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Pair of snow shoes - bear's paws (made of wood and hide)
Image Not Available for Pair of snow shoes - bear's paws (made of wood and hide)
Object Number 54-23-10/34466
Display Title Pair of snow shoes - bear's paws (made of wood and hide)
Descriptions
Object Description Pair of snow shoes - bear's paws (made of wood and hide)
Inventory Description Snowshoes, pear shaped, red and blue pigment, hide webbing
Classification
  • Snowshoe
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Montagnais
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada
Additional Geographic Terms Labrador
Materials Wood, Hide
Dimensions Overall: 81.6 x 57.6 x 2.5 cm (32 1/8 x 22 11/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity 1 Pair
Label on object 54-23-10/34466
Provenance
Collector William Brooks Cabot (1900 ca.)
Donor Ralph S. Palmer (1954)

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