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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 woman Chief-of ...
Totem poles and houses at ʼKsan, near Hazelton, British Columbia.. Totem poles serve as important illustrations of family lineage and the cultural heritage of the Indigenous peoples in the islands and coastal areas of North America's Pacific Northwest, especially British Columbia, Canada, and coastal areas of Washington and southeastern Alaska in the United States.
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]
The totem in Victor Steinbrueck Park, 2006 Untitled Totem Pole (also known as simply Untitled or Totem Pole ) is a 1984 cedar totem pole created by James Bender and Marvin Oliver, installed in Seattle 's Victor Steinbrueck Park , in the U.S. state of Washington .
In 1951, Carter designed and carved the central column of the Gaffney's Lodge, now Lake Wilderness Lodge, in Maple Valley, Washington. [16] 1953 Northgate Totem: Suquamish Clearwater Casino Resort, Kitsap County, Washington: A totem pole originally located at the entrance to Northgate Shopping Center, Seattle.
A modified plan released in December 2023 would permanently replace the totem poles with indigenous sculptures from members of the Suquamish and Muckleshoot tribes. [8] The Pike Place Market Historical Commission rejected the plan and required the restoration of the original totem poles. The renovations were completed in late 2024, but the park ...
[4] [5] In the early 1930s, Kelley gave the pole to his next-door neighbor Clinton S. Harley, then General Manager of Evergreen Washelli, who had the indigenous art erected in the cemetery. Haida Totem Pole. According to Haida legend, the totem tells the story of Genanasimgat [5] [4] and his wife, who was the daughter of a powerful chief ...
The Trail of the Whispering Giants is a collection of sculptures by American artist Peter Wolf Toth. [1] [2] The sculptures range in height from 20 to 40 feet (6.1 to 12.2 m), and are between 8 and 10 feet (2.4 and 3.0 m) in diameter. [3]