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Totem poles

Scope note

Poles carved and painted with a series of totemic symbols, erected before the homes of Native Americans of the northwestern coast of North America. W

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000184947

Broader Terms used

<sculpture by form>

Equivalent Terms used

totem pole

Created

13yrs ago

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