Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID |
54.218 |
Object Name |
Snowshoe |
Other Name |
Pair of miniature snowshoes |
Material |
Wood/Hide |
Description |
A pair of small wooden snowshoes, possibly model miniatures. The shoes have an oval-shaped wooden frame that turns up on one end. Thin rawhide strips are laced between two wooden bars for central support. |
Dimensions |
H-4.2 W-8.5 L-28.2 cm |
Found |
North America; United States; Alaska; Golovin Bay |
Provenance |
Boos Collection. Collected by Mrs. George Bunker. Donated to the Stanford University Collections by her daughter, Mrs. Henry Boos. |
Collector |
Bunker, Mrs. George |
Collection |
Anthropology; North America; Arctic/Subarctic |
Search Terms |
Alaska Clothing Eskimo Historic Mixed material objects North America Northwest Inupiaq Inupiat Yupik |