The Beaver and the Mink

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Date created: 2004

Culture/People: Coast Salish
Artist/Maker: Susan A. Point (Susan Point), Coast Salish, b. 1952
Commissioner: Canadian Government (Government of Canada)
Donor: Canadian Government (Government of Canada)

Collection History: Commissioned from the artist by the Government of Canada and donated to NMAI on the occasion of the opening of NMAI's museum building in Washington, DC, in 2004.
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Place: Vancouver; Greater Vancouver Regional District; British Columbia; Canada

See related items: Coast Salish; Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 26/4557
Barcode: 264557.000

Object Type: Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Title: The Beaver and the Mink
Object Name: Sculpture and base
Media/Materials: Red cedar, copper, paint
Techniques: Carved, painted, hammered
Dimensions: 190.6 x 121.9 x 228.7 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6fc5b07d3-476c-4774-80ac-a27ceb57bf2e

Record ID: NMAI_280456