| Native Name | チェプケレ |
| Object Number | A406A |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Ainu |
| Provenience | Japan | Hokkaido | Yurup |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Salmon Skin |
| Description | Cepker (チェプケレ). Shoe made of salmon skin (Oncorhynchus keta). These types of shoes were usually worn during the winter months to protect the Ainu from the cold. The shoes would have been worn with socks made from lobed elm tree leaves known as ohyonire (Ulmus laciniata Mayr). |
| Height | 14 cm |
| Length | 28 cm |
| Width | 12 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Dr. Hiram M. Hiller, 1901 |
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