Totem poles are used for a variety of reasons like, graveboxes, house decor, to shame another clan or family, to tell a story or just to increase the status of ones clan. In the 1800's christian missionaries believed these totem poles to be devil worshiping devices and ordered the tribes to cease making them all together! Totem poles usually take 6-12 months to be created and have an average of nine characters carved into the wood!
3. The world's tallest totem pole is located in Washington, although there is much dispute regarding this issue.
5. The world's largest collection of totem poles is located in British Colombia, Canada.
6. Unpainted totem poles aren't always fake.
7. Native American's aren't the only group to have constructed totem poles.
totem poles are also made to bring honour to those who had recently died.
Totem Poles come from North America
Totem Poles are very dear to make
A carver makes the totem pole for the tribe after it has been carved they have a big cermoney.
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NO! They didn't make totem poles!!!!!!
Totem Poles.
Totem poles are and were made from large tree trunks.
The totem poles were made to tell stories of the past
Totem poles are and were made from large tree trunks.
No they did not make totem poles.
Yes, and only Northwetern Native American Tribes used or had Totem Poles.
Totem poles belong to the culture of the Native Americans.
What was the significance of the characters carved on totem poles?
What was the significance of the characters carved on totem poles?
Yes the aboriginals did build totem poles
The Cherokee did not use, or have 'totem poles.'