| In plain twining,
each "thread" takes a turn going over and then
under the "threads" that cross it. Plain
twining was used to make spruce root baskets, hats and
caps. It was also used to make robes and capes. The weave could be so tight that it was waterproof. Decorations for baskets and mats were made by covering some ot the wefts with thin flat strips of coloured material. Sometimes they used bleached grasses or dyed grasses or splints of glossy black ferns. Nisga'a often wove in crest patterns. "Cedar bark" clothes were made by weaving together thick warps of shredded bark with wefts of thin, tightly spun cord. In clothes the surface of the fabric was made up of warps. In baskets the decorated surface was made from the wefts. Picture to be inserted. |
See a slide show of ancient Nisga'a artifacts.
Nisga'a Treaty - This is where you can get the Nisga'a Treaty documentation.
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