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Harris Smith Lalkawilas (1942-2005)
Klee Wyck (Laughing One) 1994
24.0 x 29.0 x 15.5 cm (whole object) | RCIN 69143
Grand Vestibule, Windsor Castle
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A wood carving of an anthropomorphic killer whale, named Klee Wyck (laughing one), coloured black, white and red, with one fin pointing vertically upwards, the head curving towards tail. This was the official mascot for the XV Commonwealth Games, held in Victoria, Canada, 1994.
Harris Smith (1942-2005) was an artist from the Kwakwaka'wakw First Nations cultural group. He signed his work with the name Lalkawilas ('Chief Who Feasts the People til Morning').Provenance
Presented to Queen Elizabeth II by the organisers of the XV Commonwealth Games in Canada, 13-22 August 1994
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24.0 x 29.0 x 15.5 cm (whole object)
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British Columbia [Canada]
Featured in
ExhibitionThe Commonwealth: Gifts to The Queen
A look at The Queen's role as Head of the Commonwealth through gifts presented
TrailGrand Vestibule: The British Monarchy and the World
A display highlighting the interaction between the monarchy and the wider world
