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Object Number
976-21-10/53081A
Display Title
Pair of Nascapi-style snowshoes (raquettes).
Descriptions
Object Description
Pair of Nascapi-style snowshoes (raquettes). The Tibisch and the Tabisch are woven of Caplin twine and the Babisch is of fine caribou rawhide.
Inventory Description
Snowshoe, oval wooden frame, sinew and fiber lacing, leather on frame.
Classification
- Snowshoe
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1932
Artist
Richard Saunders
(1932 - 1932)
Culture
- Naskapi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
Newfoundland and Labrador
/
<County>
/
Port Au Choix
Materials
Wood, Leather, Sinew, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 79 x 36 cm (31 1/8 x 14 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
976-21-10/53081a
Provenance
Collector
Carl F. Hammerstrom
(1932 - 1976)
Donor
Carl F. Hammerstrom
(1932 - 1976)
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