Boudreau’s photographs, with the date stamp Jan. 23, 2017, bear a strong resemblance to the 100-kilogram stone pillar found on a beach off Dallas Road at low tide last summer.
The museum announced last week the discovery of the stone pillar, and said it was likely used in rituals by the Songhees and Esquimalt First Nations.
The museum said the provenance of the pillar will be reviewed with the museum, the Songhees and Esquimalt First Nations and the carver.
Boudreau knew the stone was unusual. He found it a couple of days after two barges smashed into the shore near Dallas Road and Cook Street in late February 2016. One of the barges was loaded with heavy scrap and construction debris such as concrete and pilings from the Coho ferry terminal construction site.
Provenance of stone pillar in question after artist says he created the rock carving found on Victoria beach Ray Boudreau posted a photo of a similar rock carving on the Times Colonist Facebook page, saying it was his carving and he thought it had been stolen.
Author of the article: Louise Dickson • Victoria Times Colonist
Publishing date: Feb 01, 2021 • February 1, 2021 • 1 minute read • On the left, Bernhard Spalteholz’s photograph of the 100-kilogram carved figure as it was found on a beach off Dallas Road last summer. Victoria artist Ray Boudreau posted this photo of a rock carving at right, saying he carved it in 2017 and thought it had been stolen. Times Colonist
The origin of a carved sandstone pillar discovered on a Dallas Road beach last summer is being questioned after a local artist insisted he carved the sandstone rock in 2017. Ray Boudreau posted . . .
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