A large pillar has been returned to a Victoria artist after the Royal BC Museum apologized nearly two years after mistaking it as an Indigenous artifact.
has washed up on the Dallas Road Waterfront.
The sculpture covered in algae weighed about 100 kilograms and was initially believed to be a ritual stone pillar used by the region’s Lekwungun-speaking people.that the sculpture was actually a carving he had been working on.Boudreau contacted the museum and CHEK News last year with photos dating back to 2017. Boudreau says that he originally found the rock and began working on it. He says he was carving a multicultural totem pole.
Boudreau said he applauds the museum’s work and apology in the matter, adding that it has turned into an “enthusiastic ending” for him. “I’m shocked that one thing, led to this thing. So we never know until the last breath of what’s going to happen,” said the artist. Boudreau hasn’t returned to that beach in a long time and says he will complete his original project eventually. When it comes to selling it, he’s not sure what will happen.
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