Snowshoe

Object/Artifact

Sidney Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Snowshoe

Entry/Object ID

2005.006.003

Description

ONE Huron-type snowshoe, uncertain as to whether commercial- or skilled craftperson-made. Wood [ash?] frame, rawhide decking (hexagonal mesh) and lashing. No bindings. Tail of frame, which is exceptionally short, has been coarsely mended with 11 nails laid vertically around tail and bound in place with many rounds of medium wire. A length of tanned [?] leather thonging has been knotted through the decking, perhaps for the purpose of future mending.

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

King, Wally

Notes

Accession Date: 01-Jan-05 Mode of Acquisition: gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Snowshoe

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Human-Powered Vehicles

Nomenclature Class

Land Transportation T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

snowshoe

Created By

Jones, Isabel

Create Date

June 29, 2005

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

June 5, 2025