The Native Village Buried By A Mudslide For 500 Years — And The 55,000 Artifacts Found Preserved Beneath The Mud
Cedar bark was equally important.
The inner bark of western red cedar can be processed into a fibrous material that is used for weaving, for making rope, for constructing items that require flexible fiber rather than rigid wood.
Cedar bark mats, cedar bark baskets, cedar bark clothing and rain gear: these were practical items of everyday life.
The fine inner bark of cedar, beaten to soften it, was used for baby diapers, for sanitary materials, and for other applications requiring a soft absorbent fiber.
The canoe was the most technologically demanding cedar product, and the one most central to Makah maritime life.
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