Rawhide shoes

Museum number:
5-6862a,b
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
42 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2307
Description:
Native name: Naamuk Pair of sandals; soles rectangular, of elephant or giraffe hide; oxhide thong straps; a) length 25cm, width: 11cm b) length: 25.5cm, width: 10.5cm Worn by old men to protect feet on journeys Made by men
Donor:
Mary Jean Aerni and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Moroto, Northern Region, Uganda
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Uganda; Moroto; Karamojong (Murdock 43:21)
Collector:
Mary Jean Aerni
Collection date:
Feb 1961
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Shoes (footwear)
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
1967
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S1976-1977 #78: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley) (May 3, 1977–May 5, 1977)
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Hearst Museum object titled Rawhide shoes, accession number 5-6862a,b, described as Native name: Naamuk Pair of sandals; soles rectangular, of elephant or giraffe hide; oxhide thong straps; a) length 25cm, width: 11cm b) length: 25.5cm, width: 10.5cm Worn by old men to protect feet on journeys Made by men
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Rawhide shoes, accession number 5-6862a,b, described as Native name: Naamuk Pair of sandals; soles rectangular, of elephant or giraffe hide; oxhide thong straps; a) length 25cm, width: 11cm b) length: 25.5cm, width: 10.5cm Worn by old men to protect feet on journeys Made by men

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