Hlk’yáan K’ustáan (Frog) Drum by Danielle Louise Allard (Haida)

Hlk’yáan K’ustáan (Frog) Drum by Danielle Louise Allard (Haida)

$2,060.00

Drum Design:The drum is hand painted with an original design. Allard’s signature is designed using Haida formline and is inspired by a whale tail and dorsal fin representing her signature, DA.This drum combines traditional Haida formline with her distinctive painting style. The frog, is carefully shaped to match the round form of the drum. At its center is a painted abalone pattern so realistic it’s mistaken for the real thing. Allard calls this technique “faux-balone,” a signature detail she’s known for, also featured on a major totem raised in 2022 outside Christian White’s longhouse.

Material: Buffalo hide, Haida Gwaii alder, acrylic paint
Dimensions: 16 inches x 16 inches x 3 inches

Drum fabrication:Buffalo hide drum using local Haida Gwaii alder drum frame and local Haida Gwaii alder mallet by Norman Ledoux, Plains Cree from the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation. Norman is connected to Haida Gwaii through his son, Joey Stylez, well-known hip hop artist, who lives on Haida Gwaii with his wife and family.

By Haida Artist, Danielle Louise Allard:

Since childhood, Danielle has been interested in creating; drawing, painting and building, using any materials she could get her hands on. Continuing her artistic exploration through her youth eventually brought her to choose to study Fashion Design and Fine Arts in post secondary education. She currently resides in Masset, Haida Gwaii, to continue her study of Haida art apprenticing with master carvers and artisans.