Haida Monumental ArtThe Haida of the Queen Charlotte Islands in British Columbia constructed some of the most magnificent houses and erected some of the most beautifully carved totem poles on the Northwest Coast. During the last quarter of the nineteenth century, images of the Haidas immense cedar houses and soaring totem poles were captured, first on glass plates and later on film, by photographers who travelled to then remote villages such as Masset and Skidegate to