Haida art is renowned among Indigenous art styles. 30" by 11" signed print. Unique northern style frog design.
Frogs can live in and travel between two worlds, on the earth and under the water, similarly they travel and communicate between this world and the spirit world. The frog is a helper to Shamans. He is a great communicator and his songs have spiritual and magical qualities. The Frog is associated with copper and wealth, and also with water, springtime and renewal. The Frog announces the end of the winter dance season. The final Snowflakes turn to Frogs when they touch the ground.
Frogs are commonly represented in Northwest Coast wood carvings and jewellery. They are identified by their flat nose, broad toothless mouth, large eyes, prominent lips, webbed feet, and projecting tongue. The frog is a primary clan crest in Native society. Frog clan members ofter wear jewelry or tattoos to show their identity. Frogs are carved on the top of totem poles to warn of impending danger. They are also carved on the base to give stability to keep the pole from falling over. They are sometimes depicted touching tongues with another figure representing the sharing of knowledge. When the frog depicted coming out of another eyes or mouth it also represents transfer of knowledge or spiritual communication.
In Haida stories Frog is one of Raven’s wives. The Tsimshian believe the frog is the only child of mother earth.
