Question

• post-contact: the northwest coast tribes traded fish and fur to europeans. eventually, after smallpox weakened their numbers, most of them were stripped of their lands and forced onto government reservations. which of the following are characteristic of northwest coast art? nazca lines and intricate gold jewelry chilkat weaving and totem poles pottery and rock art

Explanation:

To determine the characteristics of Northwest Coast art, we analyze the options:

• "Nazca lines and intricate gold jewelry" are associated with other cultures (Nazca is South American, gold jewelry with other regions), not Northwest Coast.
• "Chilkat weaving and totem poles" match the description of Northwest Coast art (from the provided text mentioning totem poles and Chilkat weaving technique).
• "pottery and rock art" are more associated with other indigenous art forms, not specific to Northwest Coast.

Answer:

B. Chilkat weaving and totem poles