Snow-Shoes (2) Item Number: E1974-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
FROM CARD: "*DOUBLE ENTRY UNDER CAT. #569. "SQUARE FRAME; POINTED ENDS, SHARPLY CURVED UP IN FRONT. NETTING CLOSE & FINE, MADE OF FINE LINE, CUT FROM PREPARED DEERSKINS CALLED BABICHE; THE FOOT NETTING BEING WRAPPED AROUND FRAME AND COARSER THAN THE REST. ORNAMENTED W/ TUFTS OF WORSTED ON OUTSIDE OF FRAME. CHIPPEWAYAN MODEL, USED BY ESKIMO OF ARCTIC CST."
Item History
- Made in Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories, Canada
- Collected in Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories, Canada
- Received from Bernard R. Ross on December 27, 1866
What
- Name
- Snow-Shoes (2)
- Identification Number
- E1974-0
- Type of Item
- snowshoe
Who
- Culture
- Chipewyan
- Received from
- Bernard R. Ross
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories, Canada
- Collected in
- Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories, Canada
When
- Acquisition Date
- on December 27, 1866
Other
- Accession Number
- 66A00095