Sandals Item Number: E188 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Brown leather sandals (parts a-b) with a wide strap across the toes, back and two on the front. The top has a floral decoration with red and green velvet underlay. There are two buckle fastenings on the side. Slight tooling around the edges of the sole. The soles are nailed. Pressed into the sole is a circular stamp reading ‘Mexico’.
Item History
- Made in Yalalag, Oaxaca, Mexico
- Collected by Viki Tamaradze between 1971 and 1972
- Owned by Viki Tamaradze before May 30, 1972
- Received from Barrett Montford Endowment Fund (Funding source), Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source), Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source) and Viki Tamaradze (Seller) on May 30, 1972
What
- Name
- Sandals
- Identification Number
- E188 a-b
- Type of Item
- sandal
- Material
- cotton fibre, leather skin, fibre, brass metal and metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- cut, nailed and sewn
- Part A
- height 6.4 cm, width 10.8 cm, depth 25.3 cm
- Part B
- height 6.3 cm, width 10.9 cm, depth 25.7 cm
Who
- Culture
- Zapotec
- Field Collector
- Viki Tamaradze
- Previous Owner
- Viki Tamaradze
- Received from
- Barrett Montford Endowment Fund (Funding source), Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source), Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source) and Viki Tamaradze (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Yalalag, Oaxaca, Mexico
When
- Collection Date
- between 1971 and 1972
- Ownership Date
- before May 30, 1972
- Acquisition Date
- on May 30, 1972
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0195/0028 a-b