Twisted fibre sandal for walking on reef. A long plait makes a loop at one end is worked in along the sides and at the other end crosses over and is threaded through the sandal at each side in the centre

Collection type: Object
Description: Twisted fibre sandal for walking on reef. A long plait makes a loop at one end is worked in along the sides and at the other end crosses over and is threaded through the sandal at each side in the centre
Geographical reference: Solomon Islands
Oceania > Melanesia > Solomon Islands; Santa Cruz Islands
Person: Field collector Frederick Henry Drew; Field collector Melanesian Mission; PRM source Frederick Henry Drew
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1911
Date collected: By 1911
Acquisition information: Purchased: 1911
Materials and processes: Material Plant Fibre, Process Plaited
Dimensions: Length 205 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1911.54.9

Search