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Description: | Robenhausen, near Lake Pfäffikon, Switzerland MANU Unknown The skate is orange-brown in colour, perhaps varnished or stained. It is pointed at one end.
The underside of the skate is very highly polished, which would allow it to glide smoothly along the surface of the ice.
Skates would probably be tied to the feet with leather thongs, and skaters may have used poles to propel themselves.
Bone skates would normally be made from the metatarsal or metacarpal bones of cattle or horses. Horse bones were generally preferred, as they are longer, and so are better suited to use as ice skates. | License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ | Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Subjects: | ICE SKATES : BONE_EUROPE : ANIMAL : ABN_HANDLING : PH_EUROPE : | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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