Sandal

Museum number:
5-15551
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4155
Description:
left only; fiber-impregnated rubber sole; plastic covering stitched and nailed to sole; plastic and leather thongs; instep thong covered with Kente cloth.
Donor:
Robert E. Jones
Collection place:
Northern Ghana
Verbatim coll. place:
West Africa; Northern Ghana
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Sandals
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
1986
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
length 28 centimeters and width 11.5 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Sandal, accession number 5-15551, described as left only; fiber-impregnated rubber sole; plastic covering stitched and nailed to sole; plastic and leather thongs; instep thong covered with Kente cloth.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Sandal, accession number 5-15551, described as left only; fiber-impregnated rubber sole; plastic covering stitched and nailed to sole; plastic and leather thongs; instep thong covered with Kente cloth.

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