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Object Number
99-4-10/53950
Display Title
Pair of snow shoes
Descriptions
Object Description
Pair of snow shoes
Inventory Description
Snowshoes, wooden frame with sinew lacing, tufts of red yarn on edges
Classification
- Snowshoe
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Mohawk
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
New York
Materials
Wood, Sinew, Cloth
Dimensions
Overall: 91.7 x 26.8 x 2.1 cm (36 1/8 x 10 9/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
53950 J 68
Credit Line
Museum Purchase, 1899
Provenance
Collector
John W. Sanborn
(1899 - 1899)
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