It all depends on the climate and what grows there.If you live near the Pacific Ocean you get cedar trees,and people cut down the cedar trees and carve out pictures or animals.
What was the significance of the characters carved on totem poles?
What was the significance of the characters carved on totem poles?
Totem Poles.
What was the significance of the characters carved on totem poles?
Yes, they did.They were mostly carved from stone, usually limestone. The poles featured depictions of great battles, historic events and the gods they worshipped.Related questions:Why are totem poles made, who made them and when were they first made?How are totem poles made?
Not at all. Ancient Aztec and Ancient Mayan totem poles were carved from stone. Mostly limestone. They were used to represent Gods and tell stories of great battles. Ancient Koreans are also known to have carved small totem poles from stone, representing shaman-like Gods which they worshipped.
On totem poles there is spirts of there animals that are powerful to native Americans.
The Makah built or made totem poles.I'm pretty sure there are more groups that do.
The Tlingit of Alaska.
Wood - often they are carved tree trunks
the local native people
it was the pomo cheyenne