A Northwest Coast Native mask is identified as the inspiration for the Seattle Seahawks original logo after years of speculation.

Apr 30, 2021 · While the details behind the origin story of the Seahawks’s logo remained a mystery for decades, what has always been certain is its positive celebration by local Coast …

Jan 27, 2015 · We look back at what we’ve learned about the Native mask that inspired the original Seattle Seahawks logo in the past year.

Sep 9, 2021 · But unlike those teams, whose logos are founded on stereotypes (as opposed to any specific aspect of one of Native America’s 574 federally recognized tribes) the Seattle …

The initial logo design was composed of a hawk’s head in profile, looking to the right. The image was executed in bright blue, green, and white colors, symbolizing growth, reliability, and …

Jan 28, 2021 · All along the Salish Sea, tribal people have embraced the Seahawks logo and re-appropriated it into our culture. Dion Joseph (Tulalip) has remixed the Seahawks logo, giving it …

When researchers pieced together how a photo of the mask in a book on Northwest Native art inspired the original Seahawks logo, fans raised money to bring it to Seattle for a few months.

Sep 16, 2014 · The iconic hawk’s profile with prominent eye and beak mimic the carvings on a transformation mask used by a tribe in that same region. The original logo’s designers …

Nov 19, 2014 · SEATTLE -- The tribal mask that is the inspiration for the Seattle Seahawks original logo is on display at the Burke Museum. The mask is on loan from the Hudson …

Sep 20, 2023 · The Seattle Seahawks logo is that rarest of birds: a culturally accurate sports icon directly inspired by a Coast Salish masterpiece — and one seemingly universally embraced by …