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Pair of snowshoes
Object Number 45-11-10/27651
Display Title Pair of snowshoes
Descriptions
Inventory Description Snowshoes, carved wood frame, woven sinew, leather bindings, fabric fringe
Classification
  • Snowshoe
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Penobscot
  • Eastern Abenaki
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Maine
Additional Geographic Terms Old Town Region
Materials Wood, Sinew, Fabric, Leather
Dimensions Overall: 111.5 x 37 x 2.3 cm (43 7/8 x 14 9/16 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 3
Label on object 45-11-10/27651
Provenance
Collector Dwight Blaney (1900-1910)
Intermediary David Blaney
Donor Heirs of Dwight Blaney (03/02/1945)

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