totem
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A single totem pole appears in the far right of the tight frame, as stiff and formal as Fred.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
His sculptures, composed of stacked forms and glazed in natural colors, bring to mind chimneys, duct work and totem poles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
"It is a totem of celebration for Chinese people and people around the world," he said.
From Barron's ● Feb. 13, 2026
"Stephen is much higher on the totem pole than that," Trump said.
From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2026
The Hyperborean was cradling a Native American totem pole wrapped in furs, humming to it like a baby.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
The excessive proliferation of totems and masks as decor is more closely associated with Beachcomber offshoots and descendants in the ’50s and ’60s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
A pair of blue totems from 2016 are built upon an amalgamation of numerous smaller objects, the process and monochromatic finish indebted to Louise Nevelson.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Turner, who died Wednesday at age 87, elbowed his way to the forefront of modern television by prioritizing profit over deeper questions about whether certain cultural totems should be held sacrosanct.
From Salon ● May 8, 2026
But he is best known for his inimitable, Surrealist pictures featuring skeletal, architectonic figures—merging humans, animals, foliage, totems and signs—which, though indecipherable, are instantly recognizable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 31, 2026
Shanti pointed to a copse just beyond the ring of totems.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
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