When I saw this in person in 2016 at the Peabody Essex Museum, I couldn't believe that it was contemporary and that it was being featured in a museum as part of its permanent collection. I became obsessed, and it turns out Northwest Coast indigenous art is THE strongest art scene I've found to date. At that time I had no idea what any of this was.

Gwitgwiniiks (The Owl) Shaman’s Helper, by David A. Boxley (Tsimshian)