Sandal

Bandelier National Monument, National Park Service
Los Alamos, NM, United States

Throughout the Southwest, people made many different styles of sandals. They used the tough leaves of yucca plants to plait durable sandal soles. Cordage made from the fibers inside the yucca leaves fastened the soles to their feet.

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Title: Sandal
Contributor: Bandelier National Monument, National Park Service
Original Source: http://www.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/band/exb_archeology/BAND5077_sandal_exb.html
Source: Bandelier National Monument
National Park Service Catalog Number: BAND 5077
Measurements: L 23, W 10 cm [L 9, W 4 inches]
Materials: Yucca
Details: Ancestral Pueblo
Date: Pueblo III - IV. AD 1200 - 1550

Bandelier National Monument, National Park Service

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