Model Snowshoes Item Number: A158 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Pair of model snowshoes: wooden frame with an upturned toe; laced with hide; red and purple wool pom-poms decorate toe and heel.
Item History
- Made in Hazelton, British Columbia, Canada before 1927
- Collected between 1920 and 1927
- Owned by Frank Burnett before 1927
- Received from Frank Burnett (Donor) on July 25, 1927
What
- Name
- Model Snowshoes
- Identification Number
- A158 a-b
- Type of Item
- snowshoe
- Material
- rawhide skin, wool fibre, wood and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved, nailed and woven
- Part A
- height 6.5 cm, width 9.0 cm, depth 30.0 cm
- Part B
- height 6.5 cm, width 8.7 cm, depth 29.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Gitxsan
- Previous Owner
- Frank Burnett
- Received from
- Frank Burnett (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Hazelton, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1927
- Collection Date
- between 1920 and 1927
- Ownership Date
- before 1927
- Acquisition Date
- on July 25, 1927
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2191/0189 a-b