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What you are referring to is the Maori Pou carving. Maori are the indigenous race of New Zealand. The Māori understands that all things created have the power of the Spirit. The Māori spirituality is such that the belief is that the supreme spirit, Matua Kore, enters into his descendants as a dream, whereby the land will appear like a pillar (Pou Kapūa), long as a white cloud - Aotearoa. An acknowledgement of the creation, the great migrations and a memorial to the explorers who attained, refined and passed on their knowledge. Many figures large and small have their place on the Pou including Tangaroa, the guardian of the oceans; Kupe, Polynesian explorer extraordinaire; Maui, demigod, adventurer; Tawhaki, attainer of the baskets of knowledge; and Matakerepo, holder of the sacred knowledge to the gateways of the heavens are also carved on the Pou.
Pou Pou are the upright slabs that form the solid framework of the walls of a whare (house). The carvings are representative of tupuna or ancestors.
Learn more here http://www.maori.info/maori_art.htm
What else can I help you with?
What culture do totem poles belong to?
Totem poles belong to the culture of the Native Americans.
When was Blue Poles created?
Blue Poles was created in 1952.
When was Phantom of the Poles created?
Phantom of the Poles was created in 1906.
When was Poles Apart created?
Poles Apart was created in 1994.
What roles do totem poles play in native culture?
The role that the totem poles play is that they summon the spirits of your totem and then your totems will always be with you and they will help you.
When was Union of Poles in Germany created?
Union of Poles in Germany was created in 1922.
When was Association of Poles in Lithuania created?
Association of Poles in Lithuania was created in 1990.
Do the designs on totem poles represent culture?
Yes
How did poles use heir culture to oppose the Soviet Union?
sex
When was Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania created?
Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania was created on 1994-08-28.
Do Inuits have totem poles in their culture?
No, that would have been the Native Alaskan Indians.
What region created totem poles?
The coastal tribes of British Columbia, Washington and southern Yukon, as well as Vancouver Island created totem poles.
