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Pair of platform sandals

"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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Ethnologisches Museum
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Cultural attribution
Swahîli
Object type
Pair of platform sandals
Dimensions
Gewicht: b) 0,67 kg
Höhe: 9,3 cm (ohne Knopf)
Höhe x Breite x Tiefe: 14 x 24,2 x 8,5 cm
Gewicht: a) 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

when
19th century
where
Kenya [Land/Region]
Tanzania [Land/Region]
who
Swahîli

who
Karl Reinhardt - Collectors

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