| Native American Indian art in the American | | | | thunderbirds, bears, killer whales and salmons are |
| southwest is dominated by the magnificent pottery | | | | carved as plaques to be hung on the wall. A more |
| and jewelry in the region. When it comes to the | | | | complex project and usually higher priced would be |
| Pacific Northwest region which covers the states of | | | | the masks which are also carved out of wood. The |
| Oregon, Washington, British Columbia (Canada) and | | | | Pacific Northwest Native American artists make some |
| the southern part of Alaska, the Native American art | | | | of the most striking aboriginal masks in the world. |
| here is mostly wood carvings. This is not surprising | | | | Creative artists and carvers from this region have |
| since unlike the southwest desert, the Pacific | | | | also used wood to carve out bowls, paddles, rattles |
| Northwest is abundant with forests which have | | | | and boxes which are all expertly decorated with |
| provided the wood as raw material for the region's | | | | Pacific Northwest Native American Indian designs. |
| Native American Indian art. | | | | Some carvers have even carved more day to day |
| The wood carvings of the Pacific Northwest Native | | | | objects such as letter openers out of wood again |
| American art come in many different forms. The | | | | decorated with the region's Native motifs. Although |
| huge totem poles which are carved on entire tree | | | | not restricting themselves to just wood, the Pacific |
| trunks are probably the most famous. Certainly the | | | | Northwest Native American artists also do art prints, |
| most common form of contemporary Pacific | | | | paintings and precious metal jewelry but overall wood |
| Northwest Native American art is the plaque wood | | | | is still the most common material used in their |
| carving. The entire range of Pacific Northwest Native | | | | artwork. |
| American Indian art subjects including eagles, ravens, | | | | |