Snowshoes
Dene (Athabascan)
Subarctic
collected about 1929
Wood, hide, and rawhide
Overall: 55 7/8 × 10 1/4 in. (142 × 26 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of John W. Ackley, Jr., Class of 1930
29.7.5133
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Transportation: Land
Research Area
Native American
Native American: Subarctic
Not on view
Provenance
Collected by John Westervelt Ackley, Jr., New York, New York (1906-1991, Class of 1930), date unknown; given to present collection, 1929.
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