Types of Totem Poles

What type of totem poleis used to support the roof of a family home?

• Shame Pole

• House Post

• Heraldic Pole

• Mortuary Pole

What do Mortuary Poles hold inside?

• Nothing

• Bones

• Treasure

• Ashes

When was a shame pole taken down?

• When the situation is made right

• When it falls over

• When lightning strikes it

• None of these

When were memorial poles constructed?

• the day before the person dies

• 10 years after the person died

• 1 year after the person died

• never

How tall were Heraldic poles?

• 20-40 feet

• 100-200 feet

• 1,000 feet

• 6 feet

What was the purpose of a Welcome Pole?

• To welcome or warn visitors

• To scare people away

• To advertise their buisness

• To chase away predators