The Oregon Indian totem pole in Little Hagley Park was dismantled yesterday for delivery to the back yard of Mr R. J. Frost, who will restore deteriorating parts of the pole for the Christchurch City Council. When Mr Frost completes the job. the pole will be re-erected at Christchurch Airport, on
grassed land between the Recreation Centre and the White Heron Travelodge. Landscaping and seating will be placed round it. A 1960 gift from the Oregon Centennial Commission in return for hospitality shown to United States Navy Antarctic support force staff, the pole has long been criticised as ’ being in-
appropriate in a park designed by English settlers. But the main complaint has been its location near a busy road, where traffic slows down and stops so that motorists can have a look at the Pacific Northwest carving. The carvings represent a thunderbird, a killer whale, an eagle, a grizzly bear, and a beaver.
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