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Introduction To Northwest Coast Native American Art

I had lived in Vancouver very briefly as right into the pieces.
a child and it was during that time when The colors and designs, which might be
I was first exposed to the art of the considered a bit exaggerated to
Northwest Coast Native American Indians. non-native eyes, were striking as well as
It was the towering colorful totem poles bold. I knew at that time that I wanted
out in Stanley Park that everyone gazed to include some of this magnificent
at with wonder and appreciation. It took artwork on my walls back at home. So I
about 30 years later during a return trip bought two plaque carvings and carried
to Vancouver when Northwest Coast Native them home like newly found treasure.
American art caught my eyes again. Historically, the native Indians who
I was in Vancouver for business and lived along the river valleys and coastal
landed at the city's new airport waters of the Pacific Northwest were all
terminal. One could not help but notice hunters and gatherers. The region was
the huge native carvings near the blessed with abundant resources from both
arrivals area. Later on during my stay, I the seas and forests. These people
decided to wander around in the Gastown captured in their artwork the animals
district. It was in these shops and they hunted and observed. These included
galleries in Gastown where I fell in love bears, killer whales, eagles, ravens,
with Northwest Coast Native American art. salmons, wolves, hummingbirds and even
I saw many wonderful wooden plaques frogs. Chiefs and mythical characters
representing different animals. There important in their legends such as
were also art prints, paintings, masks, thunderbirds were also included as art
wooden bowls and even furnature with subjects.
these animals either painted or carved




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