Ethnographic
Full list
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Afghanistan
Child's house shoes. Silk embroidered sheepskin upper.
Middle 20st century
2
Afghanistan
Child's shoes. All camel leather.
Early 20st century
3
Afghanistan
Boy's shoes. All camel leather.
Early 20st century
4
Afghanistan
Child's wooden stilted sandal.
Early 20st century
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Afghanistan
Child's wooden stilted sandal.
Early 20st century
6
Afghanistan
Child's stilted sandal. Wood.
Early 20st century
7
Afghanistan
Farmer's shoes. All leather with hobnailed soles and horse-ironed heels.
Early 20st century
8
Afghanistan
Peacock-tail army officer parade boots.
Middle 19th century
9
Afghanistan Maz?r e sharif
Child's boot socks for wearing in mules and shoes. All woollen upper, leather sole.
Middle 20st century
10
Afghanistan T?sh Goz
Uzbek Tribe-ladies bridal shoe. All gold plated silver, carnelian quartz gemstone decoration, felt insole.
Late 19th century
11
Algeria Ahaggar Mountains
Tuareg Tribe-men's sandals. Leather upper, multi layered leather sole.
Middle 20st century
12
Armenia
Men's bridal shoes - Pakistani import.
Middle 20st century
13
Armenia
Men's farmer's shoes. With insocks; 'Tregh'.
Early 20st century
14
Armenia
Men's farmer's shoes. With insocks; 'Tregh'.
Early 19th century
15
Australia
Aborigine Tribe-ritual men's shoes. 'Kurdaitcha'-emu feather and camel hair braided upper.
Middle 20st century
16
Azerbaidzjan
Ladies bridal shoes.
Early 20st century
17
Bangladesh South Bengal
Fish shaped 'Paduka' toe knob sandal. Carved one piece wood, brass tipped wooden toe-knob.
Middle 19th century
18
Bangladesh South Bengal
Fish shaped 'Paduka' toe knob sandal. Intricately carved one piece wood.
Middle 19th century
21
Belgium La Louvière
Wooden shoes 'Sabots de Gille' for local carnival.
Middle 20st century
22
Belgium Wallonia region
Farmer's clogs. All oakwood, red paint decoration.
Early 20st century
23
Belgium Borinage
Miners head. All leather.
Late 19th century
24
Belgium
Child's clog. Wood, carved.
Early 20st century
25
Belgium
Child?s clogs 'Klepper'. Wood.
Early 20st century
26
Belgium
Ladies clogs. Leather instep strap, all wood with carved decoration.
Early 20st century
27
Belgium
Ladies winter shoes - Worldwar II. Braided straw upper, rabbit fur lining and collar beech wood sole, car-tire 'anti-slip' studs.
Middle 20st century
28
Belgium
Child's clogs. All wood, decorated with Belgium flag.
Middle 20st century
29
Belgium Flanders
Cattle dealers clogs. Wooden dress clogs.
Early 20st century
30
Bhutan Thimbu
Men's boots 'Tshoglam'. Felt upper with coloured cloth and leather appliqu?s, multi layered cloth wedge, leather sole.
Middle 20st century
31
Bhutan Thimbu
Men's half boots 'Tshoglam' Felt upper with coloured cloth and leather appliqu?s multi layered cloth wedge, leather sole.
Middle 20st century
32
Bhutan Thimbu
Men's boots 'Tshoglam'. Silk upper with coloured cloth and leather appliqu?s, multi layered cloth wedge, leather sole.
Middle 20st century
33
Bolivia Tarabuco region
Platform dress-up sandal with silver buckles.
Early 20st century
34
Bolivia
Men's sandal. Tooled leather upper, multi layered wood-pegged leather soles.
Middle 20st century
35
Bosnia and Herzegovina Gorazde
Men's Opanke style shoes. All leather, hemp laces.
Early 20st century
36
Botswana Maun
Bushman's sandals 'Tsumwhe'. One piece elephant skin.
Early 20st century
38
Brazil Rio de Janeiro
Child's mules. Leather upper with cloth strap decoration, wooden sole.
Early 20st century
39
Brazil
Ladies Mules. Leather upper, wooden sole.
Early 20st century
40
Brazil
Girl's mule. Leather upper, wooden sole.
Early 20st century
41
Bulgaria Rhodopes mountains
Gold thread embroidered house shoes.
Late 20st century
42
Bulgaria
Child's house shoes. Kidskin upper with cloth and silver wire embroidery.
Late 18th century
43
Burma
Slippers. Velvet upper leather sole.
Late 19th century
44
Burma
Embroidered velvet slippers with leather soles.
Late 19th century
45
Burma
Slippers. Velvet upper parchment soles.
Late 19th century
46
Burma
Buddha slippers. All leather covered with gold paste, mirrored and coloured glass.
Middle 19th century
47
Burma
Men's slippers. Cloth covered,straw and cotton braided y-string upper, cloth covered straw insole, sundried hide soles.
Late 19th century
48
Burma Rangoon
Child's slippers. Cloth covered, leather lined, braided hemp y-string upper, wooden stilted sole, tin plate re-enforcements.
Early 20st century
49
Burma
Yao-Tribe - ladies ankle boots. Cotton upper with cotton embroidery, cloth covered straw soles.
Early 20st century
50
Cameroon
Ladies pump. Multi color cloth upper and insole, leather outsole, men made lining.
Middle 20st century
51
Cameroon
Men's mule. Boa constrictor leather upper, gazelle leather lining and welt, rubber sole.
Middle 20st century
52
Cameroon
Men's mule. Sheepskin leather with lizzard insert upper, sheepskin lining, leather sole and heel.
Middle 20st century
53
Cameroon
Men's mule All leather upper, multi layered leather sole and heel.
Early 20st century
54
Cameroon
Men's shoes. Leather upper, multi layered sole, car-tire heel.
Middle 20st century
56
Canada North West
Cree-Indian Mukluk. Cow hide with rabbit-fur.
Late 20st century
57
Canada North East
Chipe Wyan-Indian Moccasins. Smoked moose hide.
Late 20st century
58
Canada North East
Chipe Wyan-Indian Mukluks. Caribou native tanned leather, beaver fur and multicolour glass beads.
Middle 20st century
59
Canada North West territories
Dogrib-Indian Mukluks. Smoked moose hide, beaver fur, glass beads.
Late 20st century
60
Canada South East
Algonquian-Indian ankle wrap child's moccasins. Smoke tanned deerskin, cloth cuffs, glass beads.
Late 20st century
61
Canada N.W. Mackensie Bay
Gwich'in-Indian moccasins. Smoke tanned moose hide, beaver fur, glass beads.
Late 20st century
62
Canada Saskatchewan
Blackfoot-Indian moccasins. Brain tanned deerskin, glass beads.
Late 20st century
63
Canada North West territories
Dene-Indian moccasins. Brain tanned moose hide, glass beads.
Late 20st century
64
Canada Great Slave Lake region
Slavey-Indian moccasins. Moose hide, beaver fur, porcupine quills.
Late 20st century
65
Canada North West
Gwich'in-Indian child's mocassins. Moose hide, beaver fur, stroud, glass beads.
Late 20st century
66
Canada Saskatchewan
Blackfoot Indian Tribe-men's moccasins. Brain tanned deerhide, glass beads, commercial leather sole, tongue missing.
Middle 20st century
67
Canada Ontario
Men's miner clogs imported from UK. Leather upper with carved decoration, wooden sole, horse-shoe sole and heel re-inforcement.
Late 19th century
70
Canada British Columbia
Winnenbago Indian Tribe-ladies (Squaw) 'Pow-wow' moccasins and leggings. Glass beaded cloth covered brain tanned buckskin.
Middle 20st century
71
Canada Old Crow Yukon
Gwich'in Indian Tribe-men's winter boots. All Coyote skin, sole dehaired.
Middle 20st century
72
Canada Baffin island
Baffinland Inuit Tribe-men's boots 'Kamiks'. All dehaired sealskin.
Early 20st century
73
Canada Alberta
Cree Indian Tribe-men's boots 'Mukluks' for snow-shoes. Smoke tanned moosehide upper, canvas shaft, rik-rak trimming.
Middle 20st century
74
Canada Labrador Peninsula
Labrador Inuit Tribe-child's mocassins. All sealskin, glass bead decoration.
Early 20st century
75
Canada Yukon
Inuvialuit Tribe-ladies boots. Sealskin upper, dehaired sealskin pleated soles.
Middle 20st century
76
Canada Baffin Islands
Baffinland Inuit Tribe-woman's 'Kamiks'. Haired sealskin with complex designs inlaid in the shaft, dehaired sealskin bottom.
Middle 20st century