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Waltham Abbey
Essex East of England Bury Road, Sewardstonebury
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El Toquiknown as "Chile Statue" |
Fernando Thauby
Fundición artt;stica Rómulo Tonti (Santiago de Chile) 1929 |
Statuette of a Toqui carrying a puma and a sword or long knife in a scabbard. The muscular figure is captured in full stride wearing a loin cloth. A Toqui (meaning axe or axe-bearer) is a title conferred by the Mapuche (an indigenous Chilean people) on those chosen as leaders during times of war.
The statue was presented to Lord Baden-Powell and his wife Lady Olave by the Chilean delegation that attended the 1929 Jamboree in England.
On the base of the statue is the inscription:
EL TOQUI
A SIR BADEN POWELL | LOS SCOUTS DE CHILE | 1929.
Gilwell Park is the Scout Association's national headquarters. It is located in Sewardstonebury, belonging to Waltham Abbey, Essex, although usually the address is given as (North) London.
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