The fourth model represents a dwelling group of the Haida Indians, a type of the north Pacific ethnic region. The Haida Indians inhabit the Queen Charlotte Islands, lying in the Pacific Ocean 75 miles north of Vancouver Island. They are a separate linguistic family. Their houses are in the form of a regular parallelogram, averaging 50 feet in width and 35 feet in depth. Posts were planted in the ground, joined by means of timber and these, were coyered on the roof and sides anciently with hewn planks. In front are planted totem poles, upon which are carved animal totems, representing the crests of the different clans inhabiting the house. Entrance is often by means of a low doorway cut in the base of the totem post. All over the front are also are painted heraldic emblems connected with their family symbolism. The Haida tattoo their bodies with various designs, and now clothe themselves largely after the manner of the whites.
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