Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Totem pole" in English language version.
The origin of tongue linking and tongue thrusting on totem figures and in other native art is obscure. Particularly well-represented in the Haida tradition, the meaning is bound up with a transfer of power between two entities. [...] It could also be a variation on lip plugs (labrets) once worn by upper-class persons to show their rank.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)Bob started a few months ago as low man on the totem pole. . . . Today he's the boss.