Snowshoe

2003-43-121

From: Siberia | Amur River

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 2003-43-121
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Siberia | Amur River
Culture Area Siberia
Section American
Materials Wood | Hide | Fur
Technique Carved | Drilled | Glued
Description

Carved light wood snowshoe; tip elevated and pointed center top foot hold articulated with shaped sheet of stained birch bark; bottom faced with pieced skins which encase edges and form fur border on top; four holes for hide bindings.

Credit Line Gift of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum (also known as the Philadelphia Civic Center Museum), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2003
Other Number 1899.1.121 - Other Number

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