Snowshoes

Date created
circa 1880
Culture/People
Naskapi Innu
Previous owner
Sally James Farnham (Mrs. Farnum), Non-Indian, 1869-1943
Seller
Sally James Farnham (Mrs. Farnum), Non-Indian, 1869-1943
Collection History
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Sally James Farnham (1869-1943, a sculptor who studied with Frederic Remington); purchased by MAI from Sally James Farnham in 1916.
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Place
Québec; Canada
See related items
Naskapi Innu
Transportation Items
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
5/959
Barcode
050959.000
Object Type
Transportation Items
Object Name
Snowshoes
Media/Materials
Wood, hide thong/babiche
Techniques
Carved, bent, hexagonal-plaited
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d26c499e-5ce4-4d33-b5c3-d2f239671cde
Record ID
NMAI_54680