TOTEM POLE


Meaning of TOTEM POLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1880

1. : a pole or pillar carved and painted with a series of totemic symbols representing family lineage and often mythical or historical incidents and erected by Indian tribes of the northwest coast of North America

2. : an order of rank : hierarchy

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