Shoes
Item number Sf1114 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Pair of leather shoes with thick soles made from several layers of brown leather and leather thong straps with an ankle strap as well. The sole is painted with a zigzag line on the sides, and the top of the sole is decorated with scallop shapes alternating in blue-grey and red.
History Of Use
Worn with spurs attached to the heels for Pujllay.
Narrative
Bought from Flora de Mendoza at her shop, Artesanias Bolivia, in the city of Sucre, Bolivia. In Candelaria, no one wished to sell their shoes and the Tarabuco shoemaker did not have any because it was the wrong time of year. Bought June 23, 1983, made in the town of Tarabuco.
Cultural Context
Worn by men; Pujllay festival.
Item History
- Made in Bolivia before 1983
- Collected by Mary Frame in Sucre, Chuquisaca, Bolivia during 1983
- Owned by Mary Frame before October 27, 1983
- Received from Mary Frame (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source) on October 27, 1983
What
- Name
- Shoes
- Identification Number
- Sf1114 a-b
- Type of Item
- shoe
- Material
- skin, paint, metal and wood
- Part A
- height 11.0 cm, width 12.3 cm, depth 26.0 cm
- Part B
- height 10.7 cm, width 11.0 cm, depth 25.3 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Bolivia
- Collected in
- Sucre, Chuquisaca, Bolivia
Who
- Culture
- Quechua
- Field Collector
- Mary Frame
- Previous Owner
- Mary Frame
- Received from
- Mary Frame (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source)
When
- Creation Date
- before 1983
- Collection Date
- during 1983
- Ownership Date
- before October 27, 1983
- Acquisition Date
- on October 27, 1983
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0948/0032 a-b
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