Close-up of a section of a totem pole by a Haida artist Reg Davidson (1954- ) of British Columbia, Canada, at the Birmingham Museum of Art. The detail features two of the animals associated with his family's clan affiliations: the frog (top) represents his mother's clan, and the killer whale (bottom) represents his father's clan. The Haida are among a number of indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest who created totem poles to represent people and groups in their tribe.
Totem Pole, Birmingham Museum of Art
Photo courtesy of the Alabama Tourism Department