Museum catalogue: Antarctic Collection
Pony snowshoe
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Accession no.: | N: 24a | ||||||||||
Object name: | Pony snowshoe | ||||||||||
Title: | Pony snowshoe | ||||||||||
Description: | A pony snowshoe, made of bamboo and leather, used on the British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13 (Terra Nova). One of two (N: 24a-b). Success or failure of the snowshoes was largely dependent on the temperament of the pony. | ||||||||||
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Number of items: | 1 | ||||||||||
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A pony snowshoe. It consists of a piece of bamboo coiled round three times and bound in four places with wire which has been wrapped round and round. In the centre is a metal ring which is fixed to the bamboo frame by means of six metal loops (one end looped round the ring and the other looped round the bamboo frame). Attached to the metal loops are two rounded 'M'-shaped frames made of twisted plant fibre wrapped with leather – each point of each 'M' is attached to a loop. There is a length of rope wrapped around the base of the 'M's. The hoof of the pony would be inserted between the two frames and lashed in place with the rope. |
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