Antique Indigenous Youth Snowshoes Eastern Canada, late 19th – early 20th c Likely Anishinaabe meissen bowl I haven't tried very hard

I haven't tried very hard to remove them

The label reads “Castillo Cravate Couture Paris”

The pattern number is hand inscribed on the underside 627 S

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Antique Indigenous Youth Snowshoes Eastern Canada, late 19th – early 20th c Likely Anishinaabe meissen bowl I haven't tried very hardThis rare pair of Indigenous made Canadian snowshoes represents a finely crafted example of Eastern Woodland winter travel equipment, produced for a child or youth and intended for active use rather than ceremonial display. The snowshoes are constructed with steam bent wooden frames in a narrow, elongated form characteristic of the Eastern Subarctic and Boreal Forest regions. The frames are fitted with hand laced rawhide webbing, irregular in