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While there is much to explore in the artistic and symbolic composition of prints, frogs also appear in other types of art.
While there is much to explore in the artistic and symbolic composition of prints, frogs also appear in other types of art.
The following objects offer insight into the depiction of frogs in carvings and paintings of different size, style, and intent.
The following objects offer insight into the depiction of frogs in carvings and paintings of different size, style, and intent.
Kwakwaka'wakw Chief and Frog, 1980
Henry Hunt (1923 - 1985)
Kwakwaka'wakw
Red cedar; paint
"At the top back of the frog is a round peg where a round slot in the base of the Chief fits to connect the sculpture...He is wearing a hat with three rings (called skils) indicating his high rank."
"The circular shaped, yellow cedar carving is 75cm in diameter. The Carving has designs of a frog, raven, and human. The reverse side is flat."
Untitled, 1996
Don Yeomans (b. 1953)
Haida
Yellow cedar; oil; wax
Left Post
House Post; Frogs Emerging After Great Flood, 2009
Charles W. Elliott, Temosen-hut (b. 1943)
Coast Salish, Saanich, Tsartlip
Red cedar; acrylic paint
"The frogs historically represent the rebirth and regeneration of all living things. The frogs have a significant role in Coast Salish culture as they mark the beginning of a new year and mark the end of the winter ceremonial season.
This House Post contemporary design is symbolic of the Legend of the Flood which depicts the emerge of the frogs after the great flood. The rope is symbolic of the Saanich People's ties to the land and how the rope saved them fro the flood when they tied their canoes to the Sacred Lauwelnew Mountain. "
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