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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Potlatch #189732 03/04/2010 1:42 PM Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 95 Long Island, NY USA kah454 journeyman kah454 journeyman Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 95 Long Island, NY USA While travelling in Southeast Alaska last year I was able to study a large nuber of Totem poles. Some poles will have a series of rings. Each ring represented a Potlatch that family had hosted. If your Totem had several rings, it was a sign of wealth and prosperity. (I have photos at photobucket.com, just search kahrnh to view the albums) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Potlatch kah454 #190205 03/29/2010 10:21 PM Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,971 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,971 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water The potlatch, or 'give away', was a big deal. The more you had the more you gave away. ----please, draw me a sheep---- Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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