Snow-shoes, in Northern Europe, are made of birch bark, bound to a tough rim 6 ft. long and 6 in. wide, the front being pointed and turned up. There are straps in the middle to bind the shoe to the foot. The under side is covered with reindeer skin, the hair being laid backward to prevent backsliding. Canadian shoes are shorter and wider; the sides are of tough wood, stretched apart by cross-pieces, the frame being covered with a network of gut, like a tennis racket.