Many artists nowadays specialise in totem poles. The most well known is probably Richard Hunt, who built the thickest modern totem pole in 1988.
Totem Poles.
What was the significance of the characters 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 poles?
Totem poles are primarily associated with the Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest, such as the Haida and Tlingit tribes. In California, Native American tribes like the Yurok and Karuk did not traditionally create totem poles; instead, they carved wooden objects like ceremonial masks and other artistic items. The concept of totem poles is not a part of the cultural practices of California tribes, which had their own unique forms of artistic expression.
On totem poles there is spirts of there animals that are powerful to native Americans.
That thing is called a totem pole. Totem poles are carved wooden poles with multiple figures or symbols stacked on top of one another, often representing indigenous cultures and their beliefs.
The Makah built or made totem poles.I'm pretty sure there are more groups that do.
The Tlingit of Alaska.
it was the pomo cheyenne
Wood - often they are carved tree trunks
the local native people