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What does totem mean in art?
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In art, a totem means more than one thing. Generally, a totem is any item that depicts another object, person or animal. Indigenous people often use totems to symbolize their family heritage and ancestors. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of totems.
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Circa 1900 Salish Totem
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
, Carvings, Native American Totems, Salish, Hudson Bay Fur Trading
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Cedar
$2,000
Vintage Northwest Silvery Grey TOTEM Painted Chalkware Sculpture Paperweight
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Vintage midcentury Northwestern 1950s reproduction in Chalkware of a famous museum TOTEM carving
Category
Vintage 1950s Native American Obelisks
Pair Northwest Coast Cedar Totems
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Northwest coast cedar TOTEM. Signed in pencil on back, "Susan Peters." We assume a former owner
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Native American Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Cedar
Hand Carved Gnome + Deer Woodland Totem
Located in Brooklyn, NY
If great art is meant to inspire and provoke, this beautiful carving of a gnome with a deer on it's
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood, Pine
Aldo Guarnieri Sculptural Totem in Varnished Wood, 1970
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Aldo Guarnieri Sculptural Totem in Varnished Wood, Italy, 1970s
This sculptural totem by Aldo
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Naga TOTEM, North-East India, 19th Century
Located in Mexico City, MX
have a strong warrior tradition and are recognized as expert artisans.
Traditionally, totems have
Category
Antique 19th Century Southeast Asian Tribal Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
