Indigenous Totem Poles

Artistic representations of totem poles from British Columbia, showcasing intricate carvings and cultural heritage of First Nations peoples.

USA, Alaska, Ketchikan, Totem Bight State Historical Park.

Close-up of a carved statue with silver discs for eyes, Moorea, Tahiti, French Polynesia, South Pacific

Totem pole detail, Skidegate, Haida Heritage Centre at ay Llnagaay, Haida Gwaii, formerly known as Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada

Bali Mask

USA, Montana,Crow Indian Reservation, Great plains, statue on reservation Crow Agency PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxFRA

Sun, Speaker, Raven, totem pole, near Namgis First Nation Office, in village of Alert Bay on Cormorant Island, British Columbia, Canada

Thunderbird Project Featuring Tseshaht Totem Poles, Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada, September 2006

Hawaii, Oahu, Large wooden tiki statues greet visitors outside of the Polynesian Cultural Center entrance. Editorial Use Only.

Canada, British Columbia, Hazelton. Totem pole detail at Ksan Historical Village.

Korean Traditional Culture

Tiki, gift from island of Ua Pou to Taipivai community on Nuku Hiva, Marquesas, French Polynesia

USA, Washington State, Jamestown. Totem art. (PR)

Inside Longhouse Showing Regalia At 'Ksan Historical Village And Museum, B.C., Canada

Traditional wood carved mask in the Te Puia Maori Cultural Center, Roturura, North Island, New Zealand

Thunderbird by Beau Dick and Randy Champagne, Alert Bay, Cormorant Island, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Close up of a face on a traditional Haida totem carving in Ketchikan, Alaska

Maui Pohaku Loa Carving Oahu Hawaii USA

Maori carving in forest at Waitakere Ranges Regional Park, New Zealand

Ornate wood carving in a Maori meeting house in Auckland in New Zealand.

Canada, British Columbia, Vancouver Island. Human Above Killer Whale Above Indian Chief Holding Copper, Carver, Francis Horne 1986.

Carved wooden bird at top of a totem pole in Totem Bight State Historical Park, Ketchikan, Alaska, USA; Ketchikan, Alaska, United States of America

New Zealand, Auckland, Auckland Museum, Maori Marae, Carvings

VANUATU, AMBRYM ISLAND, DANCE MASK

Chichen itza Mayan handcrafted wooden masks in Yucatan Mexico

Totem poles at Thunderbird Park in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

Canada, British Columbia, Vancouver Island. Tsonoqua, Mythological Wild Women Of The Woods (Thunderbird Above Tsonoqua), Carver, Ned Matilpi 1990.

USA, Washington State, Sequim. Details of totem poles

Figure, face, traditional Maori carving in the assembly hall Te Whare Runanga, Waitangi, Far North District, Northland, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania

Papua New Guinea, Sepik River, Tribal mask of local native culture

Mexico, Quintana Roo, near Cancun, Chichen-Itza, colorful carved wood sculptures are sold by locals along the path to the ancient ruins.

Gitksan totem pole, Kispiox Village, British Columbia

Close-up of a statue, Maori, Whakarewarewa, New Zealand

Totem Pole detail showing frogs comming out of a mouth Museum of Anthropology Vancouver Canada

USA, Alaska, Wrangell, Chief Shakes Tribal House, Totem detail

Canada, British Columbia, Prince Rupert. Detail of totem pole.

Detail of the paintings in the front of the Heiltsuk First Nation Big House in Bella Bella, Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia, Canada.

Detail of a Tlingit totem pole at Sitka National Historic Park; Sitka, Alaska, United States of America

Canada, British Columbia, Vancouver Island. Totem pole located at the Cowichan Tribes Administration building.

Detail of the Reconciliation Pole carved by Haida master carver Jim Hart, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Tlingit Masks carved by native artist Tommy Joseph, Sitka National Historic Park in Sitka, Alaska

Wooden statue in Puuhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park , Big Island, Hawaii

Detail of the paintings in the front of the Heiltsuk First Nation Big House in Bella Bella, Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia, Canada.

Totem pole in a forest, Kasaan Totem Park, Tongass National Forest, Alaska, USA

Totem Pole at Anchor Park, Tofino, Saanich, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Gallup, New Mexico, United States. Native American moccasins.

Decorative African mask

Totem pole, Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Decorative mask from North East Zone of India Copyright: xAngeloxD Silva/DinodiaxPhotox

Traditional mask, demon, Kuta, South Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Tlingit Native American blanket. Artist: Unknown

Canada, British Columbia, Queen Charlotte Islands. Mortuary Poles, Ninstints, Anthony Island.

Indian Totem Pole face, captured from side, with longhouse wall (painted) in background

Mask of the Mudman at the traditional Sing Sing gathering in the highlands, Paya, Papua New Guinea, Oceania

USA, ALASKA, Southeast Alaska, SKAGWAY: Totem Poles

South Pacific, French Polynesia, Tahiti. Open air Tiki Temple park, ancient site use for royal ceremonies (aka Marae Arahurahu).

The Kayung totem pole, made by the Haida people. Dated 19th Century

North America, USA, Alaska, Ketchikan, Native Cultural Museum

Totem in Granville Island, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Totem pole on a black background

Wood totem. Efate Island, Shefa Province, Vanuatu, September 2008.

Aboriginal Church, Friendly Cove, Nootka Sound, West Coast Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.

Entrance of king’s grave in Ambarita village on the Samosir island, Indonesia

Moon with Human Spirit Face above Mountain Goat above Bear Holding Royal Document - Carver: Simon Charlie 1957. Cowichan Valley, Vancouver Island, Bri

First Nation ceremonial masks at the U'Mista Cultural Centre, Alert Bay, British Columbia, Canada.

Thunderbird and Man holding copper by Bruce Alfred, older poles behind, at Namgis Burial grounds, Alert Bay, Cormorant Island, Vancouver Island, Briti...

Watercolor style drawing of a African tribal mask over white background

Close-up of eyes painted on a wall, Tibet

Carving honours living and ancient native Hawaiians, Pohaku Loa, Maui, Hawaiian Islands, United States of America, Pacific, North America

New Zealand, North Island, Rotorua. Carvings on a Whare Whakairo meeting house in Te Puia Maori Village.

Wooden carving at a Maori Meeting House, Waitangi Treaty Grounds, Bay of Islands, Northland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Hand, detail of the totem pole of the Cowichan Tribe, Duncan, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, North America

USA, New Mexico, Red River: The Enchanted Circle Route: Wooden Indian Statue

Totem pole located at the Cowichan Tribes Administration building. Duncan, British Columbia.

Totem Poles at the Museum of Canadian History, Gatineau, Canada, North America

Tsimshian Indians wear wooden head dress representing whale. February 13, 1948. ;Tsimshian Indians wear wooden head dress representing whale.

USA, Alaska, Ketchikan, Totem Bight State Historical Park.

USA, Florida, Fort Lauderdale: Fort Lauderdale Beach / Morning, Native American Face Carving

Chichen itza Mayan handcrafted wooden masks in Yucatan Mexico

Religious statues of Hawaii's native polynesian people in Puauhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park on Big Island, Hawaii

Ebisu Buddha with coins in his mouth, Kumano Nachi Taisha Grand Shrine, Nakahechi Route, Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage, Kii-Mountains, Wakayama, Honshu Island, Japan, Asia

Totem pole with Indian face on the beach of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA, North America

05 May 2022, US, New York: Indigenous representatives stand during a preview of the revamped Northwest Coast Hall at the American Museum of Natural History. In collaboration with representatives of various Indigenous groups from the northwestern United States and Canada, the American Museum of Natural History in New York has completely revamped its exhibit halls about their history. Photo: Christina Horsten/dpa

Native American totem pole, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA.

A visitor to the Klemtu Bighouse photographs one of the large corner posts in the first nations structure. Klemtu, Great Bear Rainforest, Central British Columbia coast, Canada.

First Nations Kwagiutlh Totem Pole at Parksville Vancouver Island BC Canada

Suita, Japan - 03 March 2025: View of the iconic Tower of the Sun, its white facade boldly adorned with the intense, sun-like face in stark red, piercing the serene skyline.

Miniature scale carved wooden totems are made before a larger totem pole is carved. On display at the Hilbub Cultural Center and Museum located on the Tulalip Tribes Reservation in Marysville, WA

First Nation´s head dress, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Chalchiuhtlicue goddess, National Museum of Anthropology. Mexico City. Mexico

Beautiful examples of First Nations totem poles can be seen at the native burial grounds in Alert Bay on the southern end of Cormorant Island. Alert B...

Miniature scale carved wooden totems are made before a larger totem pole is carved. On display at the Hilbub Cultural Center and Museum located on the Tulalip Tribes Reservation in Marysville, WA

Totem at the Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia - Vancouver BC, Canada

Nathan Jackson b. 1939 Tlingit Artist Alaska, USA

Maori totem carving, Ohinemutu village, Rotorua, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Indian totem, carving on a totem pole in Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Maori Meeting House, Waitangi Treaty Grounds, Waitangi, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania

Carving of totem pole, Potlatch Totem Park, Ketchikan, Alaska, USA

USA, Washington State, Neah Bay. Native American carving.

Tlingit Totem. Alaska Task Force Photographs

Native Indian guide and visitors, Museum of Anthropology on the campus of the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

Canada North America America Welcome sign Bella Coola British Columbia Nuxalk people painted painting Native

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