Pair of leather sandals [.1-.2] with decoratively woven designs. [SM (Verve) 27/03/2014]

Collection type: Object
Description: Pair of leather sandals [.1-.2] with decoratively woven designs. [SM (Verve) 27/03/2014]
Long description: Pair of leather sandals [.1-.2] with decoratively woven designs. The edges of the upper are decorated with woven designs in black, green, white and brown leather. The straps are made from brown leather with impressed linear designs. They are lined with green and yellow leather. The soles are made from animal hide. [SM (Verve) 27/03/2014]
Geographical reference: Mali
Africa > Western Africa > Mali
Cultural groups: Hausa
Person: Field collector Samuel Peach Powell; PRM source Samuel Peach Powell
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1940
Date collected: By 1940
Acquisition information: Loaned: 1940
Materials and processes: Material Animal Leather Skin, Material Yarn, Material Animal Hide Skin, Material Pigment, Process Stitched, Process Cutwork, Process Impressed, Process Woven, Process Dyed
Dimensions: Length x Width: max 367 x 167 mm [.2], Length x Width: max 368 x 167 mm [.1]
Object numbers: Accession number: 1940.7.0256.1 Accession number: 1940.7.0256.2

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