Snowshoes

Object/Artifact

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Heritage Park Museum

Name/Title

Snowshoes

Entry/Object ID

986.32.02a-b

Tags

AA Trust Agreement

Description

Home made "This pair of snowshoes was made for Mrs.Emma Lindstrom in the early thirties by Jans Erlandsen, an old time trapper of the Remo area. He made snowshoes for many of the other local Remo residents as well. This is a typical pair of snowshoes made by the early residents along the Skeena River. The frames are made from maple. Usually one stem is split to produce even sides when are shaped, riveted at the ends, and then spread to the desired width. The spacer bars served as anchors for the centre and end webbings. The lacing or babish was made from cow or moose hide soaked in lye water to remove the hair, then split to the desired width. It was laced into the snowshoe frames while wet, and when dried, the lacing shrunk to make it tight. The centre lacing was made stronger than the end lacings to support the wear and tear of a man's weight and rubbing of footwear. Sometimes the end lacings of cow or moose hide were substituted with halibut line or strong string." - Old Museum Info & Tour Info Pre - 2003

Use

History: Made by Jens Erlandlson and Given to Emma lindstrom

Acquisition

Accession

986.32

Source or Donor

William C. Lindstrom

Acquisition Method

Gift

Created By

Monica Kurth

Create Date

July 12, 2008

Updated By

Anna Glass

Update Date

August 5, 2021