Snowshoes Item Number: A2.547 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Pair of leaf-shaped brown wooden snowshoes; one end is rounded and upturned while the other tapers gently to a point. Three wooden crossbars separate the rawhide latticework into three main sections, with a mesh-like pattern at the two ends and a rectangular grid-like weave in the centre.
Item History
- Made in Northwest Territories, Canada during 1900
- Collected during 1900
- Owned by Fred C. Bell between 1900 and May 1953
- Received from Fred C. Bell (Donor) during May 1953
What
Who
- Culture
- Gwich'in
- Previous Owner
- Fred C. Bell
- Received from
- Fred C. Bell (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Northwest Territories, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- during 1900
- Collection Date
- during 1900
- Ownership Date
- between 1900 and May 1953
- Acquisition Date
- during May 1953
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 43
- Accession Number
- 2207/0001 a-b