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Show Totemlsm. Toterr.lsm was, ami sllll Is, n system of trilml division among pinny primitive primi-tive rnces of men. Its origin (Inline back to tlie people of pre historic time Nutnrnl objects, usually n nnl-innl, nnl-innl, nlrd, fish, or reptile, were taken as a totem, both for clans iiid individuals. in-dividuals. The representation of individual in-dividual totems ,Ki many regions of the earth was often painted upon the body, or painted or otherwise worked upon such possessions as blankets, skins of animals, utensils, and shields. |