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totem pole

type of monumental carving by indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest
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totem pole

Summary

totem pole ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,862 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • totem pole's genre is wood carving[2].
  • totem pole is made of western redcedar[3].
  • totem pole is a type of pole[4].
  • totem pole is a type of statue[5].
  • totem pole is a type of woodwork[6].
  • totem pole's Commons category is recorded as Totem poles[7].
  • totem pole's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Totem poles[8].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include pole[4], statue[5], and woodwork[6].

Why It Matters

totem pole ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,862 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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