Sandals Item Number: E198 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Brown, leather sandals (parts a-b) with straps that run across the instep and around the heel. There is a central, decorative, circular pattern. Very simple tooled pattern around the soles. Underneath part b, printed in pencil is "Traje to Tortuga". Both sandals have ‘7’ written in pencil on the top of the sole.
Item History
- Made in Chiapas, 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
- E198 a-b
- Type of Item
- sandal
- Material
- leather skin
- Manufacturing Technique
- cut and tooled
- Part A
- height 6.4 cm, width 12.2 cm, depth 26.2 cm
- Part B
- height 3.7 cm, width 10.9 cm, depth 25.6 cm
Who
- Culture
- Maya ?
- 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
- Chiapas, 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
- 0195/0030 a-b