Description :

Native American Art, Harris Smith Wood Bowl & Decorative Tiles – 7 Pcs.

• Collection of 7 decorative pieces featuring Native American artwork, Northwest Coast designs, and assorted ceramic art tiles.
• Hand-painted wooden bowl by Harris Smith (Lalkawilas), a Kwakwaka'wakw artist (1942–2005) from British Columbia, Canada.
• Bowl features Northwest Coast-inspired animal motifs in black and green, with a natural wood interior and green-painted rim.
• Bowl signed on the underside: “Maple,” Lalkawilas, Harris Smith.
• Paul Lewing handmade ceramic art tile, depicting a colorful mountain landscape, with a label identifying the artist and Seattle, Washington.
• Brushwerks Canada ceramic tile, featuring a black bear silhouette against a textured golden circular background, marked “Whistler.”
• Island Art decorative tile/trivet, featuring a Northwest Coast design with a landscape and stylized circular motif, bearing the printed signature of Sue Coleman. Original packaging identifies the series as designs by Northwest artists.
• Two matching white ceramic trivets, featuring black-and-gold stylized sun-face motifs, with cork backing and “Native Art” markings; made in Canada.
• Colorful frog-design ceramic tile/trivet, resembling artwork by Coast Salish Cowichan artist Joe Wilson. Artist attribution has not been verified.
• Assorted pieces feature original labels, artist signatures, manufacturer markings, cork backings, and hanging hardware.
• Some pieces are artist-made, while others feature Indigenous designs or artwork reproduced on commercially manufactured tiles.
• See images for details, markings, and condition.

Artist Background

Harris Smith (Lalkawilas, 1942–2005): A Kwakwaka'wakw artist from British Columbia known for carved and painted wooden bowls, platters, sculptures, totem poles, and limited-edition prints. He began carving in 1973 and passed his artistic knowledge to his sons, Steve and Rod Smith.

Joe Wilson (born 1967): A Coast Salish artist of the Cowichan Tribes in British Columbia, recognized for artwork depicting traditional animal motifs, including frogs, salmon, wolves, hummingbirds, and suns. The frog tile resembles his work, but its attribution is unconfirmed.