Canadian Totem Pole next to the canal
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Canadian Totem Pole next to the canal
Image: © Mat Fascione Taken: 18 Aug 2015
The red cedar wood Totem Pole was carved and designed by the Kwaguilth artist Chief Henry Hunt of the Kwakiutl tribe, British Columbia, Canada. It was commissioned by John Alsford a director of the J Alsford Ltd, timber merchants and importers in 1968. It stands on the site of what was previously one of J Alsford Ltd's wood yards, next to the Grand Union Canal in Berkhamsted.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.761767
Longitude
-0.55997