Kwa-Guilth Frog

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Date created: 2004

Culture/People: Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)
Artist/Maker: Richard C. Hunt (Gwe-la-yo-gwe-la-gya-les), Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl), b. 1951
Donor: R. E. Mansfield (Richard E. Mansfield), Non-Indian, 1937-2007
Previous owner: R. E. Mansfield (Richard E. Mansfield), Non-Indian, 1937-2007
Previous seller: Spirit Wrestler Gallery
Previous owner: Spirit Wrestler Gallery

Collection History: Purchased by R.E. Mansfield (1937-2007) from the Spirit Wrestler Gallery (Vancouver, British Columbia); donated to NMAI by R.E. Mansfield in 2006.
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Place: Victoria; Capital Regional District; British Columbia; Canada (inferred)
Archipelago: Vancouver Island Group
Island Name: Vancouver Island

See related items: Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl); Works of Art (Other)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 26/5764
Barcode: 265764.000

Object Type: Works of Art (Other)

Title: Kwa-Guilth Frog
Object Name: Hat
Media/Materials: Cedar, paint, ribbon
Techniques: Carved, painted
Dimensions: 35 x 30 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b663bc68-4234-42c6-8b7c-a3d8b8b30a22

Record ID: NMAI_281991