
        Mussel River
  /Hmu
      Haisla
  /I
        Kemano River
  /Ike
        Kitimat River
  /Iki
      Oowekeeno
  /O
        Katit
  /Oka
        Kiltala
  /Oki
      Provenance Unknown
  /X
    BELLA COOLA
B435c/  
      Bella Coola River
  /B
        Bella Coola
  /Bbc
      Dean Channel
  /D
        Chatscah
  /Dch
        Kimsquit
  /Dki
        Skowquiltz
  /Dsk
      Kwatna Inlet
  /K
        Kwatlena
  /Kkw
      North Bentinck Arm
  /N
        Nooseneck
  /Nno
      South Bentinck Arm
  /S
        Taleomy
  /Sta
      Provenance Unknown
  /X
    COAST SALISH
C652s/  
      Central Coast Salish
  /C
        Cowichan River Valley
  /Cco
        Nanaimo
  /Cna
      Northern Coast Salish
  /N
      Southern Coast Salish
  /S
      Southwestern Coast Salish
  /T
      Provenance Unknown
  /X
    EYAK
E97/  
      Coast
  /C
      Provenance Unknown
  /X
    HAIDA
H149/  
      Dall Island
  /D
      Long Island
  /L
      Prince of Wales Island
  /P
        Klinkwan
  /Pkl
        Old Kasaan
  /Pok
      Queen Charlotte Islands
  /Q
        Haina
  /Qha
        Kaisun(Moresby Island)
  /Qka
        Masset(Graham Island)
  /Qma
        Ninstints
  /Qni
        Skedans(Louise Island)
  /Qse
        Skidegate(Graham Island)
  /Qsi
        Tanu
  /Qta
      Sukkwan Island
  /S
        Sukkwan
  /Ssu
      Vancouver,BC
  /V
        Haida Village
  /Vhv
      Provenance Unknown
  /X
    KWAKIUTL
K98/  
      Cormorant Island
  /C
        Alert Bay
  /Cal
      Gilford Island
  /G
        Gwayasdums
  /Ggw
      Hope Island
  /H
        Xumtaspi-Nawittl
  /Hxn
      Mainland coast
  /M
        Kingcome Inlet
  /Mki
        Knight Inlet
  /Mkn
        Smith Inlet
  /Msm
      Turnour Island
  /T
      Vancouver Island
  /V
        Fort Rupert
  /Vfr
        Quatsino Sound
  /Vqu
        Victoria, BC.
  /Vvi
      Village Island
  /W
        Memquimless Village
  /Wme
      Provenance Unknown
  /X
    NOOTKA
N819/  
      Olympic Peninsula
  /O
      Vancouver Island
  /V
        Yuquot
  /Vyu
      Provenance Unknown
  /X
    OREGON COAST
O66c/  
      Coast
  /C
      Lower Columbia River
  /L
      Willamette Valley.
  /W
      Provenance Unknown
  /X
    QUILEUTE
Q6/  
      Hoh River
  /H
      Quileute River
  /Q
      Provenance Unknown
  /X
    TLINGIT
T626/  
      Coastal mainland.
  /C
        Cape Fox
  /Cca
        Haines
  /Cha
        Klukwan
  /Ckl
        Wrangell(abandoned settlement/mainland)
  /Cwr
      Islands
  /I
        Annette Island
  /Ia
          Taquan Village
  /Iat
        Baranof Island.
  /Ib
          Sitka
  /Ibs
        Revillagigedo Island
  /Ir
          Ketchikan
  /Irk
        Shakes Island.
  /Ish
        Tongass Island
  /It
          Tongass Village
  /Itt
      Provenance Unknown
  /X
    TSIMSHIAN
T882/  
      Island and Coast.
  /C
      Nass River.
  /N
      Skeena River.
  /S
        Kisgegas
  /Skc
        Kispiox
  /Ske
        Kitanmaks(Hazelton).
  /Skg
        Kitsegukla.
  /Ski
        Kitwancool
  /Skk
        Kitwanga.
  /Skm
        Kuldo
  /Sku
      Provenance Unknown
  /X
    GEN NORTHWEST COAST
ZX /X