Multi-Color Totem Pole

Totem Poles are a form of Northwest Coast art often carved from large trees like western red cedar. The carvings often represent ancestors, legends, lineages, or historical events and can be found along much of the Pacific Northwest in North America. First Nations and indigenous peoples that have traditionally carved totems include the Haida, Tlingit, Tsimshian, Kwakwaka’wakw (Kwakiutl), Nuxalk (Bella Coola), and Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) and more.

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