History, Art and Architecture Collection
O-4672
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The Sun Eagle

O-4672
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The Sun Eagle

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Specifications

Artists Lloyd R. Caibaiosai (Artist)
Date 1972
Signature Lloyd R Caibaiosai
Inscriptions
The sun's rays Lie along my wings and stretch beyond their tips
"The Sun Eagle" 42/100 Lloyd R Caibaiosai
Materials ink
Support paper, unidentified
Fabrication Techniques screen print
Dimensions (cm) 56.4 (Width)71.6 (Height)2.0 (Depth)
Functions Art
Barcode 606140
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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.