In “The Totem Pole: An Intercultural History,” Jonaitis and Glass trace the permutations of form and perception this iconic form of Northwest Coast art has undergone over the last 200-odd years.

The men carving poles and clearing the way for totem parks were paid $2 per day, Moore said. That’s about $36.33 in 2019 dollars, or $180 per week, according to U.S. Inflation Calculator . A ...

Totem poles were created by the indigenous people of North America’s Pacific Northwest as a way to document their history, with each massive carving recalling notable events and commemorating… ...

FOYIL, Okla. — In 1937, art teacher Ed Galloway began his retirement project: a 90-foot-tall totem pole rising from the back of a big blue turtle.

Totem poles were first created by the indigenous people of North America’s Pacific Northwest as a way to document their history, with each massive carving recalling notable events and ...

Totem poles were created by the indigenous people of North America's Pacific Northwest as a way to document their history, with each massive carving recalling notable events and commemorating ...

They donated totem poles twice for fundraisers at the St. Croix Valley Family Resource Center in Baldwin, Wis., where their daughter, Apryl Mullvain, worked. An 8-foot totem pole brought $14,000 ...

For a time in the 1850s, totem pole carvings were banned by the U.S. government, but Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce is credited with getting the government to relinquish the ban.

The totem poles on display in Prince Rupert mark the negotiations between local Natives and the Canadian government over autonomy and the righting of past wrongs. In Skidegate they represent a ...

North of Ketchikan in a glade overlooking the sea, 33 such replicas stand at Totem Bight. Despite the uneven art work, the poles are interesting from a historical point of view.

Model totem poles, rattles shaped like ravens or dragonflies and intricately carved masks are among the objects in an exhibit of Northwest native art opening Sept. 8 at the McClung Museum of ...