Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1985-0009-0045A,B | |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Snow shoes | |
| Culture | Chippewa, Ojibwe | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada or USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Quebec, Ontario, Minnesota, Michigan | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood; Rawhide; Wool yarn | |
| Description | Pair of adult-sized snowshoes, each comprised of a wooden frame made from a single stave that is steamed and bent to shape; Framework expands outward to maximum width at mid-section, then tapers toward distal end where it is folded back around the opposite side; Proximal ends of framework are pegged together and lashed with rawhide; Two cross braces complete framework, dividing shoe into 3 sections; Framework in middle section is wrapped with commercial white fabric and all three sections are then filled in with woven network of rawhide lacings; Lacings in midsection are wrapped around framework, while in other two sections they are lashed through framework, and the framework is decorated with small pompoms of maroon colored wool yarn. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 31.7, Thickness = 3.4, Length = 91.0 | |