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What did the carvings on the totem poles mean?

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What tall carvings were maid by Native Americans?

Totem poles.


What is the meaning of the Tlingit totem pole in Ketchikan Alaska?

Different totem poles have different meanings based on the carvings upon them.


What did the carvings represent on a totem pole?

That depends on the culture or tribe who is doing the carving. The carvings can represent family ancestry, legends, monumenal events. These totem poles were never objects of worship for the the Native Americans, merely a public record of sorts.


Is totem pole still used?

For the native Americans to dance around and also a place to tell stories and to learn about their ancestry. <><><> The carvings on some totem poles told stories or the Indians put them out to scare off their enemies.


Did Comanche make totem poles?

NO! They didn't make totem poles!!!!!!


What are the Alaska wooden poles carved and painted with symbols called?

Totem Poles.


What is another word for sacred carvings?

totem


Why were totem poles built?

The totem poles were made to tell stories of the past


What were totem poles made out of?

Totem poles are and were made from large tree trunks.


Did the NZ Purse tribe make totem poles?

No they did not make totem poles.


How do you write the word totem pole in plural form?

The plural form of "totem pole" is "totem poles." To form the plural, simply add an "s" to "pole," making it "poles," while keeping "totem" unchanged. Therefore, when referring to multiple totem poles, you would write it as "totem poles."