Shoes Item Number: 2615/13 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Pair of brown leather shoes stitched with heavy corded fibre. Shoes are sharply upturned at the toe, with an attached brown leather fan tassel at the end. Top of shoes have a thin band of leather which doubles back and knots at the top of the foot. Three separate pieces of leather are nailed to the bottom of each shoe, forming the sole.
History Of Use
Shoes of this type were commonly worn by men of the Koli caste in Dhamlej Village as of 1999. Members of that caste assisted in the production and gathering of this clothing.
Cultural Context
daily use
Narrative
These shoes were collected with the help of Hindu Koli men. This collection was gathered with the enthusiastic participation of villagers in Dhamlej, reflecting Derek Johnson’s rapport with them. They allowed him to take photographs of them demonstrating how the clothing was put on and worn. These photographs are available in the Museum of Anthropology collection documentation file for accession 2615.
Iconographic Meaning
The type of clothing helps to communicate the caste of the wearer.
Item History
- Made in Kodinar, Gujarat, India between 1998 and 1999
- Collected during January 1999
- Owned by Derek Johnson before February 25, 2004
- Received from Derek Johnson (Donor) on February 25, 2004
What
- Name
- Shoes
- Identification Number
- 2615/13 a-b
- Type of Item
- shoe
- Material
- leather skin, dye, metal and fibre
- Part A
- height 9.0 cm, width 10.2 cm, depth 25.0 cm
- Part B
- height 9.0 cm, width 10.2 cm, depth 25.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Gujarati
- Previous Owner
- Derek Johnson
- Received from
- Derek Johnson (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Kodinar, Gujarat, India
When
- Creation Date
- between 1998 and 1999
- Collection Date
- during January 1999
- Ownership Date
- before February 25, 2004
- Acquisition Date
- on February 25, 2004
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2615/0013 a-b