Native Art of the Northwest CoastThe Northwest Coast of North America has long been recognized as one of the worlds canonical art zones. Since the mid 1700s, objects or art deriving from the Indigenous cultures of this area have been desired, displayed, and exchanged, classified and interpreted, stolen and confiscated, bought and sold, and displayed again in many parts of the world. Northwest Coast Native art has proved to be a powerful idea, assuming many guises over the centuries.