Monday, June 22, 2015

Native Art - Part One

Art is found in many places. 
(Part one of a four part series)

Recently I found some interesting art.  On a shore trip on our Alaskan cruise, we visited Potlatch Park, in Ketchikan. We were able to see the making of totem poles, up close.  (But I will share more about totem pole art in my next post.)



I was impressed with a hand carved boat that was lying out in the park, almost forgotten.  It had been carved from a single log and I was intrigued with its simple decoration.


An eagle adorns the front of the boat

close-up of the eagle wing carving on the side of the boat

There was so much about Potlatch Park that we enjoyed, so in my next couple of posts, I will share information and several pictures of the totem pole making process, for all you artists and wood carvers. 


Stay with me "ax xooni".  
(Translation in next post.)

4 comments:

Memories for Life said...

Wow, that hand-carved boat is amazing! I love the details of the feathers and the eagle head!

Paige @ Little Nostalgia said...

We did an Alaskan cruise five years ago, and also spent a day in Ketchikan. We took a different tour and only saw some totem poles from further away, but they were so cool!

Natashalh said...

What a very cool boat! I definitely would have taken way too many pictures of it. =)

Natashalh said...

What a very cool boat! I definitely would have taken way too many pictures of it. =)