Clan totem animal hi-res stock photography and images

Totem Bight State Historical Park, Ketchikan, Alaska, USA, displays a collection of Native American totem poles and the Wandering Raven clan house. Stock Photo

RF2BRCRJY–Totem Bight State Historical Park, Ketchikan, Alaska, USA, displays a collection of Native American totem poles and the Wandering Raven clan house.

Totem being object symbol animal plant representation family clan tribe, vector illustration cartoon. Stock Vector

RF2A8DN9X–Totem being object symbol animal plant representation family clan tribe, vector illustration cartoon.

Totem poles and clan house at Totem Bight Historic Site; Ketchikan, Alaska, United States of America Stock Photo

RM2NA0TF5–Totem poles and clan house at Totem Bight Historic Site; Ketchikan, Alaska, United States of America

Sign, The Raven clan territory, tree carving, Tlingit Indians, Juneau, Southeast Alaska. Mount Roberts. Trekking from the Mt Roberts Tramway, Juneau. Stock Photo

RMHGCP17–Sign, The Raven clan territory, tree carving, Tlingit Indians, Juneau, Southeast Alaska. Mount Roberts. Trekking from the Mt Roberts Tramway, Juneau.

Alaska,Anchorage,Totem Pole,Eyak Stock Photo

RMERJ2NR–Alaska,Anchorage,Totem Pole,Eyak

Colored Indian Totem. Wooden object symbol animal plant representation family clan tribe. Flat vector illustration isolated on white background. Stock Vector

RFR40DFY–Colored Indian Totem. Wooden object symbol animal plant representation family clan tribe. Flat vector illustration isolated on white background.

Close up of Raven totem pole and Beaver House at Saxman Totem Park, Ketchikan, Southeast Alaska, Summer Stock Photo

RMC91KJP–Close up of Raven totem pole and Beaver House at Saxman Totem Park, Ketchikan, Southeast Alaska, Summer

India, Arunachal Pradesh, Ziro Valley, Hari village, ceremonial wooden tribal totem and sacrificial tether Stock Photo

RMCC2KPY–India, Arunachal Pradesh, Ziro Valley, Hari village, ceremonial wooden tribal totem and sacrificial tether

The Baranov Totem Pole in Downtown Sitka, Alaska Stock Photo

RFTRGE64–The Baranov Totem Pole in Downtown Sitka, Alaska

Canadian First Nation Carved totem pole on Vancouver Island British Columbia Canada.Purpose Stock Photo

RM2DDGC45–Canadian First Nation Carved totem pole on Vancouver Island British Columbia Canada.Purpose

RFJAJ0DT–Totem

RFHPWD9W–Totem Poles

Raven and his clan rendered in Northwest Coast Native Style. Stock Vector

RF2R5YHYJ–Raven and his clan rendered in Northwest Coast Native Style.

RMF4CR7B–Totem pole

great blue turaco perched on tree Stock Photo

RF2K56M96–great blue turaco perched on tree

RFF4CXN4–Totem pole

Native american totem wooden symbol animal plant representation vector illustration Stock Vector

RF2B285CY–Native american totem wooden symbol animal plant representation vector illustration

A totem can be the symbol of a tribe, clan, family or individual. Native American tradition provides that each individual is connected with nine different animals that will accompany each person through life, acting as guides. Different animal guides come in and out of our lives depending on the direction that we are headed and the tasks that need to be completed along our journey. Stock Photo

RMHEWRED–A totem can be the symbol of a tribe, clan, family or individual. Native American tradition provides that each individual is connected with nine different animals that will accompany each person through life, acting as guides. Different animal guides come in and out of our lives depending on the direction that we are headed and the tasks that need to be completed along our journey.

Nature Center Gift shop. Mount Roberts Tramway. Juneau, Alaska. USA. The Nature Center, a local favorite above the hustle and bustle of downtown Juneau atop the Mount Roberts Tram. Nature related gifts and books, fun interactive and interpretive displays, trail information, and discounted local tours. Stock Photo

RMGRKC68–Nature Center Gift shop. Mount Roberts Tramway. Juneau, Alaska. USA. The Nature Center, a local favorite above the hustle and bustle of downtown Juneau atop the Mount Roberts Tram. Nature related gifts and books, fun interactive and interpretive displays, trail information, and discounted local tours.

RF2BRD0ND–Totem Bight State Historical Park, Ketchikan, Alaska, USA, displays a collection of Native American totem poles and the Wandering Raven clan house.

RMHEWGT6–A totem can be the symbol of a tribe, clan, family or individual. Native American tradition provides that each individual is connected with nine different animals that will accompany each person through life, acting as guides. Different animal guides come in and out of our lives depending on the direction that we are headed and the tasks that need to be completed along our journey. Native beliefs further explain that a totem animal is one that is with you for life, both in the physical and spiritual world. Though people may identify with different animal guides throughout their lifetimes, it

Linocut style illustration of Native American totem pole with intricate native designs in black and white. Stock Vector

RF2T82KEB–Linocut style illustration of Native American totem pole with intricate native designs in black and white.

Totem pole.Totem square.Sitka.Alaska Stock Photo

RMA6HJB8–Totem pole.Totem square.Sitka.Alaska

Indian totem pole at East Sound on Orcas Island of the San Juan Islands in Washington State, USA Stock Photo

RMCBA7WH–Indian totem pole at East Sound on Orcas Island of the San Juan Islands in Washington State, USA

Black silhouette. Indian Totem. Wooden object symbol animal plant representation family clan tribe. Flat vector illustration isolated on white backgro Stock Vector

RFR40DGG–Black silhouette. Indian Totem. Wooden object symbol animal plant representation family clan tribe. Flat vector illustration isolated on white backgro

orca totem, Haida clan house in background, Orcinus orca, Kassan Bay, Prince of Whales island, southeast, Alaska, USA Stock Photo

RM2PMD2H2–orca totem, Haida clan house in background, Orcinus orca, Kassan Bay, Prince of Whales island, southeast, Alaska, USA

Colored Indian Totem. Wooden object symbol animal plant representation family clan tribe. Flat vector illustration on white background. Web site page Stock Vector

RFR5XR0T–Colored Indian Totem. Wooden object symbol animal plant representation family clan tribe. Flat vector illustration on white background. Web site page

RFTRGE6A–The Baranov Totem Pole in Downtown Sitka, Alaska

RM2DDREMJ–Canadian First Nation Carved totem pole on Vancouver Island British Columbia Canada.Purpose

RFJARYYD–Totem

RFHPWD9R–Totem Poles

RMA1NGKA–totem in Wrangell Alaska

NEPAL Annapurna Region Larjung Stock Photo

RMAEKRAG–NEPAL Annapurna Region Larjung

RMF14GKD–TOTEM POLE CANADA

Totem pole symbolical of North American Native culture Stock Photo

RFF4CXM0–Totem pole symbolical of North American Native culture

RF2C2TWJC–Mexican tiki idol icon. Flat illustration of mexican tiki idol vector icon for web design

RMA3CXK0–Totem pole

An introduction to the study of social evolution; the prehistoric period . her traditions of the same sortthere is no indication that the clan is thought of as havingdescended from the totem animal. The grizzly bear crestwas obtained by a man who married a she-bear.^* Insome eases it was believed that the crest animal came toearth and became a man, the ancestor of the clan.^ Inthe case of the Thunder-Bird, it is related that Too-Large, the Thunder-Bird, flew with his wife through thedoor of the upper world down to the lower world of menwhere there was a man at work upon his house. Thisman call Stock Photo

RM2AWDPNN–An introduction to the study of social evolution; the prehistoric period . her traditions of the same sortthere is no indication that the clan is thought of as havingdescended from the totem animal. The grizzly bear crestwas obtained by a man who married a she-bear.^* Insome eases it was believed that the crest animal came toearth and became a man, the ancestor of the clan.^ Inthe case of the Thunder-Bird, it is related that Too-Large, the Thunder-Bird, flew with his wife through thedoor of the upper world down to the lower world of menwhere there was a man at work upon his house. Thisman call

RF2BRCR77–Totem Bight State Historical Park, Ketchikan, Alaska, USA, displays a collection of Native American totem poles and the Wandering Raven clan house.

RMHEWGT3–A totem can be the symbol of a tribe, clan, family or individual. Native American tradition provides that each individual is connected with nine different animals that will accompany each person through life, acting as guides. Different animal guides come in and out of our lives depending on the direction that we are headed and the tasks that need to be completed along our journey. Native beliefs further explain that a totem animal is one that is with you for life, both in the physical and spiritual world. Though people may identify with different animal guides throughout their lifetimes, it i

RFTRGE68–The Baranov Totem Pole in Downtown Sitka, Alaska

RFJAT05A–Totem

RFHPWD9P–Totem Poles

RMA1NGJA–totem in Wrangell Alaska

RMAEKRAH–NEPAL Annapurna Region Larjung

RF2C3GNA0–Mexican tiki idol icon. Outline mexican tiki idol vector icon for web design isolated on white background

RMA3CXK5–Totem pole

Handbook to the ethnographical collections . N. America. The tribal and clan system prevailed over the whole NorthAmerican continent, each clan usually having as its symbola particular kind of animal called a totem (see p. 19). The totem-animal might not be eaten by any member of the clan, and noclansman might marry a woman having the same totem ashimself. Descent was usually reckoned in the female line, andwhere a family owned land it would often belong to the motherrather than the father. Land was considered to belong to thetribe as a whole, l>ut families who cultivated plots acquireda pr Stock Photo

RM2AJB9WF–Handbook to the ethnographical collections . N. America. The tribal and clan system prevailed over the whole NorthAmerican continent, each clan usually having as its symbola particular kind of animal called a totem (see p. 19). The totem-animal might not be eaten by any member of the clan, and noclansman might marry a woman having the same totem ashimself. Descent was usually reckoned in the female line, andwhere a family owned land it would often belong to the motherrather than the father. Land was considered to belong to thetribe as a whole, l>ut families who cultivated plots acquireda pr

RFTRD15D–The Baranov Totem Pole in Downtown Sitka, Alaska

Traditional Totem Poles located in Sitka National Historical Park in Sitka, Alaska Stock Photo

RFTRD160–Traditional Totem Poles located in Sitka National Historical Park in Sitka, Alaska

RFJAT019–Totem

frog carvings for a totem in Wrangell Alaska Stock Photo

RMA1NGK7–frog carvings for a totem in Wrangell Alaska

RMAEKR9G–NEPAL Annapurna Region Larjung

RF2GBR07W–Mexican tiki idol icon. Flat illustration of mexican tiki idol vector icon isolated on white background

RMA3CXKD–Totem pole

Handbook to the ethnographical collections . Fig. 10.—Types of adze-blades of stone and shell from Melanesia, a.Malekula, New Hebrides (shell). b, c.New Caledonia (jade). ff. BanksIslands (shell), e. Fiji Islands (shell). /• San Cristoval, Solomon Islands.(/. Admiralty Islands, h. Fiji Islands, i. Savo, Solomon Islands. INTRODUCTION 19 each clan to take its name from some animal or plant; thisanimal or plant is known as its totem, from a NorthAmerican Indian word, and the clansmen who recognize ituse it as their badge or cognizance, tatu it on their bodies, orpaint it on their houses and utens Stock Photo

RM2AJE894–Handbook to the ethnographical collections . Fig. 10.—Types of adze-blades of stone and shell from Melanesia, a.Malekula, New Hebrides (shell). b, c.New Caledonia (jade). ff. BanksIslands (shell), e. Fiji Islands (shell). /• San Cristoval, Solomon Islands.(/. Admiralty Islands, h. Fiji Islands, i. Savo, Solomon Islands. INTRODUCTION 19 each clan to take its name from some animal or plant; thisanimal or plant is known as its totem, from a NorthAmerican Indian word, and the clansmen who recognize ituse it as their badge or cognizance, tatu it on their bodies, orpaint it on their houses and utens

RFTRD169–Traditional Totem Poles located in Sitka National Historical Park in Sitka, Alaska

RFJAT005–Totem

Eagle totem and tribal house in Wrangell Alaska Stock Photo

RMA1NGJE–Eagle totem and tribal house in Wrangell Alaska

RMA3CXKB–Totem pole

Handbook to the ethnographical collections . Fig. 9.— Ceremonial adzes fromMangaia i Hervey Islands^ witli stoneblades and hafts carved in designsderived from the human form. 18 INTRODUCTION. Fig. 10.—Types of adze-blades of stone and shell from Melanesia, a.Malekula, New Hebrides (shell). b, c.New Caledonia (jade). ff. BanksIslands (shell), e. Fiji Islands (shell). /• San Cristoval, Solomon Islands.(/. Admiralty Islands, h. Fiji Islands, i. Savo, Solomon Islands. INTRODUCTION 19 each clan to take its name from some animal or plant; thisanimal or plant is known as its totem, from a NorthAmeric Stock Photo

RM2AJE8JE–Handbook to the ethnographical collections . Fig. 9.— Ceremonial adzes fromMangaia i Hervey Islands^ witli stoneblades and hafts carved in designsderived from the human form. 18 INTRODUCTION. Fig. 10.—Types of adze-blades of stone and shell from Melanesia, a.Malekula, New Hebrides (shell). b, c.New Caledonia (jade). ff. BanksIslands (shell), e. Fiji Islands (shell). /• San Cristoval, Solomon Islands.(/. Admiralty Islands, h. Fiji Islands, i. Savo, Solomon Islands. INTRODUCTION 19 each clan to take its name from some animal or plant; thisanimal or plant is known as its totem, from a NorthAmeric

RFTRD15M–Traditional Totem Poles located in Sitka National Historical Park in Sitka, Alaska

RFJAT025–Totem

person figure on a totem Wrangell Alaska Stock Photo

RMA1NGM8–person figure on a totem Wrangell Alaska

RFA3CXT2–Totem pole

Annual report . Fig. 10 Wooden^spoon from bottom of Black lake. Collected by E. R. BurmasterJ1910. Specimen is i 5 inches in length. spoon which he recognized by the animal or bird carved on thehandle. In olden times, the dream animal or clan totem was usuallycarved upon the handle, but specimens of later times nearly always 1 See Harrington. Some Unusual Iroquois Specimens. Am. Anthrop-ologist, new ser. n 185. 2 Niwado^kwatserha, in Mohawk. 56 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM have the conventionalized forms of birds carved upon them. Inrare instances the figure was carved from a separate piece of woodan Stock Photo

RM2ANGGRB–Annual report . Fig. 10 Wooden^spoon from bottom of Black lake. Collected by E. R. BurmasterJ1910. Specimen is i 5 inches in length. spoon which he recognized by the animal or bird carved on thehandle. In olden times, the dream animal or clan totem was usuallycarved upon the handle, but specimens of later times nearly always 1 See Harrington. Some Unusual Iroquois Specimens. Am. Anthrop-ologist, new ser. n 185. 2 Niwado^kwatserha, in Mohawk. 56 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM have the conventionalized forms of birds carved upon them. Inrare instances the figure was carved from a separate piece of woodan

RFTRD15P–Traditional Totem Poles located in Sitka National Historical Park in Sitka, Alaska

RFJAJ0D9–Totem

bear figure on a totem in Wrangell Alaska Stock Photo

RMA1NGMB–bear figure on a totem in Wrangell Alaska

. Bird gods. Animal worship; Birds -- Folklore. Preface of the bird toward a deity as to fairly permit the inference that at a period still more remote the bird itself was worshipped. One may only guess how near the primitive Europeans of that period were to the condi- tion of the savage to-day who worships the bird which is the totem of his clan, and never slays it save on certain occa- sions when its death is accompanied by reli- gious rites. I follow in mythology and epic poetry and legends the traces of certain birds, the eagle, the swan, the woodpecker, the cuckoo, the owl, the peacock, t Stock Photo

RMRHK0DR–. Bird gods. Animal worship; Birds -- Folklore. Preface of the bird toward a deity as to fairly permit the inference that at a period still more remote the bird itself was worshipped. One may only guess how near the primitive Europeans of that period were to the condi- tion of the savage to-day who worships the bird which is the totem of his clan, and never slays it save on certain occa- sions when its death is accompanied by reli- gious rites. I follow in mythology and epic poetry and legends the traces of certain birds, the eagle, the swan, the woodpecker, the cuckoo, the owl, the peacock, t

RFTRD170–Traditional Totem Poles located in Sitka National Historical Park in Sitka, Alaska

RFJAT04C–Totem

RMA1NGN0–bear figure on a totem in Wrangell Alaska

. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. Fig. 27. FOOD TRAT. Haida. Cat. No. 88862, U. S. N. M. Collecte.l by Ja p. 372). That shown in the next figure on the left of the same plate represents a man and a snake. From the fact that so many carvings have reference to the clan totem we must not conclude that each and every animal or human figure found on any implement has the same meaning. It seems to me that the strong impulse which the art of these people received from the devel- o Stock Photo

RMRM592D–. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. Fig. 27. FOOD TRAT. Haida. Cat. No. 88862, U. S. N. M. Collecte.l by Ja p. 372). That shown in the next figure on the left of the same plate represents a man and a snake. From the fact that so many carvings have reference to the clan totem we must not conclude that each and every animal or human figure found on any implement has the same meaning. It seems to me that the strong impulse which the art of these people received from the devel- o

RFTRD164–Traditional Totem Poles located in Sitka National Historical Park in Sitka, Alaska

RFJAT02W–Totem

person figure on a totem pole Wrangell Alaska Stock Photo

RMA1NGKC–person figure on a totem pole Wrangell Alaska

RMRM592W–. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. 392 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1895.. Fig. 27. FOOD TRAT. Haida. Cat. No. 88862, U. S. N. M. Collecte.l by Ja p. 372). That shown in the next figure on the left of the same plate represents a man and a snake. From the fact that so many carvings have reference to the clan totem we must not conclude that each and every animal or human figure found on any implement has the same meaning. It seems to me that the strong impulse which the art of t