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Object Number
94-38-10/62335.2
Display Title
Bear paw style birchwood snowshoes (asham)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Asham
Object Description
One of pair of snowshoes made of birchwood. Bear paw style.
Inventory Description
Snowshoe, tear-drop, intricate sinew webbing with diamond pattern, hide binding
Classification
- Snowshoe
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Montagnais
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
Quebec
Materials
Wood, Hide
Dimensions
Overall: 74.5 x 52.3 x 2.4 cm (29 5/16 x 20 9/16 x 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
A62335
Provenance
Collector
Pere Charles Arnaud
(1892)
Intermediary
Archibald R. Tisdale
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