- totem post
- totem pole or totem post,a pole carved and painted with representations of totems, erected by the Indians of the northwestern coast of North America, especially in front of their houses.
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Totem post — Totem pole To tem pole or Totem post To tem 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Totem pole — To tem pole or Totem post To tem 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. [Webster… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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