Mediumbone
Dimensions1 1/8 × 3 5/8 × 10 in. (2.9 × 9.2 × 25.4 cm)
Object number1973.28.10
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionTOY (MINIATURE) SLED. MODEL BONE SLED. ELEVEN SLATS ACROSS TOP. HOLES IN UPPER PORTION OF RUNNERS. MODELS LIKE THIS WERE MADE FOR SALE OR TRADE. THIS TYPE OF SLED WAS USED TO HAUL HEAVY LOADS, SUCH AS MEAT, CARCASSES OR UMIAKS TO AND FROM THE EDGE OF THE ICE. TRAVELING DOG SLEDS AS SUCH HAD SIDE RAILS AND UPPER STRUCTURES.On View
Not on view
late 19th Century-20th Century
Late 19th Century
c. 1895
19th Century-20th Century
1842
19th Century
