Totem poles

[Raeanne Dimick]

a tall wooden pole with symbols cut or painted on it that is part of the tradition of the Native Americans of the west coast of Canada and the northern US

[Dianne]

a wooden pole with symbols cut or painted on it which is connected esp. with American Indians of the Northwest

[Deefroster]

@raeanne-dimick yes I can verify this as I am a member of a Northwest Native American tribe. Lummi.