Haayiitlik (Lightening Serpent)
Date2004
Maker
Ray Sim
First Nations, Musqueam, Salish, born 1968
Label TextSince the 1960s, Northwest Coast Native artists have used the printmaking medium to explore ideas and designs beyond those possible in carving, painting and weaving. Graphic works have been a vehicle to both discover traditional design and to push against its constraints.
Object number2014.4.34
Photo CreditPhoto: Elizabeth Mann
Credit LineGift of Simon Ottenberg
Dimensions15 x 19 in. (38.1 x 48.3 cm)
MediumSilkscreen print
Yuendumu Women's Collaborative (Biddy Napanangka Hutchinson, b. 1931; Betsy Napangardi Lewis, b. 1940; Judy Napangardi Watson, b. 1925; Rosie Nangala Flemming, b. 1930; Amanda Nangala Jurra, n.d.; Bessie Nakamarra Sims, b. 1932; and Pamela Napurrurla Walker, b. 1957)
1999
Object number: 2019.20.21
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