0
Only Native American in the tribes in the coastal Northwest carved "totem poles". They are pretty close in cultural meaning to the heraldic coats or arms and mottoes and banners and shields of important or noble families in medieval and early modern Europe. Important northwest clans and clans and families had hereditary rights to stories and images that symbolized their origins. They had those images carved on poles by artists and put up in front of their large houses to indicate who was living there and what their lineage was.
Wiki User
∙ 9y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Did caddo Indians have totem poles?
No, the Caddo Indians did not use totem poles as did other Native Americans.
How do you use totem in a sentence?
totem poles had great religious and historical significence for native americans.
What culture do totem poles belong to?
Totem poles belong to the culture of the Native Americans.
Who were the original creators of totem poles?
the native Americans where the first one to make totem poles. i think?
Where did native Americans build totem poles?
Totem poles were only built by tribes on the Pacific coast.
What is carved into a totem pole?
On totem poles there is spirts of there animals that are powerful to native Americans.
Did Cherokee Indians help build totem poles?
The Cherokee did not use, or have 'totem poles.'
Who worshiped totem poles?
No one "worshipped" totem poles, some groups of native americans used them to tell thier family history.
Do Cherokee Indians make totem poles?
Yes, and only Northwetern Native American Tribes used or had Totem Poles.
What tall carvings were maid by Native Americans?
Totem poles.
Who used to create totem poles?
The First Nations/Native Americans used to create totem poles using big cedar tree trunks.
What kind of poles did people use to record their history?
Totem Poles
