Man's sandals
Object Details
- Collection History
- Collected in 1948 by Bernard J. Edley (1925-1994); purchased by MAI from Bernard Edley in 1948 using funds donated by the Viking Fund, Inc. (Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research).
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 21/1537
- Barcode
- 211537.000
- Culture/People
- Chamula Maya
- Collector
- Bernard J. Edley, Non-Indian, 1925-1994
- Seller
- Bernard J. Edley, Non-Indian, 1925-1994
- Presenter/funding source
- Viking Fund, Incorporated (The Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, Inc.), 1941-
- Object Type
- Clothing/Garments: Footwear
- Object Name
- Man's sandals
- Media/Materials
- Wood, metal nails
- Techniques
- Perforated, laced, tied
- Place
- San Cristóbal de Las Casas; San Cristóbal de Las Casas Municipality, Altos Region; Chiapas State; Mexico (inferred)
- See related items
- Chamula Maya
- Clothing/Garments: Footwear
- Record ID
- NMAI_225806
- Usage
- CC0
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