The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
totem post — totem pole or totem post, a pole carved and painted with representations of totems, erected by the Indians of the northwestern coast of North America, especially in front of their houses … Useful english dictionary
Totem pole — To tem pole or Totem post To tem post A pole or pillar, carved and painted with a series of totemic symbols, set up before the house of certain Indian tribes of the northwest coast of North America, esp. Indians of the Koluschan stock. [Webster… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
totem pole — /ˈtoʊtəm poʊl/ (say tohtuhm pohl) noun a pole or post carved and painted with totemic figures, erected by indigenous people of the north western coast of North America, especially in front of their houses. Also, totem post …
Totem pole — Totem poles are monumental sculptures carved from great trees, usually cedar, but mostly Western Redcedar, by a number of Indigenous cultures along the Pacific northwest coast of North America. The word totem is derived from the Ojibwe word… … Wikipedia
totem pole — n. 1. a pole or post carved and painted with totems, often erected in front of their dwellings by Indian tribes of the NW coast of North America 2. a hierarchical system [at the top of the educational totem pole] … English World dictionary
Totem Lake Mall — Infobox shopping mall shopping mall name = Totem Lake Mall image width = caption = location = Kirkland, Washington opening date = 1973 1974 closing date = developer = manager = owner = Developers Diversified Realty Corporation number of stores =… … Wikipedia
totem pole — 1. a pole or post carved and painted with totemic figures, erected by Indians of the northwest coast of North America, esp. in front of their houses. 2. a hierarchical system: the bureaucratic totem pole. [1875 80] * * * Carved and painted… … Universalium
Wolf Totem — Infobox Book | name = Wolf Totem title orig = 狼图腾 (Láng Túténg) translator = image caption = Cover of the first edition author = Jiang Rong (pseudonym) cover artist = country = People s Republic of China language = Chinese; translations planned… … Wikipedia
totempole — totem pole n. 1. A post carved and painted with a series of family or clan crests or with figures representing mythic beings and erected usually before a dwelling, as among certain Native American peoples of the northwest coast of North America.… … Universalium
Schamanismus — ist ein wissenschaftlicher Begriff, der die Welt der Glaubensvorstellungen und spirituellen Praktiken von Schamanen bezeichnet. Schamanismus hat schon früh das Interesse jener Forscher erregt, die sich mit Ethnologie, Religion und… … Deutsch Wikipedia
