Snowshoes (drags)

Museum number:
2-2988a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21022988a@2cb
Alternate number:
P. 1 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.26
Description:
Single-piece steamed wood frame, upturned tip, pointed tail. Foot-netting holes pierced in frame. Front and rear sections tightly netted. Two crosspieces mortised into frame. Woven cotton bindings. Made of wood; rawhide; woven, manufactured strapping.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Fort McPherson area, Mackenzie River, Northwest Territories
Verbatim coll. place:
Canada; Northwestern Territories; Mackenzie River; Fort McPherson area
Culture or time period:
Canadian cultures
Collector:
H. H. Cushing
Collection date:
1901
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Shoes (footwear)
Function:
1.4 Transportation
Accession date:
December 16, 1902
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
width 41 centimeters and length 103 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Snowshoes (drags), accession number 2-2988a,b, described as Single-piece steamed wood frame, upturned tip, pointed tail. Foot-netting holes pierced in frame. Front and rear sections tightly netted. Two crosspieces mortised into frame. Woven cotton bindings. Made of wood; rawhide; woven, manufactured strapping.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Snowshoes (drags), accession number 2-2988a,b, described as Single-piece steamed wood frame, upturned tip, pointed tail. Foot-netting holes pierced in frame. Front and rear sections tightly netted. Two crosspieces mortised into frame. Woven cotton bindings. Made of wood; rawhide; woven, manufactured strapping.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Snowshoes (drags), accession number 2-2988a,b, described as Single-piece steamed wood frame, upturned tip, pointed tail. Foot-netting holes pierced in frame. Front and rear sections tightly netted. Two crosspieces mortised into frame. Woven cotton bindings. Made of wood; rawhide; woven, manufactured strapping.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Snowshoes (drags), accession number 2-2988a,b, described as Single-piece steamed wood frame, upturned tip, pointed tail. Foot-netting holes pierced in frame. Front and rear sections tightly netted. Two crosspieces mortised into frame. Woven cotton bindings. Made of wood; rawhide; woven, manufactured strapping.

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