Beavertail Snowshoes
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- Date
- 1909 – 1930
- Material
- wood; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.1004 a,b
- Description
- One piece swallowtail snowshoes. (a) Pointed toe, 10.0 rise, 2 main crossbars, horseshoe shaped toe hole bound with heavier rawhide. (a) 151.0x30.0, same as (a). Both snowshoes have many pieces of reinforcing rawhide and covered wire in boyd and heel lacing. Toe lacing coming away from sides an…
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- Title
- Beavertail Snowshoes
- Date
- 1909 – 1930
- Material
- wood; skin
- Dimensions
- 30.0 x 149.5 cm
- Description
- One piece swallowtail snowshoes. (a) Pointed toe, 10.0 rise, 2 main crossbars, horseshoe shaped toe hole bound with heavier rawhide. (a) 151.0x30.0, same as (a). Both snowshoes have many pieces of reinforcing rawhide and covered wire in boyd and heel lacing. Toe lacing coming away from sides and crossbar.
- Subject
- sports
- winter
- snowshoeing
- Bill Peyto
- Credit
- Gift of Steve Peyto, Banff, 1965
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.1004 a,b
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- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Material
- fibre; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1077
- Description
- One pair of handmade snow goggles with two eyepieces joined together with yarn. Each eyepiece has a narrow opening. The goggles have a twisted fibre headband.
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- Title
- Snow Goggles
- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Material
- fibre; wood
- Description
- One pair of handmade snow goggles with two eyepieces joined together with yarn. Each eyepiece has a narrow opening. The goggles have a twisted fibre headband.
- Subject
- sports
- skiing
- snowshoeing
- Bill Peyto
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Peyto, Shawnigan Lake, 1967
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1077
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