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

Frog Drum Design: Frog, designed with an enlarged and protruding brightly coloured tongue, highlights frog’s role as a communicator, carrying a message that needs to be heard.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

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.