19" x 17"

1982

Edition of 75

This print was part of Lattimer Gallery's From the Archives: Vintage Prints from the Northwest Coast show, which took place online from March 25th-April 8th, 2023.

Bo-Qui-La (also Boquilla or Bukwila or Bukʷi·la·) was a Dididaht Whaling Chief and he is depicted here carrying a whale as the ultimate offering. Art Thompson also carved a 15-foot-tall welcoming figure of Bo-Qui-La in 1997 which now stands in front of Lansdowne’s Wilna Thomas Cultural Centre in Victoria.