Pair of Snowshoes
CultureAtikamekw (Têtes-de-Boule), Quebec, Canada
Dateca. 1850
MediumWood (ash or birch), rawhide, native tanned leather, and native pigment
DimensionsEach: 43 × 21 1/2 inches (109.22 × 54.61 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust (by exchange)
Object number2016.35.1,2
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DescriptionA pair of snowshoes with frames made from bent ash and rawhide bindingsProvenancePurchased from a private collection in Pennsylvania by Trotta-Bono LTD, Courtland Manor,
Purchased from Trotta-Bono LTD by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2016.
Torrence, Gaylord, ed. Continuum: North American Native Art at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Kansas City: Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
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