A fish-shaped wooden armature with two cross pieces and woven with cat gut in three sections. It has an attached leather thong with a buckle for a foot.
snowshoes
bentwood
lacquering
leather
metal
figure- and animal-derived motifs
fish
Snowshoe
Bentwood
Unidentified Metal
Leather
Fish
Lacquered
Snowshoe
1983.161A,B
Unknown
9 3/4 (W) (inches)
Bequest of Amelia W. Little
1983.161AB
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