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totem pole

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. totem polenoun

    a tribal emblem consisting of a pillar carved and painted with totemic figures; erected by Indian tribes of the northwest Pacific coast

Wiktionary

  1. totem polenoun

    Native American sculpture made by carving trees.

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  1. totem pole

    A totem pole is a tall wooden post carved and painted with figures or symbols, representing family lineage, history, and traditions. It is typically associated with the indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest of North America, including groups such as the Haida, Tlingit, and Tsimshian. The figures on a totem pole are often animals or spiritual beings that have significance to the specific family or tribe.

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  1. 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 Ojibwe word odoodem, "his kinship group".

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of totem pole in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of totem pole in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of totem pole in a Sentence

  1. Judith LeBlanc:

    The Lummi Carvers are offering their totem pole as a way to gather the prayers and hopes of many different tribal nations, to bring people together and help each area and tribal nation understand they are not alone, that collectively, by building and utilizing the power of our prayers and our beliefs and our hopes and our organizing, we are able to make transformational change happen.

  2. Prince Charles:

    I think Prince Charles would be flexible because the core focus would be on William and his family, and Meghan and Harry are further down the totem pole.

  3. Stephan Jost:

    It became clear from Steve Langdon research that the totem pole was a sacred object of cultural patrimony and we immediately decided the totem pole should be returned home.

  4. Former President Bill Clinton:

    What it means is ‘I’ll give you an economy you had 50 years ago, and I’ll move you back up on the social totem pole and other people down,’.

  5. Jewell James:

    There's a story to be told, and like all stories, there are many plots tied to it, if you can understand all the plots, then you understand the message of the totem pole.


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