Wooden clog with leather instep straps.

Collection type: Object
Description: Wooden clog with leather instep straps.
Long description: Wooden clog with leather instep straps. The clog is made from wood which has been carved with two blocks on the underside to raise the clogs of the ground. The clog has a leather strap and leather toe strap, the two pieces of leather are stitched together with leather stitching, the leather straps are secured to the wooden clog through perforations in the wood secured with knots.
Geographical reference: Kenya
Africa > Eastern Africa > Kenya
Cultural groups: Boran
Person: Field collector Paul Trevor William Baxter; PRM source Paul Trevor William Baxter
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1952
Date collected: 1952
Acquisition information: Donated: 1953
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Animal Leather Skin, Process Carved, Process Perforated, Process Knotted, Process Stitched
Dimensions: Height: max 80 mm, Width: max 135 mm, Length: max 290 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1953.8.66.2 Other numbers: 53 Other PRM accession number: 1953.8.66b

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