Hemp shoe sandals a line of hemp strings running from the sole to a cord from an upper round the toe. The cord is attached to strings at the sides of the heel and to a stiff thicker cord round the heel attached at the back to a strut. At the end of the toe where the strings part slightly there are 4 rather thicker ones covered with paper

Collection type: Object
Description: Hemp shoe sandals a line of hemp strings running from the sole to a cord from an upper round the toe. The cord is attached to strings at the sides of the heel and to a stiff thicker cord round the heel attached at the back to a strut. At the end of the toe where the strings part slightly there are 4 rather thicker ones covered with paper
Geographical reference: Korea, Republic of (South Korea)
Asia > Eastern Asia > Korea, Republic of (South Korea); Korea, Democratic People's Republic of (North Korea)
Asia > Eastern Asia > Korea, Democratic People's Republic of (North Korea)
Person: Field collector Robert T. Turley; PRM source Robert T. Turley
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1896
Date collected: By 1896
Acquisition information: Purchased: 1896
Materials and processes: Material Hemp Bast Fibre Textile Plant, Material String Plant, Material Paper Plant, Process Woven
Dimensions: Length 250 mm smaller shoe, Length 255 mm larger shoe
Object numbers: Accession number: 1896.62.40.1-2