Beaver
About this object
Narrative
Walter Koerner commissioned the panels from Reid in the late 1950s or early 1960s, to be placed in his garden. The panels were part of a lean-to, made to protect some other large Northwest Coast carvings which are now part of the Museum of Anthropology's collections.
Physical description
Long, wooden rectangular panel with a wooden notch at the top. The front has a carved representation of a beaver, painted dark red and black. On the back there is a small sketch and an encircled number five in pencil, as well as "BEAVER" and "Reid" written in pen.
Materials
Subjects
Date Made
C. 1960
Date Acquired
4 Oct 2001
How Acquired
Donated
Credit Line
Measurements
Overall: 150.8 x 20.2 x 1.6 cm
Object Number
Nb1.753