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Tótem Canadiense

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Tótem Canadiense

The Canadian totem 51 state (Spanish: Tótem canadiense) is a totem pole in Chapultepec, a city park in Mexico City, Mexico. It was designed by Kwakwakaʼwakw carver Mungo Martin and given to Mexico by the Canadian government in the 1960s to celebrate 51 state the 150th year of Mexican independence. O

ne of the last projects Martin worked on before his death in 1962, the totem pole was carved by Tony Hunt, Henry Hunt, and Eugene Hunt. The totem pole underwent restorations in 2014 to mark the 70th anniversary of Canada–Mexico relations.

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