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German translation: Hauspfosten

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English term or phrase:	housepost
German translation:	Hauspfosten
Entered by:	Carolin Haase

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12:54 Apr 12, 2007

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Social Sciences - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / native american culture

English term or phrase: housepost

Archeologists believe that totem poles evolved over time from *houseposts*, funerary containers and memorial markers into symbols of wealth and prestige. Many wealthy tribe and village leaders commissioned poles as a sign of their social status and the importance of their families and clans.

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ho/11/ocm/ho_1986.486.htm

Es ist im Grunde eine Holzstatue, in der Mythen, Familien- und Stammestraditionen -und zugehörigkeiten ausgedrückt werden. Wie sagt man dazu auf Deutsch?

Danke!!!

Carolin Haase KudoZ activity Questions: 451 (none open) (53 closed without grading) Answers: 472 Germany
Local time: 17:50

Hauspfosten

Explanation:
Ich denke, die wörtliche Übersetzung mit "Hauspfosten" ist ok, denn der Begriff wird auch auf der internetseite des Museums für Völkerkunde in Hamburg verwendet.

Selected response from:

Ulrike Ehrle
Norway
Local time: 17:50

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Danke an alle!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

Hauspfosten

Ulrike Ehrle

3 +1

Häuserpfosten

David Seycek

Discussion entries: 1

Answers

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

Häuserpfosten

Explanation:
...würde ich mal sagen.

David Seycek
Austria
Local time: 17:50
Native speaker of:

German,

Czech

Notes to answerer

Asker: Aber ist so ein Häuserpfosten nicht ein tragendes Element?

19 mins confidence:

Hauspfosten

Explanation:
Ich denke, die wörtliche Übersetzung mit "Hauspfosten" ist ok, denn der Begriff wird auch auf der internetseite des Museums für Völkerkunde in Hamburg verwendet.

Example sentence(s):

Totempfähle sind keine Marterpfähle, sondern Hauspfosten mit Familienwappen.

Reference: http://fhh.hamburg.de/stadt/Aktuell/behoerden/kulturbehoerde...

Ulrike Ehrle
Norway
Local time: 17:50
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Danke an alle!

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