Totem PoleDavid, a member of the Eagle Clan of the Tsimshian tribe, explains the work of his father, a woodcarver who creates totem poles. Illustrated with color photographs
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\To"tem pole\ or post \post\ A pole or pillar, carved and painted with a series of totemic symbols, set up before the house of certain Indian tribes of the northwest coast of North America, esp. Indians of the Koluschan stock.
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