Ski

2003-43-153B

From: Siberia | Amur River

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 2003-43-153B
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Nivkh
Provenience Siberia | Amur River
Culture Area Siberia
Section American
Materials Wood | Leather
Technique Carved | Lashed
Description

Pair of long carved wooden skis tapering off to an upturned sharp point at front and stepped back to an upturned point at the back end; wide straps knotted through four holes at the center of each ski serve as fasterners; a small hole pierces the front tip of each ski.

Credit Line Gift of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum (also known as the Philadelphia Civic Center Museum), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2003
Other Number 1899.1.153 a/b - Other Number

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