Art & Artists

A Northwest Coast Native mask is identified as the inspiration for the Seattle Seahawks original logo after years of speculation.

This 37-foot story pole carved by William Shelton is being repaired thanks to help from the community.

Model Chinese ships are an important record of this form of shipbuilding preceding modern ships made of steel and fiberglass.

The totem pole, which had become a symbol of "American Indianess," was not a traditional art form of the southern Coast Salish peoples.

The Chilkat blanket was conceived to be a royal object in motion—the fringe swirls and sways as the wearer dances, dips and turns to a drum beat.

Some of the distinct characteristics between the spruce baskets of the Tlingit and the Haida.

Uncovering the story behind a historic promotional poster and the polychrome carved cedar grizzly bear it features.