Sandal

Museum number:

5-16712b

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Alternate number:

516712 and 5-16712a,b

Description:

leather sandals, leather sole and insole joined with staples and nails. toe piece of woven leather attached at 3cm from top. 11.5cm from top. soles decorated with stamped design of circles containing a checkerboard pattern. 1 sandal has a heavy paper layer between the sole and insole. Conservation: Some staples and nails are missing; sole and insole separating.

Collection place:

Nigeria

Verbatim coll. place:

W. Africa, Nigeria

Collector:

Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom

Materials:

Leather and Metal

Object type:

ethnography

Object class:

Sandals

Function:

2.1 Daily Garb

Context of use:

Clothing

Department:

Africa (except Ancient Egypt)