As you drive north, look out for colourful wood-carved totem poles rising out of the ground.

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The metal knife enabled many Third World sculpting and carving traditions, including the totem poles of the Pacific Northwest.

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After stocking up on snacks and souvenirs, venture further into the historic Pioneer Square neighborhood and check out the totem poles in Occidental Park .

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To frame the collection, Louboutin has placed searchlights from the Suez Canal (picked up in Cairo and at the Paris flea markets), Syrian columns purchased at auction, two Aztec-like totem poles from Mexico City and a pair of Indian rococo columns found in a Paris antiques shop.

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