Detail from pl. 11, vol. 2 of _New voyages to North America_.

Published January 7, 2015 at 367 × 177 in Snowshoes in New France / Les raquettes en Nouvelle-France

The red ‘b’ and the red ‘c’ mark the small holes in the fore crossbar—described as “the ends of the bow” by Lafitau by way of analogy—through which the ends of the binding are passed.

Detail from pl. 11, vol. 2 of Joseph François Lafitau’s _Moeurs des sauvages américains comparées aux moeurs des premiers temps_.

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