USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Tlingit and Kwakiutl nations of the Pacific Northwest, for example, held potlatch ceremonies for different occasions. The Tlingit potlatches occurred for succession (the granting of tribal titles or land) and funerals.

Detailed explanation-2: -Like many cultures of the Pacific coast, the Kwakiutl practiced potlatch ceremonies. A potlatch is a massive gathering of different families and groups, during which various religious ceremonies were performed, marriages were exchanged, and items were traded.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Kwakiutl were famous for their ceremonial feasts known as potlatches. The family hosting a potlatch gave fine gifts to their guests. Potlatches were held to celebrate important occasions, such as a marriage or the birth of a child, or to make up for some offense against the tribe.

Detailed explanation-4: -Some sections of the pole are painted red, green, or black, whereas other sections have been left unpainted. The Kwakiutl totem pole differs from poles traditionally erected on reserves in that it was a commission from outside of Aboriginal culture for the 1967 World Fair.

Detailed explanation-5: -Master Kwakiutl craftspeople were in charge of carving totem poles-large wooden poles depicting the animals and family symbols believed to link a family to the spirit world. Other figures on the pole represented important incidents in the family’s history.