Carving Item Number: 3000/11 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Figure carved from argillite, with the hands and head broken off. A frog sits at the front of the base, its head turned outward; it is thickly covered by shallowly incised, oblong spots. Behind the frog is a low, square platform, upon which sits upright an animal with an incised spotted back and unmarked front and limbs. The legs are bent and drawn up, toes pointing inward, arms resting against chest.

Narrative

From the collection of the missionary Thomas Crosby, who worked in various places on the Northwest Coast of B.C. from 1863 to 1907.