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Object Number
993-29-50/12327A
Display Title
Sandals
Descriptions
Object Description
Sandals with red leather uppers w/ painted black lines and "5"s, and red leather thongs w/ diamond pattern scratched into leather. Uppers stitched and nailed to rubber soles.
Inventory Description
Sandal, right foot, leather, V-shaped leather top, pigmented.
Classification
- Sandal
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Ewe
- Akan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Ghana
Dimensions
Overall: 25 x 9 x 0.9 cm (9 13/16 x 3 9/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
993-29-50/12327A; 5; 7
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Gladys Freedman
(8/1978 - 10/12/1993)
Donor
Dr. Gladys Freedman
(8/1978 - 10/12/1993)
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