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Many artists nowadays specialise in totem poles. The most well known is probably Richard Hunt, who built the thickest modern totem pole in 1988.
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What are the Alaska wooden poles carved and painted with symbols called?
Totem Poles.
What was the significance of the characters carved on the totem poles?
What was the significance of the characters carved on totem poles?
What was the significance of the character carved on totem poles?
What was the significance of the characters carved on totem poles?
What was the significance of the characters carved on totem pole?
What was the significance of the characters carved on totem poles?
What is carved into a totem pole?
On totem poles there is spirts of there animals that are powerful to native Americans.
Which group of Indians carved totem poles?
The Makah built or made totem poles.I'm pretty sure there are more groups that do.
Which Indians carved frogs onto their totem poles?
The Tlingit of Alaska.
Who were totem poles carved by in British Columbia?
the local native people
What are the totem poles made out of?
Wood - often they are carved tree trunks
What tribe carved totem poles?
it was the pomo cheyenne
What do totems on totem poles represent?
These poles are more correctly known as "story poles" and were personal to the carver and their family. The creatures represented related to the life of the carver and his beliefs. ------ While totem poles do tell stories, they also represent a clan's crest, social rank, and affiliation. Totem poles were also carved to memorialize a deceased person. Animals carved on totem poles may represent the carver's crest, clan, or figures in a clan's story. It is not only animals or mythical creatures carved on totem poles, sometimes people and other objects are carved on them also. Depending on the story, it often does not personally belong to the carver, but rather to the clan he belongs to. If anything the totem poles were personal to the carver and his clan as opposed to just the carver and his family.
Do totem poles have to be wood?
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.
