Beaver in orange 1920s and 1930s dress patterned with cranes

patterned with cranes

The dress of women from the Gallo-Roman period to the present time'

The design is based on a British dress from 1885

Materials: Korean paper

Ancient and Modern

Beaver in orange 1920s and 1930s dress patterned with cranesWhats more Canadian than a beaver? Not much, youd think, what with it being our national animal and all. This beaver, however, is not Canadian; its a European beaver. But you probably cant tell, and neither can anyone else. If you dont tell, then neither will I. This bewhiskered beaver is made from orange Nepalese paper and features a gold glass bead eye. It is based on a 1774 illustration of Castor fiber (European beaver) from Die Saugthiere in