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Native American Totem PoleNative American Totem Pole
Sally Pang
CMNS 488
Totem Poles
• Northwest Coast
• Carved from Cedar tree
• Do not contain religious meanings
• Tell a story, preserve cultural & heritage
• It may be a myth, legend, life of a person
Types of Totem Poles
• 6 Types:
• Indoor house posts
• House frontal poles
• Heraldic poles
• Burial poles
• Ridicule poles (shame poles)
• Potlatch poles
Symbols
• Eagle
• Thunderbird
• Frog
• Raven
• Bear
Readings
• Folk artists
• Carving a totem pole is more than just creating an art
• It is to tell a story
The End
YouTube - Northwest Native Indian Totem Pole.flv
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