Wood has long been used as an artistic medium. It has been used to make sculptures and carvings for millennia. Examples include the totem poles carved by North American indigenous people from conifer trunks, often Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata), and the Millennium clock tower, now housed in the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. It is also used in woodcut printmaking, and for engraving. COUNT 5
QSN1 Along with sculptures, what type of art have people been making out of wood for centuries? ANS1 carvings QSN2 What did indigenous people in North America make out of the trunks of conifers? ANS2 totem poles QSN3 What type of tree was often used for totem poles? ANS3 Western Red Cedar QSN4 What city in Scotland would you visit to see the Millennium clock tower? ANS4 Edinburgh QSN5 What museum exhibits the Millennium clock tower? ANS5 National Museum of Scotland