Classic Canadian Wooden Snowshoes
Wood, Rawhide, Leather, Metal
42"x14"x2"
Canada
Vintage Winter 

Bastien Brothers brand snowshoes. Handmade in Canada. This set of snowshoes is in really good condition - notice the tightly woven rawhide.  Original leather bindings are still supple enough to be used. Leather bindings were a major upgrade from a simple cloth rope tie, which constituted the foot attachments on the earliest snowshoes.  

Image credit:  Canadian Archives