Nice Bike Rack

The art of the Native Peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast is world famous and of course we have lots of it around here but I thought this was an especially nice modern example of it on a bike rack at Fisherman's Wharf. I don't know who did the Orca design but it is very attractive.

Artists and Artisans

Totem poles,the monumental artistic creations of the native peoples of the North Pacific Coast,are so well known that it is easy to forget the many other ways their artistic style was expressed, in statuary, architecture and utilitarian objects such as the oil dish to the left or the Chilkat blanket to the right. The Royal BC Museum has a wonderful selection of a wide range of objects, both historical and contemporary, that are of striking beauty and outstanding craftsmanship.