Welcome Figures - Richmond, BC
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N 49° 11.711 W 123° 10.672
10U E 487040 N 5449169
One of many sculptures at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, British Columbia.
Waymark Code: WM192H6
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 11/14/2023
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The figures are located on the lower level of the International Terminal (baggage claim). They are free to visit without a boarding pass. Taken from the website, "Year: 1986
Artist: Joe David
Dimensions and materials: Red cedar | Male 3.3 x 1.2 x 1.1 m; Female 3.0 x 1.1 x 1.1 m
Terminal: International
Level: Level 2
Security access: Before security
Carved in the Clayoquot tradition of the Nuu-chah-nulth people, these welcome figures are based on those that would be placed on the beach in front of a village or a big house to greet guests invited to special events. Each figure is designed to look out to sea, arms raised, palms facing upward. The male figure wears the traditional knobbed hat denoting a high-ranking personage, possibly a whaling chief. The female figure wears the common domed hat. Both wear an apron-like garment traditionally made from the shredded, beaten and woven inner bark of the cedar tree."
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