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Object #     1998-90/774
Object name     Silkscreen Print
Culture of Origin     Musqueam
Title     Thunder Lizards
Maker or Artist     Susan A. Sparrow
Materials     Paper, Ink
Techniques     Silkscreen
Dimensions     H: 19.3 in, W: 17.1 in
Exhibit Label    

"In the late 1970's, Coast Salish printmakers began producing designs inspired by their study of 1800s Coast Salish museum pieces: spindle whorls, combs, and horn rattles. The distinctive Coast Salish style is closely related to much more ancient art, represented in the archeological record."
Source     Margaret Blackman and Edwin S. Hall, Jr.
Credit     Blackman Hall Northwest Coast Print Collection
 
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