Wooden pattens (shoes), Sudan, c. 1890-1920.

Made:
1890-1920 in Sudan
Wooden patten with elongated toe on 2 wooden supports which

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Wooden patten with elongated toe on 2 wooden supports which
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Wooden patten with elongated toe on 2 wooden supports which have iron, embroidered leather toestap is fraying, thought by Nuba people to protect against infection by guinea worn, Sudan, 1890-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A651653
Materials:
wood, leather and iron
type:
pattens