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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 Trail of the Whispering Giants is a collection of sculptures by Hungarian-born [1] artist Peter Wolf Toth. [2] [3] 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. [4]
Sitka National Historical Park (earlier known as Indian River Park and Totem Park) is a national historical park in Sitka in the U.S. state of Alaska. [4] [5] It was redesignated as a national historical park from its previous status as national monument on October 18, 1972. [6]
Archaeological investigations, carried out just 100 metres north of Stonehenge back in the 1960s suggest that a series of giant totem-pole-like timber obelisks had been erected there some 5,500 ...
SkyHigh Mount Dandenong is a restaurant on top of the mountain. In the 1970s and '80s, the site was an iconic Melbourne attraction, and was well-known to most Melburnians ; however, in the early 1990s the site fell into disrepair, and the building began to look aged and dilapidated.
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 ...
A tall and straight Eugenia tree is specially cut to serve as a totem pole called kay htoe boe on an auspicious day. [2] The tree is specially carved and prepared for installation on auspicious grounds, typically near other totem poles. [2] Worshippers venerate the creator and other deities after the pole is mounted. [2]
Pages in category "Totem poles in the United States" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.