Pair of straw horse sandals [.1, .2].

Collection type: Object
Description: Pair of straw horse sandals [.1, .2].
Geographical reference: Japan
Asia > Eastern Asia > Japan
Cultural groups: Japanese
Person: Field collector Miss E.C. Bell; PRM source Miss E.C. Bell
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1909
Date collected: 1908 - 1909
Acquisition information: Donated: 1909
Materials and processes: Material Straw Fibre Plant, Process Woven, Process Twisted
Dimensions: Diameter: max 190 mm of one sandal
Object numbers: Accession number: 1909.32.13.1 Accession number: 1909.32.13.2
Associated publications: More Than Human: Making with the Living World., Editor: Justin McGurik; Additional author: Tim Marlow; Additional author: Daisy Hildyard; Additional author: Anna Tsing; Additional author: James Peplow Powell; Additional author: Andrés Jaque; Additional author: Jia Yi Gu; Additional author: Michelle Westerlaken; Additional author: Anthony Dunne; Additional author: Fiona Raby; Additional author: Tim Ingold; The Netherlands, 2025; Illustrated in colour on page 101 of 'More Than Human: Making in the Living World. The edited volume published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name held at the design Museum between 11th July - 5th August 2025.