Snowshoes (drags)

Museum number:
2-56536a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210256536a@2cb
Alternate number:
13 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2862
Description:
Snowshoes, a pair; bear paw shape; spruce frame, cotton string in center, sinew cordage above and below; babiche and cotton in hexagonal plaiting; length 52 cm. For walking in soft, deep snow; worn by all; women do strings, men do frames.
Donor:
Lucy W. Turner and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Great Whale River, Quebec, Canada
Culture or time period:
Cree
Collector:
Lucy W. Turner
Collection date:
May 1972
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Shoes (footwear)
Function:
1.4 Transportation
Accession date:
February 20, 1974
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Loans:
S1973-1974 #38: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/Nelson H.H. Graburn (November 16, 1973–November 16, 1973)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Snowshoes (drags), accession number 2-56536a,b, described as Snowshoes, a pair; bear paw shape; spruce frame, cotton string in center, sinew cordage above and below; babiche and cotton in hexagonal plaiting; length 52 cm. For walking in soft, deep snow; worn by all; women do strings, men do frames.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Snowshoes (drags), accession number 2-56536a,b, described as Snowshoes, a pair; bear paw shape; spruce frame, cotton string in center, sinew cordage above and below; babiche and cotton in hexagonal plaiting; length 52 cm. For walking in soft, deep snow; worn by all; women do strings, men do frames.

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