Totem Poles

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Totem Poles

• Another group of Native Americans that made
• use of the resources around them was the
• Northwest Coast Indians.
• The Northwest Coast Indians were surrounded
• by great forests.
• They used the tall trees of the area to make
• boats, houses, and artworks.

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Totem Poles

• An unmistakable form of Native American
• art is the totem pole.
• A totem pole is an upright log carving
• picturing stories of different families or
  clans.
• The word totem means spirit or guardian.

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Totem Poles

• Typically, totem poles are read from top
• to bottom.
• Usually, the top figure identifies the clan
• to which the pole belong.

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Totem Poles

• The figures shown on a totem pole
• are stylized to fit the picture space.
• Common figures used are animals, humans,
• or just the heads of these figures.

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