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'snowshoes of caribou tendons'
'snowshoes of caribou tendons'
Object Number 77-35-10/11626
Display Title 'snowshoes of caribou tendons'
Descriptions
Object Description 'snowshoes of caribou tendons'
Inventory Description Snowshoes, ovate, sinew? webbing, hide and cord bindings, metal pins at points
Classification
  • Snowshoe
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Arctic?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada
Materials Wood, Sinew, Hide, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 97.5 x 35.4 x 2.3 cm (38 3/8 x 13 15/16 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1 Pair
Label on object 11.626
Provenance
Collector Unknown (?)
Donor Donated by Mrs. John Dixwell

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