Huarache
Sandal
62-33-16B
From: Mexico (Central America) | Baja California
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 62-33-16B |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Seri |
Provenience | Mexico (Central America) | Baja California |
Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Cow Hide |
Description | A thin piece of leather with dark brown hair on bottom. Very roughly foot shaped-squared at heel, straight sides, angled cut across toes. Thong tied through sandal to from piece that goes between toes. This piece goes through hole in a strip of hide passed through 2 slits in sandal. then goes through hole in other side and is knotted, so it can be loosened. Thong is light re-brown, sandal is yellow-tan. Some machine sewing on thong. |
Length | 25.1 cm |
Width | 9.8 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from Edward Moser, 1962 |
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