Jolene Haas, daughter of Duwamish Tribe chairwoman Cecile Hansen, was walking through the Steinbrueck Native Gallery in downtown Seattle this past May when she spotted an interesting looking paddle tucked away in the corner.

Haas had gone to the gallery looking for a gift. But she quickly realized the paddle wasn't quite what she thought.

"I was informed that if I looked closely I would see the picture," Haas told KUOW. "And if it was for someone as an honoring it would not be appropriate."

The cedar paddle depicted the iconic image of a naked Burt Reynolds on a bearskin rug. It was made by Tlingit artist Alison Marks.

"'That makes sense,' [I thought] as I laughed hysterically," Haas said. "I think most of our moms had that poster in the '80s."

Marks, whose work was recently shown at a major solo exhibit at the Frye Art Museum last year, told KUOW that her depiction of Reynolds was an answer to the male gaze found in many contemporary pieces in the Northwest Coast art market.

"Many of the male artists working today are kind and gifted and admirable people, but there are these very detailed anatomical works on the market representing the female form," Marks said.