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Object Number
94-38-10/62335
Display Title
Pair of snowshoes made of birchwood. Bear paw style, webbing ("babeche")
Descriptions
Object Description
Pair of snowshoes made of birchwood. Bear paw style, webbing ("babeche")
Inventory Description
Snowshoe, swallowtail shape, wood frame, woven basketry, hide ties
Classification
- Snowshoe
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Montagnais
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
Quebec
Materials
Wood, Fiber, Hide
Quantity
1
Provenance
Collector
Pere Charles Arnaud
(1892)
Intermediary
Archibald R. Tisdale
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