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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 – 1930
Material
talc
Catalogue Number
110.02.0010
Description
A rectangular dark grey talc tray with black heavy bottom and shallow sides; inside lip of tray slanted out from bottom where tool marks are very evident; straight box-like sides incised with diagonal parallel lines forming pattern around; base divided in half with incised line and diagonal pattern…
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Title
Tray
Date
1900 – 1930
Material
talc
Dimensions
2.8 x 6.4 x 10.3 cm
Description
A rectangular dark grey talc tray with black heavy bottom and shallow sides; inside lip of tray slanted out from bottom where tool marks are very evident; straight box-like sides incised with diagonal parallel lines forming pattern around; base divided in half with incised line and diagonal pattern repeated running in opposite directions on each half; very crudely made.
Subject
households
Dave White
Bill Peyto
Natalco
National Talc Co.
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
110.02.0010
Images
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