| Native American Indian art in the American | | | | whales andsalmons are carved as plaques to be |
| southwest is dominatedby the magnificent | | | | hung on the wall. A morecomplex project and |
| pottery and jewelry in the region. When | | | | usually higher priced would be the maskswhich |
| itcomes to the Pacific Northwest region which | | | | are also carved out of wood. The Pacific |
| covers the states of | | | | Northwest Native |
| | | | |
| Oregon, Washington, British Columbia (Canada) | | | | American artists make some of the most |
| and the southernpart of Alaska, the Native | | | | striking aboriginal masksin the world. |
| American art here is mostly woodcarvings. | | | | |
| This is not surprising since unlike the | | | | Creative artists and carvers from this region |
| southwestdesert, the Pacific Northwest is | | | | have also used woodto carve out bowls, |
| abundant with forests which haveprovided the | | | | paddles, rattles and boxes which are |
| wood as raw material for the region's Native | | | | allexpertly decorated with Pacific Northwest |
| | | | Native American Indiandesigns. Some carvers |
| American Indian art. | | | | have even carved more day to day objectssuch |
| | | | as letter openers out of wood again decorated |
| The wood carvings of the Pacific Northwest | | | | with theregion's Native motifs. Although not |
| Native American artcome in many different | | | | restricting themselves tojust wood, the |
| forms. The huge totem poles which arecarved | | | | Pacific Northwest Native American artists |
| on entire tree trunks are probably the most | | | | also doart prints, paintings and precious |
| famous. | | | | metal jewelry but overall woodis still the |
| | | | most common material used in their artwork. |
| Certainly the most common form of | | | | |
| contemporary Pacific Northwest | | | | The Pacific Northwest style of Native |
| | | | American Indian art isstill unknown to many |
| Native American art is the plaque wood | | | | parts of North America and the rest of |
| carving. The entire rangeof Pacific Northwest | | | | theworld but this will definitely change as |
| Native American Indian art subjectsincluding | | | | the 2010 winter Olympicsin British Columbia |
| eagles, ravens, thunderbirds, bears, killer | | | | approaches. |