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Object Number
35-78-10/5033
Display Title
Snowshoes -- rim is of service berry
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Tzin
Object Description
Snowshoes (tzin) -- rim is of service berry
Inventory Description
Snowshoes, carved wood, tough leather straps, fiber cord foot straps, tied with
Classification
- Snowshoe
Department
Ethnographic
Artist
Old Man Boney
(04/01/1935-11/01/1935)
Culture
- Northern Shoshone
- Agaideka
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Nevada
/
Elko County
/
Owyhee
Materials
Wood, Leather, Fiber, Wire
Dimensions
Overall: 46.5 x 36.5 x 2.1 cm (18 5/16 x 14 3/8 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1 pair
Label on object
35-78-10/5033
Provenance
Collector
Julian H. Steward
(04/01/1935-11/01/1935)
Intermediary
Julian H. Steward
(07/01/1935-10/01/1935)
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