Object Number | 2003-63-147A |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Liberia |
Section | African |
Materials | Fiber | Wood |
Technique | Braided | Carved | Incised |
Description | Wood and grass sandals. Slightly elevated, boat-like in shape with foot fittings into carved out portion in upper. Toe decorated with zig-zag incised designs and stained lines. Secured by plaited grass bands. Sandal elevated at the heel and toe. Incised geometric designs along the perimeter. Grass braiding on top to secure foot. |
Height | 4.5 cm |
Length | 28.2 cm |
Width | 8.5 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum (also known as the Philadelphia Civic Center Museum), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2003 |
Other Number | 1894.1.12.A - Other Number | 15058 - Other Number |
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