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Men’s wooden clogs, Afghanistan

1900–1950

British Museum

British Museum
London, United Kingdom

Pair of wooden shoes, each carved from a single piece of wood. The uppermost surfaces of each shoe decorated with incised designs and a hole threaded with a loop of cotton string, knotted beneath, to pass between two biggest toes and around the heel to secure the foot.

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  • Title: Men’s wooden clogs, Afghanistan
  • Date Created: 1900–1950
  • Location Created: Afghanistan
  • Physical Dimensions: Height: 8.2 centimetres (shoe a) Length: 27 centimetres (shoe a) Width: 13 centimetres (shoe a) Weight: 568 grammes (shoe a) Height: 7.9 centimetres (shoe b) Length: 26.8 centimetres (shoe b) Width: 13 centimetres (shoe b) Weight: 541 grammes (shoe b)
  • Provenance: Purchased from Joss Graham Oriental Textiles
  • Type: Clogs
  • External Link: As1993,24.28.a-b
  • Medium: Wood and cotton
  • Copyright: © The Trustees of The British Museum
British Museum

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