• Materials: 14K Yellow Gold on Sterling Silver 925
• Width: 1" (25mm) Tapered
  
• Size: 6" with 3/4" gap / 15cm with 1.9cm gap
• Totem Symbol: Frog
• Artists: Jody Sparrow
• Styles: Canadian First Nations
• Categories: Bracelets

Frog

A symbol of prosperity, wealth, and good luck. In Tsimshian culture, the Frog is known as the communicator between Earth and mankind. Their song carries divine power and magic; it represents Spring and the abundance to come. The Haida carved frogs on their house posts to keep them from falling over. When the frog is shown sticking out its tongue and touching another creature, it portrays the sharing of knowledge and power.

Jody Sparrow

Jody Sparrow, born in North Vancouver is a Coast Salish Artist whose ancestry is from the Musqueam/Squamish Nations. Although he was introduced to carving by his community at the young age of 7 he went on to have a career as an electrician and carpenter, but always felt an artistic calling.  In the 2000s, he began carving and was later trained under famous Nisga’a artist Robert Tait between 2013 and 2014.  While his artistic style has contemporary elements he has been working to revive the more traditional Coast Salish design in jewelry, further to this he also works in wood carving creating unique designs in masks, paddles, spindle whorls and bentwood boxes.  His largest project, a 36 ft sea going canoe was commissioned by YVR in collaboration with the Musqueam Nation to be displayed at the YVR terminal.