Art & Artists

An introduction to the art of the First Peoples of western Washington and southwestern British Columbia who speak the Coast Salish languages.

Additional resources related to the First Peoples of Western Washington and Southwestern British Columbia who speak the Coast Salish language.

Innovative Coast Salish art being produced in the tradition of the artists' ancestors.

The tools and technologies to make canoes and other carvings.

The tools and technologies to make basketry, woven robes, canoes and other carvings.

Works of art in the form of carved bone, stone, horn and basketry have been found and dated back to 5,000 years ago.

The design of Coast Salish carving, its iconography (meaning), and how it relates to other region styles.

Explore the geographic region of the Coast Salish people, their history, language, and tribal names.

Qwalsius Shaun Peterson, a Puyallup/Tulalip carver and printmaker, shares a tribute to artist Marvin Oliver and in memory of his sharing.