Snowshoe

Object/Artifact

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Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Snowshoe

Entry/Object ID

2015.40.1a-b

Description

Wood frame snowshoes laced with rawhide webbing. Leather strap binding. Tufts of red yarn around perimeter denote women's snow shoes. Wool yarn is a substitute for moosehair. (See 72.48.4 for miniature snow shoes with red yarn tufts.)

Context

Made by a member of the Obomsawin family

Acquisition

Accession

2015.40

Source or Donor

Patrick, Harriet Stone

Acquisition Method

Gift

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

Abenaki
Native American

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

Dimensions

Width

11-1/4 in

Length

37 in

Material

Wood