Spoke wheels Red River cart shaganappi tires Fort Walsh National

Photo of spoke wheels of a Red River cart with tires made of shaganappi (rawhide) on display at Fort Walsh National Historic Site, Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Photo of spoke wheels made of shaganappi (rawhide) on a Red River cart on display at Fort Walsh National Historic Site, Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park, Saskatchewan, Canada.

A Red River cart sits on display on the green lawns of Fort Walsh National Historic Site. The cart is made of wood and animal hide; no man made materials were used to make the carts. The two large spoke wheels are wrapped with shaganappi (rawhide).

Spoke wheels of a Red River cart with tires made of shaganappi (rawhide) on display at Fort Walsh National Historic Site, Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park, Saskatchewan, Canada.