Snowshoes Item Number: A2.545 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Pair of light brown wooden snowshoes; one end is narrows slightly to an upturned, round tip while the other tapers to an extended point. Two wooden crossbars separate the rawhide mesh-like latticework into three main sections, with the latticework in the central section being of a thicker construction.
Narrative
Cultural origin unknown. Similar manufacturing technicque to A2.548 a-b and 1003/78 a-b.
Item History
- Collected in Alaska, USA
- Owned by George E. Winter
- Received from George E. Winter (Unknown)
What
Who
- Culture
- Arctic America
- Previous Owner
- George E. Winter
- Received from
- George E. Winter (Unknown)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Collected in
- Alaska, USA
Other
- Condition
- good