Sledge or toboggan. Made from wood with metal runners. It is higher at one end and curves downwards. The wood is painted and carved with foliate designs. [AB [OPS move] 29/11/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Sledge or toboggan. Made from wood with metal runners. It is higher at one end and curves downwards. The wood is painted and carved with foliate designs. [AB [OPS move] 29/11/2017]
Long description: Sledge or toboggan. Made from wood with metal runners. It is higher at one end and curves downwards. The wood is painted and carved with foliate designs. The initials "P B" are painted onto the back board. On the outer side of the back board there is a painted carving depicting a figure riding a horse which is led by a mythical creature. [AB [OPS move] 29/11/2017]
Geographical reference: Sweden
Europe > Northern Europe > Sweden
Cultural groups: Swedish
Person: Field collector Edward Burnett Tylor; PRM source Anna Rebecca Tylor
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1917
Date collected: By 1917
Acquisition information: Donated: 1917
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Material Metal, Material Iron Metal, Process Carved, Process Painted, Process Forged (Metal), Process Nailed
Dimensions: Height: max 431 mm, Width: max 269 mm, Length: max 942 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1917.53.450