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1994.4.56.1-2

Pair of Japanese woven fibre thong sandals. The thong is of dark green velvet textile on the top and cream velvet textile on the bottom. The soles of the sandals are of padded felt.

1994.4.56.1-2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Pair of Japanese woven fibre thong sandals. The thong is of dark green velvet textile on the top and cream velvet textile on the bottom. The soles of the sandals are of padded felt.
Geographical reference
Japan
Asia > Eastern Asia > Japan
Cultural groups
Japanese
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Hampshire County Museums Service
Date / Period
Date made: 1800-1994?, uncertain
Date collected
By 1994
Acquisition information
Transferred: 01/1994
Materials and processes
Material Velvet Textile, Material Cotton Seed Fibre Textile Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Material Felt Wool Textile Animal, Process Padded, Process Felted, Process Woven
Dimensions
Length 220 mm, Width 88 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1994.4.56.1-2

Search terms: Clothing Footgear, Sandal

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