Vintage Canadian Bear Paw Snowshoes Ice skating museum Lund cable beartrap bindings

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These classic teardrop shape snowshoes have the original leather bindings and will look great under your feet or as decoration for the wall

Credited as one of the earliest “snowboards”

Cree Indian Pom Pom snowshoes

Tribal tradition also played a role in the color of pom poms with different colors referring to differing tribes or regions

Vintage Canadian Bear Paw Snowshoes Ice skating museum Lund cable beartrap bindingsVintage Bear Paw Snowshoes c. 1920s 1940s Wood, Rawhide, Leather, Metal 35" x 20. 5" Vintage Winter Super unique vintage bear paw snowshoes. Very tightly woven babiche. White Ash frames. These have their leather bindings and are in good condition but have a break in the frame of one of the snowshoes (near the tail see photo) Image credit: Canadian Archives