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Indians, or should i say native Americans, practiced the art of totem pole making for hundreds, if not thousands of years. when they encountered Europeans, however, the natives saw metal tools and it became easier to make the totem poles, allowing them to increase in size. The reason that there aren't that many "old" totem poles are due to that because they were make of wood, they decomposed over time, so we wouldn't be able to find for example a 1000 year totem. But i am almost sure that they would have been making smaller ones at the time.
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How old are totem poles?
Depends on what your asking. When was the first totem pole made? Long ago. Who made the first totem pole? Depends on how you define a totem pole. Wood or Stone? Detailed or not? Who made totem poles? There has been totem poles from Africa Tribes, American Indians, Vikings, and undoubtedly more.
How many different totem poles are there?
MILLIONS!
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 were totem poles made out of?
Totem poles are and were made from large tree trunks.
Why were totem poles built?
The totem poles were made to tell stories of the past
What were totem poles made 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.
Do Cherokee Indians make totem poles?
Yes, and only Northwetern Native American Tribes used or had Totem Poles.
What culture do totem poles belong to?
Totem poles belong to the culture of the Native Americans.
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?
