Object Number | 48-29-250B |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Bengali |
Provenience | Bengal |
Date Made | 19th Century - 1949 |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Wood |
Technique | Carved |
Description | One of a pair of shoes, pattens for a man. Wood, with knob to be grasped between toes. Sole is on platforms beneath heel and toes, to raise the feet from the wet or the mud. Carved in one piece, except for knob, which is held in place with nail or peg under the sole. |
Height | 3.6 cm |
Length | 25.8 cm |
Width | 9.5 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Presbyterian Board of Missions, 1948 |
Other Number | 131 - Other Number |
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