Title: Čeče k̓ʷeʔlú ‘Dirty Butterfly’
Print Information: Archival pigment print, Canson Infinity Arches 88 – an ultra-smooth, archival, 100% cotton paper renowned for its brilliance, longevity, and museum-quality paper.
Original Artwork Information
Medium: : Antique 1900 Western Hemisphere Map, colored pencil, ink, copic markers, acrylic paint
Original Dimensions: 14.5” x 11.5”
Year Created: 2025
This piece honors Čeče k̓ʷeʔlú (Dirty Butterfly)/ Mary Rattlesnake, a legendary Salish woman remembered for handling rattlesnakes and carrying them in her bags. Fierce and fearless, she played stickgame down by the river, where her reputation ensured that few messed with her.
I remember hearing a story from Patlik about a moment when he was 16 and suffering from severe headaches, Mary wrapped a rattlesnake around his head, and he never experienced another headache after that.
In the artwork, Čeče k̓ʷeʔlú sits proudly wearing a traditional cowrie shell dress and Salish women’s leggings, embodying her cultural identity. Beside her lies a root bag with a butterfly weave design that has a rattlesnake subtly visible, and one wrapped around her arm symbolizing her sumeš. Set against an antique Western Hemisphere map, as being a part of powerful world people and reflecting her presence in ancestral homelands she moved through with confidence and power.
Features:
Made to Order: Each print is produced to order to ensure the highest print quality. Please allow 7–14 business days for production and delivery.
Standard Frame Sizes: Printed on standard paper sizes that fit widely available ready-made frames.
Shipping Included: Shipping within the United States is included in the purchase price.
Unframed: Ships unframed and carefully rolled in a durable protective tube for safe delivery.
Framing Recommendation: For the best long-term protection, we recommend framing your print with UV-protective glass or acrylic to help reduce fading from sunlight. Most ready-made frames do not include UV-protective glazing, but it can usually be added by your local frame or glass shop at a reasonable cost. For archival display, avoid placing the glazing directly against the print.
Border Options: Choose No Border for an image that extends to the edges of the paper, or Gallery Border for a 1” white border on all sides (reducing the visible image area by 2” in both width and height). See the sizing guide below for image dimensions.
Sizing Guide
Gallery Border
(Adds a 1” white border on all sides)
11”x14” Paper → 9”x12” Image
16”x20” Paper → 14”x 18” Image
22”x28” Paper → 20”x 26” Image
No Border
The image fills the entire selected paper size.
Title: Čeče k̓ʷeʔlú ‘Dirty Butterfly’
Print Information: Archival pigment print, Canson Infinity Arches 88 – an ultra-smooth, archival, 100% cotton paper renowned for its brilliance, longevity, and museum-quality paper.
Original Artwork Information
Medium: : Antique 1900 Western Hemisphere Map, colored pencil, ink, copic markers, acrylic paint
Original Dimensions: 14.5” x 11.5”
Year Created: 2025
This piece honors Čeče k̓ʷeʔlú (Dirty Butterfly)/ Mary Rattlesnake, a legendary Salish woman remembered for handling rattlesnakes and carrying them in her bags. Fierce and fearless, she played stickgame down by the river, where her reputation ensured that few messed with her.
I remember hearing a story from Patlik about a moment when he was 16 and suffering from severe headaches, Mary wrapped a rattlesnake around his head, and he never experienced another headache after that.
In the artwork, Čeče k̓ʷeʔlú sits proudly wearing a traditional cowrie shell dress and Salish women’s leggings, embodying her cultural identity. Beside her lies a root bag with a butterfly weave design that has a rattlesnake subtly visible, and one wrapped around her arm symbolizing her sumeš. Set against an antique Western Hemisphere map, as being a part of powerful world people and reflecting her presence in ancestral homelands she moved through with confidence and power.
Features:
Made to Order: Each print is produced to order to ensure the highest print quality. Please allow 7–14 business days for production and delivery.
Standard Frame Sizes: Printed on standard paper sizes that fit widely available ready-made frames.
Shipping Included: Shipping within the United States is included in the purchase price.
Unframed: Ships unframed and carefully rolled in a durable protective tube for safe delivery.
Framing Recommendation: For the best long-term protection, we recommend framing your print with UV-protective glass or acrylic to help reduce fading from sunlight. Most ready-made frames do not include UV-protective glazing, but it can usually be added by your local frame or glass shop at a reasonable cost. For archival display, avoid placing the glazing directly against the print.
Border Options: Choose No Border for an image that extends to the edges of the paper, or Gallery Border for a 1” white border on all sides (reducing the visible image area by 2” in both width and height). See the sizing guide below for image dimensions.
Sizing Guide
Gallery Border
(Adds a 1” white border on all sides)
11”x14” Paper → 9”x12” Image
16”x20” Paper → 14”x 18” Image
22”x28” Paper → 20”x 26” Image
No Border
The image fills the entire selected paper size.
