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<p>[QUOTE="all_fakes, post: 3357283, member: 55"]And NaturallyArizona, your question was entirely appropriate to this forum, in my opinion. Komo showed some of his collection, and I don't care whether they are technically antique or vintage; I like them. Below is a print by David Boxley, 1987; it represents the four clans of the Tsimshian people (Eagle, Wolf, Killer Whale, and Raven); and centrally, a depiction of the fireweed plant, symbolic of Metlakatla Alaska.</p><p>You mentioned learning about the art; some who go down that road have found it can become an addiction; but two excellent books to begin with are Bill Holm's "Northwest Coast Indian Art: An Analysis of Form;" and Hilary Stewart, "Looking at Indian Art of the Northwest Coast." Those should get you a start on understanding the form-line style.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]300217[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="all_fakes, post: 3357283, member: 55"]And NaturallyArizona, your question was entirely appropriate to this forum, in my opinion. Komo showed some of his collection, and I don't care whether they are technically antique or vintage; I like them. Below is a print by David Boxley, 1987; it represents the four clans of the Tsimshian people (Eagle, Wolf, Killer Whale, and Raven); and centrally, a depiction of the fireweed plant, symbolic of Metlakatla Alaska. You mentioned learning about the art; some who go down that road have found it can become an addiction; but two excellent books to begin with are Bill Holm's "Northwest Coast Indian Art: An Analysis of Form;" and Hilary Stewart, "Looking at Indian Art of the Northwest Coast." Those should get you a start on understanding the form-line style. [ATTACH=full]300217[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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