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Object Name |
Snowshoe |
Other Name |
Pair of Snowshoes |
Description |
Light rectangular wood stick curved and bent into a teardrop shape with the pointed end having the two ends of the stick riveted together with two brass rivets. Centers have a woven rawhide netting with two wooden cross supports, one near the pointed end and one near the rounded toe end. Near the toe end is a leather strap which wraps around the frame and meets in the center and has another leather loop to put foot in and on Part A is a longer leather which forms Parallel to the frame and extending back towards the pointed end. Two brass rivets on each side of the foot strap hold leather support to the rawhide mesh support. Rawhide supports have a star shaped pattern with longer twisted strands on the inside edges of the two wooden cross supports. Part B has a small leather strap connecting the bottom wood cross support to the rawhide mesh. |
Collection |
Adams Museum Collection |
Catalog Number |
ART.084.539.001A-B |
Material |
Leather/Rawhide/Wood/Brass |
Search Terms |
Transportation Winter |