
Though this story does not depict a pole-like object, there is a chance that it could have influenced many cultures’ dance.

Some claim that an ancient Sumerian myth may be the first depiction of a striptease: Inanna, the Goddess of Love, is told to have adorned herself in robes and jewels in her descent into the underworld, and at each of the seven gates, she removed an article of clothing or piece of jewelry. This dance was meant to simulate intercourse, showing their soon-to-be husbands they were fertile and ready for marriage. The first of these influential origins is a rumored African tribal dance where a woman used a large wooden pole, representing a phallus, to dance for the man they were promised to. There are several origins that are sparing in detail or record however, they are still worth a mention as they could have easily influenced the dance we know and love today.

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