Posted by: Rizza | July. 15. 2008 Totem pole with beads A closer look: All of your bracelets are so beautiful……my favorite one that you've made is the double zig-zag. What's your favorite? By: Vivi on August. 18. 2008 at 7:33 pm Reply how do you add the bead? By: Alejandra on April. 7. 2009 at 2:13 am if you've made it before, there's always a hole where the bead is, so you just insert a bead. hope i was helpful, i suck at explaining things By: Jenn on August. 24. 2009 at 4:48 pm do you take cash? By: Kelsea on April. 11. 2009 at 9:27 pm THIS PATTERN (WITHOUT BEADS) IS IN THE KLUTZ BOOK By: michael on July. 19. 2009 at 5:58 pm Categories
Another interesting type of totem pole is the shame pole. Shame poles are carved to embarrass and ridicule someone who has done something wrong. Shame poles are taken down once the person has made amends. A famous shame pole erected in Cordova, Alaska, included the face of an oil company businessman. It is said to represent the unpaid debt the oil company owes for damages caused by the oil spill in Valdez, Alaska. Colors used to paint totem poles were limited. Artists relied on natural pigments. Black was the most common, made by grinding soot, graphite or charcoal. Red came from red ochre, a clay-like material. Blue-green was made from copper sulfide. Common figures found on totem poles include the raven (a symbol of The Creator), the eagle (representing peace and friendship), the killer whale (a symbol of strength), the thunderbird, the beaver, the bear, the wolf and the frog. Though the totem pole has been a part of history for decades, totem poles are still created today. Native carvers in the Northwest continue to carve totems as symbols of their cultural pride and clan kinship.
This "totem pole" pattern is very unique. Three different main colors create very distinctive, repeating shapes. One color remains a small accent throughout the bracelet. While most friendship bracelets have straight edges, this pattern gets thicker and skinnier throughout the pattern. These bracelets are available in a variety of colors, as pictured. The color combinations currently in stock are listed from left to right in the fourth photo. If you have questions about what colors are available or would like to customize your own bracelet, please feel free to contact me. All bracelets are approximately 6-7 inches from knot to knot, with additional string on both sides for fastening the bracelets. These bracelets are designed to be tied on. Lengths of specific bracelets and additional photos available upon request.
Introduction: Rainbow Loom™ Totem Pole Bracelet In this step-by-step tutorial, I'll be showing you how to make a Rainbow Loom Totem Pole Bracelet. For this bracelet you will need- 38 black rubber bands, 9 red rubber bands, 9 orange rubber bands, 9 yellow rubber bands, 9 green rubber bands, 5 blue rubber bands, and 5 purple rubber bands. Step 1: Placing Perimeter Start from the 1st middle peg and place a black rubber band to the 2nd left peg. Continue up the left side of the loom placing black rubber bands in a chain formation. Stop at the second to last peg. Then place a black band from the second to last peg on the left to the last peg in the middle. Go back down to the first set of pegs and place a black rubber band from the 1st middle peg up to the 2nd peg on the right. Continue up the right side of the loom placing black rubber bands in a chain formation. Finish the perimeter with a black rubber band going from the second to last peg on the right up to the last peg in the middle. Step 2: Placing the Triangles Start by placing a black rubber band from the first middle peg up to the second.
Here is a link to a forum where people talk about friendship bracelets and post patterns. This should be the link to the totem pole friendship bracelet. If it doesn't take you directly there, just visit the root site and search for totem pole..... You will probably find lots of other new patterns on this board, too!
Table of contents 1 - Materials and Set Up 2 - Step by Step 2. 0 - Step 1 2. 1 - Step 2 2. 2 - Step 3 2. 3 - Step 4 2. 4 - Step 5 2. 5 - Step 6 2. 6 - Step 7 2. 7 - Step 8 2. 8 - Step 9 2. 9 - Step 10 2. 10 - Step 11 2. 11 - Step 12 2. 12 - Step 13 2 - Videos To make this bracelet, you must know how to make the chevron. Four strings, around 64 inches, which will be folded in half so you will have an 8 string bracelet. Fold your strings in half, and use whichever method your heart desires to tie it at the top. :) Set Up: 12344321, so they're mirrored, here I have used yellow, orange, green and purple. Step 1 Make four chevrons. Your string order should be back to 12344321 or yellow, orange, green, purple, purple, green, orange and yellow. Step 2 You need to make 1 more row of chevron Step 3 Now take the string on the far left (orange) and tie 2 forward knots onto the next two strings (green and purple) Step 4 Now on the far right side take your orange and tie 2 backward knots onto the next two strings (green and purple) Step 5 On the far left side of the bracelet, you want to take the green and make a f/bk knot over the purple.
More widely known, but in fact far less common, are the elaborately carved tall totem poles that relate an entire family legend in the form of a pictograph. This legend is not something that can be read in the usual sense of the word; only with an understanding of what the symbols mean to the Indians and a knowledge of the history and customs of the clan involved can the pole be interpreted. Each animal or spirit carved on the pole has meaning, and when combined on the pole in sequence, each figure is an important symbol constituent of a story or myth. An exact interpretation of any set of symbols, however, would be almost impossible without the help of a knowledgeable narrator from the family. The totem pole was also a sign of the owner's affluence, for hiring an artist to make a pole was an expensive proposition. The carving of totem poles reached its peak in the early and middle 19th century, when the introduction of good metal tools and the wealth gained from the fur trade made it possible for many chiefs to afford these displays.
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All Canada Photos/Superstock The carving on totem poles separates and emphasizes the flat, painted surfaces of the symbolic animals and spirits depicted on them. Each pole generally has from one (as with a grave marker) to many (as with a family legend) animal images on it, all following standardized forms which are familiar to all Indians of the Northwest Coast; beavers, for example, always include cross-hatched tails, and eagles show downward curved beaks. Totem poles from various tribes native to British Columbia, Canada, in Stanley Park, Vancouver. © Alan Kearney/FPG International The word totem refers to a guardian or ancestral being, usually supernatural, that is revered and respected, but not always worshipped. The significance of the real or mythological animal carved on a totem pole is its identification with the lineage of the head of the household. The animal is displayed as a type of family crest, much as an Englishman might have a lion on his crest, or a rancher a bull on his brand.