Norval Morrisseau, Lily of the Mohawks, 1974, acrylic on paper 136 x 59 cm, National Gallery of Canada Ottawa.
Morrisseau describes the gifting of colours in a medicine dream: “Here I give you two colours, one dark blue to represent night, one light blue to represent day…. The dream left a strong impression on me.” (Norval Morrisseau, Legends of My People: The Great Ojibway, 1965, p. 69).