Young K’iid K’iyaas, 2004, mixed media on wool melton, 54.75 x 63.25 in.

Estate of Hazel Wilson

Hazel Wilson (1941 – 2016, Old Massett)

Young K’iid K’iyaas, 2004

mixed media on wool melton, 54.75 x 63.25 in.

 

K’iid K’iyaas and hi aunt, Hiilang Jaat, were the only two survivors of the smallpox epidemic. When Hiilang Jaat died, K’iid K’iyaas lay down beside the dead tree. Instead of dying himself, he was
transformed into the second Golden Spruce.