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Totem Pole PowerPoint
Totem poles were carved by Native Americans in the Pacific Northwest out of giant cedar trees to represent tribes, clans, families or individuals. They used symbols of animals and birds to tell stories and pass down history. Carving a totem pole was an honor and could take years to complete. Once carved, the poles were painted with natural dyes and erected, standing as tall as 60 feet. The document concludes by having students each represent themselves by drawing an animal to contribute to a class totem pole project.
Totem Pole PowerPoint
- 1. Totem Poles Art ofthe Pacific Northwest Natives
- 2. What is atotem pole? • A totem pole is a piece of artwork that was originally created by the Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest.
- 3. What is atotem pole? • Totem poles were carved out of giant cedar trees by the Northwest Coastal Indians. • A totem pole is kind of like a book you could read, but instead of using words it uses symbols of animals/birds. • Totem poles were used as a way of passing down stories.
- 4. What is atotem pole? • Totem poles were used to represent a tribe, clan, family, or person. • Having a totem pole was a great honor and often families would trade all their possessions to have one.
- 6. How were theycarved? • After a tree was cut down, carvers would begin at the top and work their way down. • A totem pole could be big or small. A large totem pole might be more than 60 feet high and could take two to three years to carve! • Once carved, poles were painted with natural paints and were most often black, red, blue, green, and white.
- 8. Your totem polepiece • Together we will create a set of class totem poles! • Each student will select an animal that they think best represents themselves. • They will create a stylized drawing of the animal, and then paint their own piece of the pole!
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