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A Gitxsan pole (left) and Kwakwaka'wakw pole (right) at Thunderbird Park in Victoria, Canada. Totem poles (Haida: gyáaʼaang) [ 1 ] are monumental carvings found in western Canada and the northwestern United States. They are a type of Northwest Coast art, consisting of poles, posts or pillars, carved with symbols or figures.
June 22, 1970. The Pioneer Square totem pole, also referred to as the Seattle totem pole and historically as the Chief-of-All-Women pole, is a Tlingit totem pole located in Pioneer Square in downtown Seattle, Washington. The original totem pole was carved in 1790 and raised in the Tlingit village on Tongass Island, Alaska to honor the Tlingit ...
Sitka National Historical Park (earlier known as Indian River Park and Totem Park) is a national historical park in Sitka in the U.S. state of Alaska. [4][5] It was redesignated as a national historical park from its previous status as national monument on October 18, 1972. [6] The park in its various forms has sought to commemorate the Tlingit ...
Boxley is very proud to have a pole in the museum, and was especially glad that the Tsimshian tribe and his village of Metlakatla were broadcast to a national and global audience due to the pole being raised. [1] He is the second contemporary Totem Pole carver in the world to have a pole in the Museum, after Nathan Jackson. [1]
Totem pole carved by William Shelton in Olympia, Washington. The conservation and restoration of totem poles is a relatively new topic in the field of art conservation.Those who are custodians of totem poles include Native American communities, museums, cultural heritage centers, parks or national parks, camp grounds or those that belong to individuals.
Pouwhenua in front of Civic Offices, Hereford Street, Christchurch, New Zealand. Pouwhenua or pou whenua (land post), are carved wooden posts used by Māori, the indigenous peoples of New Zealand to mark territorial boundaries or places of significance. They are generally artistically and elaborately carved and can be found throughout New Zealand.
Festival totem. Festival totems (sometimes known as doof sticks, rave totems, or rage sticks) are decorative objects, signs, toys, or symbols prominently displayed on poles by attendees at various music festivals and cultural events worldwide. Often seen in the crowds and campsites at large outdoor festivals, festival totems serve various ...
The carved totem pole by Kuo Qing-Chi (郭清治), which stands in front of the museum, is 1.1 metres in diameter and 13.2 metres high. Weighing over 18 tonnes of white granite, the totem pole represents the unique style of indigenous cultures in Taiwan and expresses the core principle of the museum. [1]