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.

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