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