Bowl in the Shape of a Beaver
Date:
1790/1800
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
13 inches × 25 1/2 inches (33.02 × 64.77 cm)
Credit Line:
City of Detroit Purchase
Object number:
51.9
Oval 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.
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