 He says the idea to reach out to SHI came from Manitowoc artist Skip Wallen, who designed the whale sculpture at the Whale Project in Juneau. Vadney says Roar West is eager to return the robe to its original owners. Certainly as a museum, oftentimes we kind of unfortunately look at the things as things and forget about the material culture of it and the human element, and in this case, the spiritual element that is inherent to it.