Title: Totem Pole Symbols and Meanings ***
Headings: Totem Pole Symbols and Meanings
Totem Pole Symbols and Meanings
Pictures of Totem Pole Figures (note the different shapes & size of beaks)
Totem Pole Symbols and Meanings

Content: Totem Pole Symbols and Meanings ***

Totem Pole Symbols and Meanings


Pictures of different types of Totem Pole
Northwest American Totem Pole . Discover facts and information about the Native American Indians and their use of the Totem Pole and symbols to convey stories and meanings
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Totem Pole
This article relates to the Northwest Native American Indians Totem Pole Symbols and Meanings. What do the graphic carvings and coloring depicted on the totem pole mean? A totem pole depicts emblems of animals and mythological creatures that are believed to have spiritual significance and who watch over the families, clans, or tribes who adhere to the belief of Totemism. The Totem Pole symbolizes guardian spirits or helpers each of the animals, images and symbols have special and specific meanings. For additional information refer to Power Animals. Tribes of Northwest Indians carve and construct the Totem Pole include the Haida, Tlingit, Bella Coola, Tsimshian, Kwakiutl and the West Coast tribe. Totem Pole Symbols
The figures carved on a Totem pole might include a person, animals, birds or insects and might also display mythological and legendary images, usually Animal Spirits, whose significance was their association with the lineage of the tribe. The totem pole is built in three sections and the position of figures on the Totem pole are also significant. The bottom section of the Totem Pole is the most important as it displays the symbols and images in the most visible and prominent position.