Stuffed beaver
Beavers were the main animal traded and trapped by the Hudson’s Bay Company. Their fur was widely used in European clothing manufacture, especially hat-making. European beavers fed this market until about 1600, when over-hunting severely reduced native populations. In the 17th century, French, British and Dutch traders, in conjunction with Native American trappers, began to supply North-American beaver fur to the European clothing market.
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Object Details
ID: | AAA4127 |
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Collection: | Polar Equipment and Relics |
Type: | Stuffed beaver |
Display location: | Display - Polar Worlds Gallery |
Creator: | Starbeck Taxidermy |
Date made: | 1983 |
Exhibition: | North-West Passage |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 245 x 1020 x 240 mm |
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