A FROG’S NARRATIVE
Golden pendant collected by the MET
Columbia University - 2022 Summer
Individual Project
Instructors: Cruz Garcia, Nathalie Frankowski
Site: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The frog pendant from the Venado Beach area is now collected and exhibited in the Michael C Rockefeller Wing section of the met. The history of the acquisition was parallel with the history of Panama Canal colonization. Through the process, it raises questions about the ethics and rights of the attaining process, arguing for repatriation and return.