Pair of rain clogs (geta); wood sole with square ends with two blocks of wood beneath; thick leather cord (hanao) upper; leather cord to go between toes; length: 22.7 cm each.
Donor:
Mrs. Jeremiah Schoenfeld
Collection place:
Japan
Verbatim coll. place:
Japan attr.
Culture or time period:
Japanese
Collection date:
before 1920
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Shoes (footwear)
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
1920
Context of use:
Used for rain; short cord gripped between first and second toes.
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Loans:
S2002-2003 #9: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (December 20, 2002–April 7, 2003)