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Object Number
99-12-10/52981
Display Title
Two snowshoes, probably made of ash. Charcoal and ochre dye. No metal fasteners.
Descriptions
Object Description
Two snowshoes, probably made of ash. Charcoal and ochre dye. No metal fasteners.
Inventory Description
Snowshoe, bent wood frame, pigmented openweave sinew stringing
Classification
- Snowshoe
Department
Ethnographic
Date
before 1899
Culture
- Southeastern Ojibwa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Wood Sinew Leather Pigment Rawhide
Dimensions
Overall: 96.6 x 42 x 2.6 cm (38 1/16 x 16 9/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
99-12-10/52981
Credit Line
Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Owner
Peale Museum
(?)
Collector
Col. John Bradley
(Unknown)
Donor
David Kimball
Donor
Augusta K. Horton
Donor
L. Cushing Kimball
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