pair; sandal-like shoes with tall upright rounded piece of leather at back with 2 perforations for thong; many thicknesses of leather nailed together to make slip sole; 2 pc. out sole; perforation through entire sole has thong with knot under out sole connecting to perforation in upright back piece.
Donor:
Dale Archibald
Collection place:
Chiapas, Mexico
Verbatim coll. place:
Chamula
Culture or time period:
Chamula
Collector:
Dale Archibald
Collection date:
1965
Materials:
Leather
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Shoes (footwear)
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Context of use:
The Chamula are a Highland Maya group living near San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas.
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
length 27.5 centimeters
Loans:
S2010-2011 #8: SFO Museum (June 1, 2011–May 22, 2012)