Red River Cart Wheel Spokes Fort Walsh

This Red River cart has Shaganappi wrapped around its large spoke wheel. Shaganappi is a Cree word for rawhide.

This close up is a spoke wheel on a Red River cart. The wheel is wrapped in Shaganappi, which is the Cree word for rawhide. This wooden cart has two large wooden spoke wheels. The cart sits at the Fort Walsh National Historic Site.

Red River cart with tires made of Shaganappi (rawhide) at Fort Walsh National Historic Site, Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park, Saskatchewan, Canada.