Object Details
Culture/People
possibly Pennacook (attributed)
Previous owner
Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950
Seller
Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950
Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950
Collection History
Collection history unknown; purchased by anthropologist Frank G. Speck (1881-1950) from an estate sale in central New Hampshire in 1937; purchased by MAI from Frank Speck in 1937.
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Date created
1850-1900
Catalog Number
19/6154
Barcode
196154.000
Object Type
Transportation Items
Object Name
Snowshoes
Media/Materials
Wood, hide thong/babiche, metal nails
Techniques
Carved, bent, laced, nailed
Place
Merrimac River valley; New Hampshire; USA
See related items
Pennacook
Transportation Items
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Link to Original Record
Record ID
NMAI_209537