Shoes Item Number: Sf1138 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Pair of shoes with thick laminated leather soles that have metal eyelets on the sides and wooden (?) nails around the top edge, on the sides, on the bottom, and in the top centre. The top of the sole is also decorated with incised v-shaped designs at the heel and incised semicircles at the toe. The top of the shoe is formed by a skin thong with a heel strap.
Cultural Context
Worn by women; fiesta costume.
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
Who
- Culture
- Quechua
- Field Collector
- Mary Frame
- Previous Owner
- Mary Frame
- Received from
- Mary Frame (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Bolivia
- Collected in
- Sucre, Chuquisaca, Bolivia
When
- Creation Date
- before 1983
- Collection Date
- during 1983
- Ownership Date
- before October 27, 1983
- Acquisition Date
- on October 27, 1983
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0948/0048 a-b