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Bowl in the Shape of a Beaver

Date1790/1800
Object PlaceN.E. Woodlands, Michigan, United States, North America
MediumWood
ClassificationsSculpture
Dimensions13 inches × 25 1/2 inches (33.02 × 64.77 cm)
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 view
Collections
  • Native American Minds of Colonial America Copy
Locations
  • Exhibition   Demo Museum (Hanover Square), Wing A, The Americas, Gallery 8
Facetted Bowl
6th/7th Century AD
Bowl
early 13th Century
Bowl
1st Century AD
Bowl
6th/7th Century
Shrine
1430/1460
Bowl
c. 1850
Vessel
1000/700 BC
Figurine
17th/18th Century