An Essay On Totem Poles

TOTEM POLES Totem poles have been around since the 1700’s. I have researched and found that all stories are described different on everything I’ve read about totem poles. I read that the meaning of totem poles can vary. So here is my report about totem pole The totem poles are sculptures, they have and monstrous amount of materials that consist of post, pillars, or other figures. Totem Poles are carved with symbols that mean something or someone. They are usually made from Canada’s western trees, and red cedar. Totem poles were discovered in the eighteenth century by adventurers. Making a totem pole is like reading a book. They can reach heights of up to 20 meters tall, or most totems face the shores or a source of water. Prices can range from hundreds to thousands of dollars but thats if its real good.

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The crest animals represent kinship group membership and identity, while the rest of some poles may represent a family’s history. The carvings on a totem pole are not lords or magnificent guiding gods to be worship but more of a clan. Traditionally boys made totems. Famous carvers such as Charles Edenshaw, Mungo Martin, and Tony Hunt although are some of the most well known pole carvers these. There are some tribes unto which carved totems. Here are some of those tribes The Tlingit tribe, The Haida tribe, The Bella Coola tribe, The Chinook tribe, The Tsimshian tribe, and the Coast Salish are some of the native american tribes who carve these magnificent symbols. All the totem pole stand for something whether it feeling and emotions such as pain, anger, shame, sadness, or possibly happiness if you learned how to carve