Contemporary Northwest Coast Art

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Feast Bowl • Polychrome, Alder, Opercula Shell, Copper, Abalone, 20" Length

Feast Bowl • Polychrome, Alder, Opercula Shell, Copper, Abalone, 20" Length

Bentcorner Box • Polychrome, Red Cedar, 24" Height

Feast Bowl (Detail) • Polychrome, Alder, Opercula Shell, Copper, 18" Length

Feast Bowl (Detail) • Polychrome, Alder, Opercula Shell, Copper, 18" Length

Feast Bowl • Polychrome, Alder, Opercula Shell, Copper, 18" Length

Feast Bowl • Polychrome, Alder, Opercula Shell, Copper 24" Length

Feast Bowl • Polychrome, Alder, Opercula Shell, Copper 24" Length

Feast Bowl • Polychrome, Alder, Opercula Shell, Copper 24" Length

Bentcorner Box • Polychrome, Red Cedar, 10" Height

Bentcorner Box • Polychrome, Red Cedar, 10" Height

Feast Bowl • Polychrome, Alder, Opercula Shell, Copper, Abalone, 20" Length

Feast Vessel (Detail) • Polychrome, Red Cedar, Opercula Shell, Copper 6 Ft. Length

Feast Vessel • Polychrome, Red Cedar, Opercula Shell, Copper 6 Ft. Length

Feast Dish (Detail) • Polychrome, Alder, Opercula Shell, Abalone, 24" Length

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Bentwood Box This type of box is made from one cedar board (steam bent at the corners) and is unique to the art of the NW Coast. Highly decorated boxes like this had several functions. They were used to cook in, using hot rocks as a heat source and to store goods in, such as blankets to keep them dry.	Red Cedar and Polychrome

Carved Alder Bowl
	Opercula Shell, Copper, Polychrome Design - Redtail Hawk Bowls were carved in great detail and their use was highly ceremonial. Oil made from the candle fish was the primary food served in a bowl like this. I see a lot of redtail hawks and they turn up in many of my designs.