Wooden shoes

Museum number:
9-10925a,b
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2696
Description:
Shoes, wood, painted; also rubber and metal. 22 cm length; 8 cm length
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund
Collection place:
Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India
Verbatim coll. place:
India, Bengal, Calcutta
Culture or time period:
Indian
Collector:
Renaldo "Ronald" Maduro
Collection date:
January 1970
Materials:
Metal, Rubber (material), and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Shoes (footwear)
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
November 11, 1970
Context of use:
Worn on feet by women for daily use
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
length 22 centimeters and width 8 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Wooden shoes, accession number 9-10925a,b, described as Shoes, wood, painted; also rubber and metal. 22 cm length; 8 cm lengthHearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Wooden shoes, accession number 9-10925a,b, described as Shoes, wood, painted; also rubber and metal. 22 cm length; 8 cm lengthHearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Wooden shoes, accession number 9-10925a,b, described as Shoes, wood, painted; also rubber and metal. 22 cm length; 8 cm length
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Wooden shoes, accession number 9-10925a,b, described as Shoes, wood, painted; also rubber and metal. 22 cm length; 8 cm length

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