This large Tulalip Frog Mask has a soulful expression and wonderful green raffia hair. It was carved from beautiful old-growth Red Cedar. This piece WAS $950, NOW $795. Measures 15h x 14w x 7d.

This artist is a renowned Tulalip Nation Elder, master carver, and storyteller. He is the grandson and son of carvers. His father taught him, “Never say I can’t,” so he embraces that mindset in everything that he does.

Frog is a very important creature in Northwest Coast art and culture. Living in two worlds, water and land, Frog is revered for the ability to freely go between natural and supernatural realms. Frogs are primary spirit helpers of shamans. Frog often represents the voice of the common people. The emergence of frog from a hidden place may represent magic developing.

The Tulalip Tribes is a federally-recognized Indian tribe located on the Tulalip Reservation in the mid-Puget Sound area bordered on the east by Interstate 5 and the city of Marysville, Washington; on the south by the Snohomish River; on the north by the Fire Trail Road (140th); and on the west by the waters of Puget Sound.

The Tulalip Reservation is rich with natural resources: marine waters, tidelands, fresh water creeks and lakes, wetlands, forests and developable land. It was created to provide a permanent home for the Snohomish, Snoqualmie, Skagit, Suiattle, Samish and Stillaguamish Tribes and allied bands living in the region.

Thank you to the Tulalip Tribe for this info. www.tulaliptribes-nsn.gov.