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An im age taken of a happy shiny grinning totem pole.

Totem poles are sculptures carved from large trees, such as the Western Red Cedar. In North America, totem poles are part of the cultures of many indigenous peoples of Alaska, British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest. Totem poles serve many purposes beyond their beauty, and their meanings are as varied as the cultures that make them. - See more at: http://wonderopolis.org/wonder/what-is-a-totem-pole/#sthash.yWIrMkLP.dpuf

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. - See more at: http://wonderopolis.org/wonder/what-is-a-totem-pole/#sthash.yWIrMkLP.dpuf

Object | Wood | Sculpture | Colour | Happy | Teeth | Brown