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1904.59.20

Skin sandal with hair left on uppermost side with hide toe thong attached at the sides and encircling heel

1904.59.20

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Collection type
Object
Description
Skin sandal with hair left on uppermost side with hide toe thong attached at the sides and encircling heel
Geographical reference
Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria
Niger State Kontagora
Person
Field collector J. Raye
Field collector John Joseph Ardavon Vincent Constantine Raye
Expedition or compiler Zaria Relief Expedition
PRM source Stevens Auction Rooms
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1900
Date collected
1900
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1904
Materials and processes
Material Animal Rawhide Skin
Dimensions
Length 267 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1904.59.20
Research and responses

Zaria Relief Expedition - In 1901 Zaria sought British protection against slave raids by Kontagora. After the murder in 1902 of Captain Moloney, the British resident at Keffi (154 miles south), by the Zaria magaji ("representative"), the British stripped the emirate of most of its vassal states. [Encyclopaedia Britannica on line] [AP 3/5/2000]

Search terms: Clothing Footgear, Sandal

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