Frog Bowl

MOA: University of British Columbia

3656/25

Wooden dish carved in the form of a frog. The frog's facial features are carved, and the nostrils have inlaid white glass beads; eyes are made of inlaid abalone pieces; the rim has inlaid glass beads and oval operculum shells. The four carved legs serve as the feet.


  • Type of Item bowl
  • Culture Tlingit
  • Material wood, abalone shell, operculum shell, glass
  • Measurements height 10.5 cm, width 15.2 cm, depth 28.5 cm (overall)

  • Creator Rudolph Walton
  • Previous Owner Fraser Ross Sharp
  • Received from Fraser Ross Sharp

  • Made in Sitka

  • Creation Date during 1920
  • Ownership Date before December 8, 2023
  • Acquisition Date on December 8, 2023

  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3656/0025