ba·biche 
(bə-bēsh)
(bə-bēsh)n.
Strips of rawhide, sinew, or gut used for sewing, lacing, or fastening: snowshoes webbed with babiche.
[Canadian French, from Mi'kmaq ápapíj, string, thread, diminutive of ápapi, rope, fishing line, from Proto-Algonquian *aʔlapya·pya : *aʔlapy-, net + *a·py-, string.]