Nobody knows where totem poles originated from, because there is no solid recorded evidence. All we can do is guess when they were first made.
Many different cultures made totem poles, not just Native Americans.
While poles made by Native American tribes are the most famously known, the Mayans, Aztecs, Native Canadians, Native Australians, Maori, ingenious Koreans and ingenious Chinese are also known to have built totem poles.
Many of the poles tell a story, either of a battle, a great feat or a popular legend. Erected for the people of the tribe and visitors to see and remember the events carved into the pole.
They were often also used by Native Australian tribes and Maori tribes to mark their territories, warning rival tribes that they are entering their land, as well as to tell stories like most totem poles.
Aztec and Mayan totem poles were carved from stone, mostly limestone. The poles are carved with images or representations of great battles and representations of Gods.
Ancient ingenious Chinese and Koreans erected small totems to signify their obedience to their Gods and respect to their ancestors.
Anybody who claims the Native Americans were the first to build totem poles are actually incorrect. Truth is, we don't know where they originated from. The empires of ancient China and ancient Korea have existed long before the native Americans settled.
Totem poles are and were made from large tree trunks.
Totem poles are and were made from large tree trunks.
The totem poles were made to tell stories of the past
They made totem poles, they held potlatch
Totem poles are made in British Columbia and U.S.A and Africa
Totem poles are made so that the person who made it is capable of telling a story through wood.
Yes, they did.They were mostly carved from stone, usually limestone. The poles featured depictions of great battles, historic events and the gods they worshipped.Related questions:Why are totem poles made, who made them and when were they first made?How are totem poles made?
it was made in china
They were made in the 1800s
Depends on what your asking. When was the first totem pole made? Long ago. Who made the first totem pole? Depends on how you define a totem pole. Wood or Stone? Detailed or not? Who made totem poles? There has been totem poles from Africa Tribes, American Indians, Vikings, and undoubtedly more.
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