Snowshoes

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Date created: circa 1910

Culture/People: Yup'ik [Bristol Bay]

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by George Heye/MAI from an unknown source circa 1916.
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Place: Bristol Bay; Bristol Bay Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

See related items: Yup'ik [Bristol Bay]; Transportation Items

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 5/650
Barcode: 050650.000

Object Type: Transportation Items
Native Term: tangluk

Object Name: Snowshoes
Media/Materials: Wood, hide thong/babiche
Techniques: Carved, bent, laced, tied
Dimensions: 7.3 x 5 x 15 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws664e956be-1233-4043-8892-7a0bf96b831a

Record ID: NMAI_54815