this is so cute!

I don't know... aren't totem poles sacred to the West Coast peoples? I know the totem pole motif shows up on all kinds of touristy items in BC (and I imagine elsewhere along the Pacific), but using it for sticky tape, that just seems to be a bit tasteless, no?

http://nativeappropriations.blogspot.com/

This is amazing! I'm tempted to give my entire family totem pole tape for Christmas, but I'd probably think it was cooler than they would. :) Xo, Katie

Andreae - of course everyone can have their own opinion, and being "west coast peoples" as you put it - we're not offended nor find it tasteless at all.

This is adorable but a direct rip off of First Nations art from the west coast... sooooo good to know that colonization is still rife in craft land! @jan I didn't know that you were First Nations. It would be great if you could put that on your About Me page so that people (ie. me) stop posting about how racist products like this are.

diandra - it's ok - everyone has their opinion - and we welcome them. i am not first nations, but earl is (co-founder of Poppytalk) - http://poppytalk.blogspot.com/2010/08/inspiration-plateau-people.html

we don't put it up - just like if your heritage is swedish or japanese - we feel it shouldn't matter.

this product is pure cultural appropriation.

Thanks to PoppyTalk for featuring the tape and for the comments, folks.

Andreae- I wish the tape was tasteless but I put some in my mouth and it tasted terrible. A bit like glue in fact. Not good.

Diandra- a little liberal there with the term 'racist'.

I love traveling and personally find Native American art and folklore truly incredible fascinating and inspiring. So yes it is culturally appropriated but in today's post modern society, what isn't?

Ben, well said!