Ski

2003-43-109A

From: Siberia | Amur River

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 2003-43-109A
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Siberia | Amur River
Culture Area Siberia
Section American
Materials Wood | Hide
Technique Carved
Description

Pair of short carved wooden skis the back of which are slightly narrower than the front; the front of the skis are carved into a modified ogee arch shape; the U-shaped curve of the back is punctuated by a single flat knob at the center; hide bindings are fastened to the skis through four holes at the center; the holes are, in addition, plugged.

Credit Line Gift of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum (also known as the Philadelphia Civic Center Museum), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2003
Other Number 74-1-140 - Other Number | 1899.1.109a/b - Other Number

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