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Object Number 975-32-50/11914
Display Title Pair of sandals
Descriptions
Indigenous Term iratimen
Object Description Pair of sandals, large, rounded, leather with painted and stitched decprations, remnants of animal fur on undersoles. Women's sandals, usually made from the hide of oxen, manufactured by sedentary peoples of Agadez, Niger and other towns in the south. Considered more beautiful in shape and color than sandal types made by the Tuareg themselves.
Inventory Description Sandals, hide sole, leather topsole and thong, painted/burnt, with metal accents
Classification
  • Sandal
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Tuareg
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Algeria
Additional Geographic Terms Sahara region
Dimensions Overall: 34.5 x 16 x 2.6 cm (13 9/16 x 6 5/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 975-32-50/11914
Provenance
Collector Dr. Lloyd Cabot Briggs
Donor Donated by Estate of Dr. Lloyd Cabot Briggs (06/04/1975)

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