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The Queen Mosquito

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Specifications

Artists	Lloyd R. Caibaiosai (Artist)
Date	1972
Signature	Lloyd R Caibaiosai
Inscriptions	Even if all sorts of evil Beings devour thee, When mosquito eat thee up, Again shall I arise "The Queen Mosquito" 48/100 Lloyd R. Caibaiosai
Materials	ink
Support	paper, unidentified
Fabrication Techniques	screen print
Dimensions (cm)	57.5 (Width) • 74.0 (Height)
Functions	Art

Print – The Queen Mosquito

This serigraph is part of a series produced by artist Lloyd Caibaiosai in 1972 and 1973, several of which are part of Parliament’s collection. The subject matter alludes to traditional Anishinaabe stories and legends, and a short verse is inscribed on each serigraph. The work has some of the hallmarks of the Woodland School of Indigenous painting that gained recognition in the early 1970s: a 1970s: pictographic style, black form lines and “X-ray” views, into the body of the creature depicted.

Lloyd R. Caibaiosai

Lloyd Caibaiosai was born in 1947 on Sagamok (Spanish River) Indian Reserve on the north shore of Lake Huron in Ontario. He studied fine arts, sociology and psychology at the University of Windsor for at least two years in the late 1960s. Following his studies, he worked in several positions supporting Indigenous youth. After marrying, he and his wife moved to Piikani (Brocket) Reserve south of Calgary. In 1972, he was commissioned to design murals for a hotel built by the Sawridge Cree First Nation in Slave Lake, Alberta. Tragically, Caibaiosai died in a car accident in 1975.