The Weaver's Welcome is on display at the Burke through Credit: TIMOTHY KENNEY/BURKE MUSEUM
The Weavers Welcome is on display at the Burke through
The Weaver’s Welcome is currently on display at the Burke Museum. TIMOTHY KENNEY/BURKE MUSEUM

This piece is part of The Stranger’s Art + Performance Quarterly, Winter Edition, which is on stands now.

MORE THAN 10 FEET TALL

Measuring nearly 10.5 feet tall and weighing approximately 1,200 pounds, The Weaver’s Welcome greets visitors at the new Burke Museum with its palms facing up and out, a traditional Coast Salish gesture of welcome.

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TIMOTHY KENNEY/BURKE MUSEUM
THE MATERIALS

While traditional welcome figures are made of wood, The Weaver’s Welcome is made of cast glass. The sculpture is composed of three separate pieces—the head and the left and right sides of the body—held together by fabricated steel.

Jas Keimig is a former staff writer at The Stranger, where they covered visual art, film, stickers, and culture.