snowshoes

Item number 1927.1734 . 176413 from the The Field Museum.

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Translation Of Citations From Vanstone (1982) Article

« Deux styles de raquettes en filet sont représentés dans la collection de Speck par une seule paire pour chaque style. Les deux paires ont un cadre de bois de bouleau et un filet de babiche. »
Vanstone, James W. "The Speck Collection of Montagnais Material Culture from the Lower St. Lawrence Drainage, Quebec." Fieldiana. Anthropology. New Series, No. 5 (October 29, 1982), p.18, fig 31a et b (p.59).
« La seconde paire de raquettes, de la bande de Natashquan, est un exemple du style « bout rond » (Davidson, 1937, pp. 67-68, fig. 27b). Le cadre est fait de deux pièces jointes sur chaque côté entre les deux barres transversales légèrement courbées. Il n’y a pas d’harnais (fig. 31b).
La fabrication de raquettes parmi les Indiens du Lac-St-Jean et de Mistassini a été décrite avec beaucoup de détails par Lips (1947, pp. 69-77) et Rogers (1967, pp. 91-101). »
Vanstone, James W. "The Speck Collection of Montagnais Material Culture from the Lower St. Lawrence Drainage, Quebec." Fieldiana. Anthropology. New Series, No. 5 (October 29, 1982), p.18, fig 31b (p.59).

Citations From Vanstone (1982) Article

« Two styles of netted snowshoes are represented in the Speck collection by a single pair each. Both pairs have birchwood frames and babiche netting. »
Vanstone, James W. "The Speck Collection of Montagnais Material Culture from the Lower St. Lawrence Drainage, Quebec." Fieldiana. Anthropology. New Series, No. 5 (October 29, 1982), p.18, fig 31a et b (p.59).
« The second pair of snowshoes, from the Natasquan band, is an example of the "round end" style (Davidson, 1937, pp. 67-68, fig. 27b). The frame consists of two pieces spliced on each side between the two slightly curved cross bars. There are no harnesses (fig. 31b).
The manufacture of snowshoes among the Lake St. John and Mistassini Indians has been described in considerable detail by Lips (1947, pp. 69-77) and Rogers (1967, pp. 91-101). »
Vanstone, James W. "The Speck Collection of Montagnais Material Culture from the Lower St. Lawrence Drainage, Quebec." Fieldiana. Anthropology. New Series, No. 5 (October 29, 1982), p.18, fig 31b (p.59).

Item History

What

Name
snowshoes
Identification Number
1927.1734 . 176413
Type of Item
snowshoe
Material
“possibly skin- not stated on card” ?

Where

Holding Institution
The Field Museum
Made in
Pekuakami, Lac Saint-Jean, Lake St. John, Labrador, Canada

Who

Culture
Ilnu, Montagnais and Innu

Other

Nom De L'objet
Raquettes
Matériaux
possiblement de la peau - non précisé sur la carte
Ethnic Group
Montagnais
Collection
Lake St. John Objects
Provenience
North America, Canada, Quebec, Labrador, Lake St. John

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