totem poles
- plural of totem pole.
Example Sentences
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"We used to burn our dead, but often we place them in totem-poles."
From Kalitan, Our Little Alaskan Cousin by Nixon-Roulet, Mary F.
Landing was made on Vancouver Island at the famous harbour now known as Nootka; and Indians swarmed the sea in gaily painted dug-outs with prows carved like totem-poles.
From Pioneers of the Pacific Coast A Chronicle of Sea Rovers and Fur Hunters by Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina)
He spoke of Alaskan totem-poles, of Indian sign language, of Aztec monoliths buried in the forest.
From Stories from Everybody's Magazine by Various
"Tell us about that," said Kalitan, so Ted told them many tales in the moonlight, as they sat beneath the shadows of the quaint and curious totem-poles of Kalitan's tribe.
From Kalitan, Our Little Alaskan Cousin by Nixon-Roulet, Mary F.
The monument also possesses fifty totem-poles, carved and richly colored.
From The Book of the National Parks by Yard, Robert Sterling
