Three Frogs Totem, (sculpture)

Smithsonian American Art Museum and its Renwick Gallery

Object Details

sculptor
Thomas, Joe
Ukas, Thomas
Tamaree, William
Kelly, Phillip
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Alaska survey, 1994.
Summary
Totem pole consisting of a plain uncarved wooden column fitted at the top with a horizontal crossbar, on which rest three frogs, painted green with white spots on their backs.
1939-1940. Dedicated June 3-4, 1940
Control number
IAS AK000005
Type
Sculptures-Totem pole
Sculptures-Copy
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Medium
Cedar, painted white and green
Owner/Location
Administered by Wrangell Cooperative Association P. O. Box 868 Wrangell Alaska 99929
Located Shakes Island Tribal House of the Bear Foot of Shakes Street Wrangell Alaska
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
Topic
Mythology--American Indian
Animal--Amphibian--Frog
Record ID
siris_ari_316936
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