The Evidence
11 photographs. Every angle. Front, back, sides, corners, and details.
A monumental hand-carved wood relief panel recovered from a Kansas bank lobby. No signature. No provenance. No record of who made it — or why. We're looking for answers.
See the EvidenceThis piece raises more questions than any expert has been able to answer. If you know anything about hand-carved wood relief panels, Western American art, or bank lobby decor from the 19th century — we need your help.
No signature, no maker's mark, no stamp. A piece this skilled doesn't come from an amateur — but there's no record of the artist.
Reddit says walnut. The grain pattern is extraordinary. A wood identification expert could tell us a lot about where and when this was made.
It hung in a bank lobby for years — possibly decades. The bank went under. The piece survived. But which bank? And where?
Is this a copy of a famous painting? A commissioned historical depiction? Or did the artist create this scene from imagination?
The back shows a hole that was chiseled, not drilled. Did they spend all their money on the art and have nothing left for a drill?
Look closely at the cloud formations above the scene. Some people see shapes — faces, figures, even a gun. Did the artist hide something?
11 photographs. Every angle. Front, back, sides, corners, and details.
Darren Weber is a western Kansas man with an eye for things other people overlook. This panel came to him through a chain of ownership that traces back to a bank lobby — a bank that went under, its contents scattered.
Darren didn't just see a piece of wood. He spent 30 minutes examining the back — the chisel marks, the improvised nail holes, the scratches from decades of hanging. He sees forensic evidence where others see an old board.
Now the piece is on display at the Second Time Around Shop in Oakley, Kansas. We're building Legacy Loot — an auction platform where objects are investigated, celebrated, and sold to people who care about the story as much as the thing itself. This carving is Lot 001.
If you're an art historian, a wood identification expert, a collector of Western American art, or you just recognize this scene — we want to hear from you. And if you want to own it, we're accepting offers.
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