Ski

2003-43-110B

From: Siberia | Amur River

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 2003-43-110B
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Siberia | Amur River
Culture Area Siberia
Section American
Materials Wood | Hide | Sealskin
Technique Carved | Painted
Description

Pair of short carved wooden skis the bottoms of which are covered with sealskin; the sealskin is folded over the top leaving a 3/4" (2cm) lip around the top edge of the skis; a decorative black line is painted adjacent to the lip of the wooden surface; each end of the skis comes to a point; hide bindings are fastened to the center through four holes in each ski.

Credit Line Gift of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum (also known as the Philadelphia Civic Center Museum), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2003
Other Number 205 (Civic Center, 1957) - Other Number | 1899.1.110a/b - Other Number | N17 - Other Number

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