Owt’iwans also became famous for his totem pole carvings and was often ... He taught generations of carvers in traditional Haida styles and methods. His work was famous for featuring symbols of his ...

The village of Ninstints (Nans Dins) is located on a small island off the west coast of the Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwaii). Remains of houses, together with carved mortuary and memorial poles, ...

Haida houses had elaborate totem poles attached to the front of the house, carved with animals that represented the clan that lived in the house. Some houses had a round or oval hole in the bottom of ...