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1908.20.3.1

Digitated leather boots [.1-.2] stained black and brown with stitched triangular decoration on both uppers. [SM (Verve) 26/03/2014]

1908.20.3.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Digitated leather boots [.1-.2] stained black and brown with stitched triangular decoration on both uppers. [SM (Verve) 26/03/2014]
Long description
Digitated leather boots [.1-.2] stained black and brown with stitched triangular decoration on both uppers. The boots have leather thong fasteners on the sides and are stitched together with ?sinew [SM (Verve) 26/03/2014]
Geographical reference
Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria
Nupe
Cultural groups
Nupe
Person
Field collector Cecil Buckley Morgan
PRM source Cecil Buckley Morgan
PRM source Donald Gunn
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1908
Date collected
By 1908
Acquisition information
Donated: 1908
Materials and processes
Material Animal Leather Skin, Material Pigment, Material Animal Sinew, Process Stained, Process Dyed, Process Stitched
Dimensions
Width: max 270 mm, Length: max 260 mm, Length: max 270 mm, Width: max 150 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1908.20.3.1 Accession number: 1908.20.3.2

Search terms: Clothing Footgear, Boot

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