Bowl in the Shape of a Beaver
Date1790/1800
Object PlaceN.E. Woodlands, Michigan, United States, North America
MediumWood
Dimensions13 inches × 25 1/2 inches (33.02 × 64.77 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineCity of Detroit Purchase
Object number51.9
DescriptionOval bowl of carved wood, with concave bottom and straight walls. The projecting head, tail, and feet are carved in low relief on the exterior of the walls, and give the bowl, when reversed, the appearance of a beaver.On View
On viewCollections
- Native American Minds of Colonial America Copy
6th/7th Century AD
1736 - 1795
early 13th Century
1st Century AD
1974
1430/1460
6th/7th Century
c. 1830
17th/18th Century
c. 1850
1000/700 BC