Arts and Crafts: Northwest Coast
At a glance:
- Series: American Indians Ready Reference
- Categories: Arts, Social Science
- Subcategories: Artists, Artisans, Native Americans, American Indians, Crafts
- Curriculum: American Indian History
- Geographical Location: Oregon, Washington
Article abstract: The people of the Northwest Coast have one of the most recognizable art styles of the world and produced the most important monumental art of the indigenous North American groups
The people of the Northwest Coast are identified by their art, especially painted house facades, masks, and the monumentality of the totem poles. They are the outstanding wood carvers of North America, and their art treats the themes of cosmology and origins, social status and prestige, and shamanistic power. Both sculpture and painting are characterized by strong...
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