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People carve totem poles to mark notable events.
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What did Cherokee totem poles mean?
Cherokee Indians did, do not have totem poles. Northwest tribes were the only people to carve them.
How do native people make totem poles?
carve wood.
For what purpose did North American Tlingit artists carve totem poles?
Totems are carved to tell a story about a clan or family.
What type of tall posts did the Indians of the Northwest coast carve?
Totem poles
Did the Eastern Woodland Indians carve totem poles?
No. The Northwestern Native Americans did.
What large wooden sculptures are made by the native people?
Totem Poles, however, only West coast Native Americans carve them.
What are the wooden poles the Inuits used to tell their families history?
totem's
Why were Totem Poles made?
Totem poles were made to represent families or tribes of the native americans. Each picture and colour on a pole represents something different so most poles were unique. Nowadays few people carve totem poles, and some do spoofs and sell them for more money saying they are real when they are not. It is a good tradition wasted :(
Did Aboriginal people build totem poles?
Yes the aboriginals did build totem poles
Did the Iroquois people have totem poles?
The Anishinabe (Ojibwe) people did not carve Totem as totem poles are most well know. Artists did beadwork, birchbark boxes and baskets and dreamcatchers. The clan (totemic system) was used however. Of the original 5 clans there are now more than 21, represented by various symbolic animals such as Wolf, deer, whitefish,loon and bear to name a few.
Are there fake totem poles?
yes there are because people make totem poles and sell them for double the price
Why were totems made?
Totem poles were made to represent families or tribes of the native americans. Each picture and colour on a pole represents something different so most poles were unique. Nowadays few people carve totem poles, and some do spoofs and sell them for more money saying they are real when they are not. It is a good tradition wasted :(
