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Indigenous Totem Poles

Close-ups of intricately carved totem poles featuring traditional motifs from Indigenous cultures in Canada and the USA, showcasing vibrant colors and rich cultural heritage.

USA, Washington State, Seattle, Tlingit Indian totem pole in Pioneer Square
USA, Washington State, Seattle, Tlingit Indian totem pole in Pioneer Square
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Totem poles in a Tlingit Clan House, Totem Bight State Historical Park, Ketchikan, Alaska, USAVancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Saturday, May 26, 2018.Close-up of Kwakiutl Bear Pole, 1966, by Kwawkewlth Tribe carver Henry Hunt, in Victoria, British Columbia, CanadaEagle Holding Human Above Eagle Sitting On A Human - Carvers: Harvey Alphonse and Nelson Canute 1987. Cowichan Valley, Vancouver Island, British ColumUSA, Alaska, Ketchikan, Totem Bight State Historical Park.Raven Above Sea Serpent With Wolf And Macquinna Mask - Carver: Norman John 1988. Cowichan Valley, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.USA, Washington State, Seattle, Tlingit Indian totem pole in Pioneer SquareCanada, British Columbia, Vancouver Island. Eagle Holding Human Above Eagle Sitting On A Human, Carvers, Harvey Alphonse and Nelson Canute 1987.Canada, British Columbia, Vancouver Island. Raven Above Beaver, Carver, Harold Joe 1986.United States, Alaska, Ketchikan, Totem Heritage Center, Carvings On Totem PoleTotem pole in Stanley Park in Vancouver CanadaTotemCanada, British Columbia, Vancouver Island. Tsonoqua, Mythological Wild Women Of The Woods (Thunderbird Above Tsonoqua), Carver, Ned Matilpi 1990.totem pole princes royal island great bear rainforest british columbia canadaCanada, British Columbia, Vancouver Island. Eagle Holding Human Above Eagle Sitting On A Human, Carvers, Harvey Alphonse and Nelson Canute 1987.USA, ALASKA, Southeast Alaska, SITKA: Sitka National Historic Park / Outdoor Totem Pole DetailMelanesia, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River area, Murik Lakes, Karau Village. Traditional carved wooden mask that the area is famous for.Canada, British Columbia, Vancouver Island. Tsonoqua, Mythological Wild Women Of The Woods (Thunderbird Above Tsonoqua), Carver, Ned Matilpi 1990.totem pole detail from UBC museum of Anthropology, British Columbia, CanadaHaida house frontal totem poles in the Museum of Anthropology (MOA), Vancouver, BC, CanadaCanada, British Columbia, Vancouver Island. Tsonoqua, Mythological Wild Women Of The Woods (Thunderbird Above Tsonoqua), Carver, Ned Matilpi 1990.West Coast potlatch feast dish cover, Kwakawaka'wakw people, Museum of Anthropology (MOA), Vancouver, BC, CanadaMask at Haida Heritage Centre at Kaay Llnagaay, Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands), British Columbia, Canada, North AmericaVictoria, BC, Canada - 11 September 2017: Detail of a totem pole located around Mungo Martin House in Thunderbird ParkCanada, British Columbia, Vancouver Island, Victoria, First Nation Totem Pole, Thunderbird ParkTOTEM POLES ON VICTORIA ISLANDCanada, British Columbia, Hazelton. Totem poles and building at Ksan Historical Village.Thunderbird Project Featuring Tseshaht Totem Poles, Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada, September 2006Detail of totem pole, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia B.C., Canada, North AmericaHuman head carving on a totem pole; Alert Bay, Alaska, United States of AmericaUnited States, Alaska, Haines, Fort William Seward, Raven's Fort Tribal House, Tlingit Totem PoleAJD55727, Duncan, British Columbia, Canada, Vancouver Island, Totem polesHead placed upside down at Kwakwaka'wakw Honouring Pole, 1999, Thunderbird Park, Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, CanadaDetail of ''Cedar Man walking out of the Log'' totem pole, Duncan, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, North America.USA, Washington State, Jamestown. Totem art. (PR)Totem Pole - Victoria, BCTotem Pole, Juneau, AlaskaFace, carved mask, carving art of the Maori, Te Puia, Whakarewarewa, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, OceaniaTotemCanada, British Columbia, Vancouver Island. Tsonoqua, Mythological Wild Women Of The Woods (Thunderbird Above Tsonoqua), Carver, Ned Matilpi 1990.Totem Park, Wrangel, Alaska, United States of America, North AmericaMaori Carving on Arataki Visitors Centre, Waitakere Ranges, AucklandUSA, Alaska, Anchorage, Alaska Native Heritage Center, TotemFirst Nation ceremonial masks at the U'Mista Cultural Centre, Alert Bay, British Columbia, Canada.Abstract view of a totem pole on the grounds of the BC Provincial Museum in CanadaTibetan art: Mahakala Mask, Late Qing Dynasty, 1800-1912 AD, from Lhasa, Tibet. Painted wood. The head is surmounted by a crown of five skulls repesenting the Five Wisdoms.Native American dance mask. Artist: UnknownCanada, British Columbia, Vancouver Island. Mother, Quw'utsun' Cultural and Conference Centre.Wooden face on the traditional Batak home in Tuk Tuk near Lake Toba in IndonesiaMaori wooden carving with tongue sticking out, Rotorua, North Island, New Zealand, PacificBuddhist Devil Mask Sri Lanka Asian Art Holton Collection First Nations Carved And Painted Mask At Aboriginal Days, Vancouver, B.C. CanadaAfrican mask. Lome. Togo.Face, carved mask, carving art of the Maori, Te Puia, Whakarewarewa, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, OceaniaCanada, British Columbia, Hazelton. Totem poles and building at Ksan Historical Village.Totem pole of the Cowichan Indians, close-up, Duncan, Vancouver Island, Canada, North AmericaTotem poles in the Sitka National Historic Park, Sitka, Alaska. The park preserves and interprets the site of a Tlingit Indian Fort and the battle fought between the Russians and the Tlingits in 1804.USA, Washington State, Jamestown. Totem art. (PR)Maori carved panel (poupou), in Taranaki style, inside Te Whare Runanga, Maori Meeting House, Waitangi, Bay of Islands, Northland, North Island, New ZealandClose up detail of totem pole ; Juneau ; Alaska ; U.S.A. United States of AmericaNative Totem PoleFigure, face, traditional Maori carving in the assembly hall Te Whare Runanga, Waitangi, Far North District, Northland, North Island, New ZealandTotem pole located in Stanley Park at Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.wood mask, Papua New GuineaZimbabwe, Victoria Falls National Park. Painted Geometric Mask.Marriage Pole, Quw'utsun' Cultural & Conference Centre, Duncan, British Columbia, CanadaDetail of a totem pole in Victoria, BC, Canada.Duncan, Cowichan, British Columbia, Vancouver Island, Canada. Salish bear smiles with teeth totem pole, First NationFace mask ; Roatan island ; country HondurasChilkat Tribal House, Fort Seward, Haines, Lynn Canal, Alaska, United States of America, North AmericaMelanesian tribal Yam mask, made from basketry and painted with natural pigments. from the Island of Nissan, Melanesia. mid 20th century.Canada, British Columbia, Vancouver Island. Tsonoqua, Mythological Wild Women Of The Woods (Thunderbird Above Tsonoqua), Carver, Ned Matilpi 1990.Canada, Quebec, Hull-Gatineau, Canadian Museum of Civilization, First Nations totem pole detailTotem pole detail, Old Massett school, Haida Gwaii, formerly known as Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, CanadaVarious African masks on sale at Aswan Souq, Aswan, Egypt, North Africa, AfricaCanada, British Columbia. Hand-carved spirit bear mask made of alder with inlay of various native materials.Maori traditional carving inside St. Faith's Church, Ohinemutu, Rotorua, North Island, New ZealandCanada, British Columbia, Vancouver Island. Tsonoqua, Mythological Wild Women Of The Woods (Thunderbird Above Tsonoqua), Carver, Ned Matilpi 1990.USA, Washington, Poulsbo. Detail of wooden totem.Traditional wood carved mask in the Te Puia Maori Cultural Center, Roturura, North Island, New Zealand, OceaniaHanging Mask of Shrine God. Japan, late Edo period (19th century). Jewelry and Adornments; masks. Wood, red and black lacquer, traces of pigmentFirst Nation, Native American carving in the Museum of Anthropology, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.art Mexican wooden mask handcrafted wood facesFigure of Wise Man, totem pole at shelter in Nuyumbalees Native Garden in Cape Mudge village, Quadra Island, British Columbia, CanadaClose up of Totem, Ile des Pins (Pine Island), New Caledonia, September 2008.Dios del Agua,God of Water, 900-1500 dc, National Museum of Anthropology. Mexico City. MexicoMask, Native First Nation art, original West Coast native art, Just Art Gallery, Port McNeill, Northern Vancouver Island, VancouA totem pole's tight cropping creates a strong design in wood, Comox.A large large corner post highlights crests and figures relevant to the Wuikinuxv first nations people in their bighouse. Oweekeno, Rivers Inlet, Brit...Aboriginal mask, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, AsiaNew Zealand, North Island, Auckland, Auckland War Memorial Museum, Maori Court, traditional Maori carvingCentral America, Guatemala, Chichicastenango. Colorful wood carvings in local marketCeremonial masks in BhutanMelanesia, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River area, Village of Kopar. Carved and painted coconut shell masks.Totem pole located at the Cowichan Tribes Administration building. Duncan, British Columbia.Canada, British Columbia, Vancouver Island. Eagle above Killer Whale with Spirit Helpers, Carver, Doug Lafortune 1987.Figure, traditional Maori carving, Te Whare Runanga, Waitangi, Far North District, Northland, North Island, New Zealand, OceaniaNew Zealand, North Island, Rotorua, Ohinemutu, Maori village, sculptures on Marae, meeting houseSacred house in the Unesco site Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove, Osun State, Nigeria, AfricaThunderbird near Dollar Store - Carver: Unknown. Cowichan Valley, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.