Boo-Qwilla - Stanford, CA
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N 37° 25.700 W 122° 10.078
10S E 573614 N 4142715
Boo-Qwilla is a totem pole carving on the campus of Stanford University.
Waymark Code: WMCP4K
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 09/27/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
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Boo-Qwilla is a totem pole carving on the campus of Stanford University. A sign a post in front describes the features of the sculpture:

Boo-Qwilla

By Art Thompson
DITIDAHT TRIBE, VANCOUVER ISLAND,
CANADA, 1948-2003

With the assistance of john Livingston

A gift to Stanford Students for their pleasure and study
Alan Sieroty ('52) and Beth Sieroty Meltzer ('54)

October 14, 1995

On this Nuu-chah-nulth totem pole, Thunderbird, with wings outstretched, towers overhead. He perches on top of Raven, the creator of Earth, Light, and Consiousness. Raven's wings encompass the headdress of Boo-Qwilla, a person of knowledge, wisdom, and achievement. Legend affirms this ancestral human is Raven's most prized creation who is charged with the safekeeping of knowledge and the preservaion of the earth. At the base, a supernatural Killerwhale transforms into a Wolf. This creature possess magical healing powers which aid humankind.

TITLE: Boo-Qwilla

ARTIST(S): Art Thompson, sculptor.

DATE: 1995

MEDIUM: Cedar wood and pigment

CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 04920035

Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]

PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Hidden in a grove of trees not far from the Art Library

DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
None noted, recently renovated
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