Depending on where the totem pole was made, or what culture it came from, totem poles where made from diffrent materials. Indians where most commonly known for wooden totem poles, but mayans totem poles where made from stones, like limeston...
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Totem poles are made for the respect of his/her kinship, to respect the animals not to worship them.
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Totem pole - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Totem poles are monumental sculptures carved from large trees, usually cedar, but mostly Western Red Cedar, by cultures of the Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America. The ...
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The same assumption was made by very early European explorers, but later explorers such as Jean-François de La Pérouse noted that totem poles were never treated reverently; they seemed only occasionally to generate allusions or illustrate stories and were usually left to rot in place when people abandoned a village.
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www.nativeonline.com/totem_poles.htm
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Here are the steps on how totem poles are made. Plan at a meeting of elders, sponsors, and master carver. Find a clear red cedar tree with few knots and imperfections. Master carver carves a small model of the design. The tree, a mature red...
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Frequently Asked Questions About Our Totem Poles ... Are these real totem poles? ... Are the totem poles made from one log?
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See Also: Woodcraft Totem Poles Dan Beard's Totem Animals ... If anyone tries to tell you that the Indians worshipped totem poles you can tell them they are mistaken, for noted authorities state clearly that totemism is not a religion. It is the identification of a man with his totem, whether his totem be an animal,
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The Trail of Tears ... As the Cherokee made their arduous journey to Oklahoma, starvation, illness, cold, and despair resulted in thousands of deaths, so that the journey is now remembered as the Trail of Tears.
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Although made before the arrival of Europeans (late 1700s), poles became increasingly popular during the 1800s. The fur trade had made people wealthy, and encouraged greater displays of privilege and rank. Greater access to metal tools allowed artists to carve cedar quickly and with more precision.
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