Snowshoe Hare

Collected by Frederick W. Waugh from the Innu (Montagnais-Naskapi) people of Québec, Canada. The Snowshoe Hare (Lepus americanus) inhabits the subarctic forests in which the Innu hunt. It is brown in the summer, but white in the winter. The animal's large hind feet prevent it from sinking in the snow when it hops.

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Step 6 - To optimize the display, with R1 pick up the L1-R4 string and raise it so that the upper and lower frame lines are parallel.

You have the Innu "Showshoe Hare". The left half of the design represents the head, long ears and short front legs of the rabbit, while the right half represents the animal's humped back.