Beavertail Snowshoes
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- Date
- 1909 β 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 anβ¦
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- Title
- Beavertail Snowshoes
- Date
- 1909 β 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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