TOTEMPOLE

Totem pole

Totem poles are monumental sculptures carved from large trees, mostly Western Red Cedar, by cultures of the indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America. The word totem is derived from the Algonquian word odoodem 1, "his kinship group".

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totem pole

Noun

  1. Native American sculpture made by carving trees.


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