Indigenous American Art in Bonn – The Totem Pole in the Rheinaue

In the Northwestern end of Bonn’s largest park, the Rheinaue, one can find a magnificent example of Pacific Northwest (PNW) art: A six-meter high, intricately carved, and painted totem pole. Unlike many other objects discussed in this blog, this one was neither looted nor bought in a colony under dubious circumstances. The Totem pole in the Rheinaue was carved in 1979, right here in Bonn, for the Bundesgartenschau, West Germany’s largest horticulture exhibition, by Chief Tony Hunt Sr., a mem...