Show indians who certain part i of southeastern alaska bae a natural gatt tor crit ng and objects are used at their A typical example ot oil handicraft Is in the shape of carved paona and forks use by a colel cai festive occasions they are hewn out of cedar and are more thaia n torti long the top figures represent th of the dwier and his wife aad are ali ansle and the bear according to heir it Is good luck to adorn their household implements ad the image of their protective animal and are especially decorated spoons tiit iii ally used at the time ot the chief giving of the principal toasts ot a bis potlatch one which is the coast tribes practiced nt the present day only chiefs and wealthy men of the tribes alre these which occur usually on the occasion ot some important event ciuch as the to a chieftaincy or the erection ot a new house and barred totem posts A certain superiority ot social standing Is accorded to those who have elven a great potlatch |