Several kinds of totem poles were carved by First Nations artists living along the central and northern coast of British Columbia. A totem is an object, usually an animal, that serves as an emblem for ...

In Native American culture, totem animals or spirit animals are spiritual ... Native American cultures in the Pacific Northwest carved totem poles that represented the various totems protecting ...

This book documents the carving of a single Nisga'a pole. Chief carver Norman Tait notes in the introduction, "Few people have ever had the opportunity to watch the completion of a mask or any piece ...

OTOINEPPU, Hokkaido--“Fukuro” (Owl), a 6-meter-high totem pole created by the renowned late ... Sunazawa’s work started gaining traction in art circles after his woodcarvings were displayed ...

becoming the centerpiece in a community-wide debate about culturally appropriate art in Seattle. Some historians argued that there was no history of totem poles being made by the Salish and other ...