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Totem pole in Vancouver, British Columbia Totem poles at the Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia. The meanings of the designs on totem poles are as varied as the cultures that make them. Some poles celebrate cultural beliefs that may recount familiar legends, clan lineages, or notable events, while others are mostly ...
A jangseung (Korean: 장승) or village guardian is a Korean totem pole usually made of wood. Jangseungs were traditionally placed at the edges of villages to mark village boundaries and frighten away demons. They were also worshipped as village tutelary deities.
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.
Totem poles, a type of Northwest Coast art. Northwest Coast art is the term commonly applied to a style of art created primarily by artists from Tlingit, Haida, Heiltsuk, Nuxalk, Tsimshian, Kwakwaka'wakw, Nuu-chah-nulth and other First Nations and Native American tribes of the Northwest Coast of North America, from pre-European-contact times up to the present.
Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Pages in category "Totem poles" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
The Stanford Legacy is a totem pole by artist Don Yeomans, installed on the Stanford University campus in Stanford, California, United States.The 40-foot (12 m), 4,200-pound (1,900 kg) artwork was installed outside the law school on May 6, 2002.
The Seattle Center Totem is a 1970 totem pole carved by Duane Pasco, Victor Mowatt, and Earl Muldon, installed at Seattle Center in the U.S. state of Washington. The 30-foot-tall totem depicts a hawk, a bear holding a salmon, a raven, and a killer whale. [1] The work was funded by the Seattle Arts Commission. [2]
Detail of "Gyaana", totem pole designed by Davidson and carved by him and others, Lions Lookout Park, White Rock, British Columbia, Canada. Davidson is known internationally as a carver of totem poles and masks, printmaker, painter and jeweller.