Antique Indigenous Youth Snowshoes Eastern Canada, late 19th – early 20th c Likely Anishinaabe meissen bowl This is a vintage 1950s

This is a vintage 1950s handbag by Charmaine of Montreal

Sleeve Inseam:  16 3/4” long

and made in Canada

The pattern number is hand inscribed on the underside 627 S

I posed this 50s taffeta dress with a crinoline - the crinoline is not included with the dress

Antique Indigenous Youth Snowshoes Eastern Canada, late 19th – early 20th c Likely Anishinaabe meissen bowl This is a vintage 1950sThis 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