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Pair of platform sandals

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"A pair of wooden sandals covered in silver. Richly decorated and embellished." Sandals of a princess. Shape: Flat (almost 8-shaped) soles, the front sides with borders of attached silver drops, each on two U-shaped bases adapted to the heels and toes. The only support for the foot is a golden knob between the largest toes. Of which (a) is studded with nine and (b) with eight small gold spheres Colour: Silver-grey, gold Pattern: Wide herringbone pattern on the treads. Finely punched floral ornamentation on the soles Condition: Good. One toe knob is loose.

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Swahîli
Object type
Pair of platform sandals
Dimensions
Weight: 0,673 kg
Depth: 9,3 cm
Height: 14 cm
Width: 24,2 cm
Depth: 8,5 cm
Weight: 0,64 kg
Material/Technique
silver, Gold, Wood
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III E 4685 a,b

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    19th century
    where
    Kenya
    Tanzania
    who
    Swahîli
  • Collecting
    who
    Karl Reinhardt - Collectors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED

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