Totem Pole Berkhampstead, Herts UK
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Norfolk12
N 51° 45.732 W 000° 33.588
30U E 668395 N 5737407
A Totem Pole by the Grand Union Canal at Berkhampstead,now in the grounds of private flats.
Waymark Code: WM3E42
Location: United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/22/2008
Views: 20
The land on which the flats are built used to be a wood yard, J Alsford Ltd., and it was they who put up the Totem Pole over 30 years ago.
Henry and Tony Hunt carved the Totem Pole in red cedar in the local tradition, and it was shipped across and erected on the site. The Totem Pole comes from Southern Kwakiutu in British Columbia, Canada.
The carving is a fertility symbol and legend has it that women wishing to conceive should visit and make three wishes for the child you dream of!
these facts and more are available in a small history of the Totem Pole: 'The Berkhamsted Totem Pole' by John Tearle, ISBN 0-9528131-1-8 published by Lillydown House.
Type of wood carving: Chainsaw, grinder, chisel & carving tools
Artist's Name: member of the Kwakiutl tribe
Approximate size/height: 20ft
Type of wood: red ceder
Other type: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
All logs must be the result of an actual visit to the wooden carving.
"Visited" only remarks will not be accepted.