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